As a learning experience for social studies, Brockbank second-graders were assigned to do an oral report for their class. They chose either an animal or continent, did research on that animal or place, and then did a report on it. Katelyn Gappmayer did her report on the Pink River Dolphin.
On April 29, 2011, six Brockbank students represented their school in the Utah State Elementary Debate Tournament. All year, students worked in partnerships and have prepared arguments for either for the affirmative or for the negative. All elementary students statewide receive the same topic. This year, the topic was, "Resolved: The State of Utah should require all state government buildings to have a renewable energy source as a significant part of their total energy use." Hailey Hullinger and McKenzie Oyler took 5th place overall and Cassady Gappmayer and Ni
The fourth-grade Hershey Track Meet was recently held on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Spanish Fork High School track. Brockbank fourth-graders worked really hard getting ready for this competition and it showed with several students placing in the top spots.
Third-graders at Brockbank worked really hard getting ready for the Hershey Track Meet that was held recently on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Spanish Fork High School. It was a great day for a track meet and the students enjoyed competing. They all did a great job!
Brockbank first-grade students learned about seeds and plants in class. They had the opportunity to plant seeds in cups and grow "hair" for their own "grass person". The student's cups are left at school for the students to make sure they have water and sunlight. After two weeks their "grass person" had long green hair. Before taking them home some of the students gave their "grass person" a hair cut. It was a fun way to learn about how seeds grow!
Mrs. Cynthia Loreen's class recently finished a science unit on earthquakes. To help them better understand how earthquakes work, the students got to demonstate four different kinds of earthquakes on cakes. The students divided into groups and decorated their cake like either a city, mountain, farm, or island. Mrs. Loreen then showed them what would happen to each cake if there was a certain earthquake. The students really enjoyed the experience but the best part was they got to eat the cakes!