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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

11/15	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/8	The Week Ahead: Days 42-46
11/8	This Week in Notes: Days 42-46
11/8	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/1	The Week Ahead: Days 37-41
11/1	This Week in Notes: Days 37-41
11/1	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/25	The Week Ahead: Days 32-36
10/25	This Week in Notes: Days 32-36
10/25	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/18	The Week Ahead: Days 27-31
10/18	This Week in Notes: Days 27-31
10/18	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/11	The Week Ahead: Days 23-26
10/11	This Week in Notes: Days 23-26
10/11	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/4	The Week Ahead: Days 18-22
10/4	This Week in Notes: Days 18-22
10/4	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/27	The Week Ahead: Days 13-17
9/27	This Week in Notes: Days 13-17
9/27	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/20	The Week Ahead: Days 8-12
9/20	This Week in Notes: Days 8-12
9/20	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/15	We're Almost Back!
6/8	Summer Vacation is Here!
6/1	Our Last Week of School!
5/28	Important Upcoming Dates and Events
5/13	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
5/3	The Week Ahead: Days 146-150
5/3	The Week in Academics: Days 146-150
5/3	This Week in Notes: Days 146-150
5/3	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
4/28	We are still here!
4/5	Spring Break!
3/29	Please Support Our Feet Feat
3/29	The Week Ahead: Days 126-130
3/29	This Week in Academics: Days 126-130
3/29	This Week in Notes: Days 126-130
3/29	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/22	The Week Ahead: Days 121-125
3/22	This Week in Academics: Days 121-125
3/22	This Week in Notes: Days 121-125
3/22	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/8	The Week Ahead: Days 111-115
3/8	This Week in Academics: Days 111-115
3/8	This Week in Notes: Days 111-115
3/8	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/2	The Week Ahead: Days 106-110
3/2	Deep Portage
2/8	The Week Ahead: Days 98-102
2/8	This Week in Academics: Days 98-102
2/8	This Week in Notes: Days 98-102
2/8	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/25	The Week Ahead: Days 88-92
1/25	This Week in Academics: Days 88-92
1/25	This Week in Notes: Days 88-92
1/25	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/4	Our Classroom Wiki
1/4	The Week Ahead: Days 76-80
1/4	This Week in Academics: Days 76-80
1/4	This Week in Notes: Days 76-80
1/4	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
12/21	Holiday Greetings!
12/21	The Week Ahead: Days 74-75
12/15	The Week Ahead: Days 70-74
12/15	This Week in Academics: Days 70-74
12/15	This Week in Notes: Days 70-74
12/15	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
12/7	The Week Ahead: Days 65-69
12/7	This Week in Academics: Days 65-69
12/7	This Week in Notes: Days 65-69
12/7	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/30	The Week Ahead: Days 60-64
11/30	This Week in Academics: Days 60-64
11/30	This Week in Notes: Days 60-64
11/30	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/23	The Week Ahead: Days 57-59
11/23	This Week in Academics: Days 57-59
11/23	This Week in Notes: Days 57-59
11/23	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/16	The Week Ahead: Days 52-56
11/16	This Week in Academics: Days 52-56
11/16	This Week in Notes: Days 52-56
11/16	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/9	The Week Ahead: Days 47-51
11/9	This Week in Academics: Days 47-51
11/9	This Week in Notes: Days 47-51
11/9	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/2	The Week Ahead: Days 42-46
11/2	This Week in Academics: Days 42-46
11/2	This Week in Notes: Days 42-46
11/2	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/26	The Week Ahead: Days 37-41
10/26	This Week in Academics: Days 37-41
10/26	This Week in Notes: Days 37-41
10/26	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/19	The Week Ahead: Days 33-37
10/19	This Week in Academics: Days 33-37
10/19	This Week in Notes: Days 33-37
10/19	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/5	The Week Ahead: Days 23-27
