3-1 Teacher: Ms. Candice O'Keefe

3-2 Teacher: Ms. Elizabeth DeVito

Religion
Text: This Is Our Faith, Silver Burdett and Ginn
Theme: Community
-Church as a community with a message
-Church as a prayerful community
-Church as a caring community
-Church as a ministering community
Catholic doctrine
-The sacraments
-Church seasons and special holidays
Prayer and scripture
Liturgies and prayer services

Grading = Lesson and Unit activities and tests

Family Life Program : Benziger
Family is the first community
Understanding physical and emotional growth
We support the dignity of every person
Development of healthy habits and morals
Christian social responsibility includes stewardship of creation

Language Arts
Reading Text: Imagine That! / Picture This!, Scott Foresman

Literature based (variety of genres)
Whole language approach
- listening
- speaking
- reading
- writing process, strategies, and skills
Decoding and phonics skills
Vocabulary and fluency skills
Comprehension skills
Thinking skills
Research strategies and skills
Book sharing
Weekly lesson:
-Short story introduces target skill
-Vocabulary for main selection
-Main selection reading and discussion (focus on target skill)
-Development of skills (reading, spelling, grammar, phonics, writing)

Grading = Weekly ":Selection Tests", Unit Tests, Oral reading, reports

English Text: Grammar Practice Book, Scott Foresman
(Integrated with reading series)
Parts of speech:
-Verbs and verb tenses
-Nouns
-Pronouns
-Adjectives
-Adverbs
-Conjunctions
Sentences:
-Kinds, types, parts, fragments, run-ons, complete, combining
Paragraphs writing:
- descriptive: narrative; persuasive; expository; letter writing; charts

Grading = Unit tests, quizzes, activities, creative writing

Spelling Text: Spelling Workbook, Scott Foresman
(Integrated with reading series)
Sound and letter patterns
Word structure:
-endings on nouns and verbs
-syllable constructions
-affixes
-apostrophes in contractions and possessives
Homophones
Common spelling errors

Each weekly lesson culminates with a spelling test

Handwriting Text:DNealian
Manuscript review of upper / lower case letters
Cursive writing of upper / lower case
Form, slant, and spacing of letters is emphasized

Social Studies
Texts: Communities, Houghton Mifflin; Scholastic News Magazine

Third grade students gain insights about their state and local communities, which helps them make connections to the larger world. Students are introduced to people and events that give them a sense of living in past, present, and future worlds. They use geography skills and concepts to find places on maps and globes. The following tools are employed:

Charts, Diagrams, and Timelines
Map directions
Using a compass rose
Using grids
Using scales
Line and circle graphs

Grading = Activities/projects, map skills, some practice or test pages

Math
Mathematics Text: McGraw-Hill

Place Value through Hundred Thousands:
-Compare and order whole numbers #
-Round to tens, hundreds, and thousands
-Comparing and ordering money
-Count money and make change
Addition and Subtraction of Greater Numbers
- with and without regrouping
-Regrouping across zeros
-Estimating
Time, Data, and Graphs:
-Telling and converting time
-Elapsed time
Calendar
-Line plots
-Pictographs
-Bar and coordinate graphing
Multiplication and Division:
-Concepts and facts
-Multiply and divide up to 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers
Measurement:
-Customary length, capacity, weight
-Metric length, capacity, weight
Geometry:
-Lines, line segments, rays, angles
-Polygons
-Triangles
-Quadrilaterals
-Congruent and similar figures
-Perimeter, area, volume
Fractions:
-Compare and order
-Parts of a group
-Adding and subtracting with like denominators

Major emphasis is placed on problem solving.
Multiplication facts must be memorized.

Grading = chapter tests

Science
Taught by homeroom teacher
Focus of program is on Physical, Life, and Earth science. Activities will revolve around Habitats, Plants, Mammals, and culminate in group projects on the Solar System.

Grading = Projects and activities

Art
cutting and pasting
drawing
painting
holiday crafts

Computer
Students participate in a scheduled hour of computer activities each week. They gain experience with lab computers and using laptop computers in the classroom. Activities are designed to help students gain basic skills in their curriculum areas and develop their keyboarding skills.

P.E.
Two 30 minute periods per week.