Third grade at St. Joseph School is an exciting place to learn. When you walk in the door of one of our classrooms, you will see a variety of differentiated teaching methods that are geared to the individual learner. At any time there may be small groups working together, hands-on activities, whole group instruction using the Smart Board, or children working independently on the computers. It is a time for students to begin to assume responsibility for their education and become life long learners.
The third grade team encourage behaviors that support learning. These behaviors are organized around descriptions of cooperative workers, quality workers and self-directed learners. Families can play an important role in helping teach and reinforce these behaviors at home: Be respectful of all, respect all property, allow others to speak, be heard and to learn.
We use a variety of tools to assess student progress. We report student progress on three end-of-trimester report. These will be accessed through our parent portal. Another way of updating parents on student progress is through twice yearly conferences.
In the fall and spring, students take MAP assessments, which are used to drive instruction throughout the year. Teachers are, of course, available for individual conferences as well.