10/5	This Week in Notes: Days 23-27
10/5	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/28	The Week Ahead: Days 18-22
9/28	This Week in Notes: Days 18-22
9/28	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/21	This Week in Notes: Days 13-17
9/21	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/14	This Week in Notes: Days 8-12
9/14	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/14	This Week in Notes: Days3-7
9/1	Our Week in Review: Days 1-2
9/1	Monson Classroom's 2008-2009 Calendar
6/8	Welcome to Summer!
6/1	The Last Week Ahead: Days 168-171
6/1	Grade Five Graduation This Wednesday
6/1	The Last Week
6/1	This Summer in Assignments/Projects
6/1	2007-2008 Classroom Photos
6/1	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
5/18	The Week Ahead: Days 159-163
5/18	Grade Five Memory Books
5/18	The Last Three Weeks
5/18	Growing Up Video & Discussion
5/18	Wednesday Night at the Races Information and Schedule
5/18	Grade Five Graduation Celebration Time Change
5/18	This Week in Assignments/Projects
5/18	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
5/4	The Week Ahead: Days 149-153
5/4	MCA Science Testing Monday!
5/4	Late Start This Wednesday!
5/4	St. Paul Field Trip Notes and Attendance
5/4	St. Paul Trip May 8th and 9th (Repeat Article)
5/4	This Week in Assignments/Projects
5/4	Important Upcoming Dates and Events
4/27	The Week Ahead: Days 144-148
4/27	IMPORTANT: St. Paul Trip May 8th and 9th!
4/27	This Week in Assignments/Projects
4/27	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
4/20	The Week Ahead: Days 139-143
4/20	More MCA Testing This Week!
4/20	Room 301 Running Co. Recap
4/20	This Week in Assignments/Projects
4/20	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
4/14	The Week Ahead: Days 134-138
4/14	MCA Testing This Week!
4/14	Room 301 Running Co. Weekly Schedule
4/14	This Week in Assignments/Projects
4/14	Extra Brain Credit:
4/14	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
4/8	The Week Ahead: April 7-11
3/30	The Week Ahead: Days 129-133
3/30	Report Cards & First Week of the Fourth Quarter
3/30	Guest Writing Teacher
3/30	Room 301 Running Co. Weekly Schedule
3/30	This Week in Assignments/Projects
3/30	Extra Brain Credit:
3/30	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/29	Please Support Our Feet Feat!
3/23	The Week Ahead: Days 124-128
3/23	Last Week of the Third Quarter
3/23	Room 301 Running Co. Weekly Schedule
3/23	This Week in Assignments/Projects
3/23	Extra Brain Credit:
3/23	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/16	The Week Ahead:Days 119-123
3/16	Room 301 Running Co. Weekly Schedule
3/16	This Week in Assignments/Projects
3/16	Extra Brain Credit:
3/16	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/16	Room 301 Running Co. Weekly Schedule
3/9	The Week Ahead: Days 114-118
3/9	Behavior Rubrics Coming Out This Tuesday!
3/9	Room 301 Running Company News
3/9	This Week in Assignments/Projects
3/9	Extra Brain Credit:
3/9	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/2	The Week Ahead:Days 109-113
3/2	Red Folders, Assignment Sheets and Behavior Rubrics
3/2	Room 301 Running Company Update
3/2	This Week in Assignments/Projects
3/2	Extra Brain Credit:
3/2	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
2/24	The Week Ahead: Days 104-108
2/24	Midterms Attached to Behavior Rubrics
2/24	This Week in Assignments/Projects
2/24	Extra Brain Credit:
2/24	Important Upcoming Dates and Events
2/10	The Week Ahead: Days 99-103
2/10	Tweed Museum & Planetarium Visit This Wednesday (2/13)
2/10	Student-Lead Conferences Rescheduled to Feb. 12th
2/10	Mid-Winter Blahs and Work Completion
2/10	This Week in Assignments/Projects
2/10	Extra Brain Credit:
2/10	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
2/3	The Week Ahead: Days 94-98
2/3	Late Start This Wednesday, February 6th!
2/3	Student-Lead Conferences Rescheduled to February 12th
2/3	This Week in Assignments/Projects
2/3	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/31	Mr. Monson’s Winter Conference Schedule 2008
1/28	The Week Ahead: Days 91-95
1/28	Hartley Park Trip This Wednesday
1/28	Yellow Assignment Sheets Due Each Week!
1/28	Room 301 Running Co.
1/28	Student-Lead Conferences This Week!
1/28	This Week in Assignments/Projects
