Jules. Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 They are finally over Alexander took them in his stride, we didn't get het up about them at all as we know that they are just for the school's benefit really. Don't know when the results are out- I emailed school on Monday to ask but haven't had a reply yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 What a relief for you all. Well done Alexander. We don't see him on the forum these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 No. He's busy doing other things. I keep him up-to-date with what's going on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I'm glad things went well. I have this to look forward to next year with DD. She likes doing them as they have practise SATS through the year anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Glad it went well, Jules. Ollie's just finished his year 9 SATs and has hopefully breezed through them. It's stressful, isn't it! So much revision for tests they're probably going to s"Ooops, word censored!" soon . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 glad it went well. My son has been taking 'mock' type sats and they had him writing with his write hand due to his left hand thumb fracture.. well I've seen his writiting, they wont be able to tell what he's said it'll give them a laugh I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Little Miss Webmuppet's just done her year 3 Sats...........we had no idea she was about to them and it wasn't 'til she came home and said we had some tests today that we realised that they had started. We havn't had the results yet. She doesn't think she has done very well at the maths..........we've now got her some of the Carol Vorderman Maths books to help her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Ruari finished his yesterday. He was quite cool about his and school were good in that they let them have a picnic lunch and a showing of The Golden Compass yesterday. Glad Alexander has completed his . Like Egluntine I was wondering what he was up to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted May 17, 2008 Author Share Posted May 17, 2008 Ruari finished his yesterday. He was quite cool about his and school were good in that they let them have a picnic lunch and a showing of The Golden Compass yesterday. Glad Alexander has completed his . Like Egluntine I was wondering what he was up to. Alexander's class had pizza & ice lollies yesterday afternoon- they also watched the Golden Compass, but Alexander didn't- we refused permission for him as we don't agree with its content. He was fine with our decision, & when he came home with the permission letter he said he knew what we were going to say about it already. We did put a note on to school to see if the children could watch a different film instead. He spent the afternoon in the ICT suite (alone ) making up posters for the sports day to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 SATS annoy me so much I cannot put it into words. They put far too much pressure on the students which is unnecessary and then they don't really go towards anything apart from fftb grades, which are either really high or really low and then the poor GCSE student feels either pressurised or useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Ruari finished his yesterday. He was quite cool about his and school were good in that they let them have a picnic lunch and a showing of The Golden Compass yesterday. Glad Alexander has completed his . Like Egluntine I was wondering what he was up to. Alexander's class had pizza & ice lollies yesterday afternoon- they also watched the Golden Compass, but Alexander didn't- we refused permission for him as we don't agree with its content. He was fine with our decision, & when he came home with the permission letter he said he knew what we were going to say about it already. We did put a note on to school to see if the children could watch a different film instead. He spent the afternoon in the ICT suite (alone ) making up posters for the sports day to come In the end Ruari and some of his other classmates went swimming at Windsor Leisure Centre which to me was a much better option that watching a film anyday Shame Alexander had to sit on his own in ICT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 SATS, a waste of time in my opinion. When I finished my year 9 sats (long time ago) my teacher goes 'everybody has put loads of emphasis on sats, but now they are over, they don't really care about them, its your GCSE's that matter' Anyway, its good that Alexander has finished them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaP Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Owen finished his YR 6 Sats yesterday too - they had a teddy bear's picnic in the afternoon but had to have it indoors because of the weather He has special needs due to ASD and to be honest - and to our relief - he coped with it much better than expected. He was allowed to sit slightly away and his helper was able to read the questions to him, which I think helped to make him feel better about it all. Our eldest son is in the middle of doing the first part of his A Levels and our daughter is currently doing modules of her GCSEs. Fortunately youngest son, YR 4, doesn't have any more sats for a couple of years and maybe they'll have been done away with by then Lisa P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basset Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I wouldn't be surprised if next year is the last year that SATS are held, as public opinion seems so strong against them now. My DD who is 6, has had SATS tests every day for the last two weeks. What a waste of time! It could have been time so much more productively used in learning! She was not impressed that the lower half of the class went off to watch videos during some of the exams, and she had to stay behind and do the tests!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 My eldest has just finished Yr6 SAT's too. I personally think the kids are tested too much, but then on the other hand the school have dealt with it really well. The kids have not felt pressured, the run up has been good, and with 1 or 2 exams every morning, they have gone into town to the playground in the afternoon or watched a DVD or made things so it was a fun week too. My main worry now is what will my little one change into once she hits secondary school in September. I think it will be a bigger shock for me than for her.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Good for him Jules. Rosie has had both lots (being a Y5 student in a Y6 class - she's done the Y5 end of year tests and been 'practicing' Y6 SATS with the Y6 class she's in. She hasn't been too bothered and it's good practice for the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 My ED did her yr9 SAT's a couple of weeks ago, and got into a real tizzy. She finds it hard to go for more than one and a half hours without going to the loo, so how she will cope when it comes to GCSE's I don't know I think that SAT's for yr2's should be s"Ooops, word censored!"ped but for yr6 and 9 I think they are an important introduction to the world of timed tests. Our primary school didn't even used to mention yr 2 SAT's to it's pupils and all 3 of mine did them without really noticing. They did take yr 6 seriously though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syed_king12 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 SATs put too much pressure on the kids my son had them 2years ago. its just too much. they should do sats some other time. SATS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 When my sons were at state school their teachers got in a right flap about SATS and I flatly refused to, I dont see what a test aimed at measuring teaching standards has to do with me. I did object to all Libary and Museum visits, and anything remotely inspiring being wiped off the timetable so my sons could be drilled on how to pass an exam that would not benefit them in any way. Who was it that said "Trying to teach a child by contantly testing it is like trying to fatten a pig by constantly weighing it."? It is a nonsense, it hobbles teachers and the results are questionable if all children are coached through them. If the Government really wanted to see what was going on, testing (and OFSTEAD inspections) would be random and unnannounced, but they dont- they just want to be seen to be doing something, and giving schools an opportunity to prepare and coach children means they get (falsely) favourable results. My heart goes out to all on the board who are having this pressure put on them and their children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Layla has just done her Yr 2 SATs. Although the teachers say they don't tell them they are being tested they know - and the stress of the teachers certainly rubs off. L was having 'tumy aches' every morning as soon as she remembered she was going to school Mind you the disruption to the normal routine would have been enough to stress her out. And tomorrow all three classes are going by train, one stop, for a picnic in a park. I pity the teachers! I don't think SATs at 7 are necessary (but as a parent you can't help wanting to know if your child has done well.. ) However, I think formal testing at 11 (?) isn't a bad thing (being a product of the grammar school system myself ) I love that quote Rhapsody, says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I don't really think that SAT's are the main problem. The National Curriculum is very restricting, and prevents teachers from really inspiring kids. I suppose on the other hand it does mean that children do get an all round grounding in the basics. No ideal solution to this one I fear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 National Curriculum is very restricting My teachers are like f*** the National Curriculum, makes the lessons very intresting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
