On Thursday, March 6, Brook Hill seniors experienced a little bit of “reality.” Sponsored by the Kelly Community Federal Credit Union, the reality fair began with a presentation from Scott Rose, President and CEO of the credit union. Scott’s presentation introduced students to the basics of a personal monthly budget, including the realities of taxes, […]
The Lower School prekindergarten and kindergarten students recently celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss with classroom activities based on a few of his favorite books. Students wore “Thing 1” and “Thing 2” hats to the Scholastic Book Fair. Teachers dressed up and Mrs. Haugh even made green eggs and ham for students to taste. Results of the […]
The Scholastic Book Fair Fiesta generated quite a bit of excitement this week with all the new books and special events. Mrs. Partida’s second and third grade Spanish students performed the “Mexican Hat Dance” and sang several songs. Crazy sock day (“read your socks off”) and “Hats off to Reading Day” made for a fun […]
Brook Hill had to cancel school on Monday due to icy weather conditions, so we used the day to offer some more activities for our boarding community. First we slept in, then we opened up the work out facilities for some exercise. In the afternoon we showed movies in the houses and opened up the […]
Last weekend our boarding community traveled to Dallas to watch the Dallas Mavericks face off against the Chicago Bulls. Although the Mavericks lost, we had an entertaining evening complete with basketball, popcorn, and coke. [wpvideo jdaFPVkd]
Iago – “Why, go to, then! She that, so young, could give out such a seeming, To seel her father’s eyes up close as oak, He thought ‘twas witchcraft! But I am much to blame. I humbly do beseech you of your pardon For too much loving you.” 10th grade Humanity students have been reading […]
As part of their worldview curriculum, 11th grade Bible students have spent the last week researching specific topics concerning the religion of Judaism. Each student has been assigned a topic, such as “Who do the Jews believe God is,” “What are the key dates in Jewish history,” “How do the Jews deal with the problem […]
What do Fire Codes and Wind Chills have in common? INTEGERS of course! In math class on Thursday Mrs. Mize’s students learned two real life applications for positive and negative numbers. After completing the unit on Integer operations, each class went over examples of integers in real life. First, the class discussed fire code and […]
How does a normal second grader transform into an historical figure at a wax museum? Preparation for this event began weeks earlier. First, each student selected an historical figure to study. Then Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Brashier helped each second grader locate a nonfiction book about this person. Online sources were also utilized. Students began the […]
Kindergarten recently combined a lesson about measurement with President’s Day. Students learned that Abraham Lincoln was 6’4″. Teachers measured each student next to a paper version of Mr. Lincoln and discovered that they had a lot of growing to do!
The Brook Hill Guard Chorale competed at the TAPPS District Large Ensemble/Sight-reading contest at Grace Community School on Thursday. The Guard Chorale received Superior ratings in both categories and will now advance to the TAPPS state meet in Belton later in March. Previously the choir also qualified 10 soloists, 2 sacred ensembles, and a ladies’ […]
From the desk of Tammy Hayes, Middle School Principal: The second in our series is one that takes a broad look at the many approaches to helping your teen navigate grief. Grief over any sundry of topics can lead teens to self-harm or self-loathing behaviors. This podcast goes into great detail for parents as to […]