Third through Fifth graders recently auditioned for a role in the play, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. We have a very talent group of students who will be bringing this heartwarming story to the stage on December 15 at the Brook Hill Lower School.
Mrs. Bell’s Prekindergarten students drew pigs as a response to the story, If you Give a Pig a Pancake, by Laura Numeroff. We also learned about the ingredients in pancakes and where some of the ingredients really originate such as: eggs, milk, butter, and maple syrup.
During library class, Mrs. Bell’s prekindergarten students listened to A Christmas Wish for Corduroy, by Don Freeman. In the story we learn that little bear, Corduroy, decides he must find new clothes to wear to meet Santa even though real bears do not need clothes. Students drew Corduroy in his new clothes so he could […]
Inspired by the story, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume, fourth grade students recently held a juice contest to determine which flavor would be the favorite of Brook Hill third through fifth graders. Students worked in teams to create a new juice flavor. Each team made posters and presented commercials for their juice flavor concoctions […]
Kindergarten Spanish students acted out the story, “La Gallinita Roja”, The Little Red Hen. They made masks to represent which animal they were: la gallina – the hen, el perro – the dog, el gato – the cat, or el ratón – the mouse. The students participated in the story while studying animals in Spanish.
First grade Spanish students enjoy the story “Yo Voy a Tejas”, “I’m Going to Texas”. Students read this book in honor of western day in their regular classroom. The story tells of a little cowboy who wants to travel around Texas and experience all that it has to offer. In special boxes on each page, […]
Author Sarah Wynn visited The Brook Hill Lower School to read her new book, The River Royals Master the Mississippi. Sarah is a former student of principal, Sandra Fritcher. Students enjoyed learning about the places and people made famous along the Mississippi. .
Students in Mrs. Haugh’s Kindergarten class participated in St. Patrick’s Day learning activities. Graphing with Lucky Charms cereal was a fun way to apply mathematics skills. Mrs. Newsome and Mrs Haugh wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Library lesson included folktale stories from Ireland. Students followed leprechaun footprints to treasure.
At the conclusion of a unit on the eighteenth-century satires of Jonathan Swift and Voltaire, the junior Humanities students produced their own satires in the form of videos or essays. At the end of the unit, the most effective satires were awarded Olympic medals. Winning the gold in B/C block were Haleigh Smith and Lindsay […]
Mrs. Bickerstaff’s class created houses based on the book, My House in the Middle of Town, by Crystal Bowman. Written in rhyme, the author tells the story of a lonely grandma who lived in a dilapidated house. The kids in the town begin to clean up the yard and work on the house. The adults get involved in […]
[wpvideo LiEVpjbJ] Third through Fifth grade Spanish students memorized the verse Proverbs 3:5 in Spanish. The students enjoyed saying the verse individually and also as a whole class. One of the third grade students from this class even said it backwards. “Confía en el Señor de todo corazón y no en tu propia inteligencia.” Proverbios 3.5 […]