Nancy Vangrofsky - Third Grade Teacher

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Welcome to the exciting and busy world of Corpus Christi School’s Third Grade. It is my pleasure and delight to teach this wonderful grade. I have been at Corpus Christi for 12 years, and each year is more exciting and challenging than the ones that came before. I believe that teaching and helping to shape young and eager minds is one of the greatest gifts we can receive. I approach each day filled with a sense of wonder and awe, as I wait to see what the third grade brings to my door.

Last year the third grade worked very hard in all their subject areas. Thanks to contributions from our parents and families, as well as the enormous amount of books we read in class, the third grade total for the school’s Read 100 Challenge was 130 books! We were introduced to the wonderful and unusual characters like “Matilda,” “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator,” “The Mouse and the Motorcycle,” “Ramona Quimby,” “Sarah, Plain and Tall,” “Ali Baba Bernstein,” “Anthony Reynoso,” and many others. This year the third grade will meet these, as well as other new friends in our travels through various literary genres. In addition, the class particularly enjoyed their “construction” projects based on different scenes, characters, and plots of some of the books and stories we enjoyed.

Corpus Christi School presents a warm, compassionate and challenging learning environment for all its students. You can see and feel everyone’s commitment to excellence on our walls, in the classrooms, and on the faces of our students and teachers. All of our teaching is infused with Catholic principles and ideals. One of my most favorite parts of the day is Morning Prayer on the third floor, done with grades 1, 2, and 3. It is a time for everyone to reconnect with God, and to focus on the tasks ahead. It is a wonderful and peaceful way to start each school day. We are all here to grow and learn from each other.
 

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