First grade is ready for some football! First graders borrowed the Brook Hill Guard’s teams’ jerseys today to tackle some math skills. We built the numbers with tens and ones, discovered if they were odd or even and practiced putting them in order. We even ran into Mr. Fletcher while practicing running for the end zone! Watch […]
Fifth graders have been studying ecosystems. Students made self-sufficient contained sealed plant terrariums in science lab with Mrs. Brindley.
Second graders at Brook Hill have created a personal Writer’s Notebook. Student were assigned with taking home a composition notebook and decorating the cover with pictures, stickers, words, quotes, or photographs that are special to them. These items will help spark writing ideas when they begin writing original stories. Students shared their notebooks with the […]
Geometry lessons in Kindergarten include learning about 2D and 3D shapes. Students found 3 dimensional shapes at home to sort and share. From necklaces of spheres to Lego rectangular prisms, students learned about shapes from objects found at home.
In one of our college prep physics class we were doing a lab to explore projectile motion—figuring out how objects behave when they travel vertically and horizontally at the same time. We had two different types of projectiles (plastic and steel), and we were measuring the range of each projectile using our projectile launcher and […]
Sixth graders did a rock cycle lab this week using different kinds of chocolate morsels to represent the various minerals in a rock. First, students weathered their rocks and then layered them in a piece of foil. They placed books on top to apply pressure like layering in the real world. Students then examined their “sedimentary rock.” Next, they […]
Jessica Mize taught real-life math to her 7th graders this week. The project involved showing 7th grade students how to create and work in Excel so that they could see first-hand the real numbers to leasing a car! Students chose their own car and compared it to a more economical choice Mrs. Mize offered. Questions […]
Dr. Stan Ward hosted a forum on beliefs and theories of beginnings for Mrs. Brunson’s biology students. Topics covered included biblical creation beliefs, evolution theories, cultural beliefs, intelligent design and irreducible complexity. It was a huge opportunity for us to integrate faith and learning in the classroom, discuss various viewpoints, and learn the theological consequences […]
Kindergarten students wore hats of all shapes and sizes to school this Friday. During class, students studied poems, math problems, and did a variety of learning activities – all about hats! Although wearing hats is a lot of fun, it also serves as a learning device, helping students connect their various activities and lessons from the […]
PreK students learned about the letter “S” this week, and as a way of celebrating, students wore crazy socks to school!
This week in Bible 7, students learned about the story of the Exodus. We focused on the way in which God showed His character by delivering His people through the 10 plagues and other miracles. Students created a comic strip that detailed each plague earlier in the week and focused on the Passover this Friday. The class […]
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 […]