6th graders are busy weaving with textiles and fibers to create unique wall hangings. Students started the art piece by writing a favorite memory or experience. Then students associated a color with different parts of their story. For example, a day at the beach would likely include blue to represent the water, tan to represent […]
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.
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! […]
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 […]
The play will be directed by Ila England with musical direction by Kevin Pierce. Third through fifth grade students will play the children roles and several of our Brook Hill teachers will play the adult roles. The play is based on the book, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson. It’s a heart warming […]
This week the Pre-K danced the “Hokey Pokey” in music class. Then we all sat down in our circle and explored shapes and colors. Using these shapes instead of their bodies, the children played “Shapes Hokey Pokey.” Can you put your circle in, put your circle out, put your circle in and shake it all […]
6th grade students are working with invented patterns! Have you ever noticed that designs are printed on practically everything from your iPhone case to your furniture fabric? The product designers of today use this method, but they don’t have anything on our 6th graders! Students started with an expressive portrait and then added outrageous hair […]
The Lower School kicked off the 2015-2016 String Academy season on Thursday, September 3rd with an informational meeting and instrument petting zoo. LS strings teacher, Jamie Reason spoke to parents about the string instruction pull-out program at the Lower School, minimal equipment needs for first year beginners and the parents role in assisting their child in string instrument […]
Glenn Ballard, Fine Arts Director, hosted auditions for our Annual Fall Dinner Theatre this week. This year’s show will be “Shrew” and it is based on “The Taming of The Shrew” by Shakespeare. Mr. Ballard doesn’t look at auditions in an interesting light. Rather than simply having students perform their auditions, Mr. Ballard uses them […]
Strings at Brook Hill Lower School! Parents & Students, Come learn about the Brook Hill LS String Program for 1st-5th grade. Information, hands-on string experience & registration. Thursday, Sept 3rd, 2015 4:15 pm. BHS LS Gathering Room
Students are getting to know each other while creating Photomontage Self Portraits in Art. We have a lot of new students at Brook Hill this year and about 1/3 of our Art 1 class is comprised of new students. Students started out with “the Top 10 things you should know about me” and then they introduced […]
You may have seen him leading hand motions to your children’s favorite worship songs during chapel or conducting a choir of children singing in Hebrew or Latin. He always has a smile on his face, a pep in his step, and he brings a level of joy, love and professionalism to teaching children music that you […]