Harris- Grade 3 Ramsay

This week in literacy, we focused on creating a story using wordless picture books. This has been another great way to help us learn how to create rich stories. Using the books, we could tell a story orally and then create a modified version. We took the time to look closely at the illustrations so that we could find the words to describe what the character and setting were showing us. The stories were very imaginative, and we quickly learned if you can tell a story, you can write one!  While editing our writing, we have learned how to use a dictionary to help find the spelling of new common words. We have also been learning about the homonyms their, there, and they're, as well as to, too and two. To enhance our work, we have also been paying close attention to synonyms and using them as much as possible to avoid word repetition.  This week our puppetry residency came to an end. The students had a fantastic time learning how to create a variety of puppets and being exposed to ...

This week it was lovely to have the opportunity to meet with so many of you during parent teacher conferences. Thank you for making the time and effort to join me online or to come into the school in person. We have so much to celebrate! Several parents indicated how helpful it is for me to share the strategies your child is introduced to when learning new math concepts, so this week in our blog I will share the strategies we have begun to explore to learn division. Our focus this week was to learn how to skip count to divide. We discovered how to skip count on a number line, skip count using our fingers and that we can divide by sharing the total number of items and the number of times in each set.  To use a number line we considered, what number is being divided? (20) How can you tell from the picture? (20 is where the arrows end) What number are we dividing by?(4) How can you tell? (4 is the size of the jump) So, what is the answer to 20  ÷  4? (5) How can you tell fro...

 This week in literacy, we continued to look closely at the skills required to write a biography. As a class, we all researched and collaborated to write a group biography about David Attenborough and Keith Haring. Next week the students will choose their individual of interest to research and write a biography. After reading several biographies, we determined what is required in each paragraph and how to link our sentences together so that the information flows nicely with good transition words. We also used this opportunity to discuss how to edit our work and avoid repeating the name of an individual over and over again. We have also been intentionally learning how to decipher and use the synonyms for their, there, and they're, as well as to and two. Below is our student class collaboration.  Writing a Biography David Attenborough Paragraph 1 Name/Gender When they were born Where they were born/where are they now Childhood  - siblings -important events -hobbies -what ma...