5412 29th St. NE
Staff Favorite Things
- Preschool/ECEAP/Transitional Kinder
- Success Classes
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade
- 5th Grade
- Specialists
- Support Staff
Preschool/ECEAP/Transitional Kinder
Ms. Amy
- Color: range
- Hobby: traveling and reading
- Drink: Sunkist
- Place to shop: Target and Amazon
- Lunch spot: Olive Garden, Red Robin, Subway, Farrelli’s
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon, Target, Starbucks
- Flower: daisy and tulip
- Sports team: Kraken
- Scent: flowers
- Way to relax: massages
- Sweet treat: plain dark chocolate
- Salty snack: chips (original Pringles or Ruffles)
- Our classroom always needs: books (board books), Velcro dots, laminating sheets,
- My one big classroom wish item is: sensory items (kinetic sand, fake snow, playdough, water table toys)
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: frozen strawberry lemonade
Ms. Pia
- Color: blue
- Hobby: hiking
- Drink: white caramel mocha
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Toast Mi or any Bo Mi sandwich place
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon or Lakeshore
- Flower: Roses
- Sports team: Seahawks
- Scent: lavender
- Way to relax: reading and yoga
- Sweet treat: salted chocolate caramels
- Salty snack: Juanita's tortilla chips
- Our classroom always needs: baby wipes
- My one big classroom wish item is: books
- Favorite coffee house: Cutters Point Drink order: white caramel mocha
Ms. Terry (ESP TK)
- Color: purple
- Hobby: gardening
- Drink: cherry coke
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Jimmy Johns
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon, Target, Starbucks
- Flower: peony
- Sports team: Seahawks
- Scent: Linen
- Way to relax: read
- Sweet treat: gummy bears, peanut buttercups
- Salty snack: cashews
- Our classroom always needs: books
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: caramel macchiato
Ms. Shannon
- Color: orange
- Hobby: gardening
- Drink: Diet Pepsi
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Taco Time
- Place to get gift cards from: Target, Amazon
- Flower: sunflowers, tulips
- Sports team: Sounders
- Scent: melon
- Way to relax: reading
- Sweet treat: chocolate
- Salty snack: popcorn
- Our classroom always needs:
- My one big classroom wish item is:
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks
- Favorite drink order: iced black and white mocha
Ms. Brie
- Color: black and white
- Hobby: crafting
- Drink: coffee
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Taco Time
- Place to get gift cards from: Target and Starbucks
- Flower: tulips
- Sports team: Seahawks and Mariners
- Scent: Vanilla
- Way to relax: Pedicures
- Sweet treat: Doughnuts
- Salty snack: Chips
- Our classroom always needs: Playdoh and Sidewalk Chalk.
- My one big classroom wish item is:
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Favorite drink order: toasted vanilla oatmilk shaken espresso
Mrs. Maggie
- Color: pink
- Hobby: gardening
- Drink: KEVITA Master Brew (Tart Cherry)
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Taco Time
- Place to get gift cards from: Hobby Lobby
- Flower: carnations
- Sports team: Seahawks, Dodgers, Lakers
- Scent: Hawaiian
- Way to relax: being outside
- Sweet treat: See’s Candy (only dark chocolate)
- Salty snack: cark chocolate
- Our classroom always needs: Kleenex, Hand Soap
- My one big classroom wish item is:
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Favorite drink order: passion lemonade sweet iced tea
Success Classes
Ms. Calley
- Color: black, red, yellow
- Hobby: traveling
- Drink: fruit smoothie
- Place to shop: Amazon
- Lunch spot: Red Star Taco Bar or Jersey Mikes
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon
- Flower: roses
- Scent: vanilla or fruity
- Way to relax: watching tv, pedicures, beach
