3rd Grade

"Attending a Catholic school when I was a child gave me a firm foundation of faith that helped shape the rest of my life. Now I have the opportunity to share this same religious foundation with my students, which will guide their futures and mold them into the individuals that God wants them to be. I am truly blessed to witness Jesus in my students every day, and I pray that they are able to see Jesus reflected in me as well."

Religion
Reading
Writing
Communications
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Art
Further curriculum enrichment

• In depth study of the Holy Trinity
• Further knowledge of the sacraments and the symbols which represent it
• Recognize the structure of the church and the role of the leaders
• Explore the meaning of the term catholic
• Identify our own gifts and how we help build the church
• Read and reflect on the miracles of Jesus

• Read from a variety of sources including poetry, non fiction, realistic fiction, tall tales, biographies, and fiction
• Decode words and use context clues to construct meaning
• Identify main idea and supporting details
• Sequence story order and events
• Draw conclusions and make predictions
• Compare and contrast various stories
• Identify cause and effect
• Summarize various stories
• Use graphing organizers to help analyze information
• Recognize different literary genres

• Develop the mechanics and frequency of writing in a variety of projects
• Compose a well developed paragraph using the styles of narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive essays
• Formulate questions and constructing a basic research plan
• Practice cursive penmanship through the use of handwriting practices and daily writing activities
• Use research skills to further information from a variety of sources

• Follow verbal directions
• Listen to others for information
• Participate in small and large group discussions

• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers
• Comparison of whole numbers using symbols such as greater than, less than, and equal to
• Recognize commonly used fractions
• Write and recognize equivalent fractions
• Measurements using concrete materials for area, volume, and perimeter
• Identification, description, and completion of geometric and numeric patterns
• Utilize Problem solving strategies
• Solid and plane figures-identified, constructed and used in practical settings
• Comparison of geometric figures
• Probability and data analysis
• Use place value concepts to solve problems involving whole numbers

• Collect, read, and store data
• Identify the stages and structure of plant cycles
• Identify adaptations animals and plants have made to survive
• Introduction to Astronomy
• Recognize our place in the universe
• Explore how energy causes change
• Learn how environmental systems require balance
• Discuss careers in science

• Learn about the various roles of citizens (past and current)
• Develop map skills to identify physical characteristics that represent environments
• Study world geography as it relates to society
• Understand the importance of rules and laws as they relate to self and community especially in the area of safety
• Explore the role of ancestors as it relates to heritage
• Gain an awareness of cultural similarities and differences in the United States

• Interpret artistic procedures to create artwork with detail and correct proportion.
• Engage in cross-curricular projects
• Use elements and principles (shape, color, size, space, etc.) to create an  illusion of depth
• Learn appropriate vocabulary to describe visual perceptions of art                 (e.g. foreground, background, center of interest, abstract, and realistic)
• Create artwork in the style of another time and/or culture

• Field trips
• Guest speakers
• Service projects
• Reading incentive program
• Extracurricular activities