Our blog has moved!

Due to our district filter and Blogger not getting along, I decided to move my blog endeavors over to Class Blogmeister. You can read our blog, check out kids' writing, and keep up with our class at: http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=59644

What are some things you do that treats our earth with kindness?

Since we just passed the official Earth Day over the weekend, let us know some of the things you do to help protect the earth. Do you recycle? Do you pick up trash even though it is not yours? Do you reuse things or use less of something to help conserve? What else do you do?

Free Week! Share anything that you want!

Journal about whatever you would like to this week. Share a poem, something funny that happened to you, a scary moment in your life, or anything else. Enjoy this free week without a prompt. Sometimes it is harder to write like this.

What are your hopes and dreams for the rest of the school year?

Many of us have hopes and dreams and we have talked a lot about them over this school year. How are your hopes and dreams coming along? Let us know what your hopes and dreams are and what you are doing to make them a reality.

What do you think of all this blogging?

Tell us what your thoughts are on our blogging we are doing in the classroom. What do you like best about the blogs that we are using in the classroom? Which blog is your favorite to use? Write On!, Read On!, Mr. Monson’s Question of the Week? Mr. Monson’s Word of the Week? What do you want to see more of on our blogs? Do you have any suggestions for our blogs?

Make sure to add details as they make your writing more interesting. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What does Martin Luther King Jr. and all that he and others stood for mean to you?

In this week’s journal please write on what you know about Martin Luther King Jr. and how what he and others fought for changed your life. How would this world be different if people like Martin Luther King Jr. did not do what they did? What can you do to help what Martin Luther King Jr. stood for come true? Make sure to add details as they make your writing more interesting. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What did you do over the recent holiday break?

Let us know some of the things you did over the recent holiday break. Did you go somewhere, do something interesting, see something unique, or just hang around your home? Make sure to add details as they make your writing more interesting. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What are your "hopes and dreams" for 2006? List your "New Year's Resolutions".

Have you heard of New Year's Resolutions? They are what some people make in early January in order to improve something about themselves throughout the new year. It is basically a hope or dream like we made earlier in the fall. What are some of the things you wish to improve in 2006? Let the world know some of the things you would do to better yourself. Make sure to add details as they make your writing more interesting. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

I Wish...

This week's journal post is a little different than in previous weeks. In this post you need to write a list of at least five things that you “wish for” inside five sentences/paragraphs. Add details so people know why you "wish for" the thing to happen. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing. Some of the sentences/paragraphs can start like this:

• I wish I had a million... Then I would...
• I wish I had one... because...
• I wish I could be like... This person is special because...
• I wish to be a ________ when I grow up. Then I will...
• I wish I could forget the time I ... because...
• I wish I could see... because...
• I wish I could learn... because...
• I wish I didn't have to eat... I don't like this food because...
• I wish everyone would learn to ... Then everyone would...
• I wish I never...
• I wish I had one more chance to... Then I would...
• I wish I had enough money to...
• I wish everyone loved...
• I wish all children would...
• I wish everyone had...
• I wish I could touch...
• I wish animals could... If they could, then...
• I wish there were no more...
• I wish I didn't have to...
• I wish I could go to...
• I wish there really was... If there really was, then...
• I wish I could hear...
• I wish I could give...

What are some of the things you enjoy about fourth grade so far?

School day number 60 is Monday! Tell other classmates, the world, and me what things you enjoy in our classroom. Let us know details about fun projects and assignments, cool activities, and other things in our classroom you find enjoyable. Your post should be at least five sentences long and can be much longer. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What are some of the things you are thankful for?

If you can think back to our morning meeting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving break, we went around the circle and told the class things we were thankful for. This is your chance to tell those things again and add some details so we can learn more about you. These details are important as they make your writing more interesting. Your post should be at least five sentences long and can be much longer. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What makes you a safe person? What things do you do that are safe and/or protect the safety of others?

Our last and most important classroom rule is "Be Safe". List things you do in or out of school that make you a safe person. Write about ways you are safe or protect the safety of others. Make sure to add details as they make your writing more interesting. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What makes you a respectful person? What things do you do that require a lot of respect?

Another one of our classroom rules is "Be Respectful". List things you do in or out of school that make you a respectful person. Write about ways you have shown respect that you are proud of. Make sure to add details as they make your writing more interesting. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What makes you a responsible person? What things do you do that require a lot of responsibility?

As you well know, one of our classroom rules is "Be Responsible". List things you do in or out of school that make you a responsible person. Write about things you are responsible for and ways you have been responsible that you are proud of. Make sure to add details as they make your writing more interesting. Remember to add your first name to your post in order to get credit for your writing.

What are some of the things you know how to do? What things are you good at?

Remember one of our first writing projects at the start of the school year? The one that you had to make the list of all the things you knew how to do? Here is your chance to talk about some of those things. Write about at least three things you know how to do or are good at. Include a lot of details. This will make your writing interesting to the reader. Remember to also include your first name at the end of your post. No last names please!

What is your favorite thing about fall?

Your First Online Journal Entry!

Hey Monson's Monsters!

Welcome to the world of online journaling. We are going to use this site as our journal notebook for everyone in the class. Each week I will post a new topic that each student will be assigned to respond to. I will give you the user name and password to log into the blog so you can create a post. Have fun with your writing. Share your thoughts and feelings! Remember that your writing will be able to be seen by all class members as well as anyone in the world. Only use your first name when you sign your journal!

Sincerely,

Mr. Monson