It was Hibernation Day at the Lower School today! Kindergarten students made presentations to their classes about all kinds of animals, especially ones that hibernate! Students shared with one another why hibernation is so important and how it helps animals survive in the wild! Plus, who doesn’t want to wear PJ’s to school?
Students are studying fossils in 6th grade science. As part of the unit, students were challenged to build a dinosaur skeleton using a collection of bones. Students rose to the challenge and successfully reconstructed these animals by using problem solving skills. It was an interesting way to get a feel for what real scientist do […]
From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: As I was walking through the Lower School today I saw a group of moms working on hallway bulletin boards. And, I’ll be honest, I got really sad. That was Heather (my wife) a “minute” ago. My boys are now in 6th, 9th, and 11th grade. They are […]
From the desk of Krista Wallace, Director of Admissions: Admissions Week launches on Monday, February 2. Please encourage your friends who are interested in Brook Hill to join us for the following events all next week! Monday, Feb 2: Middle School and Upper School Look & See Dinner. 6-8pm. Bring your 6th-12th grade student to […]
We celebrated the 100th day of school in all sorts of ways this Thursday! Students created, presented, and enjoyed a variety of projects and activities related to the number 100. Students listed 100 things they love about school, made capes with 100 items, named 100 words in Spanish, and even imagined what they might be like […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: Deandra Lieberman came to Brook Hill in 2003 as a cute little 7th grader and graduated in 2009 as a poised, intelligent young lady. She moved on to The University of Dallas from which she graduated as Valedictorian in 2013 with her English […]
From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations: This week we received a request for prayer from two of our alum. Christopher and Jordan Beall have asked us to pray for their grandfather, Ray Beall. Ray and his wife, Bunny, were instrumental in helping to get our school started. Ray has […]
The Chemistry Road Show from Texas A&M University visited Brook Hill on Thursday! Students were able to see some of the most entertaining parts of Chemistry while also learning the science behind each demonstration.We saw explosions, oscillating chemical reactions, color changes, steam, bubbles, “forever ice cream” and many more entertaining chemical reactions. We were also […]
Mrs. Brashier’s second grade class led chapel for the Lower School on Wednesday. Students performed a play about Zacchaeus, teaching us that God’s love for us is greater than our own insecurities. What is more, God’s love extends to us despite our unworthiness of receiving it! What great lessons for all of us to learn […]
Mrs. Dahn’s class celebrated being 100 days smarter by making books, doing 100 exercises, taking a 100 second spelling challenge and lots of math activities. Each student brought in 100 items that were grouped, measured and weighed. Atley Jones’s empty water balloon weighed the least, Camden Wilson’s Jolly Ranchers weighed the most, and Gretchen Ault’s crayons were […]
How Many Hundreds of Books Can be Found in the Lower School Library? Students and several adults including Travis Albea had fairly close estimates but no one guessed the correct answer of 67 hundreds, or to be exact, 6,732 books. The top four winners of the contest with the closest answers were Skylar Anthony, Mr.Travis Albea, […]
From the desk of Michelle Rozell, Upper School Principal: For the past 17 years, I have had to opportunity to teach and serve at The Brook Hill School. I can truly say that my life has been blessed and enriched by my time here. When you drive by our campus it’s clear to see that […]