MRS. VEGA's TEACHER PAGE 2025- 2026

Thank you for checking this page. I will be teaching your child Math, Science, and Social Studies. Your child will also have an ELA/Writing teacher for the other half of the day. 5th Graders have a Block 1 (homeroom) teacher and a Block 2 teacher.

Please use this webpage as a resource and check the Weekly Plan section for the learning focus each week. I will update it each Monday before leaving school. The "Math Help & Websites" page has homework links and videos to help students by lesson.

Students will be using their school supplied assignment notebook to write down the assignments daily. I will also send out homework and class reminders via Remind app so my parents/guardians will be informed.

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Classroom and School News- November

Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month! We will be adding our usual Wednesday Words and Friday Facts to the morning announcements starting Wednesday, November 5. Each grade level also has a book to read in celebration of this month. 5th Grade is reading, - Wilma’s Way Home by Doreen Rappaport

Veteran's Day Celebration with our Veterans

Our wonderful PE/Encore team has been hard at work planning our annual Veterans Day Assembly, which will take place on Tuesday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. Emails have been sent out to all families to sign up for the veteran to attend the assembly, and to submit photos to be included in our Veterans Day slideshow. This information has been included in Chelsea e-newsletter that went out October 31 as well.

Parent- Teacher Conferences

An email blast will be sent to families at the end of the week. In 5th grade you will be able to sign up for a 10-minute timeslot for your child's ELA and Math teachers (Block 1 and Block 2). We will be using the platform Meet the Teacher to sign up for timeslots. It will list which times are in person or which are virtual. Tuesday is an all virtual day. Look for more information about conferences in district e-blast on November 7. Parent Sign-Ups will begin November 14th. After that, please reach out to the main office if you have any difficulties or need to reschedule.

Here is our schedule for our two days of Parent-Teacher Conferences:

Monday, 11/24

10:00-12:30 In Person Conferences

1:00-3:00 Virtual Conferences

3:00-5:30 In Person Conferences

6:30-8:00 In Person Conferences

Tuesday, 11/25

8:00-12:00 Virtual Conferences

Please see the Weekly Plan page for what is happening this week.

Band & Orchestra: 5th Grade Students will have the opportunity to explore and sample the instruments during encore time. More information will be sent home during the exploration week. Look for more information (flyer and email) after our explorations the week of September 8.

Here are the calendar links:

Doug Adams

HCMS BAND CALENDAR

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=157cinstrumentalmusic%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FChicago

Shannon Shanahan

CHELSEA BAND CALENDAR

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cbqc8vvaqk7c6rj6mjcaivgoqk%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FChicago

Family Shout Outs

We are offering parents the opportunity to complete a "Shout Out" form to celebrate students' accomplishments outside of the school day that can include events such as team competitions, recitals, etc.

This form is linked to the Chelsea e-newsletter. It is also posted on our Chelsea page. Depending on the number of "shout outs" we receive, we will recognize students either on the morning announcements or on the monitors throughout the school. We are looking forward to acknowledging achievements by our students!

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.

Important Dates

Here is an up-to-date list of events happening during the month of September. We'll keep updating throughout the month:

October 10- No School - Teacher Institute

October 13- No School- Holiday

October 17- Popsicle Sale

October 23- Literacy Night 5:30-7

October 24- End of Q1 and popsicle sale

October 27- Team B Field trip to Lake Katherine- (return for lunch/recess)

October 31- Fall Party and Early Dismissal @12:05 (Wear/bring costumes, but no candy/edible treats)

Theme Thursdays at Chelsea

10/16- Football Fandom

10/23- Silly Socks

10/20- Red Ribbon Week- Peace Out, No Stress- Wear peace signs, tie-dye or pajamas

Show your Chelsea pride and wear our school colors of maroon and gold on Fridays!

ClassLink at Home

Students can access ClassLink from their home computers! Directions for how to access the ClassLink launchpad from home are in the downloads section. 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."

ELearning Schedule

In case of inclement weather, our school will utilize Microsoft Teams. 5th Grade students will know how to access assignments and announcements. In the event of an E-Learning Day, students will be expected to follow the schedule- coming soon. In addition, students will have a hard copy of the schedule. It can also be found in my downloads section when available. Students will be sent home with their district laptops prior to an e-learning day.

Classroom Wish List Items:

We greatly appreciate any supplies throughout the year, especially dry erase markers and pre-sharpened pencils. We also welcome gift cards to 5 Below to replenish our fidgets and flexible seating. Additionally, any gift cards to local businesses and companies that 5th graders frequent (Raffy's, Kernel Sweetooth, Creamery, Chipotle, Target, Amazon, etc.) for class prize bucket, raffles, and giveaways are also welcome. Please label it as class raffle! Thank you for considering a contribution to the classroom!

Feel free to view our classroom Amazon wish list- CLICK HERE .

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Name: Trisha Vega
Position: 5th Grade Teacher
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