PK through 5th graders all had the opportunity to make a Valentine’s Day card for KVNE’s yearly Valentine Card Drive. Employees of the radio station hand out homemade cards to people in hospitals and assisted living homes located throughout the listening area. Each child decorated at least one card to give away. Some wrote a […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life: Everyone knows that one vital key to a healthy, productive life and life style is a nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner. We’ve all probably heard about or read the research that links academic success to a good, healthy diet. In case you have ever wondered […]
This past weekend our boarding students had a variety of opportunities. Almost 40 students went with Mrs. Welty to the movies on Saturday, enjoying the day off with their friends. The weather was also surprisingly warm and beautiful on Saturday, so Mrs. Albea took a group of students to Tyler State Park to enjoy hiking […]
From the desk of Jordy Barksdale, Director of Campus Life & Ministry: We are so pumped to let you know about an exciting partnership we get to be a part of this summer! This summer, Brook Hill is partnering with Pine Cove to provide kids in the Bullard area the chance to go to camp! […]
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.