BSD GATE

Weekend well spent! 🙌 Our GATE team chose to spend their weekend at the California Association for the Gifted Conference! We’re learning, collaborating, and refining best practices to better serve our gifted learners. Growth never stops! #BurtonExperience

So proud of our 8th grade GATE students! 👏 They presented to our 5th graders on 3D printing, sharing the design process from idea to print, and how a hobby they started at age 9 grew into a successful business. 🚀 @BurtonBulldogs #BurtonExperience

We did it! OAK GROVE is officially a Leader in Me Lighthouse school! The commitment from students, staff & families to foster leadership through goal setting has been recognized and is the first of its kind for Burton Schools! Way to go STARS! #shinebrightleadright

Had some fun in third grade this morning teaching Mrs. Stones class about having a Socratic discussion. They did a great job and said they felt like “teachers in a staff meeting” because they prepared their notes, came up with ideas and shared freely. Too cute! #BurtonExperience

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When multiple people across the district work together, amazing things happen! Two of our BMS GATE students are taking accelerated math at SCHS. Shoutout to BMS, SCHS, counselors, admin, transportation, IT. Proud to work in a district that truly supports the whole child!

Thank you to our amazing GATE team! You truly make a difference in the lives of those you serve. #giftededucation

Future aerospace engineers or astronauts? 3rd and 4th grade students had a BLAST 🚀 as they built and launched rockets and designed their own space mission patches during their GATE Camp! Shoutout to Mrs. Lopez and Ms. Gundran for an out of this world 🪐#BurtonExperience

6th grade GATE Camp Week 2: 🎪 Students got to be creative with analyzing lyrics, developing choreography and designing costumes for their final production: a music video! Check out the video on YouTube: youtu.be/x5DQ7siJ3vw?fe…

6th grade GATE Camp Week 1: AgVenture 🪴 Students analyzed and observed the chemical reactions of different soil samples taken around the BASA Garden, studied plant cells and created & labeled a candy model & designed and built mini greenhouses to house their plants!

CAG Conference 2025 with 1/3 of the most amazing team! 🙃 Day 1 was a huge success, as we have not only been validated in the things we do, but we are learning so much on how to continue to improve our program! #giftededucation #bsdGATE #BurtonExperience #continuousimprovement

…and that’s a wrap for 5th grade GATE Camp! Students built and wired a speaker that functions via batteries or power and has Bluetooth capability! Huge shout out to Mrs Mendez and Mr Reynaga for creating this one of a kind #BurtonExperience !

5th grade GATE Camp: Students got innovative as they created their own instruments out of recycled materials with the challenge of ensuring their instrument produced a sound wave! #BurtonExperience

Our amazing GATE team practiced strategies around depth and complexity today. What better way to gain the student perspective than to learn by doing? It’s always a good day when we’re together as a team 🫶🏼

The Science of Sound - Students are learning about how sound waves travel. They built a model to represent what this looks like and made observations around sound waves based on tone, pitch and energy. Up next: creating their own instruments! Stay tuned!!

8th graders visited the Museum of Tolerance, where they explored civil rights, social injustices & the Holocaust. We were honored to hear from Eva Perlman, who spoke about her & her family’s journey of survival during the Holocaust. What an impactful & unforgettable experience.

Mrs. Rogers’ third graders are making connections between chores and emotions using the hexagonal thinking strategy!

I got to have some fun modeling the structure for Socratic discussions with a few of our #bsdGATE classes this week! Shout out to Mrs. Stone & Mrs. McCusker for inviting me to work with your students. Overall, I heard some thoughtful and meaningful discussions. #BurtonExperience

Mrs. Stone’s 3rd grade students ended Charlotte’s Web with a hexagonal thinking strategy. This activity sparks critical thinking, analysis and deep discourse. Notice that each web has the same terms, yet all connections are different - showing true ownership of their thinking.