This week in English, we edited our stories carefully before completing neat published versions and designing front covers. We also completed some grammar activities focused on using conjunctions to join ideas and extend sentences more effectively.

In maths, we tackled multi-step money problems involving calculating change. We then applied this learning to a real-life task: planning a week’s food shop! The children created meal plans before shopping on the Morrisons website with a budget of £50, thinking carefully about value for money and making sensible choices.

In science, we learnt about transpiration and excretion in plants. We placed plastic bags over leaves to observe how plants release water through their leaves, and also carried out a coloured water experiment using celery and cabbage leaves. The results were not quite as dramatic as we had hoped — possibly due to the ingredients in the food colouring — but it still helped us understand how water moves through plants.

In computing, Year 3 explored the advantages of desktop publishing, particularly when editing and improving work. Year 4 learnt how selection tools can be used to combine and edit images.

Wishing you all a lovely and relaxing half-term!

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