Rotten Romans!

This week, Year 4 started a new learning journey all about the Ancient Roman Empire and its impact on 'Britannia'. We quickly put our knowledge of European Geography to the test by identifying where the Romans came from and which modern day countries were part of the Roman Empire. It was great to see that Year 4 were full of questions, curiosity and excitement for this new topic!






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