Sunnyside changes 5th-grade programs

Sunnyside Intermediate School is in the middle of switching half of its teaching for fifth-grade students to mirror the style in a middle-school setting.

"We're departmentalizing next year with three teachers," Sunnyside Principal Brian Barrows said Thursday during a workshop meeting of the Havre School Board to discuss next year's budget in response to a question from Board Chair Lee Christianson.

Barrows said the reason a science supply line item was increased was because one of three teachers will teach three sections of science, leading him to believe the needs for science supplies will in...