Welcome to Year 4, Sycamore Class!

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https://trackmyread.org/school/oaklands-primary-school-190921 

 Autumn term 2025/2026

                                                        

Welcome to the Autumn Term!

This is where you can find out about our learning in Year 4, our current topics and any useful websites to help you at home.

Our Autumn topic is all about 'Invasion'. In this particular project, your child will explore the effects of the Roman withdrawal and the chronology and geography of subsequent invasions. They will study the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in detail, examining their reasons for invading, their settlements and their everyday life. Your child will also look at monasteries and the Anglo-Saxon legacy. They will consider what we know about life in this period and investigate the Sutton Hoo ship burial. Also learning about Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon king, and what happened after his death, before ending the project by learning about the Norman invasion of 1066.

There is a knowledge organiser for this topic and key reading which may help your child's understanding of this topic. 

In addition, we will be following the national curriculum requirements of English, Maths, Science, PSHE/RSE and RE.

English

Children at Oaklands will learn English following the Literacy Tree scheme of work. Your child will learn reading, writing, speaking and listening through different units based on high-quality texts. The books we will be covering are: The mermaid of Zennor and Varmints.

Reading

We are delighted to be starting an exciting new reading scheme this year. Track my read will allow your child to learn how to read and evaluate a range of texts including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. 

We expect children to read every night (for around 15 minutes). Reading books will be changed on a Thursday and each pupil will take two books home depending on their level of reading ability. Please make sure children have their books available in school every day. 

Maths

We will be building on prior knowledge and learning about Place value, Addition and subtraction, Area and Multiplication and Division. Within all of these topics, we will be solving word problems, developing reasoning skills and using our times tables knowledge. 

PSHE/RSE

We follow the SCARF scheme which is delivered by Miss McGrath on a Tuesday afternoon. This half-term our topic is 'Growing and Changing'.

Science

Within these lessons children will be learning about the digestive system. This will be achieved through a blend of theoretical learning, prior knowledge recaps of scientific vocabulary and practical investigations. 

P.E.

P.E. will take place on a Tuesday afternoon led by Mrs Bissmire and a Wednesday morning with Mr Mali. Wednesday's P.E session will consist of a new scheme of Tag rugby. Please send children to school wearing their P.E. kit on these days. The P.E. kit consists of a sky-blue polo, royal blue Oaklands jumper, royal blue shorts, socks and suitable sports trainers. Hair must be tied back and any jewellery must be removed at home.

Computing 

This term, Year 4 will be using Purple Mash to help with our Computing learning. This term we will create programs by coding.

Music

We will also be having lots of fun using Get set 4 Music. This will allow children to learn how to: listen and appreciate music; sing in groups and to play along with known songs. They will have the opportunity to improvise using instruments as well. 

French

Language Angels is the scheme we use for French teaching at Oaklands. This term the children will learning about animals.

Homework

Homework is a valuable opportunity for children to consolidate their learning, as well as get parents involved in our topics. Homework will be sent home in red A4 homework books every other Friday and will have an individual hand-in date, clearly displayed on it.

Reading: Every night (15 minutes)Reading books will be changed when needed and each pupil will take two books home depending on their level of reading ability. Please make sure children have their books available to read every day.

Track My Read

All pupils will have individual logins kept with them for access into tracking their reading.

https://trackmyread.org/school/oaklands-primary-school-190921

Times Table Rockstars

 Daily Maths practice to ensure that gaps are continually being filled. 

Contact and Support

We are supported in class by Mrs Bell, Mrs Vij and Mrs Prophet. Please do not hesitate to find or email us if you have any questions or queries about your child’s learning. You can speak with us at the gate after school, or alternatively, you can contact the school office to book a meeting. If you, or anyone you know, has skills or knowledge that could enrich our in-class learning, we would love to hear from you and see if we can make use of this in our lessons.

Kind regards,
Mr Mali
Year 4 Teacher