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3rd Grade

Teachers:                                           Assistants:
 
Ellen Parry                                                              Kathy Briggs
 
April Young                                                              Kathy Briggs
 
Leslie Walden                                                         Cecilia Briggs
 
Melinda Rogers                                                      Cecilia Briggs
 
Jonathan Burnette                                                 Tamara Willsie
 
Eric Walsh                                                               Tamara Willsie
 
Kasey Peterson                                                     Sheila Green
 
Remediation Assistant:  Pam Bridges 
 
                                              
Third Grade Curriculum Overview At North Buncombe Elementary:

Multiplication

By the end of third grade students must know multiplication facts with numbers 0 - 10.  Students spend many weeks in activities where they explore the concept of multiplication. Some examlpes of these activites are: listing things that come in groups, arranging files into rectangular arrays, and highlighting multiples on hundreds charts.  In the Spring, students  participate in a Multiplication Olympics where students who have mastered math facts will be honored. 

Young Author's Day

The Writing Process is a very important part of third grade.  Students write daily in all subjects and for many purposes.  In the Spring each student chooses the best piece of writing to publish a book.


Reading
 
Third graders read many types of texts—literary, information, and practical. They distinguish between fact and opinion. These students interpret poetry and infer main ideas in a variety of prose. Students in this grade use multiple reading strategies to construct meaning from text. They choose to read silently for extended periods of time for pleasure and information.

Writing
Third graders write for a variety of purposes. They can support their ideas with references to their reading. They use a variety of pre-writing activities, revise their writing by adding details, and recognize incorrect spelling.

Mathematics
The mathematics curriculum is organized into five strands:
(1) number and operations; (2) measurement; (3) geometry; (4) data analysis and probability; and, (5) algebra. Problem-solving strategies are embedded into each of the 5 strands.

Expectations are that third grade students are very actively engaged in doing mathematics. They can describe their ideas and thinking both orally and in writing. Proficient third graders relate manipulatives with ideas. They explain and record the mathematical concepts using precise vocabulary and symbols.

Social Studies
Third graders increase their understanding about community life in a variety of contexts. Comparisons are made as children compare their familiar communities with other cultures and times. An awareness of relationships among ways of living, the physical environment, and human traditions are developed.

Science
The focus for third grade students is on identifying systems and patterns in systems.
Science Concepts: plant growth and adaptations, soil properties, earth/moon/sun system, human body

Art/Music
Arts Education includes four separate and distinct disciplines; dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts—each with its own body of knowledge and skills, The intent of the National Standards for Arts Education, along with the standard courses of study in each area, is that a comprehensive understanding of one or more of the arts is accomplished by each student throughout the K-12 Program.

Health/PE
The Healthful Living Education program promotes behaviors that contribute to a healthful life-style and improved quality of life for all students. The Healthful Living Education portions of the NC Standard Course of Study support and reinforce the goals and objectives of its two major components—health education and physical education.