Third grade is a year of learning and growing.  It is a transitional time, progressing from early discovery to more in-depth learning.  In addition to academics, a major emphasis is placed on the development of organizational skills and self reliance.

    Our mission is to prepare our students to become well rounded and productive citizens who are comfortable with themselves and in their interactions with others.

Language Arts	Math	Science	Social Studies/ History
Communicate effectively	Read, write, identify six digit numbers	Plan and conduct investigations	Explain the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome to present world
Make oral report presentations	Round three digit numbers	Understand construction and uses of simple machines	Study early West Africa and the country of Mali
Read a variety of print	Compare four digit numbers	Understand the composition of materials and their physical properties	Study exploration of America
Develop word analysis skills	Recognize fact families	Connect behavioral and physical adaptations of animals to their survival	Develop map skills, locate places related to explorers
Read fiction and non-fiction	Recall multiplication facts	Compare aquatic and terrestrial environments	Show location of Greece, Rome, Mali, and connect them to the way people in these countries have changed or adapted to live in their environments
Practice comprehension skills	Name, write, compare, add, and subtract fractions	Understand that diverse plant and animal life share resources	Interpret geographic information used in maps, tables, graphs, charts
Write stories, letters, reports, simple explanations	Read, write, add, and subtract decimals	State soil composition, its origin and importance to plants, animals, people	Explain how producers make goods and provide services
Write in cursive	Solve problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division	Relate water cycle to life on Earth	Demonstrate an understanding of economics
Record various types of information	Count, compare, make change using money	Connect natural events and people to species survival	Recognize the necessity of government
	Tell time		Recognize ideas which are the basis of a republican form of government
	Measure temperature		Recognize the diversity of the American people who form a government that guarantees rights and freedoms
	Study geometric concepts
	Study and construct line graphs, bar graphs, pictographs, tables
	Analyze probability and patterns

 
We firmly believe that life-long success depends on self-discipline. Therefore, we have developed a classroom plan that affords every student the opportunity to manage his or her own behavior.

Your child deserves the most positive educational climate possible for academic growth. The following rules will be in effect at all times:

1.Follow directions the first time they are given.

2.Raise you hand and be called upon before speaking.

3.Keep body parts, objects, and negative comments to yourself.

4.Have necessary materials for class work.
5.Remain seated unless you have permission to get up.
 

Our students have been informed about the classroom rules, but we would appreciate it if you would review the rules with your child. We will be communicating with you throughout the year to keep you informed about your child's progress. 
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