From the desk of Brian Nelson, Dean of Academics: One of my favorite parts of my job is getting updates from our alumni. Whether it is an email about acing a midterm, a conversation regarding impressing a professor with exceptional writing skills, or a college graduation announcement proclaiming “with honors,” I constantly have reasons to […]
First Graders from Mrs. Smith’s class recently enjoyed an engaging lesson in the science lab with Mrs. Brindley. They learned about different animal tracks and which of these animals were nocturnal. Students then constructed an animal track matching game. If you should need any help identifying animal tracks, just ask a first grader!
Fourth Grade Spanish students were given this criteria to work with a partner: “You are at a party, and your partner is at a basketball game. Your partner will ask you about what some people at the party are wearing. You will ask your partner about what some people at the basketball game are wearing.” […]
Please visit the Scholastic Book Fair starting next Wednesday. The theme this year is “Book Fair Under the Sea”. The hours are 8:00-4:00 and our book fair will run from Wednesday, February 25 through Wednesday, March 4. Visit the Lower School Library where you will find many wonderful books, crafty kits, and all sorts of colorful pencils, […]
To explore the effect of buoyancy on objects, students in 8th grade science measured the weight of the objects in and out of the water and calculated the buoyant force. They then measured the amount of water displaced and found the weight of the displaced water. What a great way for students to try to […]
Our National Junior Honor Society students got to attend a retreat just for them at Pine Cove this week! Students learned about exemplifying Christ-like character and had the opportunity to bond through a variety of group activities. Team building is always a blast, and we’re so happy these students had the opportunity to get away […]
One may ask, how does static electricity work? Well, it is an imbalance between negative and positive charge in objects. Before understanding static electricity, we first need to understand the basics of atoms and magnetism. All physical objects are made up of atoms. Inside an atom are protons, are positively charged, the electrons are negatively […]
It has been a busy week in science at the Lower School! 4th graders learned about how they might have eaten nails for breakfast! Well, not actual nails, but if they ate cereal, they consumed iron. Students had a variety of tests centered around iron and food. The 5th graders in Mrs. Gibson’s class enjoyed […]
Our students may have gotten out of school early on Friday, but our faculty were still hard at work. 15 of our factually attended a conference about technology two weeks ago, and they brought that knowledge back for the rest of our teachers in the form of a mini tech conference. Director of Technology, Raegan […]
Mrs. Bell’s and Mrs. Chesley’s PreK were visited by Bullard Family Dentistry to learn about cavity bugs as well as un-healthy and healthy foods for our teeth. Students even learned how to brush and floss their teeth! We were so blessed to have such an awesome lesson for our students, and it’s always best to […]
During spring semester the seniors have been studying lyric poetry in English 12, learning the general characteristics of lyric as a genre. Students were assigned to write a poem and then present it orally to their class on Thursday or Friday. The students really worked hard to find the language of the poet and moved […]
The Brook Hill School was proud to send Summer Nasser, Andrew Edwards, Alex Ellis, and Chipper Adams to the 2015 Ethics Bowl held at the University of Texas at Tyler. All four of these wonderful students represented their school and families well. Brook Hill junior, Chipper Adams came in 3rd place at the Ethics Bowl! […]