Third Grade

The focus in third grade is RESPONSIBILITY. 

Teachers and parents work together to create students who have their work and supplies ready each day and who accept the consequences of their actions. Math is very important this year, as well. Students will learn multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, and problem solving. Students will be expected to study multiplication and division facts until they are mastered. This is a vitally important skill. In Science, we study the scientific process, rocks and minerals, the solar system, weather, forces and motion, energy and matter, sound, chemical testing, and living things. For social studies we focus on map skills, types of communities, government, cultures and traditions, Native Americans, and Tennessee history. Our reading program emphasizes the study of various genres. Reading skills will focus on a variety of strategies that will enable students to increase both their comprehension and fluency. Many hands-on projects will be assigned this year. They are designed to foster creativity and develop presentation skills. Third grade is a year with many transitions and new concepts, but it is a lot of fun, too!

Click HERE to see the third grade standards.