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Mrs. Partida’s Canned Food Drive

November 07, 2014

Please bring your canned food items to Mrs. Partida’s Spanish Class says Lola Derr and Kate and Landon Reynolds! Support the annual food drive sponsored by all the Spanish class students.

Math 7 Fraction Party

November 07, 2014

On Friday Mrs. Mize’s Math 7 class brought different food and drink items for a fraction food party! The students each brought an item that could be divided up then made up their own word problem to represent a fraction of the amount they brought. The class even learned how to look at the nutrition […]

Between the Pages Book Club

November 07, 2014

A group of very motivated fifth graders meet weekly to eat snacks and discuss the current book club selection, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.  Anna Marie Ward, the originator of the club, along with her officers: Josie Travis and Mia Fair, named the club “Between the Pages”. These young ladies helped  publicize and organize the club, […]

Brook Hill Alum Lands on Rice University’s Homepage

November 07, 2014

From the desk of Ginger Bell, Director of Family and Alumni Relations:  Megan Troxell, ’10, graduated Rice University this past May and has now moved to Boston to get her Masters degree and then on to some form of social work.  In one of our conversations, she was speaking about how getting to attend high […]

Environmental Science Goes to the Pond

November 07, 2014

In Mr. Bunger’s environmental science class we have been talking about pH and other factors that affect the animals that live in our lakes and rivers. An excellent indicator of water quality is the abundance of certain insects that spend part of their lives in the water like dragonflies and mayflies. We are blessed at Brook […]

God is “Top Dog”!

November 07, 2014

Fourth grade students from Mrs. Ponce’s class led chapel this week at the Lower School. Students presented three skits about obedience to God.  Long ago  God used prophets to help teach and warn kings to turn from sin and start obeying God. In modern times, the message is the same.  Peer pressure is difficult to overcome but we […]

Lighthouses in Art

November 07, 2014

The students in Mrs. Johnson’s and Mrs. Brashier’s second grade classes have been working very hard to create these beautiful watercolor paintings of lighthouses on the ocean. These paintings go along with the book that they have been reading in language arts called Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Peter. E. Hanson. The illustrator of the book […]

Contour Mapping in 6th Grade

November 07, 2014

Sixth graders used a landform model and colored water to make contour maps.  As they covered the landform with water in one centimeter increments, they drew a picture on the lid of the model.  It was then easy to see how the contour lines became closer together as the elevation increased.  Then, students drew their […]

8th Science Makes Cleaning Solution

November 07, 2014

As part of 8th graders studying chemical reactions, students were challenged to make their own glass cleaners, including testing them and marketing them like a real world glass cleaner company.  They started with three formulas which they tested and chose a winner to be their glass cleaner.  They gave the product a name, a slogan […]

A Helicopter on Campus?? Actually, We Have Two.

November 07, 2014

From the desk of Rod Fletcher, Headmaster: When I tell people that Brook Hill has the American Freedom Museum on campus  I usually get a look that says, “how cute – probably and room with some old books and a few Civil War bullets.”  When I go on to try to explain the extent and […]

Biology Students Create PowerPoints

November 06, 2014

Biology students in Mrs. Brunson’s class have been learning about Biomes (geographical/climate regions on the planet earth, often refers to communities of plants, animals and organisms that make up a major ecosystem in a geographical area). As part of their study students are working in groups to create a PowerPoint presentation about a specific biome where […]

Veterans’ Chapel

November 05, 2014

In honor of Veterans Day this week, we celebrated those who have served in our nation’s military in Chapel. Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, Korea, and others joined our middle and upper school students for a ceremony in honor of their service and sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today. We also remembered those who are […]