St. Symphorosa Catholic School's

Third Grade Class

St. Symphorosa's Third Grade Class

Language Arts

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English–Parts of Speech-Sentences

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Writing-Narrative, Opinion, Persuasive, Expository, Creative Writing

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Spelling/Vocab-Phonics mini lessons and Sadlier Vocab Workshop

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Reading-Figurative language, book clubs, fluency and close reading, book reports

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Math

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-Place value -Addition/Subtraction-Multiplication/Division-Graphing  Geometry-Time -Measurement-Fractions/Decimals

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Religion

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-Jesus gives us the Church-We are led to worship-Called to discipleship-Seasons of the Church

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Science

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-Forces and interactions-Interdependent relationships in ecosystems-Inheritance and variation of Traits-Weather and Climate

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Social Studies

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-Communities around the world-Government-Our community of Chicago

At St. Symphorosa...

Third grade is a big transition year for the students, who are now in the intermediate grades. Each student is helped to reach his or her highest potential through alternate ways of teaching, group work, and individual help.  All subjects are taught using the Common Core State Standards.  DOK (Depth of Knowledge) questions are given to help the students obtain a higher level of thinking.   Students are shown respect and learn to respect others. Service projects are one way to show we are Christians and care about others.  Each year we complete projects semi-monthly and distribute them to nursing homes.  The third graders have pre-school buddies that we take to church for special prayer services and masses.