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Are You Ready for the Challenge?

September 18, 2015

ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHALLENGE? Our Family Participation drive starts Tuesday. A gift from every family will impact every student. 100% participation | 100 hours | $100,000 Join the Tradition of Giving September 22nd – September 25th

Reading at The Brook Hill Lower School

September 18, 2015

From the desk of Sandra Fritcher, Lower School Principal: The Brook Hill Lower School believes that reading is foundational to learning.  It is a skill that is very necessary, and all of our teachers strive to create life-long readers.  We believe that reading is an interactive process that occurs when a person engages with the […]

Middle School Retreat

September 18, 2015

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: There is nothing like “dead week” at Brook Hill! Though there isn’t anybody in the huddle, there is lots if camaraderie going on! With seniors traveling to Catalina Island and the junior roadtrip across four Texas colleges, it is definitely the week for the middle school […]

Middle School Open House

September 18, 2015

From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: The Brook Hill Middle School opened its house this week to greet and meet parents and give them a glimpse into their teen’s every day life and routine! We had a great turn out! Parents were given their child’s schedules and told to walk through it […]

Why Founder’s Day?

September 18, 2015

Founders’ Day is a time when The Brook Hill School pauses to celebrate its rich past and its promising future.  On Monday, October 12th, Brook Hill will celebrate its 8th annual Founder’s Day.  Founder’s Day began in 2008 out of a desire to honor Brook Hill’s founder, Mr. Stephen Dement and others who have made […]

New to the Science Lab

September 18, 2015

We have two new additions to our Lower School Science Lab: red bearded dragons. One is 6 weeks old and the other is two weeks old (they are both males). These two new pets were donated by the Holloways! Thank you!         

Kindergarten Learns Chicken Dance

September 18, 2015

During September and October, the Kindergarten classes go on a musical journey to the farm.  Each week they meet a new farm friend and learn about the music that each animal has inspired.  This week we met Mrs. Hen.  She taught us all the sounds her chicken friends make and all about the incredible egg!  […]

Parent Access to Moodle

September 18, 2015

Middle School parents are now allowed Guest access for Moodle! Guest access provides parents the ability to view the contents of their student’s courses. In addition to being able to view course content, such as In-Class activities and Assignments, parents can view the calendar. The calendar feature contains the assignments and their due dates for […]

Art Students Create Self-Portraits

September 18, 2015

Mrs. Spradlin’s Kindergarten students assembled previously colored shapes to make a “Self Portrait Artist Collage” in art class this week. This project is a great beginning project because it allows the teacher to assess important art skills like drawing directional lines and patterns and also cutting and gluing shapes together. Also, we are all artists to […]

Cross Country Competes in Longview

September 18, 2015

This past weekend our Cross Country team competed in Longview at a meet. We did well, and here are some photos!     

Gilbert Gas – PreK Science

September 18, 2015

For the letter “G” PreK had a science experiment called Gilbert Gas. Students watched a balloon blow up using a dr pepper and salt. They also used an anti-acid tablet and water and blew a lid off a film canister. Fun!      

Sometimes You Have To Fail In Order To Succeed

September 18, 2015

From the desk of Brian Nelson, Academic Dean: I had the opportunity to visit with an upper school parent a few days ago about this very topic.  She said that, although difficult, she and her husband decided to step back and allow their daughter to own her education even if it meant that she experienced […]