PS8 PTA: The Robert Fulton School, Brooklyn, NY

Jerry, Monique L.

Monique L. Jerry
2nd grade
Rm. 202

Where she lives: Clinton Hill
Teaching since: 1997
At P.S. 8 since: 2002

Ms. Jerry likes to teach her students to make how-to books, which they write, illustrate, "publish" and then share with classmates. "They can be about anything--such as, how to wash a car or how to brush your teeth--and they really have a great time with it," Ms. Jerry says. Her goal is to have all her students reading chapter books by the end of the year, so that they are prepared for 3rd grade. Ms. Jerry loves to read herself, especially historical fiction; she recommends Philippa Gregory's The Other Boleyn Girl. She also enjoys going to the movies. She is a graduate of CUNY Hunter, where she earned her master's degree in Elementary Education. She loves teaching second grade, she says, "because the kids are so enthusiastic about learning. They are like sponges at this age, and so eager to please the teacher, which is great."

Posted on: May 19, 2005

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