About the Grade 3 Program...
Welcome to Grade 3!
We're getting to the end of Early Years... We have more work than Grade 2, but less than Grade 4. We build on what we have learned in Grade 2.
We work independently, in pairs, in small groups, and as a whole class.
We use manipulatives. We build things. We design things. We test our ideas. We explain how we got our answers. We read our stories. We present readers' theatre and projects to the class. We take turns helping out in the classroom.
We work hard, but we have fun, too!
What are some of the topics of study and activities in Grade 3?
Religion: "In the Spirit We Belong"
- What does it mean to be a part of many communities?
- Who are you? What makes you special to our community?
- gathering as families, a class, a school community, a community of faith
- discussing bible stories
- Advent
- Christmas
- Lent
- Easter
- Pentecost
- Sacraments: baptism, the Eucharist, confirmation
- songs
- How does the Holy Spirit help us?
- The Creed
- community service
Math:
- Counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, 25s, 100s, 1000s...starting from many different numbers...forward and backward
- Understanding place value
- Comparing and ordering numerals
- Estimating quantities, sums and differences
- Adding and subtracting 1, 2, and 3-digit numbers
- Multiplying and dividing numbers
- Fractions
- Number, shape and letter patterns...recognizing the "core" of repeating patterns...being able to describe how a "growing" (increasing or decreasing) pattern is changing
- Collecting and organizing data. Using and making bar graphs
- Measuring length (cm and m), mass (g and kg), perimeter and relating the passage of time to common activities
- Recognizing and sorting 2-D shapes, describing 3-D shapes according to their faces, and the number of edges and vertices
Science:
- Soil and the Environment
- Growth and Changes in Plants
- Materials and Structures
- Forces that Attract or Repel
Social Studies:
- Connecting with Canadians
- Exploring the World
- Communities of the World
- Exploring an Ancient Society
Learning with Information and Communication Technology:
- Keyboarding
- Exploring Microsoft Word
- word processing
- Mapping
- Kidspiration
- Math Skills (Math Trek 1,2,3)
- Exploring sites on the Internet
- Using sites for research
- Learning about ethics and safety when using the Internet
French:
- Once every 6-Day Cycle students listen, speak, sing, colour and draw, using as little English as possible.
Music:
- Theory: learning note and rest names, clapping rhythms, learning about notes on the staff, learning about other symbols on the treble clef, learning about time signatures, writing variations
- Listening activities
- Learning instrument names and families and about the Symphony
- Singing in class and for school celebrations (choir)
- Learning to play the soprano recorder
- Taking part in the Christmas Concert and Volunteer Tea
English Language Arts:
- Handwriting (cursive) lessons and use by the end of the year
- Journaling
- Reading for many purposes
- Reading strategies
- Choosing different kinds of texts
- Reflecting
- Predicting
- Connecting
- Discussing what has been read, aloud and on paper
- Comprehension
- Buddy Reading with the Kindergarten students
- Writing stories
- Editing
- Author's Chair (sharing what you have written)
- Classroom Publishing of selected stories
- Poetry: appreciating others' work, writing poems
- Reader's Theatre (reading plays and presenting them)
- Attending Manitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) and discussing/responding to the plays
- Speaker's Chair: includes Show-and -Tell (present something to the class that is special to you)
- Literature Circles (reading, writing, and discussing, in book groups)
- Spelling/Word Study (includes phonics, grammar, journal, word families, rhymes, vocabulary development, sign language or finger spelling, and tests)
- Focus on complete sentences...upper or lower case letters, punctuation...presentation of work
- logs, charts, maps, jot notes, outlines...
Art:
- Illustrating stories or responses or story maps
- Murals for Religion
- illustrating bible stories or ideas in the Religion Gathering Book
- diagrams in Science
- drawings and posters in Social Studies
- working with various mediums: paint, clay, markers, crayon, pencil crayon, paper, found items (popsicle sticks, jewels, feathers, pipe cleaners...)
- crafts
- a study of some great artists' work
- a study of some illustrators' work
Physical Education:
Students have one class every day. Classes focus on:
- health
- fitness
- gross and fine motor skills
- skill development
- games
- cooperation
- sportsmanship
- responsibility
Grade 3 News...
Welcome to Grade 3!
Please consider sending rinsed and dried eggshells from time to time for our worm barn. Thank you.
February is I Love to Read Month! The theme this year is "A Month of Whimsy and Wonder".
Read more than other months and get a certificate from the Premier!
We will
- enjoy Guest Readers
- have Stop! Drop! and Read! daily
- play reading Bingo (Instructions will be on the sheet.)
- wonder...and do research to answer questions
- receive a calendar of suggestions