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Fire Codes and Wind Chills – Middle School Math

March 06, 2014

What do Fire Codes and Wind Chills have in common? INTEGERS of course! In math class on Thursday Mrs. Mize’s students learned two real life applications for positive and negative numbers. After completing the unit on Integer operations, each class went over examples of integers in real life. First, the class discussed fire code and […]

The Second Grade American Wax Museum

February 28, 2014

How does a normal second grader transform into an historical figure at a wax museum? Preparation for this event began weeks earlier. First, each student selected an historical figure to study. Then Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Brashier helped each second grader locate a nonfiction book about this person. Online sources were also utilized. Students began the […]

How Do You Measure Up?

February 28, 2014

Kindergarten recently combined a lesson about measurement with President’s Day. Students learned that Abraham Lincoln was 6’4″.  Teachers measured each student next to a paper version of Mr. Lincoln and discovered that they had a lot of growing to do!

Teen Self-Harming Series: Dealing with Grief

February 28, 2014

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: The second in our series is one that takes a broad look at the many approaches to helping your teen navigate grief. Grief over any sundry of topics can lead teens to self-harm or self-loathing behaviors. This podcast goes into great detail for parents as to […]

8th Grade Bible – A Friday Musical Treat

February 28, 2014

Today Mr. Rogers’ 8th grade classes took a break from their usual work at the beginning of class to sing. Mr. Rogers played guitar, and students enjoyed both fun & lively songs, as well as some time of worship to our great God! It was a great time for our students to have a change […]

Mrs. Brashier’s Second Grade Technology Integration Lesson

February 28, 2014

In second grade, students study the life of Moses. This week students learned how the Israelite slaves were finally set free from slavery by Pharaoh. As Moses and the Israelites traveled across Egypt, the Red Sea, and the Desert of Sinai into the Promised Land, students were able to see real images of these historical […]

Static Electricity in 4th Grade Science

February 26, 2014

4th Graders in Mrs. Wallace’s science class had a discovery style lesson this week where they were told to rub the balloon or comb with a piece of wool or hair and see what happens. They tested pieces of paper, tissue fish, Styrofoam, water, the wall, their shirt and their hair to see what happened. […]

Understanding “Home” In The Odyssey & In Life

February 26, 2014

Humanities 9 uses the theme of “Homecoming” from the Odyssey to explore the concept of “home” in our own lives. They wrote thoughtful journal entries responding to questions like: what is “home”? What is the difference between a “house” and a “home”? and Why do we long or yearn for a home? Their insight was […]

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Preparing for College – 9th, 10th, & 11th Graders Starting Now!

February 26, 2014

Starting Early, Starting Right – 11th Grade: Juniors, Class of 2015, and their parents are making plans for next year! Students are sitting down with Mrs. Tucker and discussing graduation, evaluating transcripts, making course requests, and talking about the importance of: – taking an SAT or ACT before the end of the year; – getting […]

BH Places 2nd at TAPPS Academic Meet

February 21, 2014

Brook Hill TAPPS Academic Team placed second overall in the district meet last weekend! Our students represented Brook Hill well, and demonstrated academic excellence. Please see the list of our students awards below: Elise Hawkins – 1st place in Ready Writing Nikki Evans – 2nd place in Science Cowboy Xie – 3rd place in Science […]

Are you positive…or negative?

February 21, 2014

Mrs. Mize’s class took an alternate approach to note taking in class on Thursday. Each student created their own “instruction manual” for adding and subtracting integers. The students learned to categorize each type of integer operation problem according to colors. Yellow for positive integers; red for negative integers. Each problem was then classified as an […]

ACE Is The Place! Meet Our New ACE Coordinator

February 21, 2014

From the desk of Michelle Rozell, Upper School Principal: It’s already mid-February and peeking around the corner are such calendar events as the TAPPS Orchestra, Choir and Art competitions, golf, track, baseball, softball, and the always anticipated spring musical just to name a few of the many opportunities afforded the Brook Hill students this time […]