Specials

Barre, Physical Education
  • Birthday: September 29
  • Favorite Color: I love all colors, but pink makes me happy
  • Favorite Hobbies: Gardening, reading, exercising (hot yoga)
  • Favorite Sports Team: LA Dodgers
  • How Can Parents Help You the Most? Help make bulletin boards, play with students, model healthy lifestyle choices
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Trail mix, honeycrisp apples
  • Favorite Candy: Reese’s Pieces
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Black iced tea from Starbucks with Splenda
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Nonfat chai tea latte or nonfat latte
  • Go-To Drink Order: Trenta black iced tea from Starbucks, with 3 Splendas
  • Favorite Meal: Chick-fil-A southwestern salad
  • Favorite Restaurant: Chick-fil-A
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Walmart, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Amazon, Walmart, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Foam balls (dodge balls, footballs)
  • Specific Classroom Needs: Sooooo many things – Amazon wish list
Barrett, Counselor
  • Birthday: January 31
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Hobbies: Reading, pickleball, baking!
  • Favorite Sports Team: Diamondbacks, Liverpool (soccer)
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Boom Chika Pop, Cretor’s Cheese & Caramel Popcorn
  • Favorite Candy: Australian black licorice, dark chocolate
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Diet Coke
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Americano
  • Favorite Restaurant: Baggin’s
  • Favorite Flower: Tulips
  • Favorite Scent: Citrus, fresh scents
  • Favorite Place to Shop: TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Home Goods
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Target, Amazon
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Manilla folders
  • Prefer Not to Receive: Candles, mugs
Bertrand, Library
  • Birthday: November 21
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music, reading
  • Favorite Sports Team: Tucson Sugar Skulls
  • How Can Parents Help You the Most? Help with book fairs
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Granola bars
  • Favorite Candy: Peanut M&Ms
  • Favorite Dessert: Chocolate chip cookie
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Coca-Cola
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Coffee
  • Go-To Drink Order: Sonic cherry limeade
  • Favorite Meal: Whataburger cheeseburger and fries
  • Favorite Restaurant: Olé and Dove Mountain Bistro
  • Favorite Flower: Daffodil
  • Favorite Scent: Lavender, sweet smells
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Bath & Body Works
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Walmart, Amazon
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Brother printer TN-720 toner
  • Specific Classroom Needs: Brother P Touch label tape cassette – laminated 12mm on white
  • Prefer Not to Receive: Candles
Engelhard, Physical Education (K-8)
  • Birthday: January 8
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Hobbies: Spending time with my family, golfing, working at my rental property
  • Favorite Sports Team: University of Arizona football & basketball, Green Bay Packers
  • How Can Parents Help You the Most? Donate Kleenex, playground balls / equipment, and help ensure their child wears proper footwear for P.E.
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Cheese and crackers
  • Favorite Candy: Snickers, Nerds, Skittles
  • Favorite Dessert: Chocolate chip cookies
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Iced tea w/a little sweetener
  • Go-To Drink Order: Trenta black iced tea with 2 Splendas
  • Favorite Restaurants: Chipotle, Jersey Mike’s, Eegee’s
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Home Depot, Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Starbucks
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Playground balls and equipment
  • Classroom-Specific Needs: Kleenex, pens, pencils
Gibson, Band
  • Birthday: April 5
  • Favorite Color: Fuchsia (Yup, seriously!)
  • Favorite Hobbies: Restoring motorcycles
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Peanuts
  • Favorite Candy: Reese’s or Smarties
  • Favorite Dessert: Pecan pie
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Water
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Coffee – just plain coffee
  • Go-To Drink Order: Root beer
  • Favorite Meal: Ground beef enchiladas or tacos
  • Favorite Restaurant: In-N-Out
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Amazon
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Amazon
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Kleenex
  • Classroom-Specific Needs: Music banners or percussion mallets
Gluck, Speech Language Pathologist (ESS)
  • Birthday: December 22
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Hobbies: Baking, reading, playing with my dogs, traveling
  • Favorite Sports Team: U of A basketball
  • How Can Parents Help You the Most? Honestly, just being supportive of your child’s speech and language needs will be more than enough!
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Popcorn
  • Favorite Candy: Sour Patch Kids, Ghirardelli chocolate caramel squares
  • Favorite Dessert: Chocolate chip cookies, vanilla, chocolate, red velvet cake
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Sprite Zero, unsweetened iced tea
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Hot tea, lattes
  • Go-To Drink Order: Iced caramel macchiato, iced tea
  • Favorite Meal: Anything Mexican
  • Favorite Restaurant: Boca Tacos, Beyond Bread, Sushi Cortaro, Roma Imports, Forbes Meat Market
  • Favorite Flower: Succulents, orchids
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Amazon, Target, Old Navy
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Amazon, Starbucks
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Clorox wipes, large-sized Post-It Notes, sensory tools, picture books
Hays, Music & Choir
  • Birthday: February 17
  • Favorite Color: Coral
  • Favorite Hobbies: Reading, traveling, hiking
  • How Can Parents Help You the Most? Chaperone / volunteer at choir events
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Pop Corners
  • Favorite Candy: Twix, Watermelon Sour Patch Kids
  • Favorite Dessert: Chocolate cake
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Sparkling ICE waters
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Hot cocoa
  • Go-To Drink Order: Diet Dr. Pepper
  • Favorite Restaurant: Jimmy John’s
  • Favorite Flower: All flowers!
