First Day of 3rd Grade GT at BSE Begins with Breakout Edu

Third grade Gifted and Talented students at Boiling Springs Elementary participated in a game-based learning experience called Breakout Edu. Students were "trapped" and had to use critical thinking skills and collaborate with classmates to solve a problem using clues to unlock a box containing items of great value. The box contained 3 locks; a 4- digit lock, a 5 letter word lock and had to find a hidden key to unlock a normal lock. Students had 30 minutes to complete the task and they were successful! Check out this short video for a peek at our class today.

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17-5

May 16-20

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations

Spelling: TBA

Science: Begin Electricity: electric circuits

Social Studies:  Begin Civil War

Math: Continue Topic 17 (Step-Up to 4th Grade): 17-3, 17-4, 17-5

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

2nd- Monday (art)- 

3rd-Tuesday (music)- 

4th-Wednesday (PE)- 

5th-Thursday (computer lab)- 3rd Grade Awards day: 8:30-10:00; Classroom Awards for 4th 9 Weeks to Follow

6th-Friday (computer lab)- PAWS Celebration: 12:35-1:20

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17-1 Math Video

May 9-13

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations, begin Pink and Say

Spelling: words TBA, test on Thursday

Science: Review Magnetism, test on Thursday; begin electric circuits

Social Studies: Review Social Classes, test on Wednesday

Math: Review Topic 15, review for test, test on Tuesday; begin Topic 17 

Below are links to review the lessons from Topic 15:

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

9th- Monday (art)- 

10th-Tuesday (music)- Tasty Treat ($2)

11th-Wednesday (PE)- 

12th-Thursday (computer lab)- Chick-fil-a Spirit Night (4:30-8:00)

13th-Friday (library)- Field Day for 3rd grade (11:30-1:30), library books due

*For field day, students must wear athletic shoes to participate. Also students may bring water bottles since it is expected to be a hot day. Parents, you are welcome to attend!

Happy Thursday!

I found this photo from our first day of school. Can you tell how much your child has grown since then?

May 2-6

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations, Continue Unspoken, begin Pink and Say

Spelling: he's, she's, it's, isn't, you're, we're, they're, there's, haven't, won't, don't, climate, natural, tools, essential, comprehension; test on Thursday

Science: Continue Magnetism

Social Studies:  Continue Antebellum Era; social classes- elite, middle, lower classes

Math: Continue Topic 15-4 and 15-5, review for test,  test for Topics 14 and 15 on Friday, May 6th 

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

2nd- Monday (art)- 

3rd-Tuesday (music)- 

4th-Wednesday (PE)- NFL Play 60 (Wear Carolina Panther gear or colors)

5th-Thursday (computer lab)- Family Fun Night

6th-Friday (computer lab)- Mr. Johnson not at school

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April 25-29

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations, SC Ready Test (Tuesday-Writing, Wednesday-Reading) NO READING RESPONSES THIS WEEK

Spelling: NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!

Science: Continue Magnetism

Social Studies:  Continue Antebellum Era; social classes- elite, middle, lower classes

Math: Continue Topic 15: Liquid Volume and Mass; 15-2, 15-3, 15-4, review, test for Topics 14 and 15 on Tuesday, May 3rd. 

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

18th- Monday (art)- 

19th-Tuesday (music)- SC Ready Test (Writing)

20th-Wednesday (PE)- SC Ready Test (Reading)

2s1st-Thursday (computer lab)- SC Ready Test (Math)

22nd-Friday (library)- Spirit Day

April 18-22

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations, Sample SC Ready Texts, DRA assessments, 

Spelling: penny, pennies, empty, emptied, parties, families, mystery, mysteries, discovery, married, carried, religion, folklore, custom, syllable, fluently  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Landforms and Water Sources review and test on Tuesday; begin Magnetism and Electricity unit

Social Studies:  Continue Antebellum Era; social classes- elite, middle, lower classes

Math: Continue Topic 14: Area; 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, culminating assessment

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

18th- Monday (art)- 

19th-Tuesday (music)-  Tasty Treat Tuesday ($2)

