Y4 MTC Information

Dear Parents/Guardians,

National Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)

As many of you will be aware, the National Curriculum states that all children should be confident with all times tables up to 12x12 by the end of Y4. The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will help schools to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided. Rapid recall of these times tables really gives all children an excellent foundation on which they can build a wide variety of mathematical skills.
The current Y4s will do the check in school in small groups on iPads and will take about five minutes to do. The outcome of the check should inform both us as a school and you as parents as to where each child is in terms of times tables. We can then celebrate their successes and work together to identify and address any gaps.
What can you do? Please regularly quiz your children on times table recall. There are also lots of online apps, card games and puzzles widely available to support children to learn their tables in a fun and engaging way. For example, we have Speedway Jumbles that the children can complete against the clock as they race to get better and better with their timetables.
Crucially, we also ask that you encourage your Y4 child to use their online TTRockstars account as regularly as possible – it has an excellent track record for improving times table recall and is great fun! Children can earn coins and create an online Rockstar avatar by battling one another and taking part in arena tours! We have attached your child’s log-in details to this letter. One of the excellent features of TTRockstars is the ‘Sound Check’. This is an online game set up in the same way as the MTC. Practising via ‘Sound Check’ will help children to prepare for the MTC. Equally, MathsFrame have also created an online check that is very similar to the MTC: https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check 
If you have any further questions about the MTC, please contact the school.
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Yours sincerely,
 
Mr Clifford