1/28	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/21	The Week Ahead: Days 87-90
1/21	Yellow Assignment Sheets Due Each Week
1/21	Room 301 Running Co.
1/21	Report Cards and Student-Lead Conferences
1/21	This Week in Assignments/Projects
1/21	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/13	The Week Ahead: Days 83-86
1/13	Conferences Coming January 29th and 30th!
1/13	New Assignment Sheets
1/13	Grade Reports and Last Day for Late Work
1/13	This Week in Assignments/Projects
1/13	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/6	Word of the Day Journal Sentences: Days 78-82
1/6	The Week Ahead: Days 78-82
1/6	Conferences Coming January 29th and 30th!
1/6	Behavior Rubrics, Etc.
1/6	Field Trip Fundraising
1/6	This Week in Assignments/Projects
1/6	Extra Brain Credit
1/6	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
12/29	Word of the Day Journal Sentences: Days 75-77
12/16	The Week Ahead: Days 70-74
12/16	Work Completion Needed
12/16	Assignment Notebooks and Behavior Rubrics
12/16	Deep Portage Fundraising
12/16	This Week in Assignments/Projects
12/16	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
12/16	Deep Portage Overnight Trip Information
12/10	The Week Ahead: Days 65-69
12/10	Where is Mr. Monson?
12/2	The Week Ahead: Days 60-64
12/2	Early Release This Wednesday 12/5
12/2	Mr. Monson Gone Next Monday and Tuesday
12/2	This Week in Assignments/Projects
12/2	Extra Brain Credit
12/2	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/25	The Week Ahead: Days 55-59
11/25	Academic Support
11/25	This Week in Assignments/Projects
11/25	Extra Brain Credit:
11/25	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/18	The Week Ahead: Days 52-54
11/18	Got Progress Reports?
11/18	Literature Circle Meeting Each Week
11/18	This Week in Assignments/Projects
11/18	Extra Brain Credit:
11/18	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/11	The Week Ahead: Days 47-51
11/11	Behavior Rubrics?
11/11	Progress Reports Coming Home This Wednesday!
11/11	This Week in Assignments/Projects
11/11	Extra Brain Credit:
11/11	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/4	The Week Ahead: Days 42-46
11/4	This Week’s Behavior Rubrics A Day Late
11/4	All Late Work Due This Friday!
11/4	Late Start This Wednesday!
11/4	Hartley Park Trip Friday
11/4	This Week in Assignments/Projects
11/4	Extra Brain Credit
11/4	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/1	Monsonclassroom.org
10/31	November Wiki Ready to Go!
10/28	Infinite Campus Grades Now Online!
10/28	The Week Ahead: Days 37-41
10/28	Grade Reports
10/28	Halloween Day Activities
10/28	This Week in Assignments/Projects
10/28	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/27	Alas, The Filter Caught Us Again!
10/21	The Week Ahead: Days 32-36
10/21	Fundraiser Candy Coming Soon
10/21	This Week in Assignments/Projects
10/21	Extra Brain Credit (repeat)
10/21	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/14	The Week Ahead: Days 28-31
10/14	Grade 5 Field Trip Informational Meeting
10/14	Goal Setting Conferences This Week
10/14	This Week in Assignments/Projects
10/14	Extra Brain Credit (repeat):
10/14	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
10/7	The Week Ahead: Days 23-27
10/7	Grade 5 Field Trip Fundraising
10/7	Early Release This Wednesday
10/7	Goal Setting Conferences Coming Next Week
10/7	This Week in Assignments/Projects
10/7	Extra Brain Credit (repeat):
10/7	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/30	The Week Ahead: Days 18-22
9/30	Needed: Adopt-a-Raptor Donations
9/30	This Week in Assignments/Projects
9/30	Extra Brain Credit:
9/30	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/23	The Week Ahead: Days 13-17
9/23	Del.icio.us Classroom Resources
9/23	Still Needed: Signed Behavior Rubrics
9/23	This Week in Assignments/Projects
9/23	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/22	Del.icio.us Web Resources!
9/18	Beach Sweep This Friday (9/21)!
9/16	The Week Ahead: Days 8-12
9/16	Needed: Forestry Field Day Chaperones
9/16	Needed: Health and Enrollment Forms
9/16	Needed: Signed Behavior Rubrics
9/16	This Week in Assignments/Projects
9/16	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
9/9	The Week Ahead: Days 3-7
9/9	A Brief Look @ Mr. Monson
9/9	Needed: Healthy Snacks
