Mrs. Michalski's 2025-2026 Teacher Page "Lights, Camera, Learn!"
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.
Use this class page as an extension of our classroom to stay informed. It contains important dates, reminders, homework, the quarterly curriculum standards, links, and other essential information about what's happening in our classroom, school, and district.
Please check back often! Each school day's activities and homework assignments will be featured in the "Week at a Glance."
Anti-Bullying "The Power of Good!" Week
Monday, November 17-Be yourself, silly dressing day!
Tuesday, November 18-Dress like how you think people will dress in the future, or dress like your future career!
Wednesday, November 19-Dress in school spirit gear!
Thursday, November 20-Dress in the same color as a class!
Friday, November 21-Wear pajamas to school! (1/2 day)
Important Days
Tuesday, November 11 - Veteran's Day Assembly
Friday, November 21 - Early Dismissal 12:05
Monday, November 24 - Parent /Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, November 25 - Parent/ Teacher
Wed., November 26 - Fri., November 28 - Thanksgiving Break
Friday, December 19 - Winter Party! Early Dismissal 2:30
December 22-January 2 Winter Break
Monday, January 5-Institute Day, No School
Theme Thursdays at Chelsea
Show your Chelsea pride and wear our school colors of maroon and gold on Fridays!
November 13: Camouflage Day- Wear your favorite camouflage gear.
November 20: Monochromatic Day- Wear all one color from head to toe!
Week Before Winter Break Spirit Days
Monday, December 15: Holiday Headwear
Tuesday, December 16: Tinsel Toes Tuesday
Wednesday, December 17: Ugly Sweater Day
Thursday, December 18: Pajama Day
Friday, December 19: Festive Friday
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 Mr. Bertrand
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
My ELA classes will be going to the library on Tuesdays. My homeroom class will be going from 10:25-10:50 and the afternoon ELA Block 2 will be from 2:15-2:40.
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! We always look forward to this time period to grab a book and read to our heart's content! We are so fortunate to have an abundance of books to choose from in our school library.
Volunteers needed! Parents are invited to volunteer in the library this school year! If you are interested in volunteering, then please contact [email protected] to schedule a time to come in.
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
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Follow our class on Twitter: @MrsMichalski5
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