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 Welcome to the Olive Team!

 We are pleased to welcome you to the Olive Team at Amesbury Middle School. Fifth grade is an exciting and challenging year for students. Students will experience many special events both in school and out of school that we hope they will remember for years to come. Most memorable of these events is probably our overnight trip to Camp Bournedale**.** We will also take field trips to the Freedom Trail in Boston and Camp Kent in Amesbury. Here at school, representatives from the Three Branches of Government will join us for a student-led question and answer session and the Museum of Science provides a hands-on presentation about Forces and Motion. Students experience school from the colonial perspective during Colonial Day, a full day of colonial lessons, crafts, games and food.

Since 2008, our fifth grade team has been actively involved with the Tufts University Reading in the Content initiative. We will be implementing a variety of literacy strategies across the curriculum which are designed to improve student comprehension and help children gain more confidence in their reading.

Our school also particiaptes in the John Collins Writing Program to improve student writing skills.

We consider parents and guardians to be an essential component in the educational team. If you ever have any concerns regarding your child’s education, please do not hesitate to email us at school.

Sincerely, Connie Wall Language Arts/Social Studies Kristin FitzGerald Science/Math Susan Curtin Language Arts/Math

Amesbury Middle School Grade 5