Leiyah’s Hospital
Leiyah has entered a competion to design a new hospital. Her ideas are fantastic. Take a look here.
Isn’t it nice when things just work!
After watching this video, we decided to make our own. Just another normal day in 5/6M.
Can you do any better? Send your effort to your class teacher.
End of Key Stage 2 outcomes – a celebration
End of key stage 2 assessments (known as SATs) were cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some children will undoubtedly have felt relief at not having to do these tests, while some pupils tell us they quite enjoy doing them. Similarly, some parents don’t place a lot of importance on the tests, while for others, they’re an important indicator of how well their child, and school, has done.
The data below represents what we predict would be the outcomes of those assessments – and it’s a cause for celebration of the children’s great learning throughout their time at Scholes (Elmet) Primary.
For Reading, Maths, and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, our assessments stem from some trial tests that children did in the Autumn term and in February. The tests were all previous SAT tests and were done under test conditions. They were marked and graded based on the thresholds for that particular test. As a result, the assessments below are likely to provide an accurate indication of outcomes in the national assessments in May.
For Writing, the assessment stems from teacher assessment, as it would do for the outcomes in May. Year 6 teachers across Sphere Federation and beyond met at various times in the Autumn and Spring term to review their assessments for children’s writing. As a result, the teacher assessment for Writing is also likely to provide an accurate indication of end of year outcomes.
Attainment: expected standard
Expected standard is where a pupil’s scaled score is 100 or more. 83% of our pupils were on-track to achieve the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths, combined. As in recent years, this is securely above the national figure – we don’t have a national 2020 figure, but in 2019, the combined figure was 65%.
The proportions reaching national expectations for each subject, and for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, are all predicted to have been higher than the 2019 national:
- Reading: 90% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 73%)
- Writing: 90% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 78%)
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling: 90% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 78%)
- Maths: 88% meeting expected standards (2019 national: 79%)
Attainment: higher level
Greater depth standard is where a pupil’s scaled score is 110 or more. 15% of pupils were on-track to reach greater depth in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, which is again higher than the 2019 national figure of 11%. the proportions for Reading and Writing were predicted to be very much higher than the 2019 figures:
- Reading: 49% meeting the higher level (2019 national: 27%)
- Writing: 34% meeting the higher level (2019 national: 20%)
- Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling: 34% meeting the higher level (2019 national: 36%)
- Maths: 29% meeting the higher level (2019 national: 27%)
Whilst we can’t be certain that these figures would match the outcomes of the real SATs in May, we’re confident they wouldn’t be far off – perhaps a little lower, but just as likely to be even a little higher. What we can be certain of is that our Year 6 children once again have enjoyed and achieved great things at our school – we’re very proud of them.
Fabulous Home Learning
This week has been lovely to welcome a few more members of 5/6 S back into school, however I’m really missing us all being a class together. Thank you to those people who have continued to send me emails and photographs of your home learning. It really helps me feel like I’m still your teacher!
There has been some great art work going on this week in celebration of Pride week. I love the bright, vivid colours on the posters. Imogen has sent in her recount from the writing lesson this week and Lucas has enjoyed completing his fractions learning. I hope you are all continuing to persevere with your home learning. I imagine that sometimes it’s difficult to get motivated, however just remember that your learning is important and that you are all fab at it. Remember to get some exercise too in between the torrential rain showers – or you could dance in the rain! Stay happy and healthy everyone. I miss you!
Pride Week Art
Take a Look at this lovely piece of art work by Evie
Pride Week art
After recapping our protected characteristics, we made some art in response to the upcoming Pride Week. Max, Kieron, Alex, Olivia, Phoebe and Lily have worked hard uses a range of resources. 
Home Learning
Thank you to those people who are still keeping in regular contact via email. It’s great to know how you’re getting on at home and what you’ve been up to. A few people sent me their reading task from last week in which they explain their dream job – there’s some interesting ones!
Some people have been learning new skills during their time away from school. I wonder if she could make me some new outfits now?
Escape Room Clues
Thank you to Lilia and Charlie for sending in their Esacpe Room Clues. Can you solve the clues to Lilia’s questions?
My Dream Job
Thank you Amelie for sending in your Dream Job RIC.
My dream job is to be a psychotherapist. I would like to be a psychotherapist because I want to help people that have mental health disorders. Psychotherapy is the treatment of a mental disorder by psychological rather than medical needs. In order to complete my goal, I would need to go to college and university before four whole years of taught training. I would need communication skills, interpersonal skills and patience. A full-time psychotherapist works for roughly 35 hours a week- that’s seven hours a day, five days a week. A trainee earns from £26,565 to £35,577 per year. Child and teen therapists earn from £31,695 to £41,787 per year and a principal therapist (a therapist for adults) earns from £40,428 to £83,258 per year.
What is the smallest amount you could earn as a psychotherapist?
What do you like/dislike about this job?
Why did the author put brackets after ‘principal therapist’?
A message from Mrs H
Hello everyone.
I hope you are all feeling happy and healthy today.
Here is a little video message from me.