Mrs. Bickerstaff’s class created houses based on the book, My House in the Middle of Town, by Crystal Bowman.  Written in rhyme, the author tells the story of a lonely grandma who lived in a dilapidated house.  The kids in the town begin to clean up the yard and work on the house. The adults get involved in […]

During our Lower School chapel service, Mrs. Ponce’s fourth grade class recently performed the heartwarming musical, Donkey Tales, by Kathie Hill, and Melody Morris.  The story took place on a Dude Ranch where there were no horses—only donkeys! The guests were surprised about this but soon learned about the role donkeys played in the Bible. They learned  […]

Third graders are studying animal adaptations. To understand how a bird’s beak is adapted for what it eats, students used different utensils to try to pick up different items such as a marble, rubber band, macaroni, plastic disc, and styrofoam. The objective was to move the “food item” from one plate to another to represent […]

October 28-November 1 is “I Just Read a Great Book Week” at the Brook Hill Lower School. Mrs. Gibson’s fifth grade class chose one of their favorite easy-readers to read to Mrs. Powell’s Pre-Kindergarten class.  Not only was this a very special time for the Pre-K students, but it was an especially fun time for […]

Fifth Graders recently read about Pete the Cat to preschool students during “Read a Great Book Week”. Pictured here are fifth graders with their “reading buddies”.

The Lower School students participated in many special activities and events during Great Book Week. The culmininating activity was the “Great Book Week” character parade. The entire student body dressed up as a story or real life character. The variety of characters included Pete the Cat, Mice and Cookies from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Office […]

The “wild things” recently made an appearance at chapel service this week. Pictured below are the “wild” Lower School teachers with Mrs. Fritcher who was a bit on the wild side herself!  All was in fun as teachers dressed in the spirit of the story, Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak. This was […]

Pumpkins on Parade was a very successful event at the Lower School Library! We had 45 students create pumpkin characters based on a favorite story character. All Brook Hill Lower School students then voted for their favorite pumpkin. The “Children’s Choice” award winners are pictured on the front row below. The first place winner was Wilbur from […]

5th graders dissected owl pellets this week as part of their study of different ecosystems.  At first it seemed gross, but they quickly adjusted and had a great time finding the bones! Once students dissected the pellets, they classified the skulls to determine what the owl ate.  After this each student classified the bones by placing […]

The Storybook Pumpkins have arrived at the Lower School Library! Come by after school until 4:15 pm on Monday and Tuesday, October 29th & 30th, to check out all the interesting and clever disguises. Pictured below are a few of the storybook pumpkin characters.

The Lower School chapel service included the first quarter awards.  Students were selected based on attributes of the award. The awards presented were Scholarly Achievement, Godly Character, Leadership, and Servant’s Heart. Students earning these awards are pictured below.           Scholarly Achievement   Beaux Christian, Josh Collins, Nate Dahn, Landry Graves, Marlee Gunter, Katelynn Henics, James Jordan, Max […]

Mrs. Dawkins’s fourth grade students created their own costumes and props for a reader’s theatre performance about the life of Christopher Columbus.