- Sweet treat: sugar free chocolate
- Salty snack: salt & vinegar chips
- Our classroom always needs: Velcro, laminating sheets
- My one big classroom wish item is: 36 inch trampoline w/ handle
- Favorite coffee house: Gravity Drink order: Sunburst Mimosa
Ms. Fulwiler - K-2 ESP
- Color: brown and orange
- Hobby: making jewelry
- Drink: Red Bull and root beer
- Place to shop: Target and Michaels
- Lunch spot: Chipotle
- Place to get gift cards from: Chipotle and Target
- Flower: poppies
- Sports team: N/A
- Scent: vanilla
- Way to relax: playing my Nintendo switch
- Sweet treat: sour gummies
- Salty snack: pretzels or popcorn
- Our classroom always needs: sensory items
- Favorite coffee house: Bigfoot Java Drink order: Red bull with strawberry and lemonade
Kindergarten
Mrs. Vacca (Nobles)
- Color: light pink and green
- Hobby: cooking
- Drink: Coffee
- Place to shop: Amazon and Target
- Lunch spot: Chipotle
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon and Starbucks
- Flower: tulip
- Sports team: Seahawks
- Scent: Fruity
- Way to relax: watch movies
- Sweet treat: chocolate covered berries
- Salty snack: chips
- Our classroom always needs: Play-Doh
- My one big classroom wish item is: vacuum
- Favorite coffee house: Anywhere! Drink order: vanilla Sweet cream cold brew
Mr. Hoyle
- Color: green
- Hobby: outdoors and electronics
- Drink: lemonade
- Place to shop: Amazon & REI
- Lunch spot: Chipotle and pizza
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon
- Flower: sunflower
- Sports team: LA Chargers, Rams
- Scent: mint
- Way to relax: walk in nature
- Sweet treat: dark chocolate
- Salty snack: pretzels
- Our classroom always needs: crayons
- My one big classroom wish item is: pillows for reading
1st Grade
Mrs. Bonner
- Color: purple
- Hobby: crafting
- Drink: Diet Coke
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Chipotle
- Place to get gift cards from: Target, Starbucks
- Flower: peony
- Sports team: Mariner’s
- Scent: vanilla and lavender
- Way to relax: watch TV/movies
- Sweet treat: fruity candy
- Salty snack: popcorn
- Our classroom always needs: whiteboard markers
- My one big classroom wish item is: large Post It anchor chart paper
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: iced chai latte
Mrs. Yi
- Color: blue
- Hobby: baking, reading, running
- Drink: coffee
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon, Starbucks
- Flower: Peonies, tulips
- Sports team: UW Football, basketball, softball. Go Dawgs!
- Scent: anything citrus, lavender, eucalyptus
- Way to relax: long walks, yoga, baths
- Sweet treat: dark chocolate
- Salty snack: chips and sea salt popcorn
- Our classroom always needs pencils and crayons.
- My one big classroom wish item is: Legos
- Favorite coffee house: anywhere Drink order: Americano with a splash of cream
Mrs. Britton
- Color: magenta, greens, blues
- Hobby: gardening
- Drink: seltzer waters, tea (Good Earth Sweet and Spicy)
- Place to shop: Fred Meyer, Target, Costco
- Flower: all
- Scent: vanilla, cinnamon
- Way to relax: walking, sipping tea or coffee, gardening
- Sweet treat: chocolate
- Salty snack: almonds
- Our classroom always needs: markers, watercolors, erasers
- My one big classroom wish item is: watercolor sets
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: drip coffee with cream
2nd Grade
Mr. Haase
- Color: blue
- Hobby: reading, gardening, traveling
- Drink: Diet Mountain Dew
- Place to shop: Fred Meyer
- Lunch spot: Bear Cafe
- Place to get gift cards from: Lowes
- Flower: lilacs for my wonderful wife
- Sports team: Seahawks
- Scent: pizza (LOL)
- Way to relax: going to a movie
- Sweet treat: dark chocolate
- Salty snack: nuts
- Our classroom always needs: snacks
Mr. Russell
- Color: emerald and navy
- Hobby: playing Pokemon, writing
- Drink: green and herbal tea
