I am super excited for a fun year of learning with your child. I am sure your child is getting excited to see what our classroom looks like and what we will be learning this school year. You will find that I teach and learn along side my students and their parents! When we work as a team, the growth in your child will be amazing. This website will give you all the information you will need to know for this school year. I'm looking forward to a wonderful school year!

Please feel free to contact me anytime.

Heather Levan

hlevan@upsd.org

215-541-7243

Room #12

Classroom Procedures:

**We made these rules up as a class the first week of school. We will have them posted as a friendly reminder.

Our Class Rules:

 

 

 

*** Always try our best!!!

Daily Schedule: Mrs. Levan’s Schedule GRADE 1: 2022-2023     8:25-8:45 Arrival/ Morning work  8:45-9:00 Morning Meeting 9:00-10:00 Guided Math 10:00-10:10 Heggerty 10:10-10:40 Fundations 10:40-11:10 Shared Reading 11:10-12:10 Guided Reading 12:10-1:15 Lunch/Recess 1:15-1:55 Special  1:55-2:25 Writing 2:25-2:55 Sci/SS/SEL 2:55-3:25 Core Math 3:25-3:40 Dismissal   Day 1:  Day 2:  Day 3: Day 4:  Day 5:  GYM LIBRARY ART FLITE MUSIC

Marlborough Elementary building office is open from 7:45 am to 4:00 pm each school day.

Telephone /Email Contact Information:

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

Mrs. Cathie Hill, Marlborough Administrative Assistant: telephone: (215) 541-7202 email:  chill@upsd.org

Mrs. Jacqueline Shae-Winner, Marlborough Administrative Assistant: telephone: (215) 541-7204 email: jshae-winner@upsd.org

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

t, Marlborough School Nurse: telephone: (215) 541-7209 email: @upsd.org

Thank you.

Each beginning of the week, the students will come home with a homework sheet. It will also have the lunch choices on it and our specials for each day.
 

This is my 26th year teaching in the Upper Perkiomen School District.

I taught learning support K-3rd grade for 10 years. This is my 16th year teaching first grade.

I am married to my husband, Brian. We have 3 children. We have Bailey, 20 years old, Alyssa, 17 years old and Erica, 13 years old.

We have many pets.

I attended East Stroudsburg University and graduated with my teaching degree in Elementary and Special Education.

I then attended Kutztown University for my Masters in Education.

The following school supplies are voluntary. Your child does not have to bring them to school.

• students will need an old T-shirt (a little larger than what they wear) for an art smock
• Headphones for use with the student's Chromebook
• 2 thin dry erase markers
• a box of sharpened pencils
• 3 glue sticks
• Wet Ones Wipes (child friendly)
• a box of tissues
• a box of colored pencils (if your child would like)
• a box of crayons (if your child would like) **I supply everyone with 8 crayons.
• a supply pouch (if your child would like)

**As we go through the school year, the students will need small items brought in from school for our Everyday Math.

Thank you. As we become close to running out of wipes and tissues, I'll let everyone know.

ELA (English Language Arts): Benchmark Literacy/Shared Reading:

• Every 3 weeks we will learn a different comprehension strategy.
• Each week we will focus on a new phonics skill to help us read and write.
• Each child will have their own differentiated sight word list of words to learn.
• Each day we will spend 30 minutes working on our writing and grammar.

Fundations (Phonics):

• Each week we will focus on a different phonics skills.
• On Friday's, there will be a short assessment to see what the students have learned.

Heggerty:

• Phonics based program that focuses on beginning, medial and ending sounds.

Writing:

• Drawing, listening, speaking
• Personal Narratives
• How to's
• Informational
• Persuasive/Opinion

Math: Everyday Math

• We have 9 different units of study. As we go through the year, it spirals so we don't forget what we already learned.

Science: (FOSS)

• We have 3 different major units using hands-on experiments. They are: Pebbles, Sand and Silt; New Plants; Balance and Motion.
• We begin the year learning about the 4 types of living things (mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians).
• We also adopt a tree and watch how it changes through out the school year.

Social Studies: Houghton Mifflin

• We have 5 different units of study though out the year. They are:  
• Unit 1: People Everywhere
• Unit 2: Where We Live
• Unit 3: World of Work
• Unit 4: Everything Changes
• Unit 5: Good Citizens