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This week, we will be wrapping up Module 6. We will complete lesson 9 which focuses on analyzing data to solve problems before our topic B formative, review day, and end of module assessment. On Tuesday, April 21st we will complete our Module 6 Topic B Formative Assessment. On Thursday April 23rd we will complete our End of Module 6 Assessment.
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.
This week we will begin our Patricia Polacco unit. We will learn more about the author before beginning texts like Fiona's Lace, Rechenka's Eggs, Rotten Richie and My Red-headed Older Brother, Rotten Richie Ultimate Dare, Thundercake, and Lightening in a Jar. On Wednesday, April 22nd we will complete our ELA Informational Outcome Assessment.

Mystery Science: "Why do plants grow flowers?"

This week we will continue our fourth quarter inquiry project. Students will wrap up researching the important cause in the world that they have selected and examining how they can be a changemaker! Students will work on revising their research and complete an Earth Day writing activity.

Cre: Meaning "bring forth, produce"

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.