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**Mrs. Rivard - Fifth and Sixth Grade Reading:** This is Mrs. Rivard’s fifteenth year of teaching. Eleven of those years have been spent working for Franklin Public Schools at Southwood Glen Elementary and at Robinwood Elementary. She has experience teaching third and sixth grades. Mrs. Rivard enjoys teaching reading, and she will receive her master’s degree in reading next fall. She is teaching reading utilizing the Making Meaning curriculum, which incorporates a workshop philosophy. This allows for daily mini-lessons on specific reading strategies followed by group and partner work. Regular independent reading time will allow for individual teacher/student conferences to discuss and review reading strategy use.

**Ms. Szychlinski- Fifth and Sixth Grade Writing:** Ms. Szychlinski has been teaching sixth grade at Robinwood for five years. In addition to her master’s degree in teaching, she also has a journalism degree. She brings her background in this field to create authentic writing activities for her students to not only strengthen their communication skills but to develop and enhance their love of writing. Along with being a teacher consultant for the Milwaukee chapter of the National Writing Project, Ms. Szychlinski was also a member of the district literacy review committee and will continue implementing the writer’s workshop curriculum, Being a Writer. This, along with grammar in context lessons, will give students opportunities every day to work through the writing process, receive individualized feedback, and transform themselves into life-long writers.

**Mr. Fish - Fifth and Sixth Grade Social Studies:** Mr. Fish has been a teacher at Robinwood for 10 years. Not only does he have a degree in history, he has a passion for it. In the 6th grade social studies classes, he will touch on a variety of topics including Latin America, in which we will be discussing Mexico and other early cultures. He will also be discussing all of the early cultures of Greece, Egypt, Rome, and Canada. In the 5th grade social studies classes, Mr. Fish will be taking the classes on a journey from the early North American civilizations, through the Revolutionary War. He will also be teaching how our U.S. Government was formed and how it operates.

**Mrs. Krumenacher – Fifth and Sixth Grade Science:** Mrs. Krumenacher will be teaching fifth and sixth grade science. She has taught in the Franklin School District for 19 years and enjoys teaching science. The fifth graders will have fun learning by making new discoveries in science. Our fifth graders will participate in the following units: Solar Energy, Mixtures and Solutions, Models and Designs, and Environments. The fifth grade science curriculum is inquiry based and hands on. Our sixth graders will be delving into project-based inquiry units, which include: Digging In, Energy, and Ever Changing Earth. **Mrs. Lewandowski - Fifth Grade Mathematics:** Fifth grade math continues with the new, updated version of the Everyday Mathematics Curriculum that your child has been participating in throughout elementary school. Mrs. Lewandowski has been teaching this curriculum at primary and intermediate levels since the district adopted it, seven years ago. She enjoys teaching the subject of math and continues to serve on the Franklin Public Schools Math Committee. The Everyday Math curriculum emphasizes the application of mathematics to real world situations and includes time for whole-group instruction as well as small group, partner, and individual activities. It incorporates open-ended, hands-on explorations, long-term projects and on-going practice for students. In fifth grade, the focus will be number and numeration, operations and computations, data and chance, measurement, geometry, and algebra. Basic facts are an essential skill for this curriculum and will be practiced on a consistent basis. **Mr. Hogan - Sixth Grade Mathematics:** Mr. Hogan has been teaching math at Robinwood since 1999. He will be entering his thirteenth year in the Franklin Public School District. This middle grades program encourages students to investigate mathematical concepts through exploratory, activity-based learning. Open-ended questions, projects, and presentations are utilized throughout the book to assess each student’s work in problem-solving, reasoning, and communication. Some areas of study include: geometry, fractions, decimals, measurement, probability, algebra, and graphing. Mr. Hogan relates math class to real world situations and hopes students can gain better understanding with personal experiences. **Mrs. Wolfe – Academic Support Teacher:** Mrs. Wolfe has taught in Franklin for four years. She has served as a support teacher at the high school, middle school, and now at Robinwood. Mrs. Wolfe works with an identified group of students to support learning as well as provide supplementary instruction when necessary. She co-teaches with reading, writing, and math teachers. Mrs. Wolfe enjoys trying new techniques to enhance student learning and help all students experience success.