Sandown North fourth‑graders present school morning newscast to Timberlane board

Fourth‑grade students from Sandown North School demonstrated their morning newscast program and described how students produce a weekly three‑minute video for the school during the Timberlane Regional School District Board meeting.

Principal Laurie Asick introduced the group and said the project began last year and expanded this school year with help from staff members including Mr. Hamill and technology teachers. Four students — Makayla, Max, Riley, Braden and Scarlet — took turns explaining their roles as anchors, top‑story reporters, birthday announcers and the presenter of the word of the month.

“We try to keep the videos to about three minutes,” said a student anchor, and the group played an example segment. The example included a date and a brief segment educating viewers about haiku poetry, followed by birthdays and a short “word of the month” lesson on fairness with a short scenario for students to discuss.

Board members asked light‑hearted questions about production (for example, one trustee asked whether a laugh in the video was ad‑libbed or scripted; a student answered the script said “fake laugh”) and about role rotation. Students explained anchors and other roles rotate through the week so everyone has an opportunity to participate.

Principal Asick and board members praised the program as “great” and encouraged the school to continue producing videos for classrooms. The demonstration lasted a few minutes and was described as part of the school’s literacy and student‑engagement activities.