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Mrs. Dvorak's Class!

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Welcome to our class page! I am so excited to begin the 2026-2027 school year with our new classroom family! Please use this website to keep up with the latest updates in our classroom. You will find a general outline for weekly instruction below. Please keep in mind that instruction & homework may vary or change throughout the week based on student needs and understanding.
 
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions! I look forward to working together this year to best support your child! We are going to have a great year!
 
 

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This week, we will wrap up Module 2 completing lessons 18-21 before a formative on Friday. We will focus on decomposing once and twice in subtraction, estimating differences, and estimating sums and differences by rounding with mixed word problems.

 

 

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.

 

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Our focus skills this quarter are listed below :) 

✅ RI.3.1 — Ask & answer questions about an informational text

✅ RI.3.2 — Determine the main idea, identify key details, and explain how they support the main idea

✅ RI.3.5 — Use text features to locate information on a topic

✅ RI.3.6 — Distinguish between my point of view and the author’s point of view in informational text

 

In ELA this week, we will continue our novel "What Was the Great Chicago Fire?" with a focus on identifying main idea with supporting details, identifying text features, and forming a short answer response. At the end of the week, students will be completing a book tasting to select their person for Changemakers' Cafe.

 

 

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This week we will continue science! Our Mystery Science lesson is "How can we predict when it's going to storm?"

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This week, students will continue the research simulation writing process. They will be researching and forming an essay about The Great Chicago Fire from our text and article.

 

 
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medi- meaning "middle"

 
Important dates
Monday, November 2: Pajama and Camping Day
Monday, November 2: Hot Lunch
Tuesday, November 3: No School
Wednesday, November 4: Library
Thursday, November 5: Theme Thursday- Grade level colors: Wear Orange
Friday, November 6: Math Formative Topic E
 
Monday, November 9: End of Module 2 Assessment Part 1
Tuesday, November 10: End of Module 2 Assessment Part 2
Tuesday, November 10: Hot Lunch
Wednesday, November 11: Library
Thursday, November 12: Theme Thursday- Wear Camo
E Learning Schedule

 

*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.