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MY CHILD IN SCHOOL
MY CHILD IN SCHOOL – Informed Parent, Involved Parent
GRADE 3
OVERVIEWGrade 3 French Immersion children take part in many activities to help them learn. Instruction is in French for at least 75% of the school day. The required subject areas are: arts education, English language arts, French language arts, mathematics, physical education/health education, science, and social studies. Your child will have the chance to learn in many different ways – by themselves, with teachers and with other children. ARTS EDUCATION: Dance, Drama, Music, and Visual ArtsGrade 3/ Grade 4 children explore ways to express themselves creatively and continue to develop skills and language in one or more of the arts education subjects. They discover answers to the questions “who”, “where”, “when”, and “why” about the arts. They think about the importance and meaning of the arts in their own lives, in their communities, and around the world. Children learn to think critically and talk about their experiences with learning the arts. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSGrade 3 students experiment with language to transmit ideas and to communicate with others for a variety of purposes.They learn different strategies to help them think about and understand what they read or view for enjoyment and for information. Asking good questions about a research topic and creating and following a plan to find information is an important part of Grade 3. At this level, children learn to communicate in different ways, such as through the creation of original messages and stories. They start considering the purpose of their message (Why am I writing this?) and their intended audience (Who is this message for?) FRANÇAISGrade 3 children continue to work on their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in French. They use a growing number of words and sentence structures to express themselves in different ways, such as sharing personal experiences and telling and writing stories. In Grade 3, children read short stories and other texts with illustrations. They learn to express how they feel about what they read and make connections with their personal experiences. MATHEMATICSGrade 3 children learn to count forward and backward to 1000 in different ways. They learn about multiplying and dividing to 25. Children connect numbers, fractions and shapes to their everyday life, such as by estimating the number of minutes needed to do an activity. They share their ideas about solving a problem. Some other important Grade 3 topics are: creating patterns; measuring time, mass and length; describing and sorting shapes; and constructing bar graphs. PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH EDUCATIONGrade 3 children learn about living an active and healthy lifestyle. They participate in physical activities for fun and fitness and to improve basic movement skills. Children learn about making good choices for their health and safety and about ways to avoid and deal with dangerous situations. They learn how to show consideration and respect for others. SCIENCEGrade 3 children learn about plants, soil, and forces like gravity and magnetism through investigation and hands-on activities. They design, test and build structures. They learn to use tools to observe, measure and construct. Grade 3 children recognize that scientists develop explanations from observations and what they already know.  |
SOCIAL STUDIES
Communities of the World
Grade 3 children explore ways of life in communities, past and present. They are introduced to world geography and enrich their knowledge of natural, social, and cultural diversity. They learn about an indigenous community and one other community elsewhere in the world. They also learn about life in an ancient society and come to appreciate the lasting contributions of diverse communities of the world.