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Welcome to our grade 5 teacher and student weblog. We attend Nettleton Elementary 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
•	Mr. Milloy's Class Weblog, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
•	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.
•	Melville Intermediate School Weblog, Hamilton, New Zealand
•	Mr. Johnston's Class Weblog, Glasgow, Scotland
•	Mamaroneck Avenue School Weblog, Mamaroneck, New York, U.S.A.
•	Our Good Reads

Teacher Assignments

Teacher Entries

The Week Ahead: Days 101-105		2/13
2011-2012 Grade 5 Curriculum Calendar		2/13
This Week in Notes: Days 101-105		2/13
Important Upcoming Dates and Events:		2/13
The Week Ahead: Days 91-95		1/29
List 5, 10, all

Student Entries

KK	Nutricious Lunch Persuasive Letter	2/14
RS	Earlier School Start-Persuasive Writing	2/14
KD	Amusement Park-Persuasive Paper	2/14
AK	READING!	1/27
PP	Longer Recess (Persuasive)	1/26
DD	Christmas Break	1/26
MR	Why I Need A Wii (Persuasive)	1/26
AS	DSi Persuasive Essay	1/26
JC	Less Homework (Persuasive)	1/26
AS	Micro Bats	1/26
JW	My Hopes and Dreams	1/26
JW	Recess and Activities (Persuasive)	1/26
AS	2012 Goals	1/10
PP	My Trip to Haiti	1/9
AS	Bat Babies	1/9
IB	What are the best books I have read	1/9
DD	Christmas Break	1/9
IB	Who are the people I Influence in my life	1/9
AS	Who are influential people in your life?	1/9
MR	Places I Would Like to Visit	1/9
JF	The Time I Went to Mississippi	1/9
AS	Acts of Kindness	1/9
IB	What are goals and accomplishments I would like to reach or attain this year	1/9
NS	Mark the Chip	1/9
DD	Scary Sleepover	1/9
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The Week Ahead: Days 101-105

Article posted February 13, 2012 at 07:01 AM GMT-6 • comment (2) • Reads 725

2011-2012 Grade 5 Curriculum Calendar

Article posted February 13, 2012 at 07:00 AM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 21

This Week in Notes: Days 101-105

Article posted February 13, 2012 at 07:00 AM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 21

Hello families! It is finally a full week of school and I am going to be around each day! Thanks for those of you who made it in to conferences over the last two weeks. We have almost everyone who made the connection. If you haven’t gotten your report card let me know. We will be having some new concepts being taught this week in math, science and writing. The kids should all be writing poetry in and out of school. Reading poetry is also a goal I have for many of them that are leaving that genre alone in their reading logs. Phenology makes its appearance again and we have some awesome time to read planned. As always, please contact me if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Article posted February 13, 2012 at 07:00 AM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 21

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted February 13, 2012 at 06:59 AM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 20

• February 14th: Happy Valentine’s Day
• February 16th: African Cultural Family Night—5:00-6:30 p.m.
• February 17th: Early Release Day—1:40 p.m.
• February 20th- 24th: No School—Winter Break!
• February 29th: Nettleton Math Night—5:30 p.m.
• March 5th: Mr. Monson Gone at Grade 5 Meeting
• March 15th: Happy Birthday Dannisha!
• March 15th: Cabin Fever Reliever Family Night
• March 16th: Early Release—1:40 p.m.
• March 20th: Young Author’s Conference—our representative is Abbie A.!
• March 23rd: Critters Assembly

Article posted February 13, 2012 at 06:59 AM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 20

The Week Ahead: Days 91-95

Article posted January 29, 2012 at 02:24 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 1085

2011-2012 Grade 5 Curriculum Calendar

Article posted January 29, 2012 at 02:23 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 44

This Week in Notes: Days 91-95

Article posted January 29, 2012 at 02:22 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 51

Hello families! We enter the first week of February with some new things going on. We are going to be assessing mathematics this week on the NWEA benchmark tool within the computer lab. This will take place Tuesday and will replace future benchmark assessments within our district. They give teachers some usable data to improve their efforts to reach the needs of your child. Please let me know if you have any questions about these assessments. Ms. Nordell will be coming in for me to teach Thursday, Friday and Monday of the upcoming week. Please talk with your child about guest teacher responsibilities. Thanks for those of you who came to conferences last Thursday. We will be having families meet with me on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning of this week. The rest of you will come in on Tuesday of next week. Please check the schedule, which is on the back of the newsletter. If you need to change times let me know. As always, please contact me if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Article posted January 29, 2012 at 02:22 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 51

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted January 29, 2012 at 02:22 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 54

• January 30th: COMPASS begins
• January 31st: NWEA Assessments
• January 31st: Conference Night #2
• February 2-6th: Mr. Monson gone from school Thursday, Friday and Monday
• February 7th: Conference Night #3
• February 9th: “Bridge to the Future” Middle School Open House—6:00 p.m. at Woodland MS
• February 16th: African Cultural Family Night
• February 17th: Early Release Day—1:40 p.m.
• February 20th- 24th: No School—Winter Break
• February 29th: Nettleton Math Night—5:30 p.m.

Article posted January 29, 2012 at 02:22 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 54

The Week Ahead: Days 86-90

Article posted January 22, 2012 at 10:45 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 1140

2011-2012 Grade 5 Curriculum Calendar

Article posted January 22, 2012 at 10:45 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 43

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My Classes & Students

-	Grade 5 Students
	•	Abbie A
	•	Ajanice K
	•	ArNay S
	•	Dannisha D
	•	Davis P
	•	DeAundre B
	•	Hannah F
	•	Ivy B
	•	Jackson S
	•	Jacob C
	•	Jaelynn W
	•	John H
	•	Joyce F
	•	Karee D
	•	Katasia K
	•	Kevin H
	•	Kewon D
	•	Marion R
	•	Nate S
	•	Niimii E
	•	Popo P
	•	Rachel S
	•	Trayvaun K

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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