Mrs. Michalski's 2024-2025 Teacher Page
MRS. MICHALSKI ~ CHELSEA SCHOOL
I am delighted to be your child's Advanced ELA teacher, and I look forward to a fantastic year in fifth grade! I will be utilizing this page throughout the year for updates on curriculum and events. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have during the school year. I look forward to building a partnership with you to create a successful fifth grade year for our students.
Important Dates
Friday, November 22, 2024: School Improvement Day-Early Dismissal 12:05
November 25-26, 2024: Parent/Teacher Conferences -No School
November 27-29, 2024: Holiday/No School Days
Friday, December 20, 2024: Early Release-One Hour
December 23, 2024-January 3, 2025: Winter Break
Theme Thursdays
November 21st: Get Into Shape- Wear your favorite workout gear.
December 5th: Silly Socks-Wear your silliest socks today!
December 12th: Winter Wonderland-Wear white, blue and/or silver.
Week Before Winter Break!
Monday, December 16th: Holiday Headwear-Wear a winter or holiday hat, headband, etc..
Tuesday, December 17th: Light Up the Holidays-Wear anything that sparkles and shines.
Wednesday, December 18th: A Long Winter's Nap-Wear your favorite pajamas and get ready for a relaxing winter break.
Thursday, December 19th: Ugly Sweater Day-Wear an ugly or unusual sweater.
Friday, December 20th: Party Down! Today is our winter party. Wear your favorite holiday shirt or festive party shirt.
Every Friday is Chelsea Spirit Day so let's show our Chelsea pride and wear our school colors of maroon and gold!
E-Learning Schedule
The E-Learning Schedule can be found under the Links section of my webpage.
Encore Schedule
Students will have P.E. class every morning. Students will also have the opportunity to enrich their learning in the following encore classes:
Quarter 1 Art with Mrs. Maney
Quarter 2 Spanish with Mrs. Smerz
Quarter 3 STEM with Mrs. Jozaitis
Quarter 4 Music with Mrs. Zito
ClassLink at Home
Students can access ClassLink from their home computers! Directions for how to access the ClassLink launchpad from home are in the Links section of this page. In order for students to not have to reenter usernames and passwords they will need to add an extension to their web browser. Directions for how to do that are also linked to this page. If the extension is not added then login credentials will have to be entered each time.
This information can also be found on the district website under "Student/Parent Technology Tutorials."
Library on Tuesday
We will begin going to the library on Tuesdays this school year. My homeroom class will be going at 10:25 and the afternoon block will be at 2:15. Every year our school librarian, Mrs. Schubert, has the opportunity to add new books! We can always ask her for book recommendations. There are even audio books! The students look forward to this time period to grab a book and read to their heart's content! We are so fortunate to have an abundance of books to choose from in our school library.
Erin's Law Presentations
Governor Pat Quinn signed Erin's Law in January of 2013, which requires all schools in the state of Illinois to provide age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education programs for students in grades Pre-K through 12. The Chelsea Intermediate School social workers will be teaching each lesson in the child’s classroom. The "Think First and Stay Safe" program will be the curriculum utilized for these lessons with a focus on Child Lures.
Communication
Please consider following us on social media to see photos and updates from our classroom, other teachers and our administrators.
Follow our class on Twitter: @MrsMichalski5
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