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This week, we will continue Module 7. Students will complete lessons 12-14 and 17. Students will measure side lengths to determine perimeter, explore perimeter of plane shapes, determine perimeter when whole number measurements are unknown, and use all four operations to solve problems involving perimeter. Additionally, they will complete a formative assessment on Friday, May 15th. The Mid- Module 7 Assessment will take place on Monday, May 18th.
Need help with homework? Search "Eureka Math, third grade, module 1 lesson ___" on YouTube :) Each day in class, we will be completing a portion (or all) of the problem set. Students are responsible for completing the corresponding homework pages for our daily lesson on Monday through Thursday each week. Please make sure your child is putting their workbook right back in their backpack after completing their homework. You will find all homework assignments written in their planner and on our class webpage.

Our focus skills this quarter are:
Informational Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CSS.ELA-Literacy. RI 3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RI 3.8 Describe how the author connects ideas between sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text.
On Monday, we will complete an in-class review to prepare students for the assessment on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will begin our final novel of the year, Winn Dixie. We will be completing Chapters 1-8 throughout the week. On Tuesday, May 12th students will take their Literature Outcome assessment. There will be ELA homework on Monday, May 11th.

This week, we will continue our final social studies unit- economics! Students will explore careers relating to their interests, focus on money choices, before ending the week developing a business plan for their Market Day project.

This week students will focus on completing their final writing activity for the problem they have been focusing on. They will select from a choice board including creating a PowerPoint presentation, newspaper article, speech, poster, etc. to display their final information.

Phote: Meaning "picture or light"

Important Dates:

*Governor Pat Quinn signed Erin's Law in January of 2013, which requires all schools in the state of Illinois to provide age appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education programs for students in grades Pre-K through 12. Our lessons 3rd grade students will begin the week of February 1st. The Chelsea Intermediate School Social Workers will be teaching each lesson in the child’s classroom. The "Think First and Stay Safe" program will be the curriculum utilized for these lessons with a focus on Child Lures.