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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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•	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:
List 5, 10, all
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
List 25, 50, all

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The Week Ahead: Days 27-31

Article posted October 18, 2009 at 09:48 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 1011

This Week in Notes: Days 27-31

Article posted October 18, 2009 at 09:48 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 92

We are just past the middle of the first quarter. I am sending mid-term grade reports for work so you can review, sign and return them back to school. Kids have until the end of the first quarter to turn in all late assignments. I will provide time for them to work on some of their work throughout the day but most late work will need to be caught up at home, in the COMPASS room or another after-school program. I make some extra copies of learning sheets that are missing and they are located in file folders in our classroom. All other assignments need to be finished however they were assigned.

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments or concerns.

Article posted October 18, 2009 at 09:48 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 92

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted October 18, 2009 at 09:46 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 57

• ASAP: Please return your fundraising sign-up sheets for our Deep Portage Trip so we can place our order
• October 19th: Mid-Term Work Grade Reports Sent Home (due back signed by Wednesday)
• October 22nd: All School Morning Meeting
• October 23rd: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Hawk Ridge Science Trip-Please dress for the weather
• October 27th: BOLD Choice Theater
• October 29th: UMD Fall Family Night

Article posted October 18, 2009 at 09:46 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 57

The Week Ahead: Days 23-26

Article posted October 11, 2009 at 10:12 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 798

This Week in Notes: Days 23-26

Article posted October 11, 2009 at 10:10 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 57

Thanks to all the parents that came to conferences this past week. We still have many of you scheduled for this Tuesday afternoon and early evening. We will keep a close watch on all our goals and see the growth at our next conferences in January. With hard work and effort a lot of our kids will be reaching their goals this year. We have a short, packed week this week. Thursday we will travel to Hawk Ridge for our rescheduled field trip. It looks as though the weather will be cold and possibly wet. It is very important that kids bring many layers of clothes to wear on this trip. They can always take things off that they don’t need. Look for a fundraiser letter for our Deep Portage trip to be coming out this week. It will detail what is expected for your child to go on this exciting adventure in February. Thanks for your continued support at home and for signing and returning behavior reports and assignment sheets each week. Bravo for setting a time each day to read and work on schoolwork. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments or concerns.

Article posted October 11, 2009 at 10:10 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 57

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted October 11, 2009 at 10:09 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 52

• October 13th: Conferences (4 p.m.-7 p.m.)
• October 15th: Hawk Ridge Field Trip
• October 15th: Early Release
• October 16th: No School-Education MN Break
• October 22nd: All School Morning Meeting
• October 27th: BOLD Choice Theater
• October 29th: UMD Fall Family Night

Article posted October 11, 2009 at 10:09 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 52

The Week Ahead: Days 18-22

Article posted October 4, 2009 at 10:24 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 1068

This Week in Notes: Days 18-22

Article posted October 4, 2009 at 10:23 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 74

What a nice start the kids are having so far! Many kids have their hopes and dreams for the year and are working hard to achieve their goals. We have some tough things to accomplish this year so a little hard work will go a long way. Thanks for all your support you give at home with returning things to school on time, getting a time for your child to read each day, and helping set up a consistent time for him/her to work on any school projects that need completing. Conferences are this week and next. I look forward to meeting you all and talking over my goals for your child. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments or concerns.

Article posted October 4, 2009 at 10:23 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 74

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted October 4, 2009 at 10:22 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 103

• October 5th: COMPASS program starts
• October 6th: Conferences (4 p.m.-7 p.m.)
• October 8th: Conferences (4 p.m.-7 p.m.)
• October 13th: Conferences (4 p.m.-7 p.m.)
• October 15th: Hawk Ridge Field Trip
• October 15th: Early Release
• October 22nd: All School Morning Meeting
• October 27th: BOLD Choice Theater
• October 29th: UMD Fall Family Night

Article posted October 4, 2009 at 10:22 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 103

The Week Ahead: Days 13-17

Article posted September 27, 2009 at 11:00 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 692

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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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