There are three 3rd Grade classes at St. Margaret Mary.  Each class may contain up to 28 students. 

• The reading curriculum expands basic reading into higher levels. 

• The religion curriculum emphasizes learning additional prayers, sacraments, the liturgical years, the marks of the church, and how to incorporate Jesus into our daily lives.

• The math curriculum expands to 4-digit addition and subtraction and includes a heavy emphasis on multiplication and division. The concepts of  fractions, decimals, facts, and measurement are also developed.

• Students eat lunch at the main cafeteria with the 2nd grade, and have one outside recess after lunch. 

• Students attend school masses and - about once a month - mass in the St. Margaret Mary chapel. 

• Students participate in all exploratory classes: computer, library, PE, prayer music, and Spanish.   These are graded Satisfactory (S) / Needs improvement (N) all year.

• Students receive letter grades in all subjects. 

• Conduct is graded on a scale of E (Excellent), S (Satisfactory), N (Needs improvement), U (Unsatisfactory).

• Students take the Stanford Achievement Tests (SAT) in April.