Thursday, July 16, 2009

The ransom note

Today's mission if you choose to accept it...

An envelope will be delivered to the kid's house, hopefully today.
The envelope has a mission for them. The need to solve the code. Figure out who to send their message to. Decipher the question and figure out the answer.

This is what I have. I did not include the older kids in this mission but I think if you want to print out the coded questions they could try and solve them if they are reading the book.

Here are the kids who will be getting a note (along with their name code)
Sydney - HBWMVB
Annabelle - ZMMZYVOOV
Hannah - SZMMZS
Jessica - QVHHRXZ
Anna - ZMMZ
Megan - NVTZM (Megan just moved into the neighborhood and is going into 3rd)
Charlie - XSZIORV
Albert - ZOYVIG

questions
1. DSZG ZLOLI DLFOW GSV GSRVU 'GFIM GSV GLDM'? (Charlie)
What color would the thief 'turn the town'? Blue
2. NI. TIZMWKZ TZEV ZOVX DSZG YLLP GL IVZW OZHG HFNNVI? (Jessica)
Mr. Grandpa gave Alec what book to read last summer? The Bobbsey Twins
3. DSZG DZH GSV MZNV LV GSV NRHHRMT 'GSRMT'? (Anna)
What was the name of the missing 'thing'? Full Fathom FIve
4. DSZG DZH SRWWVM RM GSV IVZO KZRMGRMT? (Megan)
What was hidden in the real painting? Ghosted key
5. DSZG RH GSV MZNV LUGSV GLDM DSVIV GSV NBHGVIB GLLP KOZXV? (ALbert)
What is the name of the town where the mystery took place? Laurel Hollows
6. DSZG DSH GSV HKVVW ZOVX'H YIZRM DZH NOERMT?
What was the speed Alec's brain was moving? Peanut Butter
7. DSZG KZRMGRMT HGBOV WRW QZXPHLM KLOOZXP FHV? (Sydney)
What painting style did Jackson Pollack use? Layers of drips or abstract
8. DSL NZWV GSV ZIG HSLD KLHHRYOV? (Annabelle)
Who made the art show possible? Mrs. LaViolet

Barring that I did not transpose too many letters they should be able to figure out the code. I have already discovered one typo so hopefully the rest are not too bad.

Assignment - For next Wednesday please try and read at least to Chapter 9 if not all of it.
Next Wednesday is the final book club meeting for the month of July. We will on vacation the last week so we will start with Swiss Family Robinson the first week of August.

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