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“God Bless America”: A Patriotic Tribute Offered by Mrs. Johnson’s Second Graders

February 21, 2014

Mrs. Johnson’s second grade class presented a rousing patriotic tribute to America during chapel service in honor of President’s Day. The program included drama, patriotic songs, and special guest appearances by Betsy Ross, Francis Scott Key, George and Martha Washington, and Lady Liberty.  Second grader, Luke, explained that the United States Flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, […]

Come to Our Scholastic Book Fair Fiesta!

February 21, 2014

The theme for the Scholastic Book Fair is Book Fair Fiesta. Students will preview February 25-28. Shopping continues from March 3-6 from 8:00-4:00 each day. Online shopping is available. Click on the picture for more information. Special events include: Friday, 2/28,  2:00-3:30 Parent & student “sneak peak”shopping Tuesday, 3/4, 3:30-4:00 Performance by Mrs. Partida’s second […]

Now You See Him, Now You Don’t – Technology in the Classroom

February 21, 2014

“He’s got the magic” both on the court and in the classroom! While traveling to tonight’s varsity basketball game in Colleyville, Coach Agnew was also teaching his Geometry lesson to a classroom full of students. How did he do it? See the blog about last week’s professional development (Click Here) for the secret to his […]

Teen Self-Harming Series: What’s this Cutting thing?

February 21, 2014

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: What’s going on with my teenager? It seems that in a moment our kids can move from happy go-lucky to curled up in the fetal position or hidden away in bedrooms without much notice in between. Why? What’s changed since we were kids? Some say it’s […]

Rotary Students of the Month

February 21, 2014

The Rotary Club of Bullard has invited us to participate in its “Student of the Month” program. Every other month, we will have the opportunity to nominate a junior or senior girl and boy to be recognized for excellence in extracurricular involvement, academic achievement, and character. Kendall Wells, daughter of Mike and Debbie Wells, and […]

Fourth Graders Visit the Perot Museum of Nature and Science

February 21, 2014

Fourth graders spent an entire school day at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Dallas exploring  five floors of amazing exhibits and learning about God’s hand in our world.  Students viewed many interesting things from life-size dinosaur fossils to different kinds of birds and how they fly.  A student favorite was the sports complex where the students were able race […]

Make Your Own Satire – 11th Humanities

February 20, 2014

At the conclusion of a unit on the eighteenth-century satires of Jonathan Swift and Voltaire, the junior Humanities students produced their own satires in the form of videos or essays.   At the end of the unit, the most effective satires were awarded Olympic medals. Winning the gold in B/C block were Haleigh Smith and Lindsay […]

4th Grade Science – Chemical Reactions

February 14, 2014

Fourth grade is learning about chemical reactions in a bag! Students saw visible signs of chemical change by combining calcium chloride, baking soda, water and indicator. Students observed a color change, a temperature change and saw their Baggie inflate with gas! The reactions of the students was priceless!

Magnetism Lab in Physics

February 14, 2014

Mrs. Jeske’s Physics class is studying magnetic fields. Last week students performed a lab where they could observe how magnetic fields work first hand. Students placed a magnet on paper and then spread tiny shreds of metal to show how the magnetic field worked. Check it all out here:

Gladewater Inventor Visits Third Grade

February 14, 2014

David Frye, owner of 3D Plastics Inc. in Gladewater, Texas, visited third graders at Brook Hill Lower School.  Mr. Frye invented five parts for the 2015 Ford Mustang!  He brought parts demonstrating the manufacturing process and showed students the technology behind the inventions.  Mr. Frye also invents and manufactures parts for Microsoft, Cadillac, Nissan, Toyota, and many […]