Welcome to Mr. Szuszkowski's Global Classroom
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Our Classroom A Poem by Andrea and Mackenzie Fish watching our every move Monarch souls all around What do I have to prove There is no other room like this in town From sunset to moon From moon to the rising sun We know migration has begun From April to May we know that's when the Monarchs say That they'll come home to stay All around, up or down Monarchs fly with the wind  The Class of 2008-2009 welcomes you to our class website. Our website includes class activities, projects, class news, and online resources for students and parents, as well as links to educational games and websites of interest. We will be adding new and interesting things to our site so please visit us again. Thanks for taking the time to visit. Drop us an e-mail. 
We are a Monarch Teacher Network Classroom Parents: If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me at rszuszkowski@rtnj.org. or by clicking the link at the bottom of this homepage. I find e-mail a much better way of communicating in that it offers a greater ability of instant communication while allowing you to reach me any time of day or night and on weekends. I truly believe this will be a memorable as well as a positive year in your child’s education.
Peace Like a River of Monarchs, Mr. Szuszkowski |  Congratulations to
Student of the Week for November 14, 2008 Miranda M. Click to see a list of previous winners Classroom News On October 10th, 2008 The Randolph Reporter newspaper ran an article about our Ironia Fall 2008 Monarch Project. Click here to read. Projects!  Take me to Leo the Llama
 Where's Rocky?
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A Million Thanks is a year-round campaign to show our U.S. Military Men and Women, past and present, our appreciation for their sacrifices, dedication, and service to our country through our letters, emails, cards, prayers, and thoughts. 
You want to help the troops but don't know how or where to send letters and care packages. This website www.anysoldier.com will explain how you can help the troops get what they need to help bring a little home to them, as they serve over seas, in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, especially now as the holiday season rapidly approaches and many of our troops spend the holidays far away from their families. Watch this CNN newsclip about anysoldier.com
Check out the Candidates for President, their Vice Presidential running mates, the issues in the campaign, election games, printables and more... Every day we will post a poll question about the Presidential election. Click the Vote button to vote daily and to see results of our polls. 
| | Voices From The Land ... During the 2007-2008 school year our school received a grant to participate in a very special Monarch Teacher Network project called "Voices from the Land". This is a project that is based on the eco-art of Andy Goldsworthy. This project combines art, poetry and technology. We have seen how Andy Goldsworthy's art connects art to nature and nature to art. We have also created eco-art of our own based on Goldsworthy's art. Our Classroom Voices Project is available to be viewed on-line and be purchased from Shutterfly.com as a keepsake book for anyone who would like to purchase one. Click on the picture of the book above to link to the book and preview it. You do not need to join Shutterfly to preview the book but will need to join if you intend to purchase it. As part of the Voices From The Land project we also receive a Voices book from a school that did the project in Mexico. When I spent a week with my Mexican friend and guide Marcos Garcia in August at a Monarch Teacher Workshop, he showed me the book that he completed with a Mayan School in the state of Chiapas Mexico. It is a beautiful book. The color in the artwork is spectacular and the poetry is in Spanish and in Mayan. You can click the book below to view it on line or purchase it or stop in our class at Ironia School to see it. It is truly a work of art and shows the connection the Mayan people still have to Mother Earth. 
| Between February 16th and February 23rd 2008 Mr. Szuszkowsk i traveled throughout the Mexican State of Michoacan to the overwintering sites of the Monarch Butterfly, and to Mexico City, Mexico where he visited many places of historic and cultural importance to the Mexican people and to North American history. Follow his journey, read his daily journal entries and view the incredible pictures that help tell a story of the beautiful people of Mexico, their culture, their history and their struggle to protect the Monarch butterflies while helping their own families survive the poverty that permeates much of the Monarch butterfly overwintering region. Check out the new Monarch News Link. H ere you will find news about Monarch Butterflies from around the world and the status of the North American Monarch population as it migrates in the Spring, between Mexico, through the United States to the northern Provinces of Canada, then in the Fall as the Monarchs migrate down the east coast, through the Mid-Atlantic States, and the Gulf States on their way to their final over wintering destination in the Trans-Volcanic Range in Michoacan, Mexico. Recently released video of the Monarch Teacher Network March 8 - 15, 2008 trip to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuaries. Click for the whole story and beautifully narrated video from the Monarch Sanctuaries.  
Our Brook Trout eggs arrived from the Pequest Trout Hatchery on Thursday October 16th. Click to see pictures. Stay tuned as we report on their hatching and the status of our eggs and fry. On Friday January 4th 2007 the Daily Record paid us a visit to do a story on our "Trout in the Classroom Project" We were all excited to have the opportunity to share what we are learning about our Trout with the entire community and the rest of Morris County. View Our Trout Data Find out what data we've compiled and share in our scientific journey!  Check out our recently added classroom pictures.   
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Mr. Szuszkowski's 5th Grade
Ironia Elementary School
303 Dover Chester Road
Randolph, NJ 07869
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