Current Students - Third Grade

To access the Third Grade class homepage, please do the following:
From the Scholastic homepage, click on "Parents" from the menu at the top of the page.
Under "Quick Links", select "Class Homepage Login"
Classroom username: baraga3
Classroom password: class

What We're Working On:
(As reported in the last issue of the Baraga Buzz.)

Check back here during the school year to see what the kids are working on!

Class Curriculum:

Third grade is a transition to a higher level of thinking. The textbooks are written at a higher
reading level and the format is more detailed than in second grade. Emphasis is placed on
math and learning multiplication facts, learning cursive writing, finding the fifty states on a
map and developing organization and study skills. The work is supplemented with a variety of
activities that promote learning and stimulate interest.

Religion - Topics include the parts of the Mass; sacraments, especially Reconciliation and
Eucharist, Apostles’ Creed and God’s plan for us. Included in Religion are anti-bullying
activities.

Math - Concepts are taught using a variety of instructional styles and many hands-on
manipulatives. Concepts taught include addition and subtraction with regrouping,
multiplication, geometry and fractions.

Reading - Continued phonics study along with improved comprehension and oral reading
skills. Emphasis on drawing conclusions, making inferences, sounding out words, topics,
main ideas and details.

Science - Topics covered include plant and animal growth and change, environments, matter,
forces and machines, energy, sound, changes in the earth’s surface, solar system and body
systems. There are many hands-on activities to reinforce the concepts taught.

Social Studies - Third graders learn about communities, government, citizenship, American
culture, geography and economics. Map skills are a part of the Social Studies curriculum.

English - Emphasis is on grammar with several units on writing skills.

Handwriting - Learning cursive letters and writing in cursive.

Also included in the third-grade program are physical education, music, art, Spanish and
technology.