Course Title: Religion

Grade               Three
Faculty Name  Mrs. Pat Trettel
Text                  We Believe
Publisher         Sadlier
Copyright        2011
Website           http://www.webelieveweb.com

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

• Continue to develop the role of the Church as the family of God.
• Emphasize the importance of God’s law - the Ten Commandments.
• Continue the study of the sacraments as sanctifying moments in our lives.
• Realize the importance of morality.
• Learn the names and roles of our Church leaders and the importance of community in the Church.
• Appreciate the beauty of the gift of life.
• Study the importance of scripture.
• Study the importance for prayer in our lives.
• Realize Jesus is still present in the Church especially through the Eucharist and other sacraments.   
• Increase their understanding of how the Church celebrates the liturgical year.

Special Features

• The student will participate in small group instruction.
• The student will role play as they act out Bible stories.
• The student will discuss orally his own thoughts and feelings about various topic presented in class.
• The student will express their thoughts in written activities.
• The student will share background experience shared with family and close friends.
• The students will visit a nursing home during the second semester to show service to the elderly.
• The students will put on skits before the Lenten season to portray the miracles of Jesus.
• The students write and give and oral report on a saint of their choice for All Saints Day in November.

Evaluation

• Take quizzes and tests on weekly topics of study
• Recite prayers individually and discuss their meaning

Course Title: Language Arts

Grade               Three
Faculty Name  Mrs. Pat Trettel, Mrs. Tracy Coll
Text                  Journeys
Publisher         Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Copyright        2011
Website           http://www.thinkcentral.com

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

• Learn and apply the fundamentals of grammar, mechanics, and sentence structure.
• Continue to enhance their knowledge of word structure and phonics to spell new words.
• Be able to write a good paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details.
• Apply paragraph styles to write narrative, descriptive and non-fiction paragraphs and articles.
• Provide opportunities for students to plan, revise, rewrite and rethink their writing activities.
• Continue to develop printing and cursive handwriting skills.
• Be able to listen to and retell stories with an emphasis on sitting, characters, and plot.
• Support their interpretations of information they have read with facts and specific examples.
• Write different styles of poetry using examples (cinquain, haiku, limerick, couplets)
• Use 10 reading strategies to build comprehension skills

Special Features

• The student will work in large groups
• The student will cooperative small group instruction
• The student will work independently
• The student will participate in oral discussion
• The student will write on a daily basis
• The student will construct a simple research paper
• The student will complete special projects related to the Language Arts Curriculum
• The student will develop and write their own stories
• The student will write to a classroom "Pen Pal"
• The student will keep a Writing binder with all work done in class

Evaluation

• Tests
• Workbook pages
• Various writing activities (paragraphs, short stories)
• Oral presentations
• Classroom participation

Course Title: Reading

Grade               Three
Faculty Name  Mrs. Pat Trettel, Mrs. Tracy Coll
Text                  Journeys
Publisher         Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Copyright        2011
Website           http://www.thinkcentral.com

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

• Use phonetic clues to decode new words.
• Use context and structured clues to understand new words.
• Read orally with fluency and expressions.
• Recognize figures of speech (similar metaphor, idiom)
• Evaluate a lesson in a story and substantiate the outcome.
• Comprehend material read independently.
• Apply and use library/research skills.
• Interpret the implied meaning of a narrative passage.
• Write an explanation of the moral or value presented.
• Instill a life-long enjoyment of reading.
• Evaluate a lesson in a story and substantiate the judgment made
• Read selections in various genres

Special Features

• The student will give a variety of book reports (oral, written, and creative)
• The student will write original stories of various genres following guidelines
• The student will participate in R5
• The student will construct a float for a "Parade" featuring displays of favorite book
• The student will keep a weekly “Reading Log” (note booking)

Evaluation

• Oral reading practice
• Performance assessments
• Diagnostic checks
• Vocabulary tests
• Book reports
• Comprehension quizzes

