For More Information Contact: Kalamazoo Christian Elementary School 3800 South 12 th Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009-9551 269-544-2332 www.kcsa.org The Kalamazoo Christian Schools, in partnership with Christian families and churches, prepare students to serve God responsibly in His world by equipping them with knowledge, skills, and a Biblical vision for life for the advancement of His kingdom. 3rd Grade Equipping God’s Children Kalamazoo Chrisan
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For More Information Contact:
Kalamazoo
Christian Elementary School
3800 South 12th Street Kalamazoo, MI 49009-9551
269-544-2332 www.kcsa.org
The Kalamazoo Christian Schools, in partnership with Christian families and churches, prepare students to serve God responsibly in His world by equipping them with knowledge, skills, and a Biblical vision for life for the advancement of His kingdom.
3rd Grade
Equipping God’s Children
Kalamazoo Christian
Bible
Language Arts
MacMillan Whole-group reading:
Comprehension skills
Weekly vocabulary
Critical thinking skills
Unit 1 Ephesians Unit 2 Becoming a Bible Explorer Unit 3 In the Beginning Unit 4 The Fall to Babel Unit 5 Abraham Unit 6 Isaac & Jacob Unit 7 Joseph Unit 8 Moses and the Exodus Unit 9 God’s Law Unit 10 Worshiping God Unit 11 Forty Years in the Wilderness Unit 12 Settling the Land
Bible Devotions include: Daily Devotions, Grade Level Praise Time and Chapels
Bible Memory Work
3rd Grade uses the 2009 Walking with God and His People published by Christian Schools International. Units include:
Unit 1 Ephesians 4:29,32
Unit 2 Psalm 119:9-12 Unit 2 Psalm 46:10 Unit 3 Genesis 1:27-28 Unit 4 Genesis 8:22 Unit 5 Genesis 17:7-9 Unit 5 1 Peter 2:9-12 Unit 6 Jacob's Sons Unit 7 1 Peter 1:3-5 Unit 7 Psalm 135:3-7
Unit 8 Nehemiah 9:9-12 Unit 8 Psalm 135:8-9 Unit 9 Commandments Unit 9 John 6:32-33 Unit 10 Psalm 135:1-2 Unit 11 Psalm 135:10-12 Unit 11 John 3:14-17 Unit 12 Joshua 1:7-9 Unit 12 Joshua 24:14-15
The New International Version of the Bible is used in school. Students are given Bibles in Kindergarten and 3rd grade which follow them until the 8th grade.
3rd Grade uses the MacMillian—McGraw Hill Treasures Edition 2009.
Academic Support
Homework
Field Trips
The Academic Support Program is an intervention program which provides small group instruction focusing on reading and writing and/or math. Reading intervention focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies depending on the needs of the individual student. Writing intervention is naturally embedded into reading with a focus on application of phonics and spelling rules in a small group setting which allows for immediate feedback on the content and mechanics of a student's writing. Math intervention is designed to reinforce concepts being covered in the classroom by allowing extra practice and additional instruction when needed. Academic Support teachers collaborate with classroom teachers to adapt and design instruction for each student's specialized needs. Title I support is available for qualifying students who reside in eligible Kalamazoo School District Title I attendance areas. Title I support is a supplementary program which provides small group or individual instruction focusing on math or reading support.
Math Home Links (several times a week)
Reading
Memory Work
Weekly Spelling Words
Kalamazoo Valley Planetarium
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Youth Concert
Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing
Music
Physical Education
Social Skills: self control, responsibility, respect and sportsmanship.
Movement Activities: jump ropes, rhythm and coordination activities
Games: simple activities and sport lead up games that incorporate and reinforce skills
Ensemble and trip to the symphony Visit from KSO Musician & Special Guest KSO Instrument Petting
Zoo Music Instruction includes: Stringed instruments Time Signatures. Conducting patterns Key signatures Staccato and legato Repeat signs Tie and slur Intervals of a step skip,
and leap Percussion instruments
Narrative
Persuasive
Poetry
Dialogue
Letter Writing
Informational
Instructional
Grammar
Types of sentences: statements,
questions, exclamations, comments
Nouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, pronouns
Genres Include:
Individualized Reading
Accelerated Reader
Weekly leveled readers
Small Group Reading Paired Reading Six Traits of Writing
Ideas
Organization
Word choice
Voice
Sentence fluency
Conventions
Complete Sentence and Paragraph Structure Genres Mechanics
Capitalization rules
Punctuation mark rules
Penmanship Lower and upper case cursive Spelling Phonetic patterns
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies Michigan textbook published by Scott Foresman (2008)
Map Skills
Land of Michigan
Exploration of Michigan
The Great State of Michigan
Growth and Change in Michigan
Cycles on Earth & Space (Solar System)
Forces & Motion (Work & Simple Machines)
Looking at Matter & Energy (Properties of
Matter, How Heat & Light Travels)
Looking at Animals & their Habitats
3rd Grade uses the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project published by McGraw-Hill Wright Group.
Everyday Math
Numbers: multi-digit addition and subtraction, introduction to multiplication and division, multi-digit multiplication, place value
Decimals: read, write and compare to the thousands
Measurement: standard to quarter-inch, metric to millimeter
Geometry: area and perimeter, diameter and circumference, polygons, angles, lines, rays and line segments.
Graphs: line, bar, pie
Time: Elapsed time
Technology
Media Center
Spanish
Art
Students visit the Library Media Center (LMC) on a weekly basis. They learn that the LMC is a place to find information, and are taught to use the online library catalog. Information literacy skills are expanded. Students listen to stories being read aloud and are exposed to a wide variety of picture books and genres. They are encouraged to return to the LMC as often as necessary throughout the week to supplement their reading and research needs.
Spanish is offered twice a week for a half hour each session. During that time, children will be actively engaged in learning Spanish through songs and the use of short stories with visual cues and gestures. The goal of this class is to expose each child to age appropriate vocabulary in Spanish with many opportunities to feel successful in the target language.
Art class meets once a week for 40 minutes Paper mache’- spaceships Clay - angel, cross, or
animal in habitat Famous Artist - Georgia
O’Keeffe Collage—progressive art Pastel drawing
Mobile networked laptops and stationary desktops are available for class use. Classes use the laptops at least one time per week. Technology Class meets for 40 minutes each week where classroom projects are supported and students learn skills for 21st Century education.
Keyboarding skills
Word processing
Pencil drawing Symmetry Oil pastel drawing Watercolor and Tempera painting Evaluating Art Multicultural Art - Egypt Weaving on Straws Printing
