Year 5 Maths and English Parent Workshop Thursday 24 th november 2016

1. Year 5 Maths and English Parent WorkshopThursday 24thnovember2016

2. The New National Curriculum – what has changed? One of the main aims was to slim down the content in all subjects to focus on “the essential knowledge and skills every child should have” to give teachers the freedom to shape the curriculum to their pupils’ needs… …although this is not the case in English and Mathematics!

3. The New National Curriculum – what has changed? (English and Maths) • No more levels • Year group/phase list of skills and knowledge that each child is expected to master (a depth of understanding) • New performance judgements: Working towards the standard; at the expected standard; exceeding the standard. • End of Key Stage 2 assessments will provide each child with a SAT score to be compared with 100 as the national average.

4. English • Three main components to the English curriculum: Reading, Writing and Spelling/punctuation/grammar. • End of Key Stage tests in Reading and SPaG (writing to be teacher assessed) • Reading – much greater emphasis on reading for pleasure and understanding vocabulary • Writing – more technically accurate; less ‘genre’ based; handwriting has higher priority than before. • Spelling – Specific word lists for each year group/phase and set rules and patterns to learn • Punctuation and grammar – more emphasis on knowledge of the technical terms as well as being able to apply grammar accurately to own work

5. English - Reading Why should children read for pleasure? • Reading attainment and writing ability; • Increased success in other curriculum areas – including maths and science. • Text comprehension and grammar; • Breadth of vocabulary; • Positive reading attitudes; • Greater self-confidence as a reader; • Pleasure in reading in later life; • General knowledge; • A better understanding of other cultures; • Community participation; and • A greater insight into human nature and decision-making.

7. I have never… • Been to an alien planet • Taken a tour of a magical chocolate factory • Fought against Ancient Greek Monsters • Lived through the Holocaust • Found out what being a girl is like!

9. English - Reading What have we done towards encouraging reading for pleasure? • Significant investment in books – with pupils’ input • Introduced more choice of books and a greater range is coming – PA investment and Book Fair profits • Reading diaries to ‘encourage’ a minimum amount of reading • Choice in homework tasks that reinforce the demands of the National Curriculum • More reading for pleasure at school • More reading aloud to the children

12. English - Reading What can parents do towards encouraging reading for pleasure? • Encourage reading and completion of reading diaries – if a child reads for 20 minutes a day they will have read for over 60 hours in a school year. 5 minutes a day = 15 hours per school year. • Check and sign reading diaries to ‘encourage’ the children to read for a decent amount of time and to take their homework seriously • Talk about what they are reading • Mixture of reading aloud (you and them! – They then get to ‘hear’ how a book for their age should sound) and independent reading. • Availability of other types of text

13. Spelling • Increased expectation around spelling for primary school children • Rules/Patterns vs word lists • Homework • End of Year 6 expectations

14. Grammar and Punctuation • Increased expectations on understanding as well as using, and knowing correct terminology • Important to understand word classes e.g. After eating Jack, the evil giant jumped quickly across the stream. • Have a go!

15. English • Any questions?

16. The Year 5 Maths Programme • Content is on hand-out given at parents’ evening – copies available tonight. • Arithmetic – four main operations • Problem solving and Reasoning – Application of ‘Number’ – depth of understanding! • Mental maths vs arithmetic?

17. Mathematics • Depth of understanding rather than acceleration through curriculum to ‘higher level’ maths. • The Mastery Approach and how Knowle is involved in its development in the UK. • Yearly objectives • 80% Number • BIG focus on fractions • Roman numerals • Larger numbers earlier • Tables to 12x12 by end of Y4 – need to know the facts not just ‘count on in 6s’ • Earlier introduction of formal written methods

18. End of Key Stage 2 Maths Assessment • Paper 1: Arithmetic 40 marks – 30 minutes • Paper 2: Problem solving and Reasoning – 35 marks – 40 minutes • Paper 3: Problem solving and Reasoning – 35 marks – 40 minutes

19. End of Key Stage 2 Maths Assessment Sample Questions • Have a go! • Arithmetic – Combination of written methods (calculation policy) and mental methods. • Problem solving and Reasoning – the rest

20. Calculation policy • 4 main operations – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division • Supported by strength of mental methods and times tables (fluency and flexibility)

21. What can parents do to support their child’s maths? • Times tables (up to 12 x 12) • Encourage Mathletics to reinforce and consolidate work done in school • Ask your children to ‘teach you’ how they are doing their homework. • Avoid teaching them the ‘tricks’ that we all learned at school