Middle Gate Teacher Earns Weller Excellence In Teaching Award

By ELIZA HALLABECK

Published: Aug 27, 2010 12:00 am

The Weller Foundation, Inc, awarded Heather LeBlanc, a second grade teacher at Middle Gate Elementary School, the 2010 Weller Excellence in Teaching Award in recognition for her classâs project, âEndangered Animals Research and Report Unit,â according to a recent press release.

The Weller Excellence in Teaching Award (formerly The Weller Outstanding Teacher Award) program was introduce to the Newtown Public School System in 1990. The award recognizes the teaching quality and innovation exhibited by classroom teachers of grades kindergarten through fifth.

As recipient of this award, Ms LeBlanc was presented with a $500 award and a certificate of honor. She was also honored at a banquet in May held at the Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University.

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