Brockbank first-graders in Mrs. Lisa Bird's class read the book, "Growing Vegetable Soup". The students then got the opportunity to help make their own soup. One of the most important things they learned when getting ready to make the soup was that you need to make sure and wash your hands with soap and water. When it was their turn to help the students were told to recite the alphabet to themselves while washing their hands. The students learned how important it is not to spread germs so they wore gloves on their hands and hats to cover their hair.

Recently Brockbank first-graders in Mrs. Lisa Bird's class acted out the story, "The Great Big Enormous Turnip". It is a story about an old man that plants a little turnip. Everyday he tells the turnip, "Grow, grow little turnip. Grow Sweet. Grow, grow little turnip. Grow strong." And the turnip grows big and enormous. Then one day the old man tries to pull up his enormous turnip. He pulls and he pulls, but can not pull it up.

Brockbank fourth-graders in Mrs. Cynthia Loreen's class were recently rewarded for meeting their reading goals by participating in a fun activity. The students divided into groups and had snowman relays and since there is no snow, one student was the snowman and the other students "built the snowman" as fast they could to beat the other teams. They had to wrap their snowman and cut out pieces of paper to make the mouth, nose, and buttons. It was a fun activity and a great reward for working so hard.

Brockbank students in their art class this week got to show their creativity by making something out of modeling clay. Each student was given some clay and told to make whatever they wanted. Cassady Gappmayer, a sixth-grader in Mrs. Kara Mikesell's class, used her clay and made the Statue of Liberty.

Brockbank is happy to announce the Hansen Heroes for December!

Picture #1 - Back; Adrianna Kirk, Ashlyn Losee, Karlee Baum, Principal Alison Hansen, Shaylie Harrison, and Garrett Smith. Front; Emmie Olson, Amoe Schaerrer, Taylor Gull, and Tyron Porter. Absent from photo; Hannah Oldham.

Picture #2 - Kaleb Anderson, Katelyn Schaugaard, Cassady Gappmayer, Principal Alison Hansen, Lyssa Fisk, Mikayla Frost, Emma Argyle, and Zach Preece. Front; Marcos Miles and Trey Page.

Brockbank Elementary got ready for the Christmas break by having a school wide Christmas Sing-A-Long. Each grade got to perform a song or songs for the rest of the school. All of the students did a great job and it really got everyone in the Christmas spirit. Mrs. Terri Jensen even played her guitar and sang for the students.

Brockbank Elementary had a very special visitor on Tuesday, December 20, Santa Claus came to visit! He asked the students if they had been naughty or nice? The students were very excited to see Santa!

Second-grade students at Brockbank Elementary celebrated the Christmas season by presenting a special program on December 20, 2011 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!

Brockbank Elementary first-graders celebrated the holiday season by having a Polar Express Day on December 20. They earned this day by meeting their classroom reading goals. Each first-grade class had to fill their Polar Express train car and in order to accomplish this, each student had to read at least six books. As a reward for meeting this goal, students got to wear pajamas to school; make Polar Express trains out of HoHo's, starlight mints, and chocolate bells; make engineer hats out of paper; and received a bell to wear. That afternoon they got to watch the movie, "Polar Express".