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Third Grade |
Our Third Grade teacher, Miss Troia, as drawn by Elise, one of her students. |
Welcome to Third Grade at St. Dennis Third grade is a time of transition. Children in third grade are the leaders of the primary department. As they move from the more basic levels of understanding, they are able to apply previous knowledge to new and more complex situations. |
Sister Alphonso, as drawn by Lauren, teaches cursive writing in the Primary Department. |
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Religion: Our religion focus for the year is "Church". We begin by recognizing Jesus as our friend, and that we are all called to be disciples. As a part of this calling, we then move into a study of the Mass, Sacraments, and different kinds of prayer. |
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Language Arts: The reading portion of our language arts program is divided into six themes which include skill-based activities in comprehension, writing, and the other language arts. The English segment of our program focuses on writing skills and proper sentence structure and grammar usage. Spelling activities focus students on sound-letter relationships. We also begin cursive writing in the Third Grade. |
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Mathematics: Students explore concepts using manipulatives, then practice and apply the skills that reinforce those concepts through problem solving and hands-on activities. Specific topics include:
The main emphasis in third grade is multiplication. |
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Science: Working towards the goal of developing scientific literacy, Science Discovery Works organizes scientific thinking skills into three skill groups:
Students develop process skills as they ask questions and investigate to discover the answers. They develop critical thinking skills and scientific reasoning skills as they respond to thought-provoking quesions about their investigations and in on-going assessment. The students cover units on:
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Social Studies: Our focus is on communities - their history, geography, government and economics. |
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| Thoughts from our Third Grade Teacher: |
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"I believe a teacher should create an atmosphere of respect, trust, cooperation and understanding which allows for growth in all members of his/her class. A teacher enables students to grow and be the best that they can be. A teacher is the person who chops the world down to a student's size, so the student can understand it and put it back together their own way.
"A teacher in a Catholic School models Jesus, the Master Teacher, and reveals the Christian message by words and actions. He/She is a person of prayer." |
| Ms. Troia, Third Grade Teacher |