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This week, we will continue on module 5 which is all about fractions. We will complete lessons 15, 16, and 18. These focus on placing numbers on a number line and comparing fractions by reasoning their distance from 0. Our Mid Module 5 Assessment will take place on Tuesday, March 3.
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 begin our novel Me and Mister P. Our skills will focus on making predictions and using illustrations to understand what we are reading.

We will be continuing science this week with a focus on forces and motion. Our Mystery Science question is, "How can you go faster down a slide?"
During writing this week we will be continuing preparation for IAR. Students will be exploring all the tools they will utilize during testing. They will form an essay discussing the two texts and using evidence. We will also work on a continuation writing for the story "Cosmo the Boat Cat".

Chron which means time

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*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.