8th graders are learning about adaptations in science class. To simulate adaptations in nature, students were challenged to pick up different colored beans in different colored habitats. White beans were camouflaged by white paper compared to the black and brown beans which were much easier seen by the predator. Students used different kinds of tools […]
For the second year in a row Brook Hill 8th graders were invited to take part in Law Day activities held during the first week of May and sponsored by the Smith County Bar Foundations. Ruth Yeager, Assistant United States Attorney, coordinates the event which takes place at the U.S. District Courthouse in Tyler. Brook […]
In Physics, students explored how thin lenses create real images by trying to focus light onto a screen. At first they experimented by focusing light from a window onto the screen, and found that the resulting image was upside down and smaller than the original object. Afterward, they investigated the effect that different types of lenses […]
After spending the entire first semester looking at the Christian worldview, junior Bible students have started studying other worldviews. Since Spring Break, students have spent time learning about Judaism, Islam, and now Hinduism. Each student is asked to research and present a very specific aspect of each religion. One might be asked to present on a religion’s […]
Four Brook Hill Students were honored this last week as they were named Rotary Young Citizens for 2016. This select membership is composed of young women and young men from schools in the East Texas area who practice citizenship, cleanliness, thriftiness, loyalty, courtesy, honesty, service, dependability, sportsmanship, scholarship, and leadership. Please congratulate Kate, Cole, Chipper & […]
Brook Hil 4th, 5th, & 6th grade students competed in our first ever Lone Star Challenge this week. Students took various academic tests, including essays, mathematics, and language arts. After scores were calculated, they were added up and students were awarded for their achievements. The winning team’s scores (the orange team) will be submitted and […]
Texas Bank & Trust visited our 3rd grade students this week for “Teach a Kid to Save Day.” Our guests taught us about saving and how its important. We even played a game about making wise decisions with money and talked about how we can be both wise and generous with the resources God gives […]
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: The scholarship money for the Class of 2016 is arriving and we are so happy for them (and their parents). Austin Bank, The Kyle Lake Foundation, KTBB, East Texas Communities Foundation, and The Fresh 15 Committee are only a few of the organizations that have blessed our […]
On Tuesday our seniors had an “academic signing day” where they revealed what university they have chosen to attend. Students placed a blue sticker next to their future college as their peers and teachers looked on. Now you can walk by the wall and see where all of our seniors have chosen to go to […]
Brook Hill 3rd Grade students have been hard at work making life better for others by creating a new invention! Brook Hill’s annual Invention Convention was developed to teach research writing skills and foster creativity and problem solving. As part of the project, students research a famous inventor, write a research report about that inventor’s […]
Mrs. Dahn’s class has turned their creative and magical eyes towards everything as we begin studying poetry. We have turned Peeps, popsicles, sleeping bags and Band-Aids into many different things as we learn about the various types of poems. Stay tuned for more poetry as we get ready for our Mother’s Poetry Tea coming up soon […]
PreK students are learning about butterflies and the pollination process. After studying as a class, students experienced the process for themselves as they drank nectar (Apple juice) and simulated the transferring of pollen using powder from Cheetos (students flew around the room and touched other flowers to show pollination).