Harris- Grade 3 Ramsay

  We are starting to enjoy looking more closely at a poem a week. When we study a poem for the entire week, we have a chance to feel confident in our ability to analyze the poem and understand it on a deeper level. There are tons of benefits to reading poetry besides just comprehension. Reading poetry can help students with their fluency. There are opportunities to work on phrasing and expression; since poems are short, it is easy to reread them several times during the week. Poetry can also be a great way to engage and spark interest in a reluctant reader.   Winter’s Beauty By William Henry Davies   Is it not fine to walk in spring, When leaves are born, and hear birds sing? And when they lose their singing powers, In summer, watch the bees at flowers? Is it not fine, when summer’s past, To have the leaves, no longer fast, Biting my heel  where ever  I go, Or dancing lightly on my toe? Now winter’s here and rivers freeze; As I walk out I see the trees, Wherein  the pretty squirrels sl

Hello, It has been such a lovely week seeing everyone back in the classroom! We did not waste much time getting back into the thick of things! In literacy, we started off the New Year exploring the difference between a biography and an autobiography. The students are now in the midst of creating their own autobiographies using a creative technique called a Life-Map. A life-map is a timeline that includes key moments from the past and helps one consider what future goals and plans they want to explore. We are writing short paragraphs addressing a specific event to accompany our life-maps. While writing these paragraphs, we focus on linking our ideas properly, avoiding run-on sentences. As we complete our life-maps I will be sure to post some for you to see.  In Science this week, we continued to address the topic of Waste and our World. As part of this unit, we have been identifying waste disposal methods currently used within the local community and which products go where. We have als