We celebrated Fine Arts Week in a very big way at the Lower School. The Upper School Orchestra and Theater Department helped us kick off the week long celebration with exceptional performances. Then, author, Ms. Mary Brooke Cassad, entertained third-fifth grade students with tales of an armadillo named Bluebonnet. Wednesday, the entire school was treated to […]
Our 5th graders made brochures and flyers in Science class this week. The students designed pamphlets to explain the solar system and the universe to space-station visitors. Including drawings of planets, stars, and other objects, students developed descriptions to go along with the pictures that would help people understand what they might observe from the […]
Spanish 1 students used the school’s new Surface Pro tablets to practice new Spanish vocabulary. Throughout the week, the students worked on new vocabulary in class by listening to oral stories told by the teacher and using their Spanish to discuss the story. As a culminating activity, the students completed a lesson in Moodle that […]
First graders played ISpy at the museum while learning about the different wars and Presidents. We used our math skills to count buttons, flags, musical instruments and many other items.
Dr. Douglas, a dentist at Smith Dental in Tyler (and also proud 1st year BH dad of Avery) came teach us about taking care of our teeth. Last week! Our PreK students had a great time learning about proper dental care and also getting to see a giant tooth brush!
Students in Mr. Bunger’s Chemistry class are studying oxidation-reduction reactions. The reaction students studied in the lab this week involved potassium permanganate which has a deep purple color and another solution containing iron. The purple permanganate solution becomes colorless when it contacts the iron solution due to an oxidation-reduction reaction. One of the key indicators of […]
Juniors in Dr. Brunson’s AP Humanities class presented literary-critical analyses on their primary text of choice this week. Students use an element of fiction, such as “verbal irony or “huberis,” as an analytical device to closely scrutinize literary or philosophical classics. After writing their textual analyses, students present to the class and dialogue to learn more […]
From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal: Do you remember your first grade teacher? Even though most kids go to PK and kindergarten, first grade is where you truly feel like a real school student. It is where you feel somewhat grown up because you don’t need your parents to walk you to […]
The Lower School Fine Arts Week is February 29th through March 3rd. We have planned several interesting programs for the students to celebrate the week. Monday, 2/29: The Upper School Theater Department and Orchestra will present a short program for Prek-5th grades. Tuesday, 3/1: Students in 3rd-5th grades will enjoy storyteller Mary Brook Casad who […]
Kindergarten students read Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss in class. The next great adventure happened when students came to the science lab to make their own Oobleck! Mrs. Brindley discussed the properties of matter and the students were excited to discover that an Oobleck was both a liquid and a solid! In fact, an Oobleck […]
6th grade Humanities students created Playbills for Jack London’s The Call of the Wild as part of their study of the book. Students analyzed characters and conducted an in-depth study of the protagonist’s character development. Students then focused on the changes in setting and how it influenced the novel’s plot. They created fantastic playbills, complete with […]
Dr. Candice Dennison from Bullard Family Dentistry visited our PreK and Kindergarten students this Friday to share with them about dental health. We learned about brushing our teeth, how to take care of our mouth, and the proper use and storage of our tooth brush. We even got to learn about flossing! It was a great […]