Third Grade

• Better communicators: both orally and in written language
• Develop Speech skills by preparing presentation of Storybook
• Develop organizational skills: introduce daily planner and organizational binder
• Cursive Handwriting introduced
• Prepare for Stewardship Mass in February (focused on school theme for current year)
• Prayers learned and recited: The Apostles’ Creed; Gloria; Come Holy Spirit
• Conduct family interviews and experience Family Cultural Presentations
• Stewardship Project: sending letters to U.S. soldiers serving oversees
• Enhance leadership skills by working with Kindergarten buddies

Religion:

• Learn about the Holy Trinity through Scripture and Tradition
• Learn and understand the Creed, a statement of our Catholic belief
• Recognize the presence of Christ through Liturgical Celebrations and the Sacraments
• Experience and practice various forms of prayer

Language Arts:

• Reading Strategies
• Determine meaning of words and phrases used in all text
• Describe characters in a story (traits/feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to sequence of events
• Determine main idea and key details in informational text

Writing Skills:

• Develop and strengthen skills on planning, revising, and editing
• Conduct short research project that builds knowledge about topic
• Language – demonstrate knowledge of English language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, and listening

Math:

• Learn concept of multiplication and division
• Solve real-world word problems using all operations
• Understand concept of fractions
• Recognize and understand concepts of area and perimeter
• Fluently add and subtract numbers within 1,000

Science:

Life Science:

• Learn about the impact environmental changes have on organisms
• Expand knowledge of plants and animals and learn that they depend on each other and on nonliving resources in their ecosystems to survive

Physical Science:

• Learn how forces change the motion of objects
• Learn to identify several different forms of energy

Social Studies:

• Civics – Applies the key ideas of unity and diversity within a community (we contribute our own diverse culture in the classroom)
• Geography – Uses maps and globes to study the physical, political, and cultural characteristics of places, regions, and people in America
• History – Understand how various cultural groups have shaped the history of the community and world

Students have been working really hard on their storybooks. Please help them practice at home!

Please join us on Wednesday, February 12th for our Stewardship Mass!