Third Grade

Third grade at Holy Spirit Catholic School is a year of growing independence and new challenges. With guidance and encouragement from their teachers, students take greater ownership of their learning, make thoughtful choices, and develop pride in their work. Our curriculum strengthens academic skills while nurturing faith, curiosity, and responsibility.

Putting Faith into Action
Students explore the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy and learn how to care for others through everyday actions. Scripture, parables, and the lives of the saints deepen their understanding of discipleship. Lessons about the Church, vocations, Pentecost, Mary, and the Rosary help children continue growing in their Catholic faith.

Strengthening Literacy and Communication
Students build comprehension as they explore fiction and informational texts, discuss meaning, and share their ideas. Writing instruction strengthens their use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Presentations across the curriculum provide opportunities to organize thoughts, speak clearly, and build confidence.

Expanding Mathematical Skills
Third graders develop multiplication and division skills while strengthening their command of math facts. They explore fractions, measurement, time, money, and graphs, applying their learning to practical problems and explaining their thinking.

Investigating God’s Creation
Through the scientific method, students practice asking questions, making predictions, and drawing conclusions. They investigate plants, animals, food chains and webs, matter, and the water cycle, discovering how different parts of the natural world connect.

Connecting Past and Present
Social studies introduces students to Native American peoples, early American history, and the history of Kansas City. Map skills and lessons about community life help children better understand the places they live and the people who shape them.

Throughout third grade, students learn to approach challenges with persistence, work responsibly, and contribute to their classroom community, preparing them for the next stage of their learning.