September 2012

Foster Grandma Marie Hansen Honored for Outstanding Years of Serivce

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Congratulations to Brockbank's Foster Grandma Marie Hansen! Marie  Hansen is a foster grandma in Mrs. Marcy Noorda's first-grade class and was recently honored by the Utah County Foster Grandparents for 19 outstanding years of service. She is currently on her 20 year as a  foster grandma. Marie is a remarkable lady, at almost 90 years old she  still maintains a garden and still cans most of the food she grows. She enjoys crocheting and tying quilts.

Brockbank First-Graders Read Book, "Enemy Pie"

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Brockbank first-graders read the book, "Enemy Pie" written by Derek Munson about a boy whose summer is ruined  when Jeremy Ross moves in and becomes number one on the enemy list. Fortunately, for the boy his father has a secret recipe for a pie that is guaranteed to help get rid of enemies. While his Dad works on mixing the ingredients and baking the pie, he explains that his son's role in the plan is that he needs to spend a day with his enemy. Even worse, he has to be nice to him. It sounds tough, but the boy decides to give it a try.

Principal Hansen Reads to Kindergarteners!

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One of Principal Alison Hansen's favorite things she does at the beginning of each school year is going into the classrooms and reading to the students and visiting with them. After reading the book, "It Happens to Everyone", Principal Hansen explains the school policies and rules to the students and answers questions. The students really enjoy having a book read to them by "their" principal.

Meet More of Brockbank's New Staff Members

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Meet more of Brockbank's new faces.

Mr. Doug Patterson is our new night sweeper. He lives in Provo and has 2 daughters and 2 sons. Doug enjoys fishing, swimming, and football, his favorite team is the Denver Broncos. Some of his other favorites are the colors blue and yellow, Snickers, Pepsi, and the Beach Boys. Doug's favorite vacation destination is the Washington Coast. Welcome aboard, Doug!

The Utah Water Van Visits Brockbank Fourth-Graders

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Thursday, August 30, Brockbank had two representatives from the Utah Water Van program come to visit. The Utah Water Van is an educational outreach program about Utah's wetlands and is offered by The Living Planet Aquarium to fourth-grade students throughout Utah. Fourth-grade students are allowed through the use of models, to see and better understand the importance of Utah's wetlands and about some of Utah's native wetland plants and animals. Students got to see a toad, frogs, and a snake that are found in wetlands. It was a very educational program and the