me
I’m just a regular K-6 PE Teacher, Jr High Science & PE Teacher, Teacher of Continuation students…unemployed as of May 20th, now a High School English teacher and who knows what else? I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, but am no longer in practice, because I love to teach! (Well, there’s a longer story there, but not enough time to explain) I have two beautiful sons, and 2 insane dogs. This blog started as an ode to teaching, but I have been running again (after 25 years) since Halloween 2007. My current fascination is on runners and the running world!
I’m an avid Dodgers fan. I love Seinfeld, and 24. I don’t consider myself a huge TV fan, but when I like a series, I end up buying them all on DVD. I have all of Seinfeld, some of 24 and Arrested Development, which was a great series. I love Sopranos too, so I guess I do like TV. I despise the reality shows. Except one. The Biggest Loser has some redeeming social qualities. So yeah, I like that one.
This blog chronicles my journey as a PE & Science teacher, who changed jobs to teach Language Arts at a school that shall not be named in Northern California. With the budget problems in CA this year, I changed to a school where I no longer had tenure! I did find a job teaching High School English for the coming year…finally! The views expressed in this blog are my own, and do not reflect the views of any school. I’m also not responsible for content on any of the links on my blog. If there’s some colorful language, please just skip it. Don’t tell me about it.
Welcome to Gymnotes!
Mar 23, 2007 @ 16:59:33
you are the best science and pe teacher ever
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:39:28
PE is hard but atleast i will fit in my graduation dress
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:39:50
your the greastest! P.E teacher that is lol jk.
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:40:05
hi mrs.Vermulen this is a nice blog.
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:40:21
Mrs.V is the best P.E. teacher ever!!!
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:40:37
mrs vermulen is the best e teacher she does all these good yoga exercises.
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:40:53
Hi Mrs. Vermuelen Your pe is the best ever, you put the work in work-out!!!!!
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:41:08
I agree, she is the best. I really like science because we get to do all these really cool experiments.
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:41:26
I like your picture>>>>>>>>it’z preety
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:41:47
Hey Mrs. Vermulen
BEiiN’ iiN y00R CLASS HAS BEEN VERy FUN THiiS yEAR..CHALLANGiiN’ ii ADMiiT BUT FUN..L0L…BUT MEMBER WE ARE THE BEST iiN M.U.S.D[MANTECA UNiFED SCHOOL DISTRiCT..BRiiNG iiT 0N!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Kayla*[[8th]]
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:42:02
ur the best pe teacher i ever had i work out so much i ur class
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:42:18
hi! ur so awesum!
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:42:33
cute bloggie thingy mrs vermeulen
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:42:48
Hey Mrs. Vermuelen ….Well anyways just wanted to say that you are a great P.E and Science teacher … Well anyways just wante dto say kepp up the good work…
– Geovana
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:43:05
i like your picture…itz preetyy>>>>>>>!!!!!!!!!
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:43:21
hey hows it going!
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:43:38
Er…uh..hi! ^_^
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:43:56
mrs vermulen is the best pe teacher she does all these good yoga exercises.
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:44:13
mrs.vermuelen you`re awesomee !! :]
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:44:28
Hey Mrs. Vrmeulen umMmMmM ON THE LAST COMMENT THAT I LEFT YOU i LEFT A TYPE O………WELL SORRY JUST WANTED TO CLEAR THAT UP.
GEOVANA
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:44:46
heyy mrs. vermeulen!!
u r da best PE teacher!! i`m glad 2 hab u as a PE teacher =]
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:45:03
Hi Mrs Vermulen i gots a ? 4 u can we play more sports like doge ball or basket ball?????
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:45:47
er…uh….hi ^_^
Mar 23, 2007 @ 17:59:00
Yeah dodgeball is fun!!
Mar 23, 2007 @ 18:32:11
Dodgeball is horrid! Hurts kids, makes everyone afraid.
Nevah!
Mar 26, 2007 @ 19:32:22
Hi Mrs. Vermulen! Nice blog ^.^ Your a really good teacher and im glad to be your student ^.^
Mar 26, 2007 @ 20:21:39
Cute picture mrs.vermeulen! you the best pe teacher ever!
