Organization Will Be Key for Middle School Students and Teachers in Transition
Fifth-grade teacher Lori Stone says she is optimistic about fourth and fifth grades joining the middle school.
Portsmouth Middle School fifth-grade teacher Lori Stone says organization is a "huge thing" she emphasizes to her students. For fifth-graders, it will be their first time with lockers and rotating classes. For the middle school itself, organization will be key as the school welcomes both fourth- and fifth-graders for the 2010-11 school year. In April, the School Committee voted 4 to 3 to close Elmhurst Elementary School due to budget concerns, causing a re-organization of the remaining schools. As a fifth-grade teacher, Stone will be in the thick of the transition occurring at Portsmouth Middle School. Four years ago, she and other fifth grade teachers moved from the middle school to Hathaway Elementary School. Now, Stone is unpacking …
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