Some of you may know that recently moved dd year 2 to different primary as she was struggling with reading and numeracy in last school and spoke to head /teacher few occasions and offered no extra help.
She started year 2bottom table ad being given easier homework.
Shes been in new school 2weeks so no idea how they think shes doing as old school still not transfered records or gievn us old books back.
She got 1b end year 1 report.
Over summer someone on here reccomended carold vordmans maths factor it was reduced so thourght worth a try.
She was in hedgehogs which was revewi of year 1 she enjoyed it quite repetative but boosted her confidence as wanted her to start her 2confident and this last us until end of september.
She then went back got given weekly numercacy homework which we had few tears and tantrums about I raised my concern with teacher that homeworks not helping and she needs more help in school.
Once again dd said ta would help not teacher and there was 2bottom tables so ta sat on other table and that she hated maths she was no good at it.
Its early days with new school just want her to settle in and be happy which she has done. teacher said shes slightly behind with reading but said nothing about maths so far thet done telling the time and measuring so topic per week.
last term 1 of year 2 she did shapes, odd even numbers addition and subtraction.
Old school she relied on number square to do any workings out.
New school she says shes in one group and top group do times tables she knows 2s and 5s.
Her new year teacher is leaving after xmas so thourght might book end of term appointment just to discuss
if they agree with old schools levelling
Where they think she is and if not what we need to do to get her there.
We just signed form for matheltics through school bargain 6quid but thats not started yet.
Looked at maths factor again think may purchase winter club and times tables as she liked that site and something to do over xmas hols.
Reason im stressing is wanted to know example of level 2/level 3maths at keystage 1 so googled.
found some past papers think 2003 had level 2 and level 3
I looked at level 3 and thourht this looks bit hard not sure dd will get this,
so clicked on level 2 and sat down and showed dd.
some of it was simple.
adding up coins-to work out monetry value.
reading bargraph.
some simple adition/subtraction.
dd says whats multiplication.
was lots of guessing.,
basically could oly really do 2questions.
should i be worried at this stage in year 2.
I havent even explained what sats are with dd just said its maths games online.
Shes going through lots of assessment
as old year 2teacher assessed her year 1 levels.
new teachers accessing old year 2 teacher
then new teacher starting jan which guess will assess levels again..
then end year assesment/sats.
Im unsure as its assessment not test like year 6 when they will do it.
some posts seem to say we do feb march others say april/may.The latter be pereferable to dd gove her chance to catch up on weakpoints worried we nearly out of time dont want to be top of class just 2b/2a be nice. Im unsure in my own mind that shes progressed at all and maybe will be on course for 1 or 2c.
Is it too late? can she catch up.
dont want to be pushy mum but feel bad i should have been much more vocal year 1 and moved her sooner.
apologies njow if sound neurotic and pushy.
I feel much more confident with new school and have faith in them her readings making fab progress just think she possibly needs a maths boost.
during sats what tooks can they use? number lines? blocks or is it suppost to be mental arithmateic at this point?
I used to do sums in colums carry over 1 and do adding that way is that not done anymore? too old fashioned?
New school has highher level ta specialising in maths and uses numicon.