Second-grade students at Brockbank Elementary celebrated the Christmas season by presenting a special program on Friday, December 10, to their parents and grandparents. The students enjoyed entertaining their families by singing several Christmas songs. After the program, the students and their parents returned to their classroom to decorate gingerbread houses. It was a fun day!
For a few weeks, Brockbank third grade students have filled the halls of the school with cheery Christmas music. On Tuesday, December 20 the third grade classes put on a Christmas program for the rest of the students and then that evening for their parents and families to enjoy. The students did a great job!
In December the 5th grades presented three holiday readers’ theatres.
Mrs. Sanford’s class performed Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story “A Christmas Carol.”
Mrs. Peterson’s class performed “How Murray Saved Christmas” – a funny tale about a New York deli owner, Murray Kleiner, who reluctantly agrees to make toy deliveries when Santa is knocked out by a Jack-in- the-Box with a walloping punch.
Mrs. Bailey’s class presented Dr. Seuss’s popular children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
After all the classes voted for their favorite gingerbread house the winners were 1st place - Christmas Beach made by 5th grade, 2nd place - Barrel Racing made by kindergarten, and 3rd place - Ski Resort made by the office. Names were drawn from each of the containers and the students whose name was drawn got to take that gingerbread house home.
To help everyone get in the Christmas spirit Brockbank's faculty and staff competed in a gingerbread competition. Each group had only one hour to make their house. The students got to decide the winner by voting for the gingerbread house they think is the best. Students each receive one vote placing their vote in one of the cans. Names will then be drawn out of each of the cans and a lucky student whose name is drawn will get that gingerbread house to take home.
Brockbank fourth grade students had the opportunity to walk to Zion's Bank and decorate the bank's Christmas Tree. The students with the help from their art teacher, Mrs. Karlee Banks made ornaments to put on the tree. Constanza Cuello, Branch Service Manager, gave each of the students a cookie and the bank donated $100 to the school. We appreciate Zion's Bank for giving us this opportunity!
Students in Kelsie Perrero's class have been bringing their cool pets to show and tell! They have had a bearded dragon named Lucy and two Mississippi Map turtles named Leonardo and Michelangelo come to their class so far. An interesting thing about bearded dragons is that when they get mad their beards puff up. An interesting thing about Mississippi Map turtles is that they live in rivers.
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Mrs. Cynthia Loreen is this year's recipient of the Horace Mann Crystal Apple Award. Cynthia teaches fourth grade here at Brockbank. Cynthia and her husband live in Spanish Fork and have two sons, two daughters, one son in law, one daughter in law, and three grandchildren. Cynthia has been teaching for 31 years, she has been at Brockbank for the past 22 years, 10 years teaching fifth grade and 12 years teaching fourth grade. Before coming to Brockbank she taught 9 years teaching fourth grade at Mapleton.
