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Chair Croft called the School Committee to order at 7:03 p.m. <br />He reviewed the agenda, announced the meeting was being recorded and welcomed <br />guests. <br />Mr. Robinson arrived at 7:05 p.m. <br />II. Recommended Procedure <br />A. New Business (Out of Order) <br />Birch Meadow Principal Eric Sprung provided an overview of the grade 5 trip to <br />Camp Bournedale this past fall. This trip was originally planned to ease the <br />transition to middle school for Birch Meadow and Killam fifth graders. The trip <br />proved to be a great teambuilding and educational experience. <br />Mr. Sprung turned the meeting over to the Birch Meadow students who provided <br />an overview of the trip. <br />Birch Meadow students Ben Anderson and Heather Campbell shared their <br />experience at Camp Bournedale. They participated in team building activities, <br />slept in cabins, went on a lobster boat, dissected a shark and studied beach <br />ecology. They both had a good time and felt the trip was worthwhile. <br />Birch Meadow students Kiara Tangney, Gracyn Raf ise, Stephen Needham and <br />Heather Campbell shared pictures of the activities the group participated in. Like <br />their peers, they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. <br />Team building demonstrations were expertly handled by Samantha Lyons, Joanna <br />Coram, Mia Plansky, Keegan Lee, Brendan Wilcox and Emily Clarkson. They <br />shared three trust building activities the groups did at the camp. <br />The presentation ended with a short video and final thoughts by Aisling Fantasia, <br />Mason Wiese, Sally Gresh, Olivia Rossetti and Tommy Weld. The video <br />included pictures of the shark dissection, coastal ecology education, the lobster <br />boat experience, sleeping in cabins and making new friends. <br />Mr. Sprung told the group that the trip exceeded all expectations and is asking the <br />School Committee to approve a trip next fall for all Reading fifth grade students. <br />Mr. Caruso moved, seconded by Mrs. Gibbs, to approve the proposed fifth <br />grade field trip to Camp Bournedale in the fall of 2014. <br />Mr. Caruso asked the students if this was their first overnight experience and if <br />they liked it. Many students said it was and it was a fun. There were many parent <br />chaperones and those not on the trip were well informed about the trip. <br />Mrs. Janowski asked how the team building activities have continued throughout <br />the year. <br />Page 1 2 <br />