Students are eager to enter Third Grade as they will become big buddies this year. Students are ready to take on the responsibility of being a caring role model and friend to their Pre-Kindergarten 4 buddy.
Other highlights include taking specialized science classes, playing the soprano recorder in music class, and taking several field trips, including to the National Museum of the American Indian and Historic St. Mary’s City.
Mathematics
Place value to the ten thousands
Multi-digit addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division facts and concepts
Interpret data using maximum, minimum, and range
2D geometry and measurement
Introduction of fraction concepts
Reading
Reading Workshop: mysteries, non-fiction, character studies, research clubs
Story elements and character analysis
Comprehension strategy instruction
Reader’s Theater
Language Arts
Writing Workshop: personal narratives, informational writing, persuasive writing
Letter and journal writing
Mastery of the sentence: punctuation and capitalization, fragments and run-ons, types of sentences
Word Study
Introduction to cursive handwriting
Social and Global Studies
Native Americans
Early settlements: Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth, and first 13 American colonies
Map skills
Research skills
Science
Water and Climate
Measurement and Sound
Structures of Life
Homework
Four nights a week: up to 30 minutes
Independent reading
Highlights
Pre-Kindergarten 4 buddies
Native American Independent Learning Day
Playing the soprano recorder
First science classes in the NPS Science Lab
Service Learning Partnership with Comfort Cases
Field trips to National Museum of the American Indian and Historic St. Mary’s City,