Academics
Grade Overview

3rd Grade

Third grade at Holy Trinity Parish School is considered a transition year that guides students from the primary grades to the intermediate grades.  The foundation of our philosophy in third grade is to create a faith-based classroom community where we all respect each other and are welcome.  Each morning, students remain in a self-contained classroom with their homeroom teacher for reading, math, language arts, and writing.  For the first time, students change classes in the afternoon for religion, science, and social studies.  It is this departmentalization that allows the student to be immersed into a content-rich environment.  They also have nightly homework and use student planners to promote independence.   In preparation for fourth grade, students are encouraged to take more personal responsibility in their studies and organization.   Students are expected to complete assignments in cursive handwriting midway through the first trimester.  Field trips include Bernheim Forest, Locust Grove, and The Cathedral.  Some other traditions include learning with Junior Achievement, working with our mission - the Ronald McDonald House, the publishing of our All Souls' Day Biographies, and the making of our Historical Louisville Landmark projects and habitat dioramas.

List of 3 members.

  • Photo of Beth Mitchell

    Ms. Beth Mitchell 

    University of Louisville - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
    University of Sunderland - Masters in International Education/Teaching
    2020
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  • Photo of Marisa Van Arsdale

    Mrs. Marisa Van Arsdale 

    Teacher - 3rd
    Asbury University - Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education
    University of Kentucky - Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing
    2019
  • Photo of Morgan Vihlidal

    Mrs. Morgan Vihlidal 

    Teacher - 3rd
    Indiana University - Master of Science in Elementary Education with Reading Specialist License
    Ohio Wesleyan University - Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education
    2013
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