About the Teacher

Ms. Stradiotto

Third Grade Teacher

Salem Lutheran School

Ms. Stradiotto is a native Southern Californian who attended California State University, Northridge and earned a degree in Child Development.
Inspired by her own education in a private school, her faith, love of learning and continuing efforts to be an advocate for children, she became a teacher. Teaching is her passion and it is her desire to cultivate in children a love of learning and a knowledge of Christ and the scripture that will last a lifetime.

Curriculum & Information

Third Grade is a year of making intelligent choices. Students learn this by understanding that our God is a God of choices as they study in-depth the Old Testament’s stories of choice and focus on the choices that Jesus offers.
Third grade focuses on vocabulary development, determining main ideas, understanding cause and effect, and managing their time. Children will write book reports incorporating good grammar, punctuation, and subject / verb agreement to make intelligent sentences.

Subjects covered in Third grade include, but are not limited to:

Science

Students will investigate Life Sciences such as how plants live and grow, how animals grow and change, and how living things change and adapt to their environment. They will learn more about the human body and the body’s systems. Children will participate in activities of Physical Science by observing matter and how it changes depending upon energy and forces. They’ll also learn about the Earth’s surface, natural resources, the sun, planets and the moon.

Physical Education

Third graders attend P.E. class in the gym three times a week. Fitness, health, and sportsmanship are taught through games, sports and exercise.

Social Studies

Students will fine-tune their map and globe skills, and be introduced to the study of more intricate geography. Children will learn about different cultures and communities and observe how people impact their environment. Presidents’ Day will be observed and each student will create a special report and presentation about a United States President.

Math

Using Saxon based material, third graders will expand their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and be introduced to division. They’ll tackle math problems with multi digits and deal with positive and negative numbers, as well as fractions and measurements. Students will identify angles and lines of symmetry, graph ordered pairs, and create their own story problems.

Music

Children in grades first through sixth will develop skills in singing, playing instruments and movement.

Spanish

Children are exposed to Spanish twice a week through songs, flash cards and stories. They expand their vocabulary and read.

Art

Once a week, students will develop artistic awareness and hands-on skills by using a variety of tools and mediums. Students in grades first through sixth will study well-known artists and works of art, as well as create age appropriate art projects.

Language Arts

Reading is taught using the Open Court Curriculum. Third graders will refine their comprehension skills of sequencing, making comparisons, determining the main idea and drawing conclusions. Students are encouraged to read and write more complex stories with plot and character development.
Spelling, cursive handwriting, and good grammar usage are a main focus.

Computers

Third graders expand on computer usage in Salem’s computer lab once a week. Through word processing they will learn how to Spell Check, Tab, Set Margins, and Center text. They will complete their first research project using the Internet by retrieving information and images. Students will learn to use the URL entry line to go to specific sites, and learn to work with two applications at a time.

Bible

Classroom religious studies focus on the choices Jesus offers. Memory verses accompany the lessons.
All students (Junior Kindergarten through sixth grade) attend chapel services each Wednesday at 8:45 conducted by the School Chaplain. Parents are always welcome to attend chapel. Children have the opportunity to sing, worship, pray and read scripture.

More information is available about the General Curriculum used at Salem.