A little about me: My husband, Kim, and I live in Lincoln. He is the CEO at the Rochester State Bank in Rochester, and this begins my 12th year at Illini Central. In past years I have taught 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, but have taught 5th graders for 15 years and absolutely LOVE it! We have three grown sons, Travis, Justin and Micah. Travis and Noel and their four sons live in Shawano, WI, where he is a Lutheran pastor and Noel is busy at home. Justin is a civil engineer and lives in the Alton area with Kelly, who teaches Middle School Special Education, and their three kids. Micah, Rachel, Waffles, and Mocha (their Corgis), live in Rockford MN, where he is an Academy Director for Walmart, and Rachel works at their church. We are very proud of our family, and spend many weekends traveling to see them!!
Check out the documents below to find information about my Symbaloo page and the 5th grade supply list.
Monthly Book Reports: Each month your child will be required to complete a book report on a book they have chosen from my library, the school library, or the Public Library. The project will be different each month. I will give the assignment at the beginning of each month, describe the project, and have the necessary materials ready for them in the classroom. It will be due on the last school day of each month (except for August; that will be included in the Sept. report). Books that have been made into movies will not qualify for these projects!
READING: We'll continue the school year with Maniac Magee and hopefully have time to read another novel before the school year is out! We use these books to study characterization, setting, palindromes, and much more. The books are good...so that's an added BONUS!!!
MATH: We move through fractions...adding, subtracting, multiplying and lastly division. We'll also study measurement, and of course review the concepts we've already studied this year!
SCIENCE: Your student will go to Mrs. Alley/Mrs. Liesman's class for Science each day. They will be able to assist you and your child with any questions you may have about content, tests, quizzes, etc. Contact them at: [email protected][email protected]