Just a reminder, it is the SEND coffee afternoon on Thursday 21st May at 2pm. We are being joined by a representative from the family hub to share what they can offer in Newport.

Good afternoon all,

Another friendly reminder around the MTC approaching the week we return from our half term. It brings great joy to announce that this week our year 4 average has come out above the national target of 21. Amazing effort shown by all pupils, even if their score is lower than this the improvement they have shown helps build that average up.

I have discussed with 4L, methods to continue working on our tables over half term and they have some amazing ideas. Ask them yourselves and see if you can build some tables knowledge into your routine.

Our favoured way we discussed would be to use something the children are familiar with in school, the website ‘blooket’ (blooket.com) a great combination of questions and mini games. It can be played solo or multiplayer by simply sharing a game code once it has been hosted.

It is a free service, which requires a login to set up games, however anyone without an account can join a game once it has been set up.

Well worth a try…..you may find yourselves enjoying it at the same time.

Anything you are doing is appreciated as ever!

Year 4 team

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