3rd Grade
The third grade reading program is designed to produce confident, independent readers by increasing fluency, building vocabulary, and developing and deepening comprehension. Students participate daily in oral and silent reading, take weekly comprehension tests, and read grade level readers plus two novels. They also complete written and oral book reports along with participating in Scholastic Reading Counts.
Spelling
Spelling involves building a richer vocabulary through daily practice and weekly tests. Also included are sections of nine poems the students read and memorize.
Language Arts
The study of Language in third grade includes learning proper sentence construction, capitalization and punctuation, proper word usage, the identification of parts of speech, and writing paragraphs and letters. Writing skills are reinforced through daily journal assignments and several written works including book reports, narratives, and essays.
Mathematics
Our math curriculum uses a traditional approach with emphasis on mastery of the basic facts that are then applied to higher level problem solving. Students participate in various drills and written timed tests of the multiplication facts throughout the year. The emphasis is on whole number operations, which are basic additions, subtraction, multiplication, division, measurements, time, money, geometry, and problem solving.
Social Studies
The course in history includes the study of American heritage through the lives of great people. The time period studied is from the 1400′s through the 1900′s. Also included are
Science
The major areas covered in science are plants, vertebrates and invertebrates, and the desert, pond, ocean, forest, farmer’s field, and weather systems. As a science project, students make an animal notebook. They also participate in two science field trips that are directly related to their studies.
Bible
This study in Bible includes the time of the judges through the life of Christ and the early church.Students follow the Israelites from
