Mr. Buxton 7th Grade RLA

Friday, August 15, 2014

Recap: The First Two Days

"The smartest person in the room"

Today, we discussed many of the characteristics of effective collaboration:

Asking questions to encourage participation
Using research to help decision making
Dividing up tasks based on people's strengths
Spending quality time on planning
Servant leader - Leading from behind
Being an 'upstander' (getting actively involved) not a 'bystander'

Now...Can you carry these ideas into your Math, Science, Social Studies group work projects?

The Friday Message
Will you give up when it gets tough, or will you show patience and perseverance? Win +1 for leaving a comment!

Thursday, August 14, 2014

The Marshmallow Challenge

Getting Digitally Organized

Reading Log

My Identity Portfolio

My 7th Grade RLA

The Power of Words

Today, you were introduced to the 'power of words'

Some major take-aways:

'Fail - BIG' - Push yourself
Smash out of that comfort zone!
Practice what you are BAD at!

H/W (Due Fri)
Make sure you read for a minimum of 30minutes. You might be expected to discuss your reading in class tomorrow.

Write a comment under today's blog post that states something that you learned in RLA class.

Stick your 'Comfort Zone' in a special place near your desk. Take a photo of it and place the image on your blog. We will compare images in 3 months to see how you have stepped out. (Due:Next Monday)

Test: Log link

Saturday, August 9, 2014

7C RLA: Our Journey Begins

It was really wonderful to meet many of you at Open House yesterday. Your enthusiasm for the new school year certainly felt electric. I look forward to meeting everybody once classes start on Tuesday. The first two days will be orientation with your HomeBase. RLA will start officially on Thursday. In our first session together, we will be looking at 'the power of words' and how we can harness this power in our lives. Everybody will be a little nervous on the first day of school, even your teacher! Make sure you each do what you can to reach out to others around you, especially the new faces you see around campus.

One of the best things you can do is purposefully make the effort to introduce yourself to somebody new at recess and/or over lunchtime. - Can you imagine how wonderful that would be if everybody took the time to do or say one act of kindness to somebody they meet on Tuesday?

Remember:
"In the end, everything will be O.K. and if it's not OK, it's not the end"

Feel free to leave a comment introducing yourself and talking about what you are most excited about this year!