Third Grade "F.Y.I."

 *How many third grade classes are in Windham Center School?

• There are ten third grade classes; seven classrooms at Windham Center School and three classrooms at Golden Brook School.
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*How many students are in each third grade class?

• Class size averages 22 students.

*Do you have any homework in third grade?

•  The policy for Windham Center School is 10 minutes per grade level, so third grade has around 30 minutes of homework per night.(not on weekends!) The other kind of homework involves long term projects which go with a special theme.

*Do you have recess?

• There is a 20 minute recess after lunch. Because the weather varies, we ask that all students dress appropriately. We try to go out for at least a few minutes every day.

*Do you have a lunch room?

•  We have a cafeteria, which is used for the lunch room and special assemblies. We have a gymnasium with wooden floors for Physical Education.

*What specials do you have?

•  We have Physical Education twice a week. Music,Art,Library are once a week. The class periods are 45 minutes.

*Do you have a playground?

• Yes, there is a wood-chip section with a twirly slide, jungle gym, and space trolley. There are also two sets of swings and slides, a large field for soccer, baseball, touch football or kickball. 

*Do you switch classes?

• No. Teaching teams consist of two or three teachers. Sometimes the teams share story time; sometimes they share art projects.

*Do you have special projects?

• Some of the special third grade themes include:

*Animal Habitats

*Weather

*Study of Windham

*Sound

*Immigration

*Westward Ho!

*Do you have any field trips?

• Yes, we go to the Deerfield Fair and submit projects for judging.  Sometimes, we go to a play in the spring.  Different classes will occasionally take smaller individual field trips.  

*Do third graders have a chance to take part in special school-wide activities?