In Ms. Werner's and Mrs. McCaffrey's classes at B-L Middle School, students have been honing their green thumbs this year! They kicked off their school garden project in the Fall, following instructions from the Clemson Extension School and Community Gardening Team. From constructing raised beds to filling them using the "lasagna garden" method, students have been deeply involved in every step. They've sown seeds, nurtured transplants, and reaped the rewards at harvest time, all while gaining invaluable practical knowledge. Exploring the origins of food, mastering gardening techniques, and understanding the responsibilities of caring for living things have been key lessons. This year's crop roster boasts onions, kale, English peas, collards, lettuce, and radishes.
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Another FANTASTIC and FUN enrichment week in Lexington Three is just about in the books! Our students have had the best time the past few days participating in a wide variety of camps including metal detecting camp, Lego camp, cooking with a good book camp, soccer camp, moving west camp and podcasting camp....just to name a few! Our enrichment weeks provide staff members with an opportunity to get to build even deeper relationships with our precious Panthers and expose them to a wide variety of extracurricular activities that they might not otherwise have an opportunity to experience. We also get the chance to help children who may need just a little bit of extra academic assistance. All in all, enrichment weeks are just one more way that we get to show some additional love to the children of the Batesburg-Leesville community. Visit our Facebook page for a ton of pics!
We will be offering free physicals at BLMS during the school day in the month of April (dates will be announced). We only have a certain number of spots. Please be sure your child signs up via the Google Form posted in Google Classroom.
You will also need to complete required forms on PlanetHS.
If you already have a PlanetHS account you will use the same log in information.
Please stay tuned for dates.
Some of our B-L Elementary School and B-L Middle School Gifted and Talented students are down in Florida attending a two-day space camp at Kennedy Space Center. They also get to visit Sea World before they return home late tomorrow! Join us in wishing them great fun and safe travels!
Students at B-L Middle School hosted the school's annual African American History Month program this morning for the student body. African American History Month runs from February 1st through March 1st. Students did a phenomenal job planning and putting on this event!
Our 100th day of school in Lexington County School District Three is TOMORROW! What a great year we have had in the Panther Nation! #lexington3istheplacetobe #beapanther #pantherstrong
Happy New Year from Lexington Three! #lexington3istheplacetobe #happy2024 #beapanther #pantherstrong
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8th grade students in Mrs. Lindsay's science class at B-L Middle School have been working super hard the past few weeks on projects that answer the question "Can genetics save the world?" They were tasked with designing a GMO product that hasn't been invented yet that meets a global need. On Thursday, November 30th, they had to pitch their ideas to a group of pretend investors. (Similar to the tv show Shark Tank!) The end results left everyone speechless as students proposed some very creative ideas!
Our schools are rocking and rolling following our week-long Thanksgiving break! Over at B-L Middle School, students are enjoying having the SC Farm Bureau Agriculture Learning Lab at their school today. The Learning Lab teaches students about important South Carolina commodities and how many of them go from the field to our plates. The lessons are aligned to state learning standards, so students are able to apply math, science, English and social studies principles to agriculture.
B-L Middle School cordially invites all veterans and active military members to join us on Thursday, November 9th for the school's Veterans Day program. The event begins at 9 am. #lexington3istheplacetobe #pantherstrong #beapanther
Panther Families - We hope you had a terrific Enrichment Session Week and are enjoying Fall Break! (From the pictures we've seen, it appears that everyone is having a wonderful time!) Don't forget that our schools will resume their regular schedules on Monday, October 9th. We cannot wait to see our Panthers very soon!
Panther Families - This is a friendly reminder of some schedule changes that are occuring the next two weeks in Lexington Three. ***September 25th through 28th - ENRICHMENT SESSION WEEK. This week is specifically for students who qualified for one of our academic camps and for those who signed up to participate in one of our BLAST enrichment camps. Please click the following link for information regarding where the camps are being held, student drop-off and dismissal procedures, bus route information and much more: https://www.lex3.org/page/enrichment-session-information. NOTE: Students who are not participating in an academic or enrichment camp do NOT report to school during this week. ***September 29th: HOLIDAY *** October 2nd through 6th: FALL BREAK (no school for students) ***Our schools will resume their regular schedules on Monday, October 9th.
We've now made it easier for you to "tell us something good!" We're calling on students, staff members, parents, family members and residents of Batesburg-Leesville to let us know any and all good news that pertains to our district. Yes - we know and hear about most of it but we do miss things and we want to ensure that we're telling ALL of the GREAT news that pertains to our Panther family. So be sure to bookmark our Tell Us Something Good form and share away the next time something AMAZING occurs! #lexington3istheplacetobe #pantherstrong FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxnPKtopbdCHLgMJWiQe3mkaQmmmUAgoqokbpEVvmGeZHQhg/viewform
Lexington County School District Three's Panther athletes are gearing up for their fall seasons and we want to make sure all of our B-L fans are ready to come cheer them on! Schedules for each of our fall sports have been updated on our website. Just click the link and then click on the sport to see the full schedule: https://www.lex3.org/page/athletics-schedules
The National Weather Service is forecasting that a line of severe thunderstorms will be passing through our area starting this afternoon (Monday, August 7th). Part of this forecast includes damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 to 70 miles per hour. These conditions could affect the safe operation of school buses as the South Carolina Department of Education does not allow buses to operate when wind gusts are greater than 40 miles per hour. As a result, Lexington Three will be dismissing all of its students one hour early today. Click to read more: https://www.lex3.org/article/1193230
Today was the start of a beautiful new school year in #lex3! It was a joy to officially welcome students and staff back into our buildings. We also had some very special media guests at our schools today to help us celebrate new beginnings. A special thanks to WIS-TV for doing liveshots this morning from B-L Elementary School. We also appreciate WLTX News 19, WACH FOX 57, and The Twin City Newspaper for coming out and covering our first day of school. It's going to be a great year! Visit our social media pages for a TON of pics!
There have been SO MANY SMILES in our schools today as students, parents and teachers reunited for our annual Meet the Teacher Day! Here are a few pics from Batesburg-Leesville Primary School where Pawley the Panther even made a guest appearance. If you haven't made it to one of our time slots today for our Meet the Teacher event there's still time this evening! Drop by our schools between 6 pm and 7 pm to participate! More details can be found here: https://www.lex3.org/page/meet-the-teacher-event
Our online student registration portal will be closing soon for the 2023-2024 school year. If anyone needs assistance getting their child/children registered for school, Lexington Three is hosting an in-person registration day on Wednesday, July 19th at the Lifelong Learning Center (located at 101 West Columbia Avenue). Computers and staff members (including a Spanish translator) will be available from 8 am until 1 pm to assist families. No appointment is necessary. Also - Be sure to visit our online back-to-school headquarters for all of your new school year needs! https://www.lex3.org/o/lex-3/page/back-to-school-2023-2024
Don't forget that today (July 17th) is Meal Pick-Up Monday! Drop by Batesburg-Leesville Middle School between 11 am and 12 pm to receive a total of five breakfasts and five lunches. Meals are available for children between the ages of 1 and 18 years old. Parents can pick up meals without students in the vehicle. However, PLEASE have your identification and your child’s name(s) available. Meals can be picked up at the rear of BLMS. The address for BLMS is 425 Shealy Road.