Bloody SATS

[Ledkr]

I know they are important to schools but its madness at dds school. They've gone on and on at them a out it for months, extra homework, extra lessons and generally created a great deal of expectation and stress.
Poor dd gets migraines and they are currently rife due to her worry over sats. She thinks they will impact on her going to her already allocated secondary school.
Then yesterday she came out with a list her teacher had given them. Apparently it's bed early a d a good breakfast (preferably cooked) which obviously all children need everyday.
It seems ott to me but hey.
Anyone got any comparisons?

High levels of SEN and EASL don't equate to a "shitty" school. That has more to do with staff and attitudes.

And low aspirations.

My DS has his SATs too and they are expected to start school at 8:30 for brain challenges and active, physical games to 'wake them up'

DS2 has just come into our bedroom mithering about tomorrow. I have returned him to bed. He says he can't get to sleep.

Oh right Suffolk. Our Middle School is Years 5-7.

I wasn't agreeing that sen and EASL meant that the school was shitty! Quite the opposite, although in SILs school, it is the case that a lot of children do not reach level four due to language/SEN difficulties.

Our middle school is yrs 5 to 8

ipadquietly we dot believe our children are missing out on academics. Far from it. To us though, after having moved ten times in 12 yrs, the happiness of our children outweighs their SATS results.
Of course, we want them to do well academically and we are lucky that they are both above average t the moment in most subjects, however, I think it's a poor tale when parents place everything upon academic merit and not the wider aspects, such as emotional welfare, confidence, self esteem etc.

Found out this morning that dd1 (year 3) has sats this week. Is Monday morning here in a British school overseas. No extra homework or fuss, she's pretty calm about it and mentioned "some tests"....

Good luck and a peaceful morning to all of you whose DC's start SATS tomorrow.

Oh god. The day has arrived.

I think it's just me and my stress of exams. Brings it all back I think. DS2 seems fine. I just feel for him.

Whenever I am stressed I always have a dream that involves packing in a hurry, or that I am taking my exams and I haven't revised.

DS2 is up and chirpy and doesn't seem to share my anxiety fortunately.

I am annoyed. This morning I came down to hearxa conversation between ds and dh about the changing of the thresholds. Dh was telling that was nothing for ds to worry about. When I asked how he knew about thresholds he said the teachers had told them.
Why?
Why precisely do they need to know that?
Adding additional pointless pressure.
Filling their heads with stuff they DON'T need to know.

I am astounded at the breath-taking power of it, like the Gods have idly & reflexively stomped on us for Hubris (given the effort DD & me have both went to, to enable her to do L6 SATs):

She has been vomiting since last night. Can't even keep down water at the moment. I have no idea what the school will want to do about her SATs.

I know she's truly ill because she's not wailing in hysterics about the prospect of not getting to do the tests.

My Dd's year 6 teacher was lovely - kids told to do no revision and to just relax this weekend.
And that's exactly what we did - art stuff and chalk now covering the kitchen table !
Off to fracture clinic to get Dd's thumb checked and then off to exam - only four days and it will all be over !

Big hug to you IIjkk - hope your dd is ok

It is unfortunate that SATS pressure falls onto y6, but its the fault of Ofsted and parents really.
If teachers didn't have to jump through so many hoops and have the pressure from Ofsted it wouldn't be so bad. If schools weren't judged by parents on these results, it wouldn't be too bad.
There are so many threads on here about not wanting to accept a satisfactory or in measure school place for dc, you can't have it all ways.
Its all so wrong when it is the dc who are pressurised so much.

That is very true more. When parents look at SATs results to choose a school no wonder the pressure is on.

Well we've had a mini meltdown this morning.

I was cooking DDs eggy bread and she came into the kitchen and burst into tears, saying she didn't want to go to school.

We had a talk over breakfast about trying your best etc. I'm phoning the school in a minute dd gets the school bus to let them know.

Bloody SATS.

muddys. I has 'I'm nervous' just before DS1 left.

Sparkling I have that packing in a hurry stressy dream too, usually about coming home from a trip. Could our mad panicked drive through Miami (a few years ago) looking for the car-hire and then the airport have something to do with it ?

Glad your DS2 was OK this morning. My DS was doing well too, all super organised about his early start for breakfast club, but he did have a minor wibble at one point saying why couldn't he have extra time too (as many do, including his DSis a few years ago), because he says he's never finished a reading (comprehension) paper. He says he reads slower than others and can't remember what it said afterwards.

I feel for him as I think I'm the same. Always have to look for each answer one question at a time with comprehension stuff. But I said just have a read through and try to get a general idea of things.

Ooh, I wonder if he's doing it now ? - (general parental angsty face !)