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Baby Chicks Hatch in Mrs. Bell’s Prekindergarten Class

March 27, 2015

Prekindergarten students witnessed the hatching of several baby chicks. One even hatched during chapel and students excitedly counted one, two, three chicks when they returned to class. Mrs. Fritcher said, “We should name them A,B, and C!”       

PreKindergarten Students Learn about Germs

March 27, 2015

PreKindergarten students recently discovered that clean hands spread less germs than dirty hands! They experimented touching slices of bread with dirty hands and clean hands and then waited a few days to see what happened to the bread. The results are pictured below. We now know why we need to wash our hands!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

March 07, 2014

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 Heart of a School

February 14, 2014

Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Powell’s prekindergarten students recently completed a community service project that “warmed the hearts” of Reunion Plaza residents. Students entertained the 60 residents by singing “Jesus Loves Me” and “This little Light of Mine”.  Each adult also received a special homemade Valentine card from their little prekindergarten friend. This was truly a gift from the heart!

Happy 100 Days of School!

February 07, 2014

Thursday, February 6, marked the 100th day of school at the Brook Hill Lower School. Prekindergarten, kindergarten and first grade students and teachers celebrated the day with educational math activities. Kindergarten students wore capes covered with 100 things. Teachers even dressed for the occasion wearing capes or visors decorated with 100 items.  Mrs. Bell pretended to […]

Discovering Dinosaurs

February 07, 2014

Prekindergarten students recently learned about dinosaurs during class lessons and in the library. Their culminating event was “The Dinosaur Disco!” Students wore dinosaur masks while enjoying dinosaur activities.

It Doesn’t Matter What You Say When you Pray…. Just Pray!

January 31, 2014

Prekindergarten students led chapel this week with a very important message: “It doesn’t matter what you say, just pray!” When asked what do you pray about, several students answered that they pray for  family, brothers, sisters, or teachers. Several shared their special prayers at dinnertime and bedtime. But the important idea to remember was that “It […]

Winter Learning Activities in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten

January 24, 2014

It’s been a wintry wonderland at The Brook Hill Lower School this week. See how our teachers are using the winter season to create interactive lessons for our students: Students in Kindergarten wrote about snowmen and designed igloos after studying geometric shapes.