From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: There is a cartoon I have run across several times while thumbing through a magazine in a waiting room and it still makes me smile every time I see it. It is a picture of two young Eskimos that are ice fishing. The one on the right […]
Mrs. Eden’s 7th and 8th grade choir students competed in their own in-house solo contest this week. The students were assigned an art song or folk song from a prescribed music list at the beginning of the semester and have been working on learning, memorizing, and performing their songs. The contest is modeled after the […]
7th Grader’s in Mrs. Mattay’s class used QR codes to learn about the Civil War in class this week. Mrs. Figueroa also did this activity with her 6th graders to learn about Ancient Egypt. Students divided up into groups of two and visited different stations around the classroom. Armed with a clipboard, pen and paper, […]
Fifth graders went over the top with inventing and designing toys that used stored energy! Students used their prior knowledge of the Scientific Method and their lessons about energy in class to create a stored energy toy. In addition to creating the toy, students also wrote a paper explaining their toys worked. Come on over to the Lower School and take a […]
6th graders dove right in to their review session in science class this week. Using Surface tablets and kahoot.it, students competed against one another in a challenging review game. Questions would show up on the screen and students would answer on their devices. Once the time ran out, students could see whether or not they […]
What’s a great way to improve your communication skills in another language? One way is to use technology to record yourself, allowing you to play it back and hear ways you can improve. It is also a great way for every student in class to improve their skills at the same time – and for […]
7th grade students are studying cells in science class. In order to help students understand all the different parts of a cell and how each part enables the cell the function, students make their own cell model. This project gives students a hands-on experience and illustrates the complexity and beauty of animal cells!
7th grade students are comparing and contrasting animal and plant cells in science. As part of their study of cells, Coach Collins used microscopes in a lab this week so students could see the differences for themselves.
Mrs. Smith’s 1st graders led chapel for our Lower School this week! In preparation for the 100th day of school, students performed a lovely play that combined scripture, math, and the 100th day of school! Students taught us about the 66 books of the bible, and we even sang them all together! Then students added […]
We celebrated our senior athletes in basketball and swim this past Tuesday night. We are so proud of these students, who they have become, and the things they will do! We will miss seeing them compete, but are excited to see what is next for each of them!
From the desk of Wally Dawkins, Athletic Director: I have been asked this question regarding Brook Hill on numerous occasions. It’s not the “how much homework do the students receive” question, or the “how much does it cost”, and it’s not even the question of “when are ya’ll starting Lacrosse”? Even though I do get asked each […]
PreK enjoyed popcorn & purple punch for their snack today and wore pajamas to school in honor of the letter “P”. Students have been learning about the letter “P” all week and this eas a great way to review and celebrate everything we learned!