20th-Wednesday (PE)- 

2s1st-Thursday (computer lab)-

22nd-Friday (computer lab)- Club Day, graded papers go home, Mornings with Mom (1st and 3rd grade)

April 11-15

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations, Sample SC Ready Texts, DRA assessments

Spelling: specific, culture, precise, suddenly, lonely, terrifically, rapidly, dangerously, tenderly, lovely, precisely, identity, specifically, especially, accurate, outrageously  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Landforms and Water Sources

Social Studies:  Begin Antebellum Era

Math: Begin Topic 14: Area

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)-  

Wednesday (PE)- 

Thursday- Boosterthon Collection Final due date

Friday (library)- 

March 28-April 1

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations, Sample SC Ready Texts

Spelling: words TBA  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Fossils, review, test on types of soil and fossils on Thursday

Social Studies:  Continue Three Branches of Government; Legislative, Executive, Judicial; Three Branches of Government Project

Math: Topic 13: Perimeter, 13-5, review, test on Wednesday

Click below for the lessons the students are viewing in class:

13-1 and 13-2
13-3
13-4
13-5

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)-  

Wednesday (PE)- 

Thursday- Boosterthon Collection due date

Friday (computer lab)- Awards Day 1:30 in Mr. Johnson's room

March 21-25

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations, Sample SC Ready Texts

Spelling: permission, confession, vision, motion, action, quotation, confusion, nation, combination, question, attention, geography, physical, photograph, exact, approximate  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Continue Types of Soil; clay, silt, soil lab

Social Studies:  Continue Three Branches of Government; Legislative, Executive, Judicial; Three Branches of Government Project

Math: Topic 13: Perimeter, 13-1, 13-2, 13,3, 13-4

Click below for the lessons the students are viewing in class:

13-1 and 13-2
13-3
13-4

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)-  Art Show Drop-in 6:00pm

Wednesday (PE)- Boosterthon Fun Run

Thursday- Terrific Kid Ceremony (8:30am)

Friday (library)- Club day (to Mrs. Riordan's class), Report cards go home, 

March 14-18

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations

Spelling: cabin, future, music, tiger, behind, rewind, focus, belong, family, begin, motel, connection, local, strategy, complex, diagram;  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Begin Types of Soil; sand, sand lab, humus, clay, loam

Social Studies:  Begin Three Branches of Government; Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Math: 11-6, 11-7, review on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Click below for the lessons the students are viewing in class:

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11-7

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - Boosterthon Kickoff (1:30), graded papers come home

Tuesday (music)-  

Wednesday (PE)- last day for grades for 3rd 9 weeks, spring pictures

Thursday- BSE/Shoally Creek Parent Meeting (6:30 PM)

Friday (library)- Greenville Drive Reading Logs Due

March 7-11

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations

Spelling: winter, cactus, cellar, garden, market, basket, welcome, until, always, cowboy, lasso, logical, continuity, change, estimation, reasonable;  pretest on Tuesday, test on Wednesday (changes due to field trip on Thursday)

Science: Rocks and Minerals: Mineral Hardness and Identification Chart Review on Monday, Test on Tuesday

Social Studies:  The American Revolution: Battles, Important People, review on Monday and Tuesday, Test on Wednesday

Math: Topic 11: 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6

Click below for the lessons the students are viewing in class:

11-3
11-4
11-5
11-6

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)-  MAP Testing (reading) at 9:30; Health and Wellness day (11:15-12:00)

Wednesday (PE)- 

Thursday- Columbia Field Trip

Friday (library)- MAP Testing (math) at 8:00; graded papers go home

February 29- March 4

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations

Spelling:  notebook, sunset, bookcase, farmyard, everyone, football, sunshine, rainbow, baseball, hallway, outdoors, measurement, numerical, outcome, future, forecast  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Rocks and Minerals: Mineral Hardness and Identification Chart

Social Studies:  The American Revolution: Battles, Important People

Math: Topic 10: Comparing Fractions; 10-8, 10-9, Review, test on Thursday

Topic 10 Review Videos

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)- 

Wednesday (PE)- last day to collect Columbia field trip money and forms

Thursday (computer lab)- 

Friday (computer lab)-