To better understand physical properties of matter, 6th graders have been identifying minerals.  They have used the properties of color, luster, hardness, taste, smell, feel and magnetism to discover which minerals were quartz, galena, halite, gypsum, pyrite, calcite, muscovite, talc and apatite.  Minerals are just a small part of the beauty of our planet!

Our PreK classes visited the pumpkin patch this week! Check out all the photos of the fun we had!                                               

Alumni! You’re invited to Homecoming next Friday, October 30th!   6 pm – Tailgate Herrington Stadium *Free meal for BH Alumni *Family & Guests $7 each   7:30 pm Brook Hill vs. Prince of Peace *Alumni are invited to sit in the designated alumni section for the game!   For more information on homecoming events and […]

This week during chapel and on Thursday  night our 1st graders gave us quite the show! For their fall musical, 1st grade students performed “I Am A Promise”. It was a beautiful time!

Lower School families, we have some exciting news about our lunch options! Currently, we have been serving a ‘hot meal’ for our Lower School students. This consists of an Entrée + 2 Sides + Salad + Fruit and a beverage. Beginning Monday, October 26th, we’ll also offer a ‘cold option’ consisting of a pre-made Sandwich […]

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: Homecoming is such a special time in the life of a school.  With Brook Hill now in its 19th year with 14 graduating classes and 484 alumni, it is becoming more and more significant to us.  Of course there is still the game, the bonfire, the dance, the […]

From the desk of Katie Ramirez, Director of Admissions: Do you know someone who would be a great Upper School student Brook Hill? Our student shadow day on October 30th is a great great opportunity to attend a school day with a current student at Brook Hill and experience our campus life! Students will connect with peers in their […]

This week our  Lower School Parent Association held a luncheon in appreciation of our prek teachers! The lunch was catered by Sadlers of Jacksonville and each teacher received a lovely flower arrangement from Tigerlilies florist of Jacksonville.

Mr. Tony Welty, Director of Finance & Operations at The Brook Hill School and Ms. Claire Mizell, Program Coordinator, The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Admissions, East Texas Admissions Center, talked with seniors recently about financial literacy and the importance of pursuing scholarship and financial aid opportunities for college. The two guests also talked […]

Mrs. Newsom’s 3rd grade class had a tour of KVNE on Wed. 10/21.  Mrs. Newsom’s class will be presenting their chapel program on Nov. 11 using the setting of  a Christian radio station.  Mrs. Newsom planned the trip so her students could  see a “real” radio studio in ‘action’!!!  The children predicted what they thought […]

First graders are using scientific tools to compare apples to apples. We used our science journals and pan balances along with many other instruments to implement our STEM experiment. We had a great learning experience as we compared mass, volume and color and size!                    

Third graders had to use their prior knowledge of scientific method in class this week as well as their CSI skills to solve a case. The question they had to answer was this: “A life of a meal worm: is it a complete or an incomplete metamorphic cycle?” Stay tuned for further investigations regarding the […]