Bailey Academy

In Science this month we have been learning about Inventions and Inventors. I looked up who made Kleenex (Kimberly-Clark). We found out that trampolines and calculators and a bunch of other stuff was made by kids.  In music we've been finishing up orchestras. Today we learned about the string family of instruments.  In Social Studies we are learning about South America. The countries that we are learning about are Brazil, Argentina and tomorrow we are learning about Chile. We learned that Brazilians speak Portuguese but all the other countries in South America speak Spanish.  In math I started doing grade 5 work because grade 3 was too easy. Recently we've been learning about square roots and exponents and BEDMAS (Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction - the order of operations.) For example:  (we have to do the brackets first, then the multiplication, then the rest) 3+2x4-(2+2)= 3+2x4-(4)= 3+8-4= 11-4= 7 In health we have been learni...

  This is a blog for our families All Hallows Eve party. ( Halloween ) At the start, we did a bit of regular old school.  Candy launchers out of popsicle sticks and some elastics. I ended up getting 2nd place in our competition. I won a bit of candy. We read a Halloween story, Halloween puzzles, and a Clue Hunt. Mom hid clues around the house that we had to follow in order to get candy. Aria made yummy cupcakes, good, but WAY TOO MUCH frosting. It was so messy. Next, I got some candy, went to my desk, and ate while watching Youtube. In the evening, my sister went trick or treating, I chose not to go. by Liam