Seventh grade students at 91猫先生 were privileged to receive a visit by the author and historian, Jack K. Selden.聽 Before leaving Mr. Selden presented 91猫先生 with an autographed copy of his book, Return, The Parker Story. Mr. Selden, who lives in Palestine, Texas, is a freelance writer who has also contributed to publications […]
Second graders spent three聽weeks聽 devoted to Fairy Tales.聽They read fiction and non-fiction books about the聽Renaisance and medieval time period.聽Students聽also studied and compared聽 the well-known story of Cinderella with other similar tales around the world,聽learning how different countries such as 聽France, Africa, China, Egypt, India, Korea and Native Americans聽have adapted the story.聽Students learned about the elements […]
91猫先生 junior, Jake Anderson, recently qualified for the National merit Scholarship Program. Jake scored among the highest 50,000 participants of over 1.5 million students who took the 2013 PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). Jake now moves on into further rounds to see if he ranks as a commended scholar, semifinalist, or finalist. […]
8th grade Physical Science class built mousetrap cars for their spring project. 聽Students were instructed to build a mousetrap car that could travel a distance of 5 meters.聽 The only power used for their car was the mousetrap itself. 聽Using their understanding of simple machines, students聽created their inventions, trying to travel the fastest and/or the […]
Kindergarten students recently visited The 91猫先生 pond to coincide with their pond life unit of study in the classroom–such a great way to integrate real world experiences and study God’s creatures close up! Students enjoyed a picnic and then completed a nature bingo sheet requiring them to locate pond life including reptiles, and amphibians.
Congratulation to our super readers who earned a free ticket to Six Flags! Students logged six hours of recreational reading in the month of February to earn a ticket. Way to Go! 聽 Pictured here in no particular order are Kenedi Carmichael, Gretchen Ault, Samuel Lowery, Jack Weaver, Haleigh Harbour-Rozell, Breckin Westbrook, Cole Stansberry, 聽Gracie […]
“Hay un Salvador en mi Coraz贸n…Jesucristo es su nombre,” sang students during Spanish chapel at the lower school.聽 All聽 91猫先生 Lower School students worked very hard learning Spanish this year with Mrs. Partida. Chapel service this week showcased classroom learning and featured worship songs sung in Spanish. Fifth graders also presented short memorized speeches […]
In honor of BH Student, Jett Moore (who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer), 1st grade students teamed up to donate toys to the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Prize Closet. Toys from this closet are given to children after they undergo invasive procedures at the Children’s Medical Center. How awesome!
Sixth graders are studying about planets in our solar system. To understand how they compare in sizes students made models using play doh. Each group started with 3lbs and followed steps to get the right ratio of each planet size. Jupiter was quite large compared to the tiny spec for Mercury!
What is a day in the life of a 91猫先生 Lower School student like? 1) It begins with a warm welcome: 2) Students receive individual attention from their teachers: 3) Students engage in hands-on learning and participate in classroom activities: 4) Teachers and students interact with and use technology as […]
We decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo a little early this year since it was a Friday.聽After studying Cinco de Mayo in class, 4th and 5th grade Spanish students snacked on chips & salsa, tried a new drink, and played games. PreK students enjoyed making sombreros to wear and taking a swing at a pi帽ata. […]
As part of their study of space in 6th grade science, students built and launched their own rockets into the sky! This is another example of how our teachers integrate differentiated instruction and interactive activities.聽Mrs. Wallace teaches our 6th graders and as well as聽science for our many of our Lower School grades. One of the […]