Much like Kangaroo Team teacher Sherry Erickson, Bee Team teacher Becky Bond was apprehensive to abandon the traditional classroom setting in favor of mixing second and third graders together. However, it did not take long for her to realize that a multi-age environment was the best fit for Cedar Ridge Elementary. Fresh off a round of Missouri Assessment Program tests, the Bee Team should expect to see improvements across all subjects in terms of scores should last year's statistics ring true.