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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

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Teacher Assignments

Teacher Entries

2/7	The Week Ahead: Days 96-100
List 5, 10, all
Student Entries
2/8	Deep Portage	EW
2/8	My Friends	BP
2/4	Deep Portage	TA
2/4	My Braces	SR
2/4	The Trip	SR
2/4	Twilight and the Vampires	SR
1/28	Deep Portage	JB
1/28	The Trap	TL
1/28	The Case of the Missing Broom Episode 2	KJ
1/28	Deep Portage Notes	BP
1/27	The Lost Dog	CM
1/27	Chipmunk’s Rampage	CA
1/27	Pizza Island	ER
1/27	Jurrasic Park	KJ
1/26	Twilight	EM
1/26	Deep-Portage	EM
1/26	The Snowman	ER
1/26	Deep Portage	ER
1/26	Deep-Portage Trip	MM
12/4	The Thankful Story	BP
11/27	My Teacher	NM
11/25	Thankful Story	EW
11/25	Forestry Field Day	TA
11/23	Michael Jackson	CA
11/23	Thankful Story	NM
11/19	Poem	TL
List 25, 50, all

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The Week Ahead: Days 96-100

Article posted February 7, 2010 at 10:48 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 157

This Week in Notes: Days 96-100

Article posted February 7, 2010 at 10:47 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 13

Hello families! We hope you are enjoying our snowy winter. It was great to see my first set of families at conferences this past week. Thanks for making the connection and learning about the growth of your child and what we can do to further that growth. Conferences will be held this Tuesday and Thursday. We have a great week of learning in store for the kids. We will start to learn about the Civil Rights Movement and study the important people of that time. As always, please let me know if you have any question or concerns regarding your child. Enjoy your week ahead!

Article posted February 7, 2010 at 10:47 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 13

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted February 7, 2010 at 10:46 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 14

• February 9th: Conferences 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
• February 11th: Conferences 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
• February 14th: 100th Day of School and Valentine’s Celebration with our Kindergarten Friends
• February 14th: Gum Day! (for kids that have respected our room’s gum procedure)
• February 15th-19th: No School-Winter Break!
• February 15th: Happy Birthday Kyle!

Article posted February 7, 2010 at 10:46 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 14

The Week Ahead: Days 91-95

Article posted January 31, 2010 at 05:48 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 1010

This Week in Notes: Days 91-95

Article posted January 31, 2010 at 05:47 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 40

Hello families! Welcome to the second week in the semester. We enter the two weeks of conferences. I am working on putting the finishing touches on report cards and you will be able to talk with your child and me about his/her progress when you come over the next two weeks. Please let me know if you cannot attend and we can schedule another face-to-face meeting. Thanks for all you do to make your child’s learning the best it can be.

Article posted January 31, 2010 at 05:47 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 40

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted January 31, 2010 at 05:46 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 40

• February 2nd: Happy Birthday Ben!
• February 3rd: Morgan Park Visit for Middle School Sign-Up
• February 4th: Conferences 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
• February 7th: Happy Birthday Nailah!
• February 9th: Conferences 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
• February 11th: Conferences 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
• February 15th-19th: No School-Winter Break!
• February 15th: Happy Birthday Kyle!

Article posted January 31, 2010 at 05:46 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 40

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted January 27, 2010 at 03:01 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 577

• January 28th: Elizabeth’s Birthday!
• January 28th: Mr. Monson Gone to St. Paul
• January 29th: Early Release-1:40 p.m.
• January 29th: All-school Morning Meeting
• February 4th, 9th, 11th: Report cards handed out at Conferences
• February 4th: Conferences
• February 9th: Conferences
• February 11th: Conferences

Article posted January 27, 2010 at 03:01 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 577

The Week Ahead: Days 73-77

Article posted January 3, 2010 at 09:55 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 2981

This Week in Notes: Days 73-77

Article posted January 3, 2010 at 09:54 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 71

Hello families! Welcome to 2010! We have a lot going on over the coming weeks so please mark things down in your calendars. Our Deep Portage trip is next week. I will be contacting some homes regarding fundraising. Thanks for all your work done for raising money for our trip so far. I will send a supply list home in the coming days with all the things to bring on the trip. We are also preparing for the end of the semester and will be doing a lot of testing and preparations for our upcoming conferences. More information about those will follow in the coming weeks. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments or concerns.

Article posted January 3, 2010 at 09:54 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 71

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted January 3, 2010 at 09:53 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 74

• January 4th: Mujahid’s ½ Birthday! (July 1st)
• January 8th: Fundraising and Trip Money Due!
• January 13th-15th: Deep Portage Overnight Trip
• January 18th: Tana-Ja’s ½ Birthday! (July 18th)
• January 18th: MLK Day-No School
• January 20th: Katana’s Half Birthday! (July 20th)
• January 21st: Isaac’s Birthday!
• January 21st: Last school day of First Semester/Quarter 2-All Work Due!
• January 22nd: No School-Semester Day-Teacher Work Day
• January 28th: Elizabeth’s Birthday!
• January 29th: Early Release-1:40 p.m.

Article posted January 3, 2010 at 09:53 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 74

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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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