Year 4 Notice Board

Welcome to the Year 4 Notice Board

Current Learning Focus

Class Reading Book – Autumn 2 Term:

Phileas’s Fortune by Agnès de Lestrade

A charming story about Phileas, a young boy whose curiosity and small acts of kindness lead him on an unexpected journey, teaching him the value of generosity and friendship.

Explore what your child is learning this term by reviewing our Autumn 2 Curriculum Overview.

Coming up

Year 4 Trip – Natural History Museum

- Thursday 13th November 2025

Year 4 will visit the Natural History Museum to support learning on Earthquakes and Volcanoes.

Permissions & Volunteers: Please complete the Google Form by 27th October 2025.

Year 4 Residential Trip to Magdalen Farm

- Wednesday 15th Friday 17th April 2026 | Somerset

Other Key Dates

Date	Activity
Friday 14th November	Children in Need Mufti Day
Up until Wednesday 26th November	Second hand Christmas Jumper Donations
Wednesday 26^th November - 3:30pm -4pm	Second hand Christmas Jumper Sale
Monday 1^st to Friday 5^th December	Reception to Year 6 Gift Stall Donations
Thursday 4^th December	Christmas Donation Foodbank
Friday 5^th December	Mufti Day
Monday 8^th December to Wednesday 10th December	Reception to Year 6 Christmas Gift Stall
Tuesday 9^th December	Happy Bag Collection
Wednesday 10th December - 2.30pm – 3.30pm	Year 4 Christmas Performance
Thursday 11^th December	Wilson Jones Christmas Lunch
Thursday 11^th December	National Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day
Thursday 11^th December 2.45pm – 3.30pm	School Choir Performance
Friday 12^th December – 9.15am – 10.00am	Reception Christmas Nativity
Friday 12^th December	Parent Association Christmas Fayre TBC
Thursday 18th December	Class Parties
Friday 19th December	School will be closed at 2:30pm

Notices

School Priorities 2025

Please take a moment to view this year’s School Priorities. These have been shaped by feedback from our whole school community — including parents.

Your views are invaluable in helping us move forward together, please share your feedback with us.

Year 4 Swimming Lessons – Starting Wednesday 8th October 2025

Year 4 will begin weekly swimming lessons at Isleworth Recreation Centre on Wednesdays, continuing into the summer term. Lessons are a great opportunity for children to learn to swim or develop their skills with a qualified coach in small groups.

Key Information:

Children will walk to and from the pool, wearing PE kit and trainers. Please provide a waterproof jacket.
Pupils need: swimming bag, towel, swimming costume/trunks, swimming cap (mandatory), goggles (optional), and no jewellery. All items must be clearly labelled.
Swimming is part of the National Curriculum, so all children are expected to participate.
Parent helpers are needed to escort the children. A rota will be displayed in classrooms for sign-up.

Year 4 Residential Trip to Magdalen Farm, Somerset - Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th April 2026

We are delighted to confirm that our Year 4 residential trip has been booked at Magdalen Farm, Somerset. This trip offers children the chance to:

Stay on a working farm and learn about sustainable living
Take part in outdoor activities and explore natural habitats
Develop teamwork, independence and social skills in a residential setting

Key Information:

Cost: £239 per child (includes accommodation, meals, activities, travel & insurance)
Deposit: £50 due by Friday 17th October 2025 (to secure a place)
Capacity: 60 pupil places (camping may be offered if oversubscribed)
Staff: 6 members of staff will accompany the trip

Further details can be found in the Parent Welcome Guide or on the Magdalen Farm website.

For queries, please contact the school office.

Year 4 – Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)

In June 2025, all Year 4 pupils will take part in the statutory Multiplication Tables Check. The test consists of 25 online questions, each with a 6-second time limit, to assess fluency up to 12 × 12.

To support your child, we recommend:

Practising regularly on Times Tables Rockstars
Playing games such as Hit the Button
Using everyday opportunities to recall times tables

If you have any questions, please speak to your child’s class teacher.

Weekly Newsletter

Stay up to date with what’s happening in school each week through our newsletter. Read more here.

Universal Free School Meals

From September, all children from Reception to Year 6 will automatically receive a free vegetarian school lunch each day. If you would like your child to have a different option (meat, halal, jacket potato, or packed lunch), please update their preferences via Scopay. For full details, please see the letter in Key Letters below.

Upcoming School Trips & Events

Date	Event
Wednesday 8th October 2025	Year 4 - Swimming Lessons start
Thursday 13th November 2025	Year 4 Trip – Natural History Museum
Wednesday 15^th to Friday 17^th April 2026	Year 4 - School Journey to Magdalen Farm, Somerset

Key Letters & Information

Magdalen Farm Residential Trip Letters

Uniform

Year 4 children are expected to show a positive example to others through their behaviour and appearance. This includes wearing the correct school uniform and PE kit at all times.

Please note:

Only stud earrings are permitted (no other jewellery, except the Sikh Kara).
Smart watches and large hair bows are not allowed.
On PE days, stud earrings should be removed and a sweatband must be worn over a Kara.
Long hair should be tied back or plaited for health and safety reasons.

For full uniform and PE kit guidelines, please click here.

Thank you for your continued support.

PE Days

PE days are Tuesday and Friday (swimming will commence on 08/10/25– Wednesdays – and will replace Friday’s PE lessons).

Children must come to school dressed in full PE kit on their PE day.

Home Learning

Reading

Daily reading is a key part of your child’s learning. It is important for all children to read at home every day. Please support us by reading with your child and encouraging reading as a regular routine. Books can be changed once your child finishes it. It is their responsibility to select their new book during the morning session of the school day. It would be helpful to remind your child to bring their book to school each day.

Homework

Year 4 homework will include daily reading, spellings, English / topic and maths. Homework will be based on what we have been learning about in school that week.

All homework will be set on a Friday. This should be completed and brought into school by the following Friday.

Website Resources

Support your child’s home learning with these curated websites:

Maths: Hit the Button & Times Table Rock Stars
English: Bug Club

Communication

If you need to get in touch:

Blue Class Teacher: Miss Thethi
Sapphire Class Teacher: Miss Brockwell
Turquoise Class Teacher: Ms Khan

Year 4 Email: year4@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk
Welfare Support: welfare@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk
School Office: office@marlborough.hounslow.sch.uk

Gallery of Recent Work

Coming soon! A showcase of fantastic student work and memorable moments from this term.

Marlborough Primary School