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Welcome to the 2023-24 website for Miss Kline's First Grade class!

About Miss Kline: I graduated from Upper Perkiomen High School in 1984. I graduated from Kutztown University in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. I graduated from Kutztown University again in 1995 with a master's degree in Elementary Education. I have been teaching in the Upper Perkiomen School District for 34 years. I taught third grade at Green Lane Elementary School for one year. I taught in a Continuous Progress Primary Classroom at Marlborough School for 12 years. All of my other years of teaching have been in first grade at Marlborough School.

Why I Teach: I chose teaching as a career because it allows me to plant seeds in the lives of my students. I water them, nurture them, and watch them grow and bloom. Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus (originally published in 1971) is one of my favorite books to read aloud to my students. In the book, Leo, a young tiger, is having a really tough time because all of his friends can read, write, draw, eat neatly, and speak clearly. (Leo can't do any of those things very well.) Worried and sad, Leo wonders if he'll every catch up to his friends. Leo the Late Bloomer is a nice reminder for parents (and teachers) to be patient, and avoid comparing our children (and students) to others, and give them the space they need to bloom in their own time. Even more importantly, Leo the Late Bloomer sends a reassuring message to our children (and students) who need to know that one day, like Leo, they can and will be able to say "I made it" too! Click on this to listen to Leo the Late Bloomer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unnJIh8wtY

Contact Information for Miss Kline: Marlborough Elementary School | Room 9 | Phone: 215-541-7242 | email: mkline@upsd.org

First Grade Classroom

BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

In Miss Kline's classroom we are all friends.

We respect each other.

We strive for our personal best.

We make mistakes.

We take responsibility for ourselves.

EVERY DAY IS A GREAT DAY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW!

Today is a new day.

Today is my fresh start.

I will work hard

And do my part.

I will share materials

And clean up right away.

I will listen to everything

That my teacher and friends have to say!

In everything I do,

I will show respect to me...and you!

OUR GROWTH MINDSET

These words will set us up for success in first grade!

I can't do it yet.

I can learn how to do it.

I can always give my best effort and improve.

This just needs more time and effort.

I can learn from my mistakes.

I can try other strategies.

I can learn how to do this.

I'm on the right track.

Classroom Assignment Calendar

Classroom Supply List

Marlborough First Grade School Supply List

PLEASE SEND A WHITEBOARD ERASER AND SET OF EARBUDS/HEADPHONES WITH YOUR CHILD ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

I HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES OF PENCILS, ERASERS, CRAYONS, SCISSORS, GLUE STICKS, AND DRY ERASE MARKERS TO START THE YEAR.

FAMILIES CAN SEND ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES TO SCHOOL FROM THIS LIST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS THE NEED ARRISES:

THANK YOU!

Pencils
Block erasers
Crayons
Scissors
Glue sticks
Dry Erase Markers

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Marlborough Building Office Information

Marlborough Building Office Hours:

7:45 am to 4:00 pm each school day

Telephone /Email Contact Information:

Marlborough Elementary Directory: (215) 541-7299

Mrs. Allison Stephens, Marlborough Principal: telephone: (215) 541-7201; email: astephens@upsd.org

Mrs. Karen Snyder, Marlborough Administrative Assistant: telephone: (215) 541-7202; email: ksnyder@upsd.org

Mrs. Holly Yabroski, Marlborough Administrative Assistant: telephone: (215) 541-7204; email: hyabroski@upsd.org

Mrs. Karen Shetler, Marlborough Guidance Counselor: telephone: (215) 541-7219; email: kshetler@upsd.org

Mrs. Lori Preite, Marlborough School Nurse: telephone: (215) 541-7290; email: lpreite@upsd.org

Schedule

Daily Schedule for Miss Kline’s Class 2023-24

8:25-8:40 Students Arrive

8:40-9:00 Morning Meeting/Announcements

9:00-9:30 Fundations

9:30-9:50 Guided Math

9:50-10:30 Special

(1) Flite (2) Music (3) Gym (4) Library (5) Art

10:30-11:00 Guided Math

11:00-12:00 Guided Reading

12:00-12:10 Heggerty

12:10-12:40 Recess

12:45-1:15 Lunch

1:15-1:55 Core Math Instruction

1:55-2:25 Science/Social Studies/ Social Emotional Learning

2:25-2:55 Writing

2:55-3:25 Shared Reading

3:25 Dismissal Begins

Resources

First grade is filled with important and exciting learning opportunities. Students will continue to build letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and word reading fluency skills. They will learn strategies for decoding and spelling words. They will build a sight vocabulary of irregular words. They will demonstrate comprehension of a text they have read. They will use writing as a tool for communication. Students will explore problem solving, operations, number sense, place value, geometry, and measurement. They will explore animal characteristics, plant life cycles, earth materials, and the concepts of balance and motion. They will learn about people, where we live, the world of work, communication and transportation changes, and good citizenship.

Resources used in first grade include:

Heggerty- Phonemic Awareness Instruction

Fundations- Phonics Instruction

Benchmark Literacy- Shared Reading Instruction

Lexia- Digital Learning Path for Reading

Every Day Mathematics

Dreambox- Digital Learning Path for Math

FOSS-Science Kits

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies

Second Step- Social/Emotional Learning

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