Beech Springs Middle School

Mrs. Moore’s students are putting their measuring skills to work as they explore, create, and learn through a colorful hands-on science activity! 🧪📏🌈 A little curiosity, a little creativity, and a whole lot of learning!

Ms. Shuler’s 7th grade ELA classes worked on identifying figurative language within passages and discussing how it enhanced the story. 📖 After the students were comfortable with definitions and application, they came up with their own examples and created puzzles to help them memorize the concepts. 🧩 Way to go, students!

Open season for Boys Wrestling will begin Wednesday September 2. Practices will be in the wrestling room at Byrnes High School and will run 4:00-5:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the month of September.

Middle school athletes can ride the activity bus over for these workouts.

Anyone intertested in wrestling can attend these practices. Athletes must have a current physical and all forms completed on Aribiter in order to participate. please reach out to Coach Pruitt at Kane.Pruitt@spart5.net with any questions.

Our Panther Preview is ready! This week, we've got:

- iReady Reading Diagnostic on Tuesday
- Theatre Troupe Information on Wednesday @ 7:30 AM in the Theatre Room
- iReady Math Diagnostic on Thursday
- Volleyball Scrimmage @ Global Academy on Thursday @ 4:30 PM.
Let's have a great week, Panther Nation!

Mrs. Cauwenberghs’ class did a Bubble Gum Experiment today to perform the steps of the scientific method. 🔬

Students in Mrs. Grijalva's 7th grade Advanced ELA class put their heads together and became detectives—analyzing evidence, evaluating sources, filtering facts from assumptions and opinions, communicating, and defending their conclusions with real-world critical thinking. 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️ Using that Panther Prowess to solve the crime!

Mapping out South Carolina, one sweet region at a time! 📍 Mrs. Collins’s students finished studying SC natural resources by putting their geography skills to the test with "Eat Your State!" Students used edible materials to build map models of SC, demonstrating their understanding of our state's distinct regions, geography, and natural resources. 🍬

Yesterday, Ms. Johnson’s classes became archaeologists! Students worked in groups to dig through sand and uncover artifacts. Then, they collaborated to make inferences about which ancient civilization the artifacts came from and their purpose or connection to history. What a fun way to dig into history and think like historians!

Theatre Audition Information! 🎭 Our traveling theatre competition troupe will be holding individual auditions throughout the month of September. 🗓️ Any interested students will need to: - Come by Room 201 (Theatre) for an audition form. - Sign up for an audition slot in the Theatre Room. - Prepare a 1-minute monologue and perform it during their audition in September. E-mail deandra.sosa@spart5.net with any questions. 📧

Today in Ms. Johnson’s class, they discussed classroom expectations and procedures. Then came the surprise: It was students' turn to share THEIR expectations for her! Students shared that they want their teacher to be kind-hearted, respectful, funny, “chill,” keep grades updated, slow down when they’re writing or typing, and… give them donuts when they’re good! 🍩😂 We love that our students know their voices matter. The best classrooms are built together! 💜

The Case of Mrs. Egan: SOLVED…maybe. 🔬🕵️‍♀️ Today, our student scientists completed a Mrs. Egan Scavenger Hunt, making qualitative and quantitative observations and using evidence and prior experiences to make inferences. 🧠💡Of course, Mrs. Egan may have planted a few suspicious pieces of evidence. Some inferences were spot on. Others fell right into the trap! Science skills practiced. 🔬 Evidence collected. 📋 Mrs. Egan thoroughly investigated. 🧐 Case closed. ✅

Mrs. Grijalva’s 7th Grade ELA students are currently learning how to communicate professionally in a digital world— an important real-life skill they’ll use throughout school, future careers, and beyond! 💻

Mrs. Kinard’s students kicked off the year with some fun team-building challenges designed to get them thinking, communicating, and working together! 🎉 Students had to listen to one another, share ideas, try different strategies, and problem-solve as a team—all while having a little fun along the way! 🐾

Students in Mrs. Nodine’s classes have been practicing as archeologists today! 🪏

Mrs. Shuler's class participated in a gallery walk to preview summaries of novels they will be reading this year. 📖 They also rated the ones they thought they might enjoy the most based on their own personal reading interests. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Yesterday, Ms. Johnson’s 6th graders had some really great conversations about what respect looks, sounds, and feels like in their classroom. It was amazing hearing their thoughts and seeing them reflect on the kind of classroom community they want to be part of. 💜 Building relationships, listening to each other, and making sure everyone feels valued are all part of what it means to "Go Be Great!" 🐾

Today in Mrs. Mitchell’s class, students learned why history matters by looking at scenarios and quotes about the importance of history. 📖

How cool is this?! Mrs. Parson’s AR Robotics students made drive shafts and motors, and began to code in automation. 🧑‍💻👩‍💻🤖

Mrs. Bunney's classes had to "Find My Friends" today! Students completed a name word search without a word bank, so they had to walk around the classroom, introduce themselves, and ask their classmates' names to find each one. It was a fun way to break the ice, build connections, and start creating the classroom community! 🐾

It’s time to bring back our Panther Previews, and here’s what we’ve got this week: Monday: Volleyball tryouts until 6 PM Tuesday: Volleyball tryouts until 6 PM Wednesday: Volleyball Team Parent Meeting @ 5:45 Thursday: Football Team Parent Meeting @ 5:15 Let’s have a great week, Panther Nation! 🐾💜