Tis’ the season of turkey and giving thanks for everything that we’ve been given! One of the things we love about Thanksgiving is spending time with family. What better way to celebrate than by enjoying a Thanksgiving feast with our Brook Hill Family in Pre-K?! This week we had the opportunity to do just […]
In honor of Veteran’s Day this past week, students from The Brook Hill Lower School and Bullard ISD in grades first through fourth were invited to enter the Red, White, and Blue Festival poster contest for the city of Bullard’s annual Veteran’s celebration. The theme of the contest was “An Image of America”. Caleb […]
This year has given us new spaces, and new opportunities as a school. One of those spaces is our Lower School Leap Lounge. The Lower School Learning Enrichment & Academic Potential (LEAP) program exists to not only help students realize their academic potential through support programs but also to enrich the learning environment of […]
3rd grade led our students in chapel this week, teaching us how to use our gifts and talents for God’s glory. This modern retelling of the parable of the talents brought the story to life for our lower school. The owner of Lucky Lou’s Licks-a-lot Lollipops went away on a trip, leaving money to […]
This week, our 4th graders worked in teams to invent a game as a part of their Mind Mission challenge. Mind Missions is a curriculum that offers makerspace type challenges that push students to think outside the box, collaborate, and innovate. In this week’s Mind Mission, our 4th graders were required to invent a […]
Each fall we look forward to introducing our youngest Brook Hill students to the American Freedom Museum! It’s always so much fun to see their wonder, their minds grasping something new. The museum is used by all of our students as a learning space and has been a pivotal part of our experiential education […]
We’re so grateful for the generous donation of new buses from Mary Payton and Laila Soules to the Brook Hill fleet! Earlier this semester Laila Grace Soules, a student at our Lower School donated a yellow school bus to Brook Hill. This past week her sister, Mary Payton Soules, also a student at our […]
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” This quote from Dr. Seuss captures the delight and goal of our mission to cultivate a love for learning through the lens of reading. One way we celebrate the importance of reading at […]
To be a mentor is to be an experienced and trusted advisor. It’s giving encouragement, advice, and time to someone who hasn’t yet been where you’ve gone. Our 5th-grade students are doing just that at the Lower School as we create time for them to invest in Pre-K students through a mentorship program! Each […]
Pumpkins aren’t just for pies, carving, and lattes! Mrs. Haugh’s Kindergarten class strengthened their math and observation skills one pumpkin at a time. With pumpkins in season and math to be learned, one of our Kindergarten classes spent the morning with various fall-themed STEM activities that gave them a chance to explore, ask questions […]
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale…of how our students are creatively celebrating their Creator one lyric and line at a time! One of our favorite rhythms at the Brook Hill Lower School is the yearly parade of talent, fun, and creativity that we get to see on stage when our students […]
Our 5th-grade students spent a math class putting their skills to the test in our American Freedom Museum. With measuring tapes in hand and the charge to explore the museum in teams, 5th-grade students set about to “Crunch the Numbers”. This mission was a series of exercises spread throughout the museum set to test […]