Response to adversity shows community strength
Though we have been practicing COVID-19 safety protocols and fostering the development of healthy and safe habits for our students and staff since before the start of this school year, there is now a mask mandate in the State of New Hampshire in response to an exponential increase in the number of coronavirus cases in […]
Kasey Schoch Received $500 to update class library
Kasey Schoch, the AE/MS Reading Explorations teacher, was successful in obtaining a $500 grant from Scholastic Books. She applied for a James Patterson grant hoping to replace old copies of classroom novel sets, and to update the classroom library that is used by students for independent reading. Students and teacher alike were thrilled when the […]
School Board deliberated for three hours over decision
Here is a not-so-brief article to bring you up too speed regarding our school’s reopening plan. Truth be told: we’ve been very much open since our official first day of school this year, which occurred on September 9. However, we are still not having our students visiting us in-person every school day at AE/MS. We […]
Eagle Eyes on The Andover Beacon starting up
It is really hard to sum up the first month of school at AE/MS. It has been one of those moments where we were surprised and not surprised that students were able to come back to school and easily follow the new routines put into place. In the beginning, the idea that students would be […]
Safety protocols have resulted in a successful start
After a most unusual and disrupted Spring 2020, the students and staff of AE/MS returned to our school building to resume in-person studies on Tuesday, September 9. Over the first two weeks of our school’s reopening, we are pleased to report that all is smooth, focused, and safe at AE/MS. Over the weeks of late […]
Also accepting applications for multiple positions
Fall is quickly approaching, and we are so grateful to be back at our small school. We have been enjoying picking our apples and peaches and harvesting our carrots. At our school we had a Monarch caterpillar and it was magical to have watched it go into his chrysalis and then emerge as a butterfly. […]
Hope to begin full in-person on October 13
Greetings from the Andover Elementary/Middle School! As the time before school reopening winds down, the pace of our preparation activity is winding up. Here are a few highlights and updates for you as this unusual summer draws to a close. School Reopening Planning Process: After a comprehensive planning process that began as early as last […]
It doesn't feel like last year ever ended
After being asked to write an article on returning to school from a teacher’s perspective, I eagerly sat down to begin typing. I typed and deleted, and I typed and deleted, and I typed and deleted. After all that was done, I closed my laptop and gave up for the night. My perspective? My thoughts? […]
