Welcome to the 2023-2024 School Year!!!

I will be your child’s case manager overseeing your child’s IEP this year. I teach 5th grade ELA and Math on Team 5A, 5B, and 5C.  

Our Paraprofessional is Mrs. Cheney 

Contact Information:  

[email protected] 815-469-2309  

I am available most mornings between 8:30-9:00 am.  

A little about me… 

This is my 18th year at Chelsea Intermediate School and my 26th year teaching Special Education. I have two sons (Jared is 23 and Cole is 21) and two dogs (Otis age 5 and Oreo age 12). My youngest is a senior at Western Michigan University and my other son just graduated with his master’s from Grand Valley State University in Michigan. My husband and I just moved to Mokena last summer. We lived in Frankfort for over 18 years! I’m looking forward to an exciting school year in our new and improved building!

Please check your assigned child's homeroom teacher's web pages for important information and dates about fifth grade.

I'm looking forward to exciting school year filled with endless possibilities!

WELCOME Chelsea Tigers!!! Level Up! 

-Mrs. Harris

 

Social Emotional Learning:

Class Dojo: This year students will earn points in our class for staying on task, participation, and whole body listening. The goal will be to earn 5 points a day in any of the three areas. If the entire class reaches his/her goal a letter will be placed on the board to spell CLASS (for ELA) and DOJO! (for math). Once all the letters are completed the class will earn the reward of "free time" to select a preferred activity.

 

Morning Meetings: Each day students in our morning class will gather for a morning meeting. This will be a time for students to share anything about their day that they are excited about, something they celebrated at home, or a comment they will like to share. All students are welcome to share or pass. It is also a time for us to gather to do team building activities and review our day.

 

High Five Friday's: Every Friday upon leaving our class, students will be given an Air High Five or fist bump on their way out of the classroom. It is a time to say goodbye and have a great weekend after a long week of working hard in school. 

 

Fun Friday: Every Friday we will have a group activity/game to acknowledge all the hard work that occurred throughout the week! 

 

2X10 Strategy/ "Tea Time": The 2×10 strategy is simple: spend 2 minutes per day for 10 days in a row talking with a student about anything she or he wants to talk about that’s going on with their day or something outside of school with their teacher. The strategy builds a rapport and a relationship between teacher and student, and lets the child see that you genuinely care about him or her as a person. Students are randomly selected and will meet at the end of a subject or the end of the day. 

If your child would like to bring in a special drink to drink while enjoying "Tea Time" they may. I will keep the drink in the classroom until your child is selected. 

 

 

ELA: Quarter 2 Novel "Wild River"

Writing unit: Research Simulations, informational research project

Reading skills: Informational Text/ Main Idea/ Details, Summary

Math: Eureka Math Grade 5 Module 2 and 3

Monday-Thursday schedule:

9:05-9:10 Homeroom 

9:10-10:10 Encore/PE

10:10-11:45 snack/ Math Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Melby, Mrs. Vega, or Mr. Becker

11:40-12:30 Social Studies or Science with Homeroom Teachers

12:30-12:55 ELA Word Study (Orton Gillingham or Structured Word Inquiry)

12:55-1:35 Lunch/Recess

1:35-2:15 ELA Writing with Mrs. Harris or ELA Block 2 teachers 

2:15-3:20 ELA- Reading with Mrs. Harris or ELA Block 2 teachers

3:20-3:25 Pack up

3:25 dismissal

10:34-11:55 Math

11:55-12:42 Social Studies and Science

12:42-1:07 Word Study

1:07-1:47 Recess/ Lunch

1:47-3:20 ELA

3:20-3:25 Pack up

3:25 dismissal

 

E-Learning Schedule:

Fifth Grade E-Learning Schedule 

Chelsea Intermediate School 

Time	Area of Focus	Delivery
9:05-9:10	Homeroom – Pledge and Attendance	Teams Meet with HR Teacher
9:10 – 9:20	Review of schedule, overview of day, instructions for day’s independent work	Teams Meet with HR Teacher
9:20 – 10:20	Block 1 Direct Instruction	Teams Meet Block 1 Teacher   60 Minutes
10:20 – 10:50	ELA Block 1 SWI       Math Block 1 Independent/ small group instruction time	Teams Meet for SWI for ELA teachers    Teams Meet for Math teachers
10:50 – 11:20	PE	Video and Follow Up Lessons on PE Teacher’s Webpage
11:20 - 11:50	Encore	Video and Follow Up Lessons on Encore Teacher’s Webpage
11:50 – 12:20	Science/SS	Independent Student Work
12:20 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 2:00	Block 2 Direct Instruction	Teams Meet with Block 2 Teacher 60 Minutes
2:00 – 2:30	ELA Block 2 SWI     Math Block 2 Independent/ small group work	Teams Meet with Block 2 Teacher 30 Minutes
2:30 – 3:30	Math Small group instruction    ELA Small group instruction	Teams Meet – Teachers on Teams

 

 

*Please check your child's backpack each day. Empty out graded papers or any school information from the take home folder. Please check the take home folder and the assignment notebook each day for homework.