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 […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
The Lower School Library has recently received a cart of iPads for student use in the library. We appreciate Raegan McCallum, our technology director, for helping to make the iPads available to our students. The first group to use the iPads were members of the “Between the Pages Book Club”. This after school group of fifth […]
1st Grade Students teamed up to donate stuffed animals and blankets to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Smith County. Students collected these items to give these children in need something soft to cuddle and snuggle up with. Every grade in our Lower School participates in some kind of service project like this every year. Our […]
Sherry Smith’s 1st grade class led our Lower School chapel this week. Once again, the 1st grade brought us a special broadcast. This week, we learned about the new cool thing to do – Follow the King. Students explored what it meant to Follow King Jesus by serving others, being kind, and sharing God’s love […]
Lower School music teacher, Kevin Pierce, attended the Texas Music Educators Association Conference in Austin in February and learned many new and innovative ways to teach and engage students during class. He recently utilized one of the exciting new programs called Soundslice during his Cadet Singer’s rehearsal to help his students learn new choral music for their next concert. […]
The Lone Star Challenge Team competed in a Super Quiz practice meet on Thursday, February 25, 2016. It was a heated battle with 4th grade v. 5th grade v. 6th grade to see who knew the most about 1960’s TV and music. They have been digging in and exploring the 1960’s all year long. Two […]