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Amber Anderson

Junior Kindergarten

Amber Anderson has been teaching at USJ for the last 17 years. She currently teaches junior kindergarten.

Amber believes in loving each child for who they are and teaching them for what they are.

Her hobbies and interests include antiques, hunting, camping and hiking. She and her husband, Jason, have two children, Krista and Julian. Krista is a 2008 USJ graduate who attends Wellesley. Julian is in third grade at USJ.

Amber says she loves the quality of education at USJ and the closeness felt by the people.


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Sue Ward

Sue Ward is Amber Anderson's Kindergarten Assistant. Sue has been at USJ for thirteen years as a library and kindergarten assistant. 

Her teaching philosophy is “to share an excitement for learning, to be enthusiastic about each child’s accomplishments, and to try and make learning fun.” 

Her students refer to her by her maiden name: Ms. Bugg. 

In her free time, she enjoys reading, antiquing, spending time with her grandkids, and managing a Christmas tree farm with her husband Roy. She has three children and two grandchildren. 

Sue enjoys the children and the atmosphere at USJ.