Language Arts
• McGraw Hill Grammar Skills
• DRL/ Daily Language Review
• Narrative, Persuasive, Expository
and Descriptive
Writing
• 6 Traits + 1 Writing Program
• Great Mail Race/ Pen Pal Program
• Cursive Handwriting/Zaner
Bloser
• Everyday Spelling/Scott Foresman
Social Studies
• Map and Globe Skills
• Urban, Suburban, Rural and Connecticut
Communities
• Native Americans
• Field Trips
• Outreach Programs
• Guest Speakers
Science
• Discovery Works Text
• Life Cycles/ Long Island Sound
• Earth’s Resources
• Comparing Sun, Moon, & Earth
• Science Lab Activities
• Interactive Field Trips
About Your Teacher
Mrs. Papp lives in Westbrook, CT with her husband Roger, her daughter Mary, and Diamond, Mary’s Cat. She enjoys family activities with St. Mark Church and the Westbrook Junior Colonial Fife and Drum Corp. Her favorite activities are water sports, tennis, skiing, hiking, and summer reading at the beach. She loves teaching her eager 3rd graders, and being part of St. John School since 1996! Her goal is to; “Teach Children to Choose The Right Path, and When They are older, They Will Remain Upon It!” (Pslam 127;6)