9/9	Wanted: Parent/Guardian's E-Mail Addresses
9/9	Wanted: Student Photos
9/9	Needed: Health Forms
9/9	Look for Behavior Rubrics Next Monday!
9/9	This Week in Assignments
9/9	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
8/31	Just About There!
5/28	The Last Two Weeks Ahead: Days 163-170
5/28	Monson’s End-of-Year Slideshow, Book Presentations, and Lunch June 6th!
5/28	Fifth Grade Graduation
5/28	Blank Book Project
5/28	Field Day
5/28	“Signs of Change” Talk
5/28	This Week (and rest of year!) in Assignments
5/28	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
4/29	The Week Ahead: Days 143-147
4/29	Grades 3-5 Music Concert
4/29	The St. Paul Trip
4/29	This Week in Assignments
4/29	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
4/22	The Week Ahead: Days 138-142
4/22	MCA Math Tests This Week
4/22	Grade 5 Science Museum Trip
4/22	Report Cards Still Needed From Home
4/22	This Week in Assignments
4/22	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
4/1	UMD Sugarbush Trip
4/1	The Week Ahead: Days 128-132
4/1	Senior Friends Day
4/1	Science Museum Trip
4/1	Report Cards Coming Home Wednesday!
4/1	Got Pencils?
4/1	This Week in Assignments
4/1	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/18	The Week Ahead: Days 118-122
3/18	Our Room Needs Some Supplies
3/18	Behavior Rubrics
3/18	Spring Fling Reading & Writing Incentive Program
3/18	New E-Mail for Our Class
3/18	This Week in Assignments
3/18	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/4	The Week Ahead: Days 108-112
3/4	Snowshoes are Here!
3/4	Behavior Rubrics & Missing Work Reports (repeat article)
3/4	Picture Day This Tuesday
3/4	This Week in Assignments
3/4	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
3/4	Kid Quotes
2/25	The Week Ahead: Days 105-109
2/25	Hartley Park Trip Tuesday
2/25	Healthy Snacks Needed
2/25	Behavior Rubrics & Missing Work Reports
2/25	This Week in Assignments
2/25	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
2/25	Kid Quotes (teacher version)
2/6	The Week Ahead: Days 96-99
2/6	This Week in Assignments
1/31	The Week Ahead: Days 91-95
1/22	The Week Ahead: Days 87-90
1/22	Needed: Conference Slips
1/22	Fundraiser Money Still Due
1/22	Behavior Rubrics Coming Home Today, Report Cards Tomorrow!
1/22	This Week in Assignments
1/22	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/22	Kid Quotes (Teacher Version)
1/15	The Week Ahead: Days 82-85
1/15	Conferences Coming Soon
1/15	Fundraiser Money Still Due!
1/15	Behavior Rubrics & Weekly Grade Reports Coming Home Today!
1/15	This Week in Assignments
1/15	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
1/7	The Week Ahead: Days 74-77
12/27	The Blog is on Break
12/17	Deep Portage Supply Checklist
12/17	The Week Ahead: Days 70-73
12/17	Deep Portage Just Two Weeks Away!
12/17	Behavior Rubrics & Weekly Grade Reports Will Be A Day Late
12/17	This Week in Assignments
12/17	Only One Week Left For Deep Portage Fundraising
12/17	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
12/10	The Week Ahead: Days 65-69
12/10	Thanks For the Communication!
12/10	Weekly Grade Reports
12/10	This Week in Assignments
12/10	Only Two Weeks Left For Candy Sales
12/10	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
12/8	Journal Write! (For Adult Family/Friends of Our Classroom): What do you do for a job/career? What have you done for a job/career? What special training did you need?
11/30	Journal Write!: Music Question from Mr. Ciurleo
11/27	Journal Write!: What are you thankful for?
11/27	The Week Ahead: Days 55-59
11/27	Please Return Deep Portage Permission Slip and Health Form
11/27	Weekly Grade Reports
11/27	This Week in Assignments
11/27	Fundraiser Candy Sales
11/27	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/19	The Week Ahead: Days 52-54
11/19	Please Return Deep Portage Permission Slip and Health Form
11/19	Weekly Grade Reports
11/19	This Week in Assignments
11/19	Needed: Signed Behavior Rubrics and Assignment Notebooks Weekly
11/19	Needed: Updated Phone Numbers
11/19	Fundraiser Candy Coming Home This Week
11/19	Our New Blog
11/19	More Healthy Snacks Needed
11/19	Important Upcoming Dates and Events:
11/16	Deep Portage News
11/16	Our New Class Weblog
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

