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Pictured is Tristen Rasmussen, Jordan Gabbitas, and Elyse Hansen

Mrs. Alexandra Dedrickson's fifth-grade class is just finishing a science unit on static and current electricity. As a cumulative activity each student participated in making a series circut. The students were given a power source or battery, light bulb, switch, and copper wire. They were all excited when their experiment worked!
 

A representative from the Utah County Stormwater Coalition came to Brockbank as part of the fourth-grade science cirriculum to talk to the students about Utah's watercycle. Some of the students got to help with a demostration on how everyday activites such as soil erosion, fertilizers and pesticides, oil/vehicle fluids, litter, soaps, animal waste, and household hazardous chemicals can affect and polute our water supply.
 

Pictured is Mrs. Cynthia Loreen's fifth-grade class on the steps of the State Capital

Friday, March 5, fifth-graders at Brockbank Elementary visited the Utah State Capitol Building. Representative Mike Morley's staff gave students a tour of the newly renovated capitol building and also arranged for the students to be announced from the House floor. Students enjoyed watching legislators in session from the gallery above. Fifth graders study government in their social studies curriculum and being able to visit the capitol building while the legislature was in session was a real treat!

Pictured above is spelling bee winners with their third-grade teachers, along with Glen Roach from Central Bank.  Mrs. Linda Argyle, Ethan Oyler, Julia Hult, Mrs. Kathy Moon, Blaine Bradford and Mr. Glen Roach.

Brockbank Elementary third-graders recently held their "Spelling Bee". The spelling bee is held in conjunction with the Spanish Fork Rotary Club and their donation of a dictionary for every third-grade student. Glen Roach, a member of the Spanish Fork Rotary Club and representative of Central Bank donated the dictionaries to Brockbank third-grade students in the fall. Spelling bees were held in the individual classrooms during the month of February and the top four winners from each class competed with each other to determine a winner. Classroom winners were from Mrs. Linda Argyle/ Mrs Lisa Muirbrooks class -Blaine Bradford, Olivia Smith, Ethan Oyler, and Luke Jensen; from Mrs. Carolyn Creer's class - Rae'Lynn Wetzel, Kaden Armour, Mikelle Larsen, and Isaiah Ruiz; from Mrs. Kathy Moon's class - Julia Hult, Amanda Mitchell, Paige Tomadakis, and Anna Mockett. All of the students did a great job! Winners were Blaine Bradford - first place, Julia Hult - second place, and Ethan Oyler - third place.

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Brockbank's preschool students  in Miss Trisha Taylor's class celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday recently by making and wearing "Cat in the Hat" hats and reading books written by Dr. Suess.

Pictured is Sydney and Brent Money, Brylee and Jim Marziale, BrookLynn and Jon Ellis, and Isaac and Regina Dillman

On Thursday, March 4, the fourth-grade students at Brockbank Elementary celebrated their Utah Heritage with a pioneer program. Students along with their parents came dressed in pioneer/cowboy attaire to sing and dance like the pioneers did so many years ago. It was a fun evening and everyone enjoyed themselves!

Elise Wilson, Principal Alison Hansen, Daniel Jones, and Austin Scheetz. In front - Jenna Hansen, Ashlyn Herbst, and LeeAnn Ellis

Brockbank is happy to announce their Hansen Heroes for the month of February.

From first-grade is Ashlyn Herbst from Mrs. Janna Runolfson's class. Mrs. Runolfson says, "Ashlyn always follows directions and is a good example to the class. She is a friend to everyone and is a joy to teach!"

Jenna Hansen is from Mr. Nathan Wright's second-grade class. Mr. Wright says, "Jenna is a very smart girl. She loves to come to school and loves to learn. Jenna is a good friend to everyone in our class and is really fun to be around!"

From Mrs. Carolyn Creer's third-grade class is LeeAnn Ellis. Mrs. Creer says, "LeeAnn is kind and sweet to everyone in her class. She is a hard worker and always does her best. LeeAnn is a joy to teach!"

Fourth-grade Hansen Hero is Daniel Jones from Mr. Terry Oyler's class. Mr. Oyler says, "Daniel is a fantastic student who always loves a challenge. He is always willing to help others and never complains. He is a wonderful friend to everyone and I am so glad he is in my class!"

From Mrs. Alexandra Dedrickson's fifth-grade class is Austin Scheetz. Mrs. Dedrickson says, "Austin is a wonderful student. He is a great friend to everyone and I am happy to have him in my class!"

Elise Wilson is the sixth-grade Hansen Hero. Elise is in Mr. Ryan Murray's class. Mr. Murray says, "Elise is always so helpful and looks for extra ways to help around the classroom. On several occasions she has stayed a few minutes after school to pickup paper off the floor or help organize things. Elise is a great student and is extremely respectful!"
 

Ethan Oyler, Zackery Schaugaard, Anna Sharp, Rene Guzman, and Kendrie Barber with their medals. Absent from photo was Matthew Boyack.

Brockbank recently held a school chess tournament to help the students prepare for the District Tournament coming up. The winners from the upper grades (fourth-sixth) were Rene Guzman - first place, Kendrie Barber - second place, Anna Sharp - third place, and Matthew Boyack - fourth place. The lower grader winners were Ethan Oyler from third grade, and Zackery Schaugaard from second grade.

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First-Grade Olympic Winners with their flowers and medals; Ian Ete, Rylan Herbert, and Tommy Ortiz

To go along with the recently held Winter Olympics, first-grade students at Brockbank learned about the Olympics in their classrooms. They learned about the five Olympic rings and what they stand for. Each first-grade teacher taught the students about a different country that attends the Olympics and the students rotated classrooms to learn about each one. The students drew a picture of their favorite winter sport; they learned facts about each of the countries; what their flag looks like, what sport their country plays in the Olympics, words that are spoken in the countries language, and an important fact about that country. Finland was one of the countries the first-graders learned about and the interesting fact is that all of the children in Finland have a cell phone.
Mrs. Lisa Bird's class took the Olympics a step further and held their own Winter Olympics in their classroom. Students were divided into groups and got to make up a country, name it, and make a flag for that country. The countries the students made up were; Animal Land, Heart Land, Earthquake Land, Zooie Land, and Holden Land. The students then participated in their own games. The winners were Tommy Ortiz in the "Ski Jump", Ian Ete in "Curling" and Rylan Herbert in the "Bob Sled". The students really enjoyed this activity and it was a great learning experience!

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March 2, Brockbank Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday by having a school wide read-a-thon where students could silently read any book of their choice. In honor of Dr. Seuss, there was a drawing where students had a chance to win a Dr. Seuss book and by each door there is a poem in Dr. Seuss rhyme. For example, by the office for Principal Alison Hansen, there is a poem that says, "Our Principal Hansen is so reliable. Her concern for our students is really undeniable!" Celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday is a great way to get students motivated and excited to read!