Mar 27, 2007 @ 11:21:35
nice pic mz vermulen!!!!
Mar 27, 2007 @ 11:26:03
nice pic mz vermulan when r we goin 2 play basketball agian lol
Mar 27, 2007 @ 11:27:58
hey!! mrs vermeulen!!…..cute pic
Mar 27, 2007 @ 11:54:32
nice pic mz vermulan when r we goin 2 play football or soccer lol
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:01:38
yah whin are we going to play football n coll pic mz V
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:06:00
You Look sooo Young Mrs. Vermeulen!!
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:27:01
MRS.V IS THE BEST PE TEACHER EVER BECAUSE WE COULD BE IN SHAPE….
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:27:36
hi, mrs.vermeulen! Just wondering if we cant try playing softball for p.e.?
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:29:27
We can if we have the equipment.
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:30:08
I agree you are probably the funnest/best/funniest/colest/awesomemst/every other good thing a teacher has.
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And your PE is very much thanked by my parents
(My parents said i was getting fat
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:30:41
We should play extreme dodgeball
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:31:22
Miss vermeulen i have to tell you. your the best science teacher ever..!!!
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:31:41
ok thanks
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:32:29
your blog is nice and i wish i can make one but my internet is not working!!!!!!
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:37:13
THES IS REALY COOL I MIGHT MAKE ONE TWO……
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:37:49
nice pic
n thanks 4 the blog its fun
im gonna make 1
would u please explain how 2
Mar 27, 2007 @ 12:40:38
im just thinkin if we still get points 4 the ph
we had to write 4 everyday
u told us
Mar 27, 2007 @ 17:54:05
my blog is a pain
Mar 27, 2007 @ 19:53:45
Hi Mrs. vermeulen! I made my own blog! Its called scherry.wordpress.com. its really fun making them!
Mar 27, 2007 @ 21:43:36
Francis, Tyler & Mrs. Ryan’s blogs are all added to my blogroll!
Mar 27, 2007 @ 21:52:47
Cool!! thx mrs. vermeulen!!
Mar 28, 2007 @ 12:02:06
great pic for your age!! glad to read so many wonderful comments…how about increasing weekly mile to two miles!!!
Mar 28, 2007 @ 15:54:07
hi mr.shen!
Mar 28, 2007 @ 19:04:12
we should play dodgeball but only if we want 2 play like at my old school they couldn’t make us if we did not want 2.or make us sign a waver saying that we wanted 2 play at our own risk so that the people who want 2 play can.
Mar 29, 2007 @ 16:59:45
mr shen if we had to do that i think i would never make it alive well miss u mr shen history is just not the same to us young ppl!
Mar 29, 2007 @ 20:07:36
hey Mrs. Vermeulen!
Mar 29, 2007 @ 20:53:02
HI!!!
Mar 30, 2007 @ 11:09:47
Hi Stephanie! Got a blog yet?
Apr 02, 2007 @ 15:24:33
Hi everyone!!
Apr 03, 2007 @ 12:52:46
I herd a rumor that the record mile time was 6:04;
I’m waiting for someone to beat this time…………………………….
Apr 03, 2007 @ 14:51:54
hi everyone
Apr 03, 2007 @ 14:57:38
my best time 4 da mile waz 8:02 but that waz in 6th grade now its like 12somethin.
Apr 10, 2007 @ 09:09:18
this is tthe best P.E teacher that you can have i will miss you next year
Apr 10, 2007 @ 09:36:59
HEY! IM JUST RELIZING THAT THIS IS BASICALLY A MYSPACE W/OUT THE NAME!!! LOL! YOUR NOT SNEAKY MRS.V….LOL….JP JP [[DONT GUVE ME A D.A.R]]
BUH THATS A REALLY NICE PICTURE OF YOU!!!♥
Apr 10, 2007 @ 09:41:46
You got it Shelby!
I don’t do MySpace….
Apr 10, 2007 @ 10:14:57
HEY MRS.VERMEULEN!!!…..i LiKE BEiN iN Y0UR CLASS!!!…yOU MAKE SCiENCE REALLY FUN TH0UGH!!…’ND GET US REALLY GiT US W0RKiN TUH GiT FiTTED!!…. -♥-C0URTNRY-♥-
Apr 12, 2007 @ 08:24:29
thhanks 4 rock u
its good
Apr 13, 2007 @ 16:03:22
can u tell me where the pix is gonna be
Apr 13, 2007 @ 16:17:01
ON the slide show!
