Week of November 29th

 

Hello Bailly Families! I hope you have all had a great week. It's hard to believe we only have 2 more weeks until Winter Break! 

ELA

This week first graders completed two new types of ciphers. For the first one, they had to change only one letter in a given word to make a new word that matched a clue.

Example:

boat--->_______ (a jacket)

Students would change the b in boat to a c to make the word coat.

Next, the kiddos worked on an Over Under Substitution Cipher. They were given a  sequence of letters that made no sense. They had to crack the code to reveal the secret message! 

Finally, we read The Disappearing Alphabet by Richard Wilbur and completed a reading analyzer for the book. The reading analyzer helps to break down the book into smaller parts and helps students make connections between the book and its meaning. 

MATH

In first grade, mathematicians completed a Think Deeply that was similar to the game What Happened that we played last week. Students had to look at a shape, name it, and then determine what shape in turned into and how that happened. We completed this together. 

Next, students took a check-up to make sure they have a clear understanding of what we have learned so far before moving on. We will begin a new lesson next week. 

ELA

Second graders jumped back into Despereaux this week! They took a quick check-up just to ensure they are doing the at home reading and have a good understanding of what they read. We began reading Book the Fourth in class. Students were assigned chapters 36 and 37 to read from Monday to Tuesday. They should read chapters 41-46 by Monday. If they want to read on and finish the book, that is fine! I didn't want to make that mandatory if it's too much, but most students are eager to see how this story wraps up. It's hard to believe we are almost done with this novel study!

MATH

Check-up time! Second graders took an assessment to ensure they have a clear understanding of what they have learned so far. Next, we played a fun game of Around the World to practice multiplication skills!

ELA

Third grade recalled the story, Benny and His Bull. We pulled out the elements of the story that make it a Fairy Tale. We then added Fairy Tales as a third circle to our large Folklore Venn Diagram. Students are enjoying learning about and comparing the different genres of Folklore. 

MATH

Third grade math students continued learning the patterns of 100 chart. We took our time and went through the different patterns recognizing the similarities and differences. We also discussed how each pattern shows the multiples of each number.

ELA

Fourth graders have been working hard on their biography research projects! Students were given guide of what will be required in this project as well as a packet of questions that will help them gather the information needed to complete the project. They are really enjoying learning about the person they are researching!

MATH

Fourth graders had the chance to show me what they know! It was check up time. After they completed the check-up, we did extra algebra practice. They are rocking these algebra problems this year!

-Mrs. Marquardt