Year 4 Notice Board

Welcome to the Year 4 Notice Board

Current Learning Focus

Class Reading Book – Summer 1 Term:

The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson

Max, a boy who wishes to forget a difficult mistake, only to wake up one day and discover he has been completely erased from everyone’s memory. As he tries to figure out what has happened, Max embarks on a mysterious journey to put things right and find his place in the world again. This gripping story explores friendship, regret, identity, and the importance of being seen and heard.

Explore what your child is learning this term by reviewing our Summer 1 Curriculum Overview.

Coming up

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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.

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.
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Notices

Arbor Parent App & Parent Portal

We will soon be launching the new Arbor Parent App and Parent Portal, which will become our main system for communication between school and home, replacing the Greenhouse app.

The Arbor system will allow parents and carers to:

Receive school messages and updates
Check attendance information
Book parent consultation appointments (from Autumn 1 2026)
Make payments for trips and clubs (from Autumn 2 2026)

The rollout will take place in phases:

Year 1 and Year 5 families will receive welcome emails on 2nd June 2026
EYFS and Years 2, 3, 4 and 6 families will receive welcome emails on 22nd June 2026

Drop-in support sessions will also be available to help families activate and use the app.

Families will shortly receive a Data Capture Form to check and update contact information before launch.

Further guidance and support will be shared in the coming weeks.

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.

Weekly Newsletter

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

Change of School Catering Provider – from 5th January 2026

From Monday 5th January 2026, our school meals will be provided by Olive Dining, replacing Wilson Jones. We want to remind parents of how the system currently works and highlight what will change:

Automatic meal booking: All children are automatically booked a school meal (this has been in place since September).
Meal selection: Pupils will choose their meal at the counter—no need to select a meal preference on Scopay.
Packed lunches: If your child prefers to bring a packed lunch from home, no Scopay selection is required.

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