From the desk of Jessica Mize, ACE Coordinator: Meet the go-to people for the Academic Center for Excellence. This year Coach Scott Ryle will be joining Mrs. Mize to make up the ACE team. For those of you new to Brook Hill or for those not familiar with ACE, we hope to communicate our excitement […]
Cathy Cook visited Mrs. Haugh’s Pre-K class this Friday to bake some cookies! Students have been graphing which cookies they like best this week in class – what a fun way to finish off the week!
Students and even a few parents enjoyed hunting for the ducks hidden on the Lower School Library shelves. We designed this game designed to help students learn more about the organization of our library so that they can find the books they want to read!
Fourth & Fifth grade students hit the ground running in science class this week. We are studying the basic structure of life: cells! Fifth graders are looking at cells from their cheeks, amoebas, and plants under the microscope. We are learning that all things are made of cells! Fourth graders are seeking to understand the […]
Sixth graders were challenged to make observations of 4 liquids in lab on Friday. They noted their color, temperature, smell, and how they reacted with a white powder. Students also tested to see how long it took ice to melt in each liquid. Using their observations, they inferred the identity of the liquids. Students were […]
Pre-K Students had the chance to experiment with milk this week! We learned about colors, used our creativity and observation skills, and found that even the most simple things in life can be magical!
The senior English classes found themselves in the museum during the first full week of school. To complement the students’ summer reading of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, Mrs. Bynum gave a presentation about soldier gear, Huey helicopters, and the terrible weight of both the physical and emotional things the American soldiers carried during […]
Mrs Savage’s 5th grade class visited the American Freedom Museum this week to learn about the events that led to the war of 1812. Students got to see real artifacts from the era and hear stories about the war. Students also researched various events like the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Trenton, the Navl […]
We had our 20th first day of school on Wednesday! We are so excited about this new year as we prepare students for college and for life! Check out photos from our first day at the middle and upper school!
The Brook Hill Lower School opened its doors this morning to begin another year! We are so excited to welcome our new and returning students and are ready for another year of preparing students for college and for life!
Mrs. Newman’s class had a fun first day of school as they searched for Pete the Cat. Students followed clues that led them all over the school in search of this sneaky cat. We stopped by the library, the music room, and even the nurse’s office! Mrs. Chesley’s Pre-K class played too, and when they […]
Our Pre-K students had a great first week of school with Chester the Racoon, as they made handprint cookies!