Conditions of Use

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted November 15, 2009 at 08:53 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 502

• Mondays and Fridays: Fundraiser money accepted
• November 17th: BOLD Theater Performance “Romeo & Juliet”
• November 18th: Report cards and work reports coming home! Please sign and return as soon as possible.
• November 19th: Happy Birthday Tanesha!
• November 19th: John Latimer coming to visit us and talk about Phenology
• November 20th: Early Release-1:40 p.m.
• November 26-27th: No School-Thanksgiving Break
• November 27th: Happy Birthday Courtney!
• November 28th: Happy Birthday Jamila!
• December 1st: Happy ½ Birthday Keyon (June 1st)

Article posted November 15, 2009 at 08:53 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 502

The Week Ahead: Days 42-46

Article posted November 8, 2009 at 10:41 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 744

This Week in Notes: Days 42-46

Article posted November 8, 2009 at 10:40 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 37

Hello families! This week will bring a close to the first quarter. I had an old calendar that stated that the end of the quarter was November 20th. That was incorrect. All work is due at the end of this quarter and nothing from the first quarter will be accepted after Friday. Thanks for helping out with any late work. I will send home an updated missing work report this Tuesday. I will ask that you sign and return this. I will work with your child to get learning sheets and activities organized to bring home or to their after-school program.

You will notice on Tuesday through Thursday we will be talking about smoking and what smoking can do to a human body. This is a quick mini-unit in our health program and focuses on the effects of smoking. If you have any questions about the curriculum please give me a call.

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

Article posted November 8, 2009 at 10:40 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 37

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted November 8, 2009 at 10:39 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 38

• November 9th: Happy Birthday Cory!
• November 13th: UMD Weber Music Field Trip
• November 13th: End of First Quarter-All Work Due
• November 17th: BOLD Theater Performance “Romeo & Juliet”
• November 19th: Happy Birthday Tanesha!
• November 20th: Early Release
• November 26-27th: No School-Thanksgiving Break
• November 27th: Happy Birthday Courtney!
• November 28th: Happy Birthday Jamila!
• December 1st: Happy ½ Birthday Keyon (June 1st)

Article posted November 8, 2009 at 10:39 PM GMT-6 • comment (1) • Reads 38

The Week Ahead: Days 37-41

Article posted November 1, 2009 at 12:51 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 448

This Week in Notes: Days 37-41

Article posted November 1, 2009 at 12:48 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 32

Hello Families! We enter November with two good months under our belts. Thanks for the work you did with your student. We are really making some good progress with reading comprehension and fluency improving with many students. Math has brought a lot of new concepts and some difficult work. The kids are trying really hard to work with concepts they do not understand. We have a good bunch of peers in our room that help each other every day. I am grateful to have such a caring crew this year. Some new things we need to be working on are our phenology observations at home. Please make sure kids are paying attention to what is happening outdoors and recording this on their phenology sheets (Larry Weber Articles). We will be starting science lab work with variables coming next week and lasting through the rest of the quarter. Speaking of that, the end of the quarter is approaching quickly. All work is due November 20th. Nothing will be accepted from this quarter after November 20th. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, comments or concerns.

Article posted November 1, 2009 at 12:48 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 32

Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted November 1, 2009 at 12:48 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 30

• November 9th: Happy Birthday Cory!
• November 13th: UMD Weber Music Field Trip
• November 17th: BOLD Theater Performance “Romeo & Juliet”
• November 19th: Happy Birthday Tanesha!
• November 20th: Early Release
• November 20th: End of First Quarter
• November 26-27th: No School-Thanksgiving Break
• November 27th: Happy Birthday Courtney!
• November 28th: Happy Birthday Jamila!
• December 1st: Happy ½ Birthday Keyon (June 1st)

Article posted November 1, 2009 at 12:48 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 30

The Week Ahead: Days 32-36

Article posted October 25, 2009 at 10:18 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 652

This Week in Notes: Days 32-36

Article posted October 25, 2009 at 10:09 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 51

The weeks are flying by. With a lot of kids gone early in the week it was great to see all kids at school Thursday and Friday to end the week. Thanks for doing all you can to help kids stay healthy from setting times for bed and keeping kids drinking water. I will allow water bottles in the classroom as long as the kids are responsible with them and they go home each week for a thorough cleaning.

As you may have noticed I did not send home the mid-term reports as I was working out some scores and it took longer than expected. Thanks for your patience as I plan to get them to you this week. Keep checking the assignment sheet, this newsletter and the behavior reports for up to the week reports.

You should be seeing work come back and forth from school to home. We do a lot of the same things each week for kids’ independent work. I hope you are helping kids observe out in nature as each week is assigned the Larry Weber phenology article to read and complete the back.

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

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Important Upcoming Dates and Events:

Article posted October 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM GMT-6 • comment • Reads 37

• ASAP: Please return your fundraising sign-up sheets for our Deep Portage Trip so we can place our order
• October 27th: Mid-Term Work Grade Reports Sent Home (due back signed by Wednesday)
• October 27th: BOLD Choice Theater
• October 29th: UMD Fall Family Night

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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.

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