Grade 3
Children in Grade 3 often begin the year with a sense that they can accomplish anything, and teachers provide an appropriately challenging environment to meet that attitude. Open to new experiences, third graders take pleasure in mastering new skills across the curriculum. The Singapore Math approach introduces them to more complex math concepts which include larger numbers and challenges students to build upon the skills learned in previous grades. Through Lucy Calkins’ Reading and Writing Workshop, children become adept at the strategies necessary for analyzing both fiction and non-fiction texts, while varied writing assignments embrace the children’s increasing ability to revise and improve their work. The focus on our local environment expands to include all of San Diego County, past and present. Third grade students have their own laptop computers for classroom use, employing Google Classroom and a variety of online websites for research and enrichment. Emphasis is placed on proper keyboarding, research skills, usage, and maintenance. Each week, students also attend specialty classes so that they may develop an awareness of a wide range of content and practice as well as build essential skills. Teachers of all the classes listed above plan and develop materials with a mind towards helping children discover the connections among all of the subjects and often engage students in cross-disciplinary project-based activities.