Third Grade

Third grade is an exciting year filled with growing learning opportunities. Our heart is to see students grow in their responsibility skills and character development. We focus on math facts and mastering multiplication in third grade. We also discover more about the solar system and the Civil War while expanding our writing and vocabulary skills. We travel through the Bible, highlighting the stories of Jesus and learn to apply them to our personal lives.

In third grade, we go on three field trips. We visit the Jurupa Mountain Discovery Center to learn more about rocks and minerals. We go to the OC Discovery Cube where we get great hands-on learning focused on earthquakes and tsunamis. Lastly, we travel to Knott’s Berry Farm to experience Native American culture.

Miss Sarah Donahue, a CMCS alumni, who joined the Calvary staff in 2015. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Hope International University. This is Miss Donahue’s fifth year of teaching third grade here at Calvary. She is organized, patient, and passionate about teaching. Miss Donahue goes above and beyond to help her students reach their goals and pours God’s love into them. We are blessed to have her on our Calvary staff.

Miss Thompson joined our staff in 2018. She was a graduate of Calvary Murrieta in 2002 and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Concordia University.  Miss Thompson has taught fourth grade and is currently teaching third grade. She aims to engage all of her students through creative instruction and has a heart of humility. Miss Thompson inspires her students to strive for Christ-like character.