Students, faculty, family, and friends alike enjoy the displays created by sixth grade students for the World鈥檚 Fair. 聽Students were asked to create an interactive presentation over a nation of their choice. Along with a tri-fold board full of pictures and facts, students also provided samples of a food or drink related to their country.
Our 7th grade students dissected worms and frogs in science class this week. These two labs are a capstone to what students have been learning in class all year. “Dissection is the culminating event of the year that brings together all that we have studied,” says David Collins, 7th grade science teacher. “We start with […]
Our choir and orchestra students serenaded us on Tuesday night for our annual Spring at the Brook. Our Middle School orchstra kicked off the evening, followed by our Upper School Choirs, and concluded by our Upper School orchestra. 聽 Students performed both classic and modern melodies, making for an entertaining evening!
7th grade Humanities is reviewing grammar concepts by diagramming sentences. Diagramming sentences require a strong understanding of various parts of speech as well as complex sentence structures. The students also enjoy trying to figure out the different patterns each sentence makes!
Mary Poppins made her debut on The 91猫先生 Stage last weekend, and it was beautiful! This is surely a play you won’t want to miss, and because tickets were already sold out for Friday and Saturday’s showings, we’re doing a matinee show on Sunday, May 10th at 2pm. It’s also mother’s day, so bring […]
6th graders are studying the solar system in science class.聽 To help students聽understand how vastly different our planets are in size, students used Play-Doh to make models of each planet in proportion to their sizes. 聽Students saw first hand how small Earth聽is compared to Jupiter. For the exercise, students started with 3 lbs of Play-Doh […]
On Monday, the 5th graders were given the grand tour of the middle school campus by Mrs. Tammy Hayes, principal, and student leaders she chose to help.聽 Our personal tour guides included 聽the middle school students Justin Powell (8), James Shipp (8), Harley Klassen(7), Hannah Haynes (7), and Rebekah Thrift (8). Our soon-to-be 6th graders […]
Today we held our last club Friday for our middle school students, and what an incredible time we have had! We have learned to code, enhanced our knowledge of horses, developed new strategies for games, learned about different sports, experimented with new recipes, and even deepened our faith. We would like to extend a special […]
We honored our middle school student-athletes on Wednesday for their outstanding performance this year. We’re proud of their performance on the field and in the classroom, but even more proud of the young men and women they’re becoming.
Science was electrifying in 8th grade this week. Students used balloons and their hair to test out static electricity and see what they could attract with balloons and combs.聽 This followed with a lesson on current electricity and how it travels in circuits.聽 Students tested all kinds of materials to see if they were insulators […]
Our 8th graders got a taste of the legal system this week in celebration of National Law Day. Students had the opportunity to observe and participate in the legal system from the crime scene to the court room. Holly Stadelmann and Sawyer Hayes were chosen as witnesses to the “crime” while other students served on […]
8th Grade Bible students have been studying the book of James and learning about the persecution of Christians. As part of their study, students researched Christians currently being persecuted this year (2015). Students then exchanged articles with each other, wrote reflection journals, and discussed as a group what it means to be faithful to Christ […]