Apr 13, 2007 @ 16:27:53
Ravneet! good job haha uve been waiting a long time now u finally mad it!
Apr 13, 2007 @ 17:30:20
hi mrs.vermeulen i wuld have to say that you’re the best science and Pe TEACHER I HAVE HAD!! and you make science and pe so much fun!!
Apr 13, 2007 @ 17:44:48
Navdeep, you’ve been working so hard. Today was a really hard day.
Apr 13, 2007 @ 21:35:22
thanks mrs. vermeulen
Apr 13, 2007 @ 21:37:39
also 4 the pix
Apr 13, 2007 @ 21:55:44
That’s a great picture of you Ravneet! Good job!
Apr 13, 2007 @ 22:02:50
thanks
im really happy
Apr 13, 2007 @ 22:05:00
thanks melany
u r the bestest friend i’ev ever had
u r like my sister ilu
Apr 13, 2007 @ 22:11:02
goodnight everyone
and melany i hope u have fun
and dont 4 get to get me what i told u to get me
bye lol
Apr 16, 2007 @ 15:47:04
Hi Mrs. Vermeulen and Class!
I’m just checking out the coolest website ever! I love to see your class really get involved in the website! Great Job! Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Parsons
Kindergarten
Apr 16, 2007 @ 21:37:58
Thanks Mrs. Parsons!!!
Apr 17, 2007 @ 12:41:44
i think the project is gonna b fun
Apr 17, 2007 @ 12:42:04
hey mrs. Vermeulan how have you been….I just wanted to say thank-you for all of your support. Im am getting better. But i still miss my dad..
.zach.
Apr 17, 2007 @ 12:43:31
Ms. Vermeulen you rock! I should get a blog
Apr 17, 2007 @ 12:55:21
um… wow. none of the teachers at my old school would’ve never had one of these blog thingys lol. This is my first time leaving a comment on this blog thingy. It’s kind of cool =]
Apr 17, 2007 @ 18:24:55
were is that place of biomes
Apr 17, 2007 @ 19:15:53
Brenda, go to the Vipers page and click on the webquests. It’s the last one.
Apr 24, 2007 @ 12:36:47
wow,Queen Viper! U have almost 100 comments on here.U have people addicted to Gymnotes Blog like Line Rider.And there’s somthing different about your blog;may-b it’s the color.wat-evr it is,I like it…
by the way, nobody even bothered to retrn my reply about the rumor I heard…(sobbing)NO ONE WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND!
Apr 24, 2007 @ 12:39:16
Thanks Dayvonn. Glad you’re back.
The rumor is the mile time??
Apr 30, 2007 @ 22:04:23
Yes;but sumthin els bugs me. about the dodgeball conversation.I fully agree with u, but i also agree with Micheal.dodgeball IS fun.
May 01, 2007 @ 08:34:55
Dayvonn, what is it??
May 01, 2007 @ 12:24:38
hello everyone
May 01, 2007 @ 12:58:53
WhY Do yOu hAvE tO MoVe mRs.vErMeUlAn…………… ItS NoT GoInG To bE THe sAmE wItHoUt yOu….=(
May 03, 2007 @ 21:22:01
Hey mrs.vermeuln i aam going to miss u when you go…and congrats and good luck on being a english teacher i wish you the best….
love you always shanice…
♥shanice♥
May 03, 2007 @ 21:23:52
I can not believe that you are going to be moving to another school and going to be an ENGLISH TEACHER!!!(no offense Mrs. Ryan):) It is just that I think of you a a Science teacher. Well its is not going to be the same without you. I WILL MISS YOU!!!
heart;Stephanieheart;
May 03, 2007 @ 21:26:56
♥Stephanie♥
May 03, 2007 @ 21:28:18
I kind of made a mistake on the first thing I sent!!! I ment to put……………
♥Stephanie&herats;
May 03, 2007 @ 21:29:30
I mean………..
