First Day of School - Recap

Congratulations everybody on your first day. It felt like a whirlwind, but I know that we have planted many seeds that will flourish as the year unfolds. A few topics that you might want to discuss with your parents when they ask how the first day of school went:

• Code of Conduct: What are my rules and why?
• Can you now make T.O.A.S.T.?
• Why do you need to go and tidy your room?
• Who is your biggest enemy and how can you defeat that person?
• The Socratic Method - Why won't Mr. Buxton answer all your questions?
• How can you make your writing truly unique and specific?

H/W Guidelines

• Read the WILF on the poem sheet I gave out in class today. Remember you only need a draft of your ideas by tomorrow. If you are unsure on this assignment, bring questions in for me to answer tomorrow.

• Don't forget a sock for Math
• Begin tidying your room!

See this example below of a poem from one of my superb students from last year:

Please feel free to add comments and share your thoughts and feelings of your first day in 5th Grade.

Week at a Glance

New 5th Graders

Being prepared and organized will be one of your most important responsibilities in 5th Grade. To help you achieve this you are always given the 'Week at a Glance' sheet. This gives you a detailed breakdown of all of the activities and some of the H/W assignments that are coming up for the new week. The 'Week at a Glance' sheet should always be printed out and brought into school on Mondays.  You might also want to have a copy of the sheet on your desk at home. Use the link below to access the 'week at a glance' sheet.

Open House

What a pleasure it was to meet so many of you this morning. I think we are going to have a fantastic year. Feel free to add your first blog comment and introduce yourself to the class.

See you bright and early on monday morning!

Last Years Students...

What is it like to be in Mr. Buxton's class? Listen to what last years students had to stay at the end of the year. (The videos were also created by the students unsolicited)




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Summer is almost over...

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