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This week, we will continue on module 5 which is all about fractions. We will complete lessons 17, 21, 22, and 25. These lessons focus on placing numbers on a number line, recognizing equivalent fractions on a number line, and expressing whole number fractions on the number line. Our Module 5 Topic D Formative is on Tuesday, March 10.
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:
(RI 3.1) I can ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
(RI 3.2) I can determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
(RI 3.3) I can 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.
(RI 3.4) I can determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text.
(RI 3.7) I can use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text.
(RI 3.8) I can describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text
This week, we finish our novel Me and Mister P. Our skills will focus on using illustrations to understand what we are reading. We will complete an in-class review on Thursday in preparation for our Outcome Assessment on Friday, March 13. The skills covered on this assessment include figurative language, character motivation, summarizing, and utilizing illustrations to understand the text.

This week we will be using our Science time to review Math concepts in preparation for IAR.
During writing this week we will be continuing literary analysis. Students will be forming essays focused on illustrations and how they help us understand the text using our novel Me & Mister P as well as the text Polar Bear and Husky Pups.

Chron which means time



*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.