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January 31st honors everything backwards! This day provides an opportunity to reverse our ways, our direction, or simply our shirt.
Dessert before dinner, perhaps? There are many ways to celebrate this fun day, so let your imagination be your guide!
This day is very popular with kids, but there is no age limit on who can participate! So everyone lets's have some fun!
HOW TO OBSERVE#NATIONALBACKWARDDAY:
- Say, "goodbye", instead of "hello", when answering the phone
- Put ice cream on your chocolate
- Wear your shirt backward
- Write your name backward
- Read a book starting with the last page
- Play a game from finish to start
2/3- Robotics Club 2:30-3:30
2/6- Talent Show Dress Rehearsal @ CMS 2:30
Title 1 Family Game Night 6:00
2/7- Bailly Talent Show
2/10- Robotics Club 2:30-3:30
2/13- Valentine's Parties 1:30
2/14-2/17- Mid Winter Break
LANGUAGE ARTS
This week we revisited the book E-Mergency. I introduced them to acronyms and we found several in that book. We looked at ASAP, EMT, ER, and many others. We discussed how acronyms and Wumbers were alike. They are both shortcuts that can be used to replace words. We talked about when someone might want to use a shortcut in place of a whole word. We decided that texting might be a situation in which you could use acronyms or Wumbers. Next, we reviewed what persuasive writing is and I presented them with the question, "Should first-graders have a cell phone?". Based on their opinion, they will be completing a hamburger model outline and then writing a persuasive paragraph.
MATH
This week students completed a Think Deeply over area. They were given written clues about three different targets and had to decipher which would be the smallest, middle, and largest. Next, students had to draw three different targets of their own design based on those clues. They did a great job!! 
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students finished up their prediction paragraphs this week. Next, I introduced them to Six Thinking Hats. This is another tool they can use to help them analyze and understand what they are reading. We went through each hat's meaning and how to apply it to a specific situation in My Father's Dragon.
MATH
Then, we received a new letter from Dru and Teller asking for help in building a playground. Students will be constructing model playgrounds that will have to fit into a specified area. We will continue this next week.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Students read a biography this week on Anna Sewell. Next, they wrote in their journal comparing Jane Goodall and Anna Swell. They were asked to list similarities and differences between the two activists. If they did not complete their journal entry in class it was sent as homework. We will discuss the comparisons on Monday. This will lead us into our novel.
MATH
This week we reviewed what the students had discovered about patterns on a 100's chart. Next, they were introduced to using arrows to find numbers on the chart. We discussed how to use arrows that go up and down, diagonal, and left to right. We will expand on this next week. 
LANGUAGE ARTS
This week students were introduced to a miniature mystery to solve. They were introduced to the suspects, setting, and given clues as to who was responsible for the crime that had been committed. They have really enjoyed working on this. We will finish it up next week and then go into our mystery novel.
MATH
Students continued working on transformations this week. They completed a worksheet on which they had to use different transformations to move a shape 5 times and end up in the same position that it started in. Students had to demonstrate two ways to accomplish this. After completing the transformation, students had to write down the steps they used. Then, without showing their partner their work, they explained the steps they used as the partner followed the instructions to try and execute the correct transformation.
Have a great weekend!
-Mrs. Marquardt
