6th graders experimented with ant saliva, bat blood, creepy cola, vampire tears and dragon juice. They were observing the different densities of these common liquids which had fun names. After trial and error, the students found the correct order to drop the liquids in where they layered by their densities.
This week, second graders learned about elections and campaigns with the book Duck for President by Doreen Cronin. Students learned about campaigning and election process, while also learning the value and importance of voting in a democratic society. During the week, students campaigned for their candidate (either Duck or Farmer Brown), making signs and buttons. […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: Arden Melvin Erickson’s Coast Guard uniform has found its home in the American Freedom Museum. Mr. Erickson enlisted in the United States Coast Guard at the age of 19 on February 7, 1942 and was honorably discharged on February 9, 1946. During World War II, […]
From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” Philippians 1:27 One day recently, I spent the morning watching a family walk through an extremely painful and life-altering experience. That evening, I watched a young man on national TV experience a coveted moment […]
We held our first ever Trunk or Treat on Thursday night and it was a huge success! Members of student council and middle school students hosted themed “trunks” for the occasion. We had Frozen, Dr. Seuss, Comic Book Characters, Toy Story, and even Princess themed trunks. Our lower school families came decked out in the […]
Mrs. Bickerstaff’s 3rd grade partnered with Mrs. M. Smith’s 1st grade to share their books during Great Books Week. The 3rd graders read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Lessmore and Mrs. Smith’s class read Swimmy. This was especially fun since four of our 1st graders have a sibling in the 3rd grade. It is […]
Mrs. England and Mrs Ponce’s fourth graders presented Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears during the “Great Book Week” chapel at the Lower school. In the story, Mosquito tells such a ridiculous lie that Iguana plugs up his ears so that he won’t hear any more nonsense from Mosquito. When Iguana covers his ears he does […]
On Wednesday we cancelled regualr class for our Upper School and engaged in some fun activities! We played capture the flag, dodgeball, knockout, ultimate frisbee, and tug-of-war. After our morning of fun, we held a Talent Show! We had some awesome performances! Our senior boys won the competition with thier Lip Sync Battle. Our headmaster, […]
From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residential Life: “God gave her to us, now we are giving her to you.” I’ll never forget that conversation. I was talking with a mother and father from Nigeria. They were in Nigeria. I was here at Brook Hill. The call was over something minor, like a […]
4th graders partnered with kindergarten students to help them get ready for the Great Books Parade on Friday!
Mrs. Newsom’s and Mrs. Bickerstaff’s third graders held a math competition to celebrate the World Series. They created a bar graph to chart their progress each day. To celebrate all the learning they did, baseball cookies, courtesy of Mrs. Durrett, were enjoyed. You could say both the learning and cookies were big hits!
8th grade humanities learned the meaning of the Declaration of Independence when they visited the American Freedom Museum this week. Student even rewrote the document in their own words as an exercise to help them understand it more fully.