Happy Friday Bailly families!!

Please see below for what we have been up to the past few weeks:)

10/30- Krispy Kreme order pickup 9:00-10:00 am

11/2- E-Learning Day

Parent/Teacher Conferences

11/5- Picture Retakes

ELA

The first grade code crackers continued working with the Caesar cipher wheel. They have now mastered the art of deciphering and enciphering! Next, we moved on to the telephone keypad cipher. This was much easier for them to decipher than the Caesar wheel! 

I gave them a heads up that next week they will be learning to speak a secret language. They are super excited!

MATH

In math, we have been working on making shapes that will be used for a game. We folded squares into rectangles and triangles. This shows students how one shape can become another. We then went a step further and cut the created shapes in half to make yet another different shape. We will be using all of the created shapes to play a fun math game next week. 

ELA

The second graders have been loving Despereaux so far! They all seemed to be hooked on the story already! We have read some chapters together in class and others have been assigned to be read at home. By Monday, students should have read chapters 14 and 15 at home. Please encourage your child to complete their reading so we can have meaningful conversations in class. Thank you for your support as we embark on their first novel study!

MATH

The second grade mathematicians have been busy making new shapes out of triangles. They have used triangles to create new polygons such as squares and parallelograms. They then determined if their newly created shapes had lines of symmetry and how many. 

After wrapping up that unit, we moved on to discussing transformations and tessellations. Students learned three moves of transformations: translation (slide), reflection (flip), and rotation (turn). We will be using these moves to create tessellations in the upcoming weeks. 

ELA

My third grade friends worked together to finish up the retelling story map of Why the Raven's Feathers are Black. We then went over it together to make sure they understood the important elements of the myth. 

Next, we began creating a Folklore chart. We will continue to fill it in with different types of folklore and characteristics of each. Students then completed a noun search using one of the myths that we had read previously. 

MATH

Third graders have been learning about finding an algebraic function. It is all about finding the relationship between two items to find a general rule to apply. We are still working on mastering this skill and will continue working on it next week. 

ELA

Fourth graders have been working on turning their interview answers into a multi-paragraph composition. After writing a sloppy copy and doing some editing and revision, they turned the final copy into a Google doc. I will be printing out their final drafts and sending a copy home soon!

Next, they worked on Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes. They learned about how language has changed over time. We will continue with this next week. 

MATH

Your fourth graders may have come home wanting to show you a magic trick! They were amazed that I was able to guess the sum of the five cards they had picked! Of course I wasn't actually using magic:) We spent some time discussing the how the "trick" was actually done. Next week they will be creating their own tricks to test on their classmates. 

-Mrs. Marquardt

 

Hello Bailly Families! I hope you are all having a wonderful week. Please read on to see what your students have been learning this week in HA.  

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

My First grade friends got to crack their first secret code this week! Students were given a sheet of paper containing random groups of letters and asked to try to make some sense of it. We talked about how the letters were grouped together like words and spaced out as if in a sentence. We also discussed the reasons someone might want to use a secret code. 

Next, I introduced them to the Caesar Cipher wheel. This was used by Julius Caesar during battles to pass messages to his men without the enemy being able to interpret the message. We went through together how to use the cipher wheel and interpreted the message together! Students will use the wheel to crack a code in pairs next week. 

MATH

Our first grade mathematicians reviewed the attributes of and types of polygons this week. We discussed what makes a polygon and how one shape may be called by many different names based on its characteristics. 

After discussion, students played Lingo! Lingo is a bingo type game in which they had to roll a die and find a polygon on their gamecard with the same number of sides as the number they rolled. The goal was to get four polygons in a row. They had a blast playing!

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

Second graders were introduced to the novel, The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. We will begin our novel study next week. This week we talked about what a novel is and if anyone has read such a long book before. We also looked at the cover of the book and students made predictions of what they think the book will be about based on the cover. It will be extremely important for everyone to keep up with reading assignments so that we can hold discussions in class. I will keep you posted of what the reading schedule will be. 

MATH

Students were given 3x3 squares of colored paper to fold into lines of symmetry. We reviewed that a square will always have four lines of symmetry. Next, students cut along those lines to get triangles. Each square produces eight triangles when they are cut along the lines of symmetry. Students then manipulated these triangles to make different designs. The first two that they worked on had guided lines as to where the triangles should be placed. Then, students worked with a partner to create designs on an unlined square to create new designs. This proved to be a bit more difficult for them. 

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

Third grade worked in pairs this week on a retelling story map of the myth, Why the Raven's Feathers are Black. The map helps them to break the myth down into smaller parts for a better understanding of the story. Students were able to reference the example that we completed together last week to help them in the process. We will wrap this up next week. 

MATH

Students are still working hard to master the skill of using a mathematical formula to find the answer to a question. Practice and patience will help solidify the needed strategies in their minds. We have been experimenting with different problem solving methods. I have no doubt that they will be masters of algebra in no time!

Today we figured out how many fish could sit at at four sided table and how that number would change if you added tables with a full side touching. Students were able to conclude that they needed to double the number of tables and then add 2 for the ends. They rocked at this today!

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

As we continue our unit on Change, fourth graders will be looking at how a major change can affect a person's life. They had the opportunity to interview me this week as practice for their homework assignment. This was mainly to get them used to taking detailed notes when interviewing their subject choice at home. The details will be very important when transforming their interview notes into an interesting paragraph. Please remind students to return their interview sheet on Monday, October 11. 

MATH

 

Guess My Number! was the name of the game this week. We began by students trying to guess a number that I had picked between 0-50. Students had to ask yes or no questions to narrow down the number until they were able to figure it out. Is your number odd? Is your number a prime number? Is your number greater than 30? 

Each kiddo then got a chance to pick their own number and answer yes or no questions while we figured out what number they had secretly chosen. They loved it!

Next, I had them pick another number, multiply it by 3 and add 4. We then worked backwards to discover what the original number was. They did awesome!

        

Enjoy your weekend!

-Mrs. Marquardt