Mrs. Michalski's 2026-2027 Teacher Page "Level Up!"

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."

Important Days

Parent-Teacher Conferences

This year, conferences will be held on Monday, November 23 and Tuesday, November 24, with both in-person and virtual meeting options to accommodate schedules. Families will receive an email from the district at 8:00 AM on Friday, November 6, with a link to access "Meet the Teacher," our online conference scheduling program.

Honoring Our Veterans

Each of our schools will proudly host special assemblies and programs in honor of Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11. Our educators and students plan and prepare the assembly programs to honor those who have served our country.

Hickory Creek Middle School: 8:00 AM Assembly
Grand Prairie Elementary: 9:15 AM Assembly
Chelsea Intermediate: 10:30 AM Assembly

November 3 No School-Election Day

November 6 Parents receive e-mail at 8 AM to register for Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 11 Veterans Day Assemblies at each school

November 20 School Improvement Day - Early Release

November 23 Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School

November 24 Parent-Teacher Conferences - No School

November 25 - November 27 Non-Attendance Days/Holiday Break - No School

Theme Thursdays at Chelsea

Let's make school days even more fun! Students are encouraged to join in our upcoming Theme and Spirit Days. Participation is always optional, but we would LOVE to see our Tigers show their school spirit. They can also show Chelsea pride by wearing our school colors of maroon and gold!

November 6th-Grade Level Colors: Fifth Grade Blue

November 13th-Camouflage Day! Wear your favorite camouflage gear.

November 19th-Monochromatic Day! Wear all one color from head to toe.

December 3rd-Holiday Spirit: Kick off the holidays! Wear red, white, green, or any holiday related shirts or outfits.

December 10th-Light Up the Holidays! Wear lights and/or items that sparkle and shine.

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. Hughes

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

My ELA classes will be going to the library on Wednesdays. My homeroom class will be going from 10:30-10:55 and the afternoon ELA Block 2 will be from 2:20-2:45.

Every year our school librarian 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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