♥Stephanie♥
May 03, 2007 @ 22:12:57
You r the best science and p.e. thacher i had and probably will have i’ll really miss you
May 04, 2007 @ 12:36:21
It’s not gonna feel the same next year when you leave…I’ll miss you…
May 04, 2007 @ 12:37:27
hahah
May 04, 2007 @ 16:51:43
Hey Lina,
You’re no regular teacher if all your kids think you’re the “best”! That’s very unusual…but great!
I don’t doubt it either. Your passion for teaching is amazing. The schools down here in LA need teachers like you.
To all her students – don’t make it easy for her! But, don’t be brats either.
LOL (oh, and I’m her sister)
May 09, 2007 @ 14:42:12
hi
May 09, 2007 @ 15:03:20
http://regine.learnerblogs.org/
May 11, 2007 @ 19:06:43
mrs. v can u tell me where is mr. shen’s blog
May 11, 2007 @ 22:22:45
It’s an early post, called Mr. Shen. Go down to the bottom of the page, click next page, and keep doing that until you find it!
May 12, 2007 @ 17:26:50
ok thanks!!!
May 15, 2007 @ 12:54:51
Mrs.vermulin i am going to miss you so much……do you really have to go…are you stiil going to keep your blog so that we can talk to you over that to see how you are doing…and you have to caome and visit the school sometime kk……
well love you .lots…..
♥shanice♥
May 15, 2007 @ 21:54:10
Thanks Shanice. You can keep talking to me on the blog, for sure.
May 16, 2007 @ 12:23:12
dang mrs. vermeulen yor popular….everyone loves you…..i wish you wouldnt leave next year.ok well i g2g….
zach penirian
May 16, 2007 @ 12:25:30
thanks Mrs.Vermulen i will be messaging you all of the time…..you are the best science teacher that i have ever met befor in mylife…and i just wanna say thanks for everything that you have ever thought me i really do apprecate it a lot……..
♥love you lots♥
♥shanice♥
May 16, 2007 @ 12:26:02
dodgeball is cool& fun,but only if u play it correctly….and its not horrid.
May 19, 2007 @ 15:57:16
hey mrs. vermulan do you know the website that translate english into spanish…
May 19, 2007 @ 17:53:46
alta vista babel fish google that.
May 21, 2007 @ 16:00:27
thanks mrs. vermulan
May 30, 2007 @ 21:47:37
mrz vermulan i finlly figured out how 2 put music on my blog thx!! it took me sooo long buh thxz ny ways!
Jun 06, 2007 @ 12:55:45
Haha sorry i wasn’t on your blog Mrs. V Your students blogs are just so good =D haha XD
Jun 06, 2007 @ 12:57:00
hey mrs v those health blogs look so good
the people who smoke should visit those blogs
i thing they r very help to the people who smoke
Jun 12, 2007 @ 09:50:35
Mrs Vermeulen i found a job you cant get fired drom it is federal government employees.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1838356/posts
Julian
Jun 12, 2007 @ 12:25:28
im sooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy that we finisned the science final. i think that for finals we should do projects, its lot easyer.
Jun 23, 2007 @ 14:58:14
gonna miss you next year.. well we`re goin off to high school i might see you again sometime in my life.. [hopefully]
Jul 26, 2007 @ 11:12:38
so r u having fun mrs. v
how do u like ur new school
i dont think u like the classroom very much
do u
Jul 26, 2007 @ 21:25:41
Ravneet, I don’t start until August 13th!
Sep 12, 2007 @ 18:39:49
u now when u showed us the earth cam
can u tell me how do u get to the page where u fill ur address and they show u your house
please can u tell me how to find that please
Sep 12, 2007 @ 18:43:53
and mrs. v can u tell me ur email address please
Sep 12, 2007 @ 20:04:53
lvermeulen@musd.net
I think it’s Google Earth Cam, but when I googled it, I couldn’t find it!
Jul 07, 2009 @ 11:19:37
Thanks for leading me here with your Tweet! I went to public schools in Northern California… and have written language arts textbooks for 8+ years.
For some reason, I think you’d dig my running/blogging Dad friend, Kevin:
http://5ksandcabernets.blogspot.com/