Good afternoon parents,
As we start May we are officially 1 month away from the beginning of the national Multiplication check run by the government to assess knowledge of year 4 times tables.
Over the year we have been learning, revisiting and drilling in our times table knowledge. While we continue to do this, we feel it is a very important time for you at home to push this even further. With Half term coming up prior to the testing window we encourage any work around your child’s times tables while at home, on holiday, in the car or out walking the dog.
Questioning, reciting, learning songs off YouTube, testing your knowledge against their own, applying it into column multiplication and of course using TTRS are just some ways you can keep their knowledge building.
The national average score in 2025 was 21 correct answers out of 25, We would like to beat that score as a year group and push our results for what has been a rising trend. Currently we sit 2 marks below that so this last month is pivotal.
Lets just say a huge reward will be on its way for all pupils if we manage to beat this years National average!
An online version of the test can be found here, all children should recognise it and it is a great way to see their knowledge, test your own and make your child comfortable with the format.
https://urbrainy.com/mtc
As ever we appreciate any hard work our pupils put in at home and thank you for the support you give.
All the best,
Year 4 team