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Welcome to Mrs. Gajda's Fifth Grade Wiki Page!
Contact Information: Christina Gajda Room: 204 Phone: (860) 526-5797 ext: 204 email: cgajda@chester.k12.ct.us

Mrs. Gajda's Specials Schedule: A Days: Music B Days: P.E  C Days: Art  D Days: Spanish Academies @ 2:05 on A days <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Chorus @ 1:40 on B days <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Band @ 2:05 on C days <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">**Library @9:00 on Wednesdays** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Update: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Can you believe we only have about a month of school left? This school year really flew by! Our class continues to learn as the weather improves and we begin to dream about summer vacation!

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We are learning about the causes of the American Revolution such as the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts and the Boston Massacre as well as important leaders such as Benjamin Franklin and Nathan Hale. We will also consider different opinions of the events that led to the Revolution from both the colonists' and British perspectives.

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">We are learning about mirrors and lenses and engaging in many neat labs that help us understand what we read about.

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Math continues to be fun and challenging! We are learning about decimals by ordering them and learning how to add them. We will also be learning about collecting data!

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">Our Social Development Book of the Month is __The Other Side__ and our theme for the month is "Caring and Empathy."

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Upcoming Events: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Art Show on Wednesday, May 23rd at 6:30 here at CES <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Memorial Day Program on Friday, May 25th at 2:15 here at CES <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 28th because of Memorial Day <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Second Grade Hobby Show on Wednesday, May 30th at 9:15 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Last Day of HW Club is June 7th <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Camp Hazen permission slips due by June 1st <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Field Day on Monday, June 11th <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*LAST DAY OF SCHOOL is June 21st!! (Early Dismissal at 1:00)