Autumn 1 Highlights.

• The children have settled into Year 4 life perfectly. They are all showing they are ready, respectful and responsible our three school rules.
• Bakewell have started their swimming lessons and are showing great perseverance - for some of them this is their first time going!
• All Year 4 children have started their music and violin lessons with Miss Katie on a Tuesday! They are looking forward to receiving their own violin towards the end of the term!
• In Maths we have been learning all about place value, the children have shown an excellent understanding and are becoming very confident with 4 digit numbers!
• In English the children have written a description of Pompeii and have written their own anthologogy of poems. We have also read 'Escape to Pompeii' and 'The Lost Pack of Pompeii'. 
• In Science we have been learning about Solids, Liquids and Gases. The children are excellent at identifying these!
• In History, we have been learning about the British Empire and why the Romans were so powerful! 
• In Geography, we have been learning about Italy and its physical and human features. 
• In our PSHE lessons we have been getting to know each other as a class and learning about our emotions. 
• During our Art Lessons the children will be creating a mosaic out of tiles! On D&T day we made Italian Pizzas! The children loved it and each child took their pizza home to share with their family!