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Fifth Grade Classes Visit the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston

March 28, 2014

Fifth Grade Students along with Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Fritcher, and chaperones, visited the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston. Students explored and experienced many facets of  NASA and related space projects. Favorite activities included “Operation Blast Off”–a presentation about the Mars Rover, “Vacuums in Space”–experimenting with marshmallows using an air extractor, tour of the […]

Once Upon a Time…

March 28, 2014

Dr. Stan Ward, master storyteller and ukulele player, brought the chapel message to the students by way of a folktale about a big green granddaddy frog who thought he was so big and so green that he did not need anyone in his life until he met a big black granddaddy water snake.  Hebrews 10: […]

Brook Hill Lower School Third Quarter Awards Program

March 28, 2014

Students received third quarter awards at the Lower School for Scholarly Achievement, Godly Character, Leadership, and Servant’s Heart. Scholarly Achievement Adam Bell, Gracie Carpenter, Payton Crenshaw, Von Dawson, Colin Dement, Brady Holland, Emma Lambert, Meredith Priddy, Gavin Rhea, Lorien Rhoads, William Roberts, Anna Marie Ward & Cathryne Wathen    Godly Character Grady Ault, Chandler Fletcher, […]

First Grade Spanish Class Students

March 28, 2014

First grade Spanish students enjoy the story “Yo Voy a Tejas”, “I’m Going to Texas”.  Students read this book in honor of  western day in their regular classroom. The story tells of a little cowboy who wants to travel around Texas and experience all that it has to offer.  In special boxes on each page, […]

Planting Seeds in Gloves!

March 28, 2014

Kindergarten students made garden gloves by planting seeds in gloves! Students will observe the plants as they grow in their “garden gloves”.

Author, Sarah Wynn visits Brook Hill Lower School.

March 28, 2014

Author Sarah Wynn visited The Brook Hill Lower School to read her new book, The River Royals Master the Mississippi. Sarah is a former student of principal, Sandra Fritcher. Students enjoyed learning about the places and people made famous along the Mississippi. .

Taking Care of God’s Creation

March 21, 2014

Third Graders led chapel service this week by sharing their passion for taking care of God’s creation. Proverbs 12:10 tells us that the righteous take care of their animals and this is just what the third graders with help from teachers and parents hope to accomplish. Mrs. Dahn and Mrs. Bickerstaff have inspired students to earn […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March 21, 2014

Students in Mrs. Haugh’s Kindergarten class participated in St. Patrick’s Day learning activities. Graphing with Lucky Charms cereal was a fun way to apply mathematics skills. Mrs. Newsome and Mrs Haugh wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Library lesson included folktale stories from Ireland. Students followed leprechaun footprints to treasure.

V is for Vegetables!

March 21, 2014

Prekindergarten teachers, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Powell, utilize an amazing array of educational tools and opportunities to enhance learning. To teach the letter V, teachers taught students about the importance of eating vegetables.  Students then created vegetable visitors!

Invention Convention – 3rd Grade

March 07, 2014

Brook Hill Third Graders displayed an inventive spirit this week for their annual Invention Convention. Each student began by researching a famous inventor and presenting a biographical display board of their life and inventions. Students then also created an original invention meant to solve a problem and simplify life. The top three original inventions, were […]

Lower School Cadet Singers Serve as Ambassadors of Good Will

March 07, 2014

The Lower School Cadet Singers completed their spring service project March 6th by singing at four local nursing homes and assisted living centers.  The Cadet Singers sang for and visited with residents of The Hamptons Assisted Living, Park Place Nursing Home, Atria Senior Living, and Providence Park Nursing Home. All involved were greatly blessed by […]

Come Follow Me and I Will Make You Fishers of Men

March 07, 2014

We learned during chapel service at the Lower School that Jesus told his disciples to be fishers of men. Mrs. Smith’s first graders presented a play called “Fishers of Men” by Rachel Moore to explain what this means for us today. Fishing for men doesn’t mean to fish for people with fishing poles but to go into the […]