Course Title: Mathematics

Grade               Three
Faculty Name  Mrs. Pat Trettel, Mrs. Tracy Coll
Text                  Mathematics
Publisher         Sadlier-Oxford
Copyright        2009
Website           http://www.sadlier-oxford.com

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

• Represent and analyze patterns and functions, using words, tables, and graphs.
• Identify and use mathematical properties in computation.
• Express mathematical relationships as equations.
• Develop an understanding of place value.
• Know basic facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Recognize equivalent fractions, decimals.
• Solve word problems using a variety of divergent thinking activities.
• Classify two and three dimensional shapes.
• Apply appropriate techniques, tools and formulas to determine measurements.
• Organize relevant data to solve problems.
• Apply basic concepts of probability.

Special Features

• The student will work in large groups
• The student will cooperate in small groups
• The student will use manipulatives
• The student will participate in daily board and drill activities
• The student will problem solve to understand word problems
• The student will take part in weekly math games or activities that reflect the week’s instruction
• The student will understand real life situations in addition to problems found in the book 

Evaluation

• Chapter tests
• Quizzes
• Informal assessments (oral responses, performance during math activities)
• Homework, daily classroom work
• Classroom participation

Course Title: Science

Grade               Three
Faculty Name  Mrs. Pat Trettel
Text                  Interactive Science
Publisher         Pearson
Copyright        2012
Website           http://www.MyScienceOnline.com

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

• Show  mastery of the following information in the four areas of science
  • Life Science
    • learn how animals adapt to their environment
    • define extinction and how it can be prevented
    • identify natural habitats of five animals
    • develop an appreciation for preserving our environment
  • Earth Science
    • understand that air is matter
    • understand evaporation and condensation
  • Physical Science
    • be able to describe two physical changes and two chemical changes
    • illustrate and list three states of matter
  • Space Science
    • distinguish between eclipses of the sun and the moon
    • to understand orbit, rotation, and revolution

Special Features

• Students will do workbook pages that are used to supplement lessons.
• Students will take tests produced by the publisher at the end of each chapter.
• Students will participate in large group instruction unless special help is needed.
• Student will use the summary and questions at the end of each lesson as a review.
• Students will investigate using the "Scientific Method" bimonthly.
• Students will explore scientific tools.
• Using mini Oreo cookies the students will construct a model of the moon phases.
• Students will build a vertebrate using pasta wheels and gummy rings
• Students will germinate seeds in various substances 

Evaluation

• Workbook review at the end of each lesson
• Tests at the conclusion of each chapter
• Unit reviews
• Experiment will be conducted 2 time per month

Course Title: Social Studies

Grade               Three
Faculty Name  Mrs. Pat Trettel
Text                  Communities
Publisher         Scott Foresman
Copyright        2008
Website           http://www.sfsocialstudies.com

Significant Curriculum Guidelines

Students will:

• Discover that members of a community learn to adapt to their environment
• Understand that people consider their wants as well as their needs in choosing a community
• Demonstrate understanding of directions, land forms, and water areas
• Become familiar with maps and globes
• Develop an understanding of the United States and its fifty states
• Begin to understand that history is a record of events set in time
• Learn about United States and local government
• Develop an awareness of the seven continents
• Realize that all members of any group must respect each others’ rights
• Be able to name and locate several major cities in the United States
• Understand what is meant by the term “human rights”
• Understand that we are all committed to take care of the earth

Special Features

• The student will participate in large group instruction.
• The student will  work on group activities to reinforce skills
• The student will take part in oral discussions
• The student will complete written activities
• The student will  plots locations on the map to signify specific locations of study.
• The students participate in various learning activities using the Smartboard
• Make foods to celebrate "International Food Day" which is a school wide project.
• Keep a map to chart the locations we discuss in class.
• View "Streaming” videos to view various topics of study.

Evaluation

• Complete workbook pages on a weekly basis that relate to the unit of study.
• Discuss topics orally.
• Research countries of personal interest and report findings to the class.
• Locate places on maps
• Take tests and quizzes.