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9th Grade College Trip

September 26, 2014

Last Thursday and Friday, freshmen went on their annual college tour. This year our 9th graders visited Dallas Baptist University, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University. Students that have been at Brook Hill since the sixth grade will have visited and taken notes on over 14 local colleges and universities by the time they apply […]

Colleges on Campus

September 26, 2014

Representatives from The University of Arkansas, The University of Alabama, and Samford University were at Brook Hill this week visiting with students, answering questions, and promoting their individual colleges and universities. This is a routine event at Brook Hill as we want our students to get as much exposure to a variety of colleges as […]

Reporting for Math!

September 26, 2014

On Friday in Mrs. Mize’s Math 7 class, excitement was in the air as the students visited the computer lab to learn how Microsoft Excel is used to make a daily report form. The objective of the project was to make and use a daily report in the form of an excel spreadsheet to keep […]

Spanish Conversations in the 4th Grade

September 26, 2014

4th grade Spanish students took turns role playing a conversation between a student from North America and  student from Mexico who had just arrived in the United States. Each student played a part in the conversation (fully in Spanish), and even took turns being John (from North America) and Diego (from Mexico). What a great […]

First Grade Investigates Apples

September 26, 2014

First graders spent a full week studying apples. We read lots of books about apples and loved hearing about The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree.  We watched a time lapse video  show an apple tree through each season and even went on a virtual tour through an apple packaging factory. Stop by and see our […]

8th Grade Discovers Mystery Mixture

September 26, 2014

Eighth graders identified a mystery mixture in science lab on Friday.  First, students tested baking soda, powdered sugar and cornstarch for reactivity to vinegar and iodine.  Then, students placed a small amount of each compound in a test tube to see which compound would melt in boiling water.  After recording all the data for these three compounds, […]

Electron Arrangement and Colors of Light

September 26, 2014

Students in Mr. Bunger’s Chemistry class have started learning about the way electrons are arranged in atoms. One of the ways that scientists began to learn about electron structure was by observing the way certain colors of light are emitted from different metals as they burn. In the lab students heated compounds containing different metals using […]

Orchestra Performs at Look & See

September 26, 2014

Two Middle School students and one high school student volunteered their time at the Lower School on Monday night for our Lower School Look & See. The event gave the opportunity for new families that are interested in Brook Hill to learn more about our programs and how we can come alongside their family in […]

Paintball

September 26, 2014

Last weekend our boarding community played paintball for their weekend activity! For some of our students it was the very first time they had played, and it was a fun activity to get their minds of school and make some memories with their friends!

Fourth Grade Novel Inspires Juicy-O Contest!

September 25, 2014

Inspired by the story, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume, fourth grade students recently held a juice contest to determine which flavor would be the favorite of Brook Hill third through fifth graders.  Students worked in teams to create  a new juice flavor. Each team made posters and presented commercials for their juice flavor concoctions […]

Technology Integration in the Lab: Short Vowels Come in Handy!

September 25, 2014

First Grade students used BrainPopJr. to learn more about words with short vowels. They worked to collect words with short vowel sounds as they watched and paused a BrainPop video. As the words were mentioned they wrote them on the”handy” graphic organizer. Teacher Assistant Kim Tollett assisted students in lab.

The Bible is Not for the Squeamish

September 25, 2014

Our very own Dr. Stan Ward teamed up with First Baptist South Campus Pastor, Chris Legg, to answer the question “Is the Bible Rated-R?” If you’re interested in this topic and how it relates to parenting children of all ages, this article will be worth your time. http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/is-the-bible-an-r-rated-children-s-book.html?ps=0 Here is a teaser: The Holy Bible […]