Eighth Grade Breakfast Fundraiser a Success
They're packing their bags for New York City
Many Exciting Plans as AE/MS Wraps Up School Year
Volunteers needed for the coming school year
By Jane Slayton, AE/MS principal
Our courtyard area is going through a transformation. The raised beds received significant damage with the difficult winter. The garden beds have been removed, and we now have vegetables growing in large recycled barrels. The barrels can then be relocated before winter. Grass was scarce in the courtyard, but Jon Champagne and Ms Hildebrand’s students […]
AE/MS Enjoys Another Very Successful SHARE Day
Next year: More fine arts, please
By Jane Slayton, AE/MS principal
Only in Andover can one spend time zentangling, enjoying sushi, learning Native American loom beading, playing 18 holes of golf, and swing dancing all in one place and on one day. Another wonderful SHARE (See How Arts Reach Everyone) Day recently took place at AE/MS. New workshop choices were added among the traditional favorites. Students […]
Photographers for the AE/MS Yearbook Cover Photo
Eighth Graders Collect Awards for Poetry Night
AE/MS Second Grade Learns to Write Precise Instructions
Teach a space alien to make PB&J
By AE/MS Second Grade
Once again, the second graders in Ms. Hildebrand’s class at AE/MS learned the hard way that writing good, clear directions for a space alien to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is not as easy as it seems. Here are the directions they came up with, in case you ever encounter an alien who’s looking […]
DARE Returns to AE/MS for Fifth Grade
10-week program aims to prevent drug abuse
By Christine Frost, AE/MS nurse
With the assistance of Lieutenant Stephanie Clough from the Franklin Police Department, AE/MS has brought DARE back to our community. DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. This is a 10-week program that will be taught annually to the fifth grade class. This year’s DARE program began on March 17. The curriculum is being taught […]
AE/MS Yearbook is Almost Ready!
AE/MS Track Team Starts an Exciting Season
Coach Fairall takes a year off to recover
By AE/MS Athletic Department
The school year seems to be flying by, which means we are already gearing up for a new track season. The season began with our first practices in March. Grades five through eight will be representing the school at several meets this season. The team is 34 members strong. It should be an exciting year once […]
AE/MS Using Smarter Balanced Online Testing
Plan to complete Common Core testing by spring break
By Judith Turk, AE/MS
The traditional days of coloring in circles with Number Two pencils have come to an end, as the students of the Andover School District have been introduced to a new type of standardized assessment. This spring, schools throughout the state are utilizing the New Hampshire Smarter Balanced Online Testing System, a computer-based format for evaluating […]