They have settled into their new routines and shown their ability to work and learn independently, with a partner or as part of a group.  Our first couple of days gave us some time to think about life as an astronaut on the International Space Station as part of our work on the Solar System (check out the work outside our classrooms) and our first full week together has allowed us to consolidate our knowledge and understanding of place value in maths, think about why the Anglo-Saxons came to England and improve our knowledge of word classes in grammar.  It has been a really good start and we know that the children will go from strength to strength.