We read Fox in Sox by Dr. Seuss in Kindergarten this week. As an activity to go along with the story, Mrs. Haugh’s students guessed what they were going to have for a snack while they read the story. Students guessed cheese and noodles but we ended up having blue goo (blue jello) and pink ink […]
Third graders just finished reading the book Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? They went on the long journey as sailors on his ship The Trinidad. Using their sailor names, students kept a journal along the way. They found out many interesting facts about his life. For instance, Did you know he found El Paso or the […]
For the first time since 2002, Texas’s high court heard oral arguments here in Tyler on Thursday and invited the public to attend. Eight upper school students attended the Texas Supreme Court session. Mr. Ballard and Ms. Adams accompanied Mr. Ballard’s debate students and several students interested in studying law. The students heard excellent lawyers […]
Sixth graders had fun completing a weather rotation lab this week. The four mini labs included making a cloud model with cotton balls, observing and recording the weather using weather instruments, making a pet tornado in a jar and tornado tubes in two liter bottles, and then finding the dew point in a metal can. […]
Kent Travis, Chair of our Humanities Department, visited our 8th grade classes this week to help our students become better writers. Students have been learning how to write essays, and Mr. Travis did a presentation specifically on how to write body paragraphs. Students were enthralled by the lesson and will now begin the process of using […]
Students in Mrs. Haynie’s 7th grade Humanities classes worked on persuasive speaking and writing skills by creating a commercial or presentation for an original product! Here are a few of their presentations.
Stephen F. Austin State University and Mississippi State University were on campus last week to visit with students and answer questions about their universities. Representatives love it when students step up and ask them specific questions about their schools such as, “I would like to be a physical therapist one day and need to know […]
Juniors in Ms. O’Brien’s AP Humanities class staged a mock Congress of Vienna, complete with delegations from Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia. Students researched each country’s history regarding the settlement in 1810 and debated the division of European states after Napoleon was deposed. Due to some sharp negotiation, the French delegation brokered a better […]
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Take a deep breath while preparing to pack your suitcase… When I think about the college application process, a vision of very busy stressed out bees swarming a hive pops into my brain. Why does it do that? Over and over while talking with parents, we (parents) […]
Both PreK classes studied dental health and healthy foods this week. Their science experiment involved the observation of bacteria and germs as they observed bread in a controlled environment ( the bread was touched by a latex glove). The next slice was handled by all of PreK without washing their hands (lots of germs). And […]
Visit our Scholastic Book Fair. We have several cases full of great books for older readers! We are open for shopping from March 2-March 5, 8:00-4:00 and 8:00-5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3. We know that Middle School at Brook Hill is awesome but students will enjoy the humor in this James Patterson Book. Please visit our book fair […]
Second graders have worked hard over the last month to produce a research project that they will remember for years to come. Each student selected a person that did something great in American history. Students have researched their American with biographies, autobiographies, and articles on the internet. Along with writing a research paper in Mrs. Johnson […]