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Volume 2 Issue 1 September 2013

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Inside this issue: Meeting Everyone! Welcome! 1 Upcoming Events 1 Welcome to MDS, where Friends” by Pat Mora. Teachers/Specialists 2 adventures start! Where all David has new friends, and students come and see so do we, with new students Paraprofessionals 3 what they can do! I am very at MDS! Pictures 3 excited to be your child’s

teacher again this year! Upcoming Events 1

During Math, we are getting reacquainted with the uses I am looking forward to of numbers (http:// another GREAT year with youtu.be/nK-PItGNZV0). Dates to the 5th graders! I can’t be- We will be using more of Remember! lieve how much they have these videos at home. GROWN physically and September 23 - Board emotionally over the sum- Meeting 6pm mer. I am already so proud For Science, we are very of the progress that the excited to start Compost to September 26 - Picture Day students have made since Comprehension with Min- the first day of school. We nesota Green Schools. September 27 - Early Re- lease started with five students (http://mngreenschools.org/ compost-to-comprehension/) last year, and we have SIX October 6th - MDS 5K at students this year! Wahoo! We look forward to an ex- Como Park During Language Arts, we citing Fall ahead! (http://www.active.com/5k- read, “David’s New race/st-paul-mn/run-for- fund-pitch-in-for-a-kitchen- If you have any 2013) questions or con- cerns, please call October 18 - No School (651) 964-1635 (my

classroom/VP num- October 28 - Board Meet-

ber) or email me at ing 6 pm cpaul- [email protected]. November 1 - No School

MDS’ News! Grade Fifth MDS’ Page 2 All staff who works with your child! MDS’ FIFTH GRADE NEWS!

Jason Valentine is starting his Ronda Jo is in her 7th year teaching at MDS rd 3 year at MDS as the School Social as a teacher and is in her second year as Worker for PK-12+ students. How Student Life Director. I am a loyal Cheetah! I time flies! Jason graduated from the have been busy getting things ready for Stu- of Wisconsin-Madison with dent Life this upcoming year. I enjoy out- a BA in Psychology (’01) and MA in doors, sports, and spending time with my family including my two dogs and horse. I Social Work (’08). He is an avid disc golfer and enjoys look forward to a great year with lots of things happening at competing in National Deaf Disc Golf events. He looks forward to another amazing school year! Hi, my name is Lisa Johnson and I will be your child's art teacher. We have a Erik Queen is our technology teacher at MDS He fun year to look forward to! This is my has been at MDS for the past 9 years! He will be 9th year teaching at Metro Deaf School, teaching how to use many of the pieces of tech- and my 4th year teaching art. I have a nology we have at MDS, such as our computers background in both language arts and studio arts. My and iPads. Erik enjoys being out in nature, even years at MDS prior to teaching art were as an elementary when it means being away from technology (for a short while :)). Erik also enjoys being with his family and teacher and a middle school teacher. My students use a enjoys traveling to see them. Erik would like to see the great variety of materials and mediums, no matter what students in his classes understand the wonderful tools of age or grade level. As the students focus on different art technology and how they can use these tools to make techniques and artists, I also incorporate important vo- their lives easier and to serve others. cabulary into their lessons. We have two wonderful art shows to look forward to each year. One show occurs during the St. Paul Winter Carnival at a downtown art gal- Kelly Krzyska earned lery and the second show is our annual Art Crawl which a B.A.in American happens in the spring at MDS. Our students are also in- Studies from and volved with the online art gallery called Artsonia a M.A. degree in from (www.artsonia.com.). I will be sending more information Western College. Kelly regarding Artsonia in the near future. If any questions/ looks forward to another excit- concerns come up during the school year, please feel free ing school year teaching ASL, K-12. Her goal is to make to contact me through email ([email protected]). I am ASL classes fun and innovative for all students. She and so excited to get the year started! her husband have 2 dogs and a cat. She does photogra- phy on the side and loves checking out new local restau- Kelley is excited to be back in rants. the gym with the elementary students again this year! She Alex is starting her 5th year at Metro Deaf School. She received her master’s degree in taught PE for the first 15 years Speech and Language Pathology from UW- at MDS, took a break to teach high school language arts last River Falls. She works with students of all year, and is now teaching mid- ages on a variety of goals such as speech- dle school language arts as well reading, articulation, and language develop- ment. During Alex’s free time, she enjoys reading, cook- as PE and health to grades Pre-K-8th grade. Kelley will ing, and playing with her dogs. She is looking forward to be organizing a class once a month again this year, as well as teaching many fun activities that promote an exciting year at MDS! teamwork, physical and mental well being, respect, and Kari has been an Occupational Thera- plain old playing! pist for 16 years and is looking forward to another rewarding year with the ele- mentary students. Kari uses each stu- dent’s unique interests to help motive them to work on their goals and objec- tives in a meaningful way. In her free time she can be found being active with her three kids, do- ing yoga and reading. VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1 Page 3

5th graders have been jumping on the boat of learning! Below, the class is learning how to work together as a team! The Fabulous Paraprofessionals of Room 129!

Jack Williams is a proud Minne- Stevie Middlebrook is another sotan who graduated from Roch- proud Minnesotan! Stevie enjoys ester Institute of Technology, being in shape and encouraging and enjoys photography and others to be mindful of their working with students! He joins health. She joins us in the morn- our learning fun in the after- ings. noons!

We had TWO Birthday Galas during the first week of school! Fourth and Fifth graders enjoyed celebrating the birthdays and look forward to seven more Birthday Galas!

Given a case scenario, the language arts group had to figure out who they can “save” in a shipwreck. Each staff gave a compelling video of why they should be saved! Stay tuned for a movie!

We have a pair of eleven years old! (After March rolls by, every- one in 5th grade will be 11!)