We’ve been discussing fall in Mra Haugh’s class and all the changes that occur with the leaves and weather. So we decided to go on a leaf hunt and see what we could find! Our students were excited to see all the beautiful colors of the leaves. Afterwards, we brought some back to the class […]
Solomon Zapolskyy brought his 1st grade class a challenge this week by bringing an estimation jar. We estimated how many beads were in the jar, then we counted them. First grade counted out the jar full of beads by counting groups of ten. In total we counted 5,119 beads! We thought it would take forever, but […]
Great Book Week culminated in a spectacular book parade with students dressed as story characters or historical figures. What a fun way to make reading come alive!
The Director of Recruitment for the Mays Business School at Texas A & M University was in the Senior Lounge recently to talk with students who were interested in finding out more about the requirements for admission and what the Business School has to offer them. Students who stopped by obtained the latest and most […]
Our Lower School students created some of the most extravagant pumpkins in honor of Great Books Week. For the competition, students read a book and then created a pumpkin from a character in the book. Students painted, glued, and attached all kinds of objects to create the perfect pumpkins. Students voted for their favorite characters. […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: #3 in a series of 5 Noticeable Qualities of Well Rounded Kids One thing I have always loved is a good slogan, and one of the best ones I’ve seen in a long time is this little ditty from Walgreens: “at the corner of happy & […]
From the desk of Michelle Rozell, High School Principal: The Buzzword for education is Leadership! Twenty-first century learners will be expected to exhibit a set of qualities all of which poise them for leadership. This week, Brook Hill students had the opportunity to experience hands-on and in-person training at the 2015 Emerging Leaders Conference sponsored […]
6th graders experimented with ant saliva, bat blood, creepy cola, vampire tears and dragon juice. They were observing the different densities of these common liquids which had fun names. After trial and error, the students found the correct order to drop the liquids in where they layered by their densities.
This week, second graders learned about elections and campaigns with the book Duck for President by Doreen Cronin. Students learned about campaigning and election process, while also learning the value and importance of voting in a democratic society. During the week, students campaigned for their candidate (either Duck or Farmer Brown), making signs and buttons. […]
Mrs. Bickerstaff’s 3rd grade partnered with Mrs. M. Smith’s 1st grade to share their books during Great Books Week. The 3rd graders read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Lessmore and Mrs. Smith’s class read Swimmy. This was especially fun since four of our 1st graders have a sibling in the 3rd grade. It is […]
Mrs. England and Mrs Ponce’s fourth graders presented Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears during the “Great Book Week” chapel at the Lower school. In the story, Mosquito tells such a ridiculous lie that Iguana plugs up his ears so that he won’t hear any more nonsense from Mosquito. When Iguana covers his ears he does […]
4th graders partnered with kindergarten students to help them get ready for the Great Books Parade on Friday!