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Welcome to our grade 5 teacher and student weblog. We attend Nettleton Science, Technology, and Reading Magnet School in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. Check out our site to learn about our classroom, read our writings and give us some feedback. To add comments, just click on the comment link below a post. If you comment, please tell us who you are and where you are from. Your comments need teacher-approval before they show up on the blog. Our class likes to follow a blog comment recipe. You can write about something you saw or heard, something you liked, something to add or fix, or a question to make the writer think.

by Jay Monson, Grade 5 Teacher

Related Links

•	Our City
•	Our School District
•	Our School
•	Our Classroom Wiki
•	Our Classroom Bookmarks
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•	Mr. Schmidt's Class Weblog, Duluth, Minesota, USA
•	Ms. Mueller's Class Weblog, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
•	Ms. Evans Class Weblog, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
•	Mr. Ahlness' Class Weblog, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
•	Mr. Smith's Class Weblog, Hannibal, Missouri U.S.A.
•	Mr. Meyer's Class Weblog, Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A.
•	Ms. Watt's Class Weblog, Glasgow, Scotland
•	Ms. Knight's Class Weblog, New Zealand
•	Ms. Bashour's Class Weblog, Lebanon
•	Melville Intermediate School Weblog, Hamilton, New Zealand
•	Mr. Johnston's Class Weblog, Glasgow, Scotland
•	Mamaroneck Avenue School Weblog, Mamaroneck, New York, U.S.A.

Teacher Assignments

Teacher Entries

11/15	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
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Student Entries
11/18	Thankful Story	EM
11/18	Thankful Story	CA
11/13	The Big Dinosaur III	BP
11/13	The Animals	EM
11/12	The Dream	NM
11/11	Thankful Story	MM
11/11	The Video Game Sale	KJ
11/11	Forestry Field Day	VL
11/11	Thankful Story	VL
11/9	All About Me	ER
11/9	pizza	ER
11/9	Thankful Story	ER
11/9	WHAT I DID ON FORESTRY FIEDAYLD	ER
11/9	The Very silly story	EM
11/9	Thankful Story	KJ
11/6	My Thankful Things About My Family	EM
11/6	All About Me	MM
10/28	Michel Jackson	KJ
10/28	My Silly Poem	SR
10/28	The Big Dinosaur II	BP
10/28	The Man	NM
10/28	I Wish	CA
10/28	The Day	JB
10/27	A Snowy Suprise	CA
10/27	The Man	KJ
10/27	The Ape	KJ
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This Week in Notes: Days 98-102 Hello families! We have a great week of learning planned for your child. We will be continuing our civil rights lessons in the book Civil Rights Movement for Kids. There are some powerful lessons from that time in America’s history. Please ask your child questions about what they are learning.

We will have many regular homework assignments before heading on our winter break next week. Candy money is due this coming Friday. Please contact me with any questions or concerns regarding fundraising. Our trip will be February 25th through February 27th. More information will come home in an upcoming letter.

Some of you may have missed meeting with me at conference time. I would still like to talk with you in person or by phone. Please let me know when a good time would be to make a connection.

Article posted February 8, 2009 at 08:36 PM • comment (3) • Reads 532 • Return to Blog List

Posted Comments

Hi Mr.Monson it's nalani from your 5th grade class last year and i hope this years class was as good as ours.

Comment Posted on May 19, 2009 at 08:46 AM by Nalani Harris

Hi Mr Monson
My name is Tapeka Tearoa. Im not sure if you know me but I goolged Tamaki Int and apparently you teach there. My sister Malayna said you use to teach at her school. Im not sure if you teach at Tamaki Int but Im just wondering if you are..

Comment Posted on April 23, 2009 at 06:27 PM by Tapeka Tearoa

Hi mr.monson. I miss you ALOT. I hope to see u soon. You were my favret teacher i have ever had. Well see ya bye

Comment Posted on February 20, 2009 at 07:55 PM by Isaiah Tobolaski

My Classes & Students

-	2008-2009 Grade 5 Students (Click HERE To Show Class List)
-	2009-2010 Grade 5 Students (Click HERE TO Show Class List)

About the Blogger

My name is Jay Monson and I started teaching elementary school in the Mankato Public Schools in 1994. There I taught grades 2, 4, and 6. I moved north to Duluth in 1999 and have since taught grades 4, 5, 3-5 Title I Reading and Math, and K-6 Technology Integration.

My formal education includes a Bachelors of Science (Teaching) degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1994 and a Masters of Education degree with a concentration in Educational Computing and Technology from University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2004. I have also been trained and trained others in teaching gifted and talented students, technology integration strategies, classroom management philosophies such as Responsive Classroom and Judicious Discipline, math and reading remediation methods, and various curricular area pilot programs.

I enjoy backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, and running the roads and trails of Northern Minnesota and the U.S. On any given day you may find me on the Superior Hiking Trail, on Lake Superior, or hanging out in the woods with my wife and Nettleton kindergarten teacher, Sara, and our chocolate lab, Jack.

I fell in love with blogging and the opportunities it offers to kids. I enjoy using technology to write, share, and communicate. I currently hang out with creative fifth grade kids as we learn to become peaceful, productive citizens of our world community.

Our students follow a technology acceptable use policy and sign a blogger contract. If you have any questions or comments please e-mail me at: Jay.Monson@duluth.k12.mn.us.

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