Brook Hill 2nd graders had the privilege of welcoming Dr. Lori Cavitt, DVM, mom of Brock and Barrett, to Mrs. Berry’s class for an introduction to their “Community Unit”.   Dr. Cavitt brought her Owl Monkey, Archie, to visit and interact with the class as students began their conversation understanding the different ways we interact […]

On Wednesday mornings, the week of a home game, you’ll find our Guard football players hanging out at the Lower School!   They’re enjoying a donut, laughing, and spending time with their Guard Dog. Lower School boys in Kindergarten through 5th grade have the opportunity to be paired up with a football player as a […]

Brook Hill dads took an opportunity this week to serve the teachers and staff at the Lower School by manning the drop-off line.   In a new parent-led initiative called “Door Dads,” a few of our Brook Hill dads spent their morning opening car doors and greeting students as they arrived for their school day! […]

Mrs. Haugh’s Kindergarten class explores the letter “O” by dissecting owl pellets in the Lower School Science Lab.   With lab coats on and tweezers in hand, students pulled apart owl pellets (sanitized and preserved for scientific use) in search of tiny bones. They learned about what owls eat and how to identify bones from […]

4th Grade students put their creativity to the test this week!   “Go Fizzy or Go Home” was just one of the campaign slogans that students came up with to advertise their juice creation in front of 4th and 5th-grade peers this week at lunch. Each group collaborated to creatively present a poster and “commercial” […]

Brook Hill is so excited to host Christian music artist, Austin French for this year’s Founder’s Day Celebration!     In years past we have enjoyed speakers, concerts, and dinner evenings to celebrate our Founders. This year we’re thrilled to announce that we’re hosting a free concert for the whole community! Christian singer Austin French […]

JELLYBEANS, ICE CREAM CONES, AND SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WERE ALL A PART OF TODAY’S STEM ACTIVITIES IN KINDERGARTEN. Students wrapped up their week of learning with hands-on activities and exploration. Students have been studying the letters I, J and K this week so teachers used items like jellybeans to conduct a science experiment that looked at […]

Each week students have the opportunity to gather with their peers to sing and learn through Chapel.   Pausing to celebrate the goodness of Christ, and have conversations about character in this community setting are just a few of the many ways we strive to create a culture at Brook Hill. As students get into […]

HEADLINES: A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, ROD FLETCHER The Brook Hill School exists to “provide excellence in college preparatory education, affirm the gifts and challenge the potential of each student, and encourage students to honor God through Christ-like character.” (Mission statement) Our three pillars are “Education, Potential and Christ-like Character.”  That is the […]

This week our Pre-K classes have been learning all about the letter “o” through their five senses.   To wrap the week up each class had the opportunity to experience an octopus in their classroom! From the suction cups to the slippery, squishy feel and sounds, the students asked questions and got to experience the […]

This summer, 4th grade students read Because of Wynn Dixie. After reading, students were tasked with creating a diorama that re-created a scene from the book. Students then added their own summary and presented their scene to their classmates. This project is designed to help students in a variety of ways: Improve reading comprehension Expand their […]

This week Kindergarten students have been learning about creation.   Most kindergarten classes do have a snack time. Snacks need to be healthy and your child should be able to open his/her snack independently. Please do not pack your child’s snack with his/her lunch, as it confuses the children and often times they may eat lunch at snack time or snack at lunch time. ​​While meals make up the majority of a child’s nutritional intake, most children […]