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Target
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Starbucks
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Tissues
Mann, ELL
  • Birthday: February 14
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Hobbies: Movies, gardening, cooking, traveling, fishing, sleeping, playing
  • Favorite Sports Team: U of A, Twin Peaks Tigers, soccer
  • How Can Parents Help You the Most? Read with your child 20 minutes a night
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: Allergic to bananas, blue cheese, gorgonzola
  • Favorite Snack: Pringles, popcorn, roasted nuts
  • Favorite Candy: Ritter – Honey Salt Almonds, Ritter Cornflakes, Ritter dark chocolate with almonds, Snickers, Snickers with almonds
  • Favorite Dessert: Ice cream, cheesecake, lemon cake, I love dessert in general … haha
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Iced vanilla coffee, Mexican Coke, iced tea, Clearly Canadian
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Dark hot chocolate, apple cider
  • Go-To Drink Order: Starbucks Cafe Vanilla Frap, Thai Tea boba
  • Favorite Meal: Grilled meat, potato, salad; or Chipotle barbacoa with black beans, veggie, brown and white rice with sour cream and cheese
  • Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse, Chipotle
  • Favorite Flower: Calla lily
  • Favorite Scent: I can’t have scents in my pod this year.
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sodalicious
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Pencils, erasers
  • Specific Classroom Needs: Pencils, erasers
  • Prefer Not to Receive: Candles, smelly lotion – I can’t have scents due to people’s allergies
Marchena, Art (6-8)
  • Birthday: November 13
  • Favorite Color: Pink
  • Favorite Hobbies: Reading, drawing, cooking / baking
  • Favorite Sports Team: AZ Diamondbacks
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Popcorn and peanut M&Ms
  • Favorite Candy: Dark chocolate
  • Favorite Dessert: Ice cream
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Iced tea
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Coffee
  • Favorite Meal: Tacos
  • Favorite Scent: No fall / holiday scents
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Target
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Target, Amazon
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Tissues, pencils, erasers, Sharpies
  • Specific Classroom Needs: Legos
  • Prefer Not to Receive: Candles, hand lotion
Marries, Counselor (6-8)
  • Birthday: September 16
  • Favorite Color: Turquoise, beige
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: No
  • Favorite Snack: Chips – plain, sour cream
  • Favorite Dessert: Key lime pie
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Kambucha
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Starbucks
  • Favorite Scent: No scents, please
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Amazon
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Amazon
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: TISSUE TISSUE TISSUE
  • Specific Classroom Needs: Clorox wipes
Rios, Literacy Aide
  • Birthday: July 28
  • Favorite Color: Pink / purple
  • Favorite Hobbies: Cook and puzzles
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Pretzels
  • Favorite Candy: Peanut M&Ms
  • Favorite Dessert: I like any dessert
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Diet Coke, iced tea
  • Go-To Drink Order: Vanilla iced latte
  • Favorite Meal: Salad
  • Favorite Restaurant: Chick-fil-A, Olive Garden
  • Favorite Flower: Any flower
  • Favorite Scent: Fresh scent
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Target, Walmart
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Any
Rohr, Speech
  • Birthday: January 15
  • Favorite Color: Green
  • Favorite Hobbies: Running, cycling, fishing, playing music, cooking, eating
  • Favorite Sports Team: Boston Celtics
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Popcorn
  • Favorite Candy: Reese’s
  • Favorite Dessert: Brownies
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Sparkling water
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Black coffee
  • Go-To Drink Order: Black coffee
  • Favorite Meal: Street tacos
  • Favorite Restaurant: Chipotle, In-N-Out
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Target, REI
Warren, Hall Monitor (5-8)
  • Birthday: October 14
  • Favorite Color: Black
  • Favorite Sports Team: Denver Broncos
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Diet Coke
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Bass Pro Shop
Willcoxson, Orchestra (5-8)
  • Birthday: May 3
  • Favorite Color: Purple
  • Favorite Hobbies: Movies, audiobooks, puzzles
  • Allergies / Dietary Restrictions: None
  • Favorite Snack: Pretzels
  • Favorite Candy: M&Ms
  • Favorite Dessert: Brownies
  • Favorite Cold Drink: Chai
  • Favorite Hot Drink: Chai
  • Go-To Drink Order: Chai latte with oatmilk
  • Favorite Meal: Italian beef
  • Favorite Restaurant: La Olla, Sushi on Cortaro, Chick-fil-A
  • Favorite Scent: No scents please
  • Favorite Place to Shop: Target, Kohl’s, Amazon
  • Favorite Place for Gift Cards: Amazon, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A
  • Always-Needed School Supplies: Pencils, Kleenex