SATs week is here

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Starting tomorrow with spag. Did you manage to stop yours fretting?

Halfway through though. Only the three maths papers now.

LadyLannister I could have written your post, that is exactly my DD tonight. and for both of us

DS said they were ok today, but this morning was absolute hell before school, resulting in me having a massive emotional outburst.

Maths next couple of days so hopefully a lot less stress (as long as he doesn't rush through)

Pandasarecute - it’s awful isn’t it. She’s an anxious child generally but seeing her like this is just distressing. Her twin brother also found the reading harder than any previous papers they had taken, fortunately he’s less anxious than his sister.

I’m so sorry that your dd feels the same way I hope the next 2 days go quickly and then they can all forget about this for a while.

So stressed reading this and my DS is in a lower year. He knew about year two Sats (why are we changing our desks to exam style). Good luck all might be starting this thread next year.

Echo other PPs, it is bloody sad that our kids are put under this sodding stress, my grandson has dyslexia and I know he’s a bundle of nerves this week

My ds didn't finish the reading test either and missed the last few questions, he's been ok up until now but did call himself 'dumb' last night !
my eldest ds did really well in his SATS and said he wished he hasn't as his gcse predicted grades are ridiculously high and he probably won't achieve them all.

Morning everyone, hi Pandasarecute and LadyLannister, hope your DDs managed to get a good night's sleep, wish I could offer some constructive advice but I think for a child who's an over worrier/sets high standards for themselves tests/exams are always going to be tough times (my Dsis was like this - she's now a Dr if that's any comfort! ). One more day left, thank God

Yes, I hope all those kids who fret got some sleep and take comfort from being almost finished.

I think it's awful that schools are pushing to the point where 10 and 11 year olds are in the state some PPs have said
I have a Y2 and a Y6, both did theirs last week. Barely mentioned it other than to say "we've got our tests this week". School have been brilliant and as far as I know not put any mor pressure on than in any other school year wrt learning, just as it was when I did mine in Y6.
I'm not sure I agree with all the fun stuff, extra playtimes etc just because they're doing these tests - surely that just adds to how big a deal the tests are made out to be? Ours just carried on as normal, and I remember the same at school. Although I had friends whose parents offered them £X per test depending on their result as an "incentive"
Thinking of all those whose children have been out under unnecessary pressure though - hope they are better by the weekend when it's all over

Your dc couldn't have done yr6 sats last week, edwardcullensotherwoman.

I was told that the teachers couldn't answer one of the reading questions yesterday in our school so not much hope for the kids. DD has done 4 practice tests at school (so the sameple, 2016, 2017, 2018 and has always had a scaled score over 116 for reading so is obviously quite good at it but she said one of the passages yesterday was just odd.

Impossible for any Y6 child to have done 2019 SATs last week. There is a statutory timetable and tests cannot be taken before that.

Arithmetic today good, Reasoning 2 fairly mean.

I have a much happier ds today as he loves maths and said he thought he did 'ok ' . Teachers gave them an extra hour of play today on the school field and year 6 parents are taking in cake tomorrow for after the last rest. Roll on Friday!!

Thank you for the lovely support on this thread. DD hardly slept and I was a nervous wreck trying to be all positive for her this morning! However she has come home happier after maths which surprised me because she’s much stronger at English. Anyway I’m happy with that!! Hope other people’s DC got on ok today. We’ll all be so glad tomorrow lunchtime

It all sounds rather stressful panda, why? When the sats dont matter for the individual child. Your child isn't sleeping from stress, something has gone very wrong here.

Hollowvictory- I couldn’t agree more! At home we have been really low key about them, did the homework (there has been a lot) but emphasised that the day’s test the school not the child. Have done nice bits like special breakfasts at home this week (I.e. not weetabix!) but the stress levels from the teacher have been absolutely crazy. I have complained to the head about the way the children were wound up. Totally ridiculous...

That should say sats not days!!

Sounds awful. I'm not surprised you complained.

I don't think it is the schools only. 11 year-olds are great at stressing each other. They chat, play martyr, everyone is the most stressed of them all.

Last year's y6s have of course told this year's lot how stressful it was. Actually, grown-ups do this sort of thing, ever heard two people talk about a house move or even a straightforward drive from Manchester to London? Everyone is the most stressed person ever.

Unfortunately, much is at stake for the schools so they play into this, too. Some kids react very strongly to this sort of stress, and quite a lot of the super-stressed ones are quite ambitious kids. Age 11 is old enough to understand not everyone is doing equally well. Age 7 in year 2 many kids are oblivious where they are in the academic pecking order.

I'll be glad when it is over.

I agree about 11 year olds stressing each other - I think that's certainly played a part for my DD and they are certainly aware of the pecking order. This afternoon though the teacher went through the tests and told them what they had done wrong!! How totally pointless and seems designed to wind them up. Every afternoon they have done lessons to practice for the next day... I am despairing

Oh panda that is awful. What is the point of going through the paper, it won't change anything. Last day for her tomorrow, I think though that this pressure is likely to backfire on the school, surely no child can achieve their best under that much pressure.

Moonrises I know!! I couldn't understand why they would do that. Totally crazy, going in (another) email of complaint to the head. Told DD to try to switch off to it

I felt arithmetic today was fair but reasoning 2 was wordy/tough.

I work in yr6 and have DD in yr6 too. She said virtually the same as me.

One more paper to go!!