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Year 2 – Numeracy Procedural Test Feedback

Mrs Owen Leave a comment

Your child has undertaken a short, online personalised assessment for Numeracy (Procedural) and their feedback is now available for you to view.

The purpose of personalised assessments is to help all children progress, through understanding what they can do, the things they need to work on, and their next steps.

What is Numeracy (Procedural)?
Numeracy (Procedural) focuses on numerical facts and procedures – the numerical ‘tools’ that are needed to apply numeracy within a range of contexts.

How does the assessment work?
The questions are chosen from a large ‘bank’ designed for Years 2 to 9. Each question is selected based on the answer given to the previous question. If pupils get a question right they are given a slightly harder question next. If they cannot answer a question, or answer incorrectly, they receive a slightly easier one. All pupils will get some questions right and some questions wrong, as this gathers information on the limits of what each pupil can do at that particular time. This means all
pupils will receive an assessment that is unique to them.

What does the feedback tell me?
This feedback represents a snapshot of your child‘s skills at the time the assessment was taken. It provides just one source of information on your child’s overall knowledge and understanding. Your child’s teacher will consider this feedback, alongside other information they have on your child’s skills in numeracy work in the classroom, in order to plan their learning.

  • The first section ‘The hardest questions I got right were on these skills:’ lists the areas in which your child gave correct answers for the most challenging questions.
  • The second section ‘I may need to work on:’ relates to the questions answered incorrectly and the areas they may need to focus on.
  • The final two sections ‘Most pupils with similar skills are able to … and are likely to move on to:’ relate to your child’s overall performance in the assessment and provide an overview of the sort of skills that pupils with a similar pattern of answers are able to achieve or are working
    towards.

Reports to parents and carers will be provided at the end of the school year, showing progress over time, based on a standardised score.  These will take the form of previous National Test reports.

Accessing Test Feedback

1.  Your child will need to log on to http://hwb.gov.wales using their HWB username and password

 

2.  Click on “HWB Tools” in the black banner at the top of the page.  Then select “Personalised assessments”

 

3.  Click on “Learner feedback”

 

4.  Click on “Numeracy (Procedural)

 

5.  Click on “Sample question (PDF)” to view an example of the type of question answered

 

Let’s Learn about TIME

Ms Beaumont Leave a comment

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please could you help develop your child’s understanding of time. This is an important life skill. Telling the time on phones and during games is embedded into every day life.

May I suggest that all children should check clocks regularly and wear a watch?

Have a look at  the following adapted learning sequence,

an effective technique for learning to
read the analogue clock.

1. Begin with a clock which has only the hour hand and use approximate language: “It’s about 4 o’clock, “ It’s just past 11 o’clock”, “It’s
half way between… etc.

2. Discuss what happens to the minute hand as the hour hand moves around. E.g., On the hour = hour hand exactly on a number, half
way around = ?, a little past the hour = ?.

3.During the day, discuss the one-handed clock in approximate language and have children predict where the minute hand might
be.

4. Teach time after the hour at 5-minute intervals by counting by five around the clock. Rather that predict the minute hand being on the 4 like
in step 3, have children say 20 minutes past. Highlight the importance to look at the hour hand first to see an approximate time then the
minute hand.

Mind your language
Another confusing aspect of time that teachers should be conscious of is the way language describes time. We will often say ‘back in a second’ or ‘wait a minute’in everyday conversation, which can confuse younger children.  We should also be referring to the ‘hour hand’ and ‘minute hand’ instead of the ‘big or little hand’, so as to link their function to the name.

Making Links in pupil Learning

During Whole School assemblies I am using this very useful tool to develop understanding of time.

It would be great if you had a go with your child!

https://www.visnos.com/demos

 

Websites to Support Learning

Mrs Owen Leave a comment

At St. Joseph’s, we use several websites to enhance literacy and numeracy activities. Please see below a list of websites that you and your child can use at home in order to enhance their learning.

 

HWB – an online tool full of activities and resources for children. Your child has their own username and password that they can use to log in. Please ask your child’s teacher if you have not received their log in details.

https://hwb.gov.wales/ 

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Reading Eggs Learn to Read Programme for Kids

Reading Eggs makes learning to read interesting and engaging for children, with great online reading games and activities. And it really works! Children love the games, songs, golden eggs and other rewards which, along with feeling proud of their reading, really motivate children to keep exploring and learning. Click on the link below to register for a free trial.

https://readingeggs.co.uk 

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Mathseeds

Maths Seeds teaches children aged 3-9 the core math and problem solving skills needed to be successful at school with fun, highly interactive and rewarding lessons. Mathseeds combines highly structured lessons with fun motivational elements that keep children engaged and keen to learn. Click on the link below to register for a free trial

https://mathseeds.co.uk/

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