- Place to shop: Fred Meyers, Costco, Amazon, Target
- Lunch spot: Wendy’s, Red Robin
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon, Target, Starbucks
- Flower: yellow rose
- Sports team: Seahawks, Mariners
- Scent: cinnamon, forest
- Way to relax: reading, traveling
- Sweet treat: chocolate Pocky, vanilla cookie
- Salty snack: Ruffles original
- Our classroom always needs: snacks
- My one big classroom wish item is: Comfy chairs
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: green tea peach lemonade
3rd Grade
Ms. Dobson
- Color: green and yellow
- Hobby: piano, cards, chess, working out
- Drink: soda water and black coffee
- Place to shop: target
- Lunch spot: Jimmy John’s
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon
- Flower: all flowers
- Sports team: Sounders
- Scent: lavender
- Way to relax: watching tv or reading
- Sweet treat: Almond Roca
- Salty snack: popcorn
- My one big classroom wish item is: items from my donorschoose.com account
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: almond milk matcha latte
Mrs. Tuttle
- Color: purple
- Hobby: reading
- Drink: Starbucks French Roast Coffee
- Place to shop: Amazon
- Lunch spot: anywhere at Point Ruston
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon
- Flower: anything but lilies
- Sports team: Seahawks
- Way to relax: reading
- Sweet treat: Lindt Lindor truffles
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks
- Drink order: drip coffee, lots of cream
Mrs. Fain
- Color: red/ pink
- Hobby: hiking, active things, cooking
- Drink: iced green tea
- Place to shop: Amazon or Target
- Lunch spot: sandwiches from QFC
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon or Target
- Flower: rose
- Sports team: Cardinals
- Scent: rose
- Way to relax: reading or movies
- Sweet treat: dark chocolate
- Salty snack: popcorn
- Our classroom always needs: Expo markers
- My one big classroom wish item is: drawer organization
- Favorite coffee house: Valhalla Drink order: almond milk latte
4th Grade
Mrs. Flynn
- Color: purple
- Hobby: cooking
- Drink: Diet Coke
- Place to shop: Amazon
- Lunch spot: Anywhere 😀
- Place to get gift cards from: Starbucks
- Flower: rose
- Sports team: Kraken
- Scent: lemon
- Way to relax: reading
- Sweet treat: gummy bears
- Salty snack: popcorn
- Our classroom always needs: books
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: Americano with sugar-free vanilla and a splash of steamed cream
Ms. Clever
- Color: pink
- Drink: Diet Coke, seltzer water, coffee
- Place to shop: Amazon, Target
- Lunch spot: McDonald's, Taco Time, Jimmy Johns
- Place to get gift cards from: Starbucks, Amazon, Target, Bath and Body Works
- Flower: gerber daisies, pink carnations, yellow roses
- Favorite Sports Team: Eastern Washington Eagles
- Scent: Fruity, Lavender, Bath and Body Works Peach Bellini or Strawberry Poundcake
- Sweet treat: PB M&M, DONUTS (maple bar or chocolate Bavarian), Sour Patch Kids, York patties, Red Vines
- Salty snack: cheddar sour cream Pringles, plain Ruffles, popcorn
- Our classroom always needs: anything we can sell in the student store (candy, fidgets, mechanical pencils, toys, anything fun!) or on my Amazon Wishlist
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks or Dutch Bros. Drink order: iced Americano with extra half and half
5th Grade
Mr. Cho
- Color: blue
- Hobby: pickleball
- Drink: smoothies
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon
- Sports team: Grizzlies, Seahawks, Mariners
- Scent: vanilla
- Way to relax: pet a cat, read a book
- Sweet treat: ice cream, pie, homemade cookies
- Salty snack: jerky/dried meats
- Our classroom always needs: high interest books/graphic novels
- My one big classroom wish item is: air conditioning
Ms. Cassel
- Color: blues & greens (not pastels)
- Hobby: drawing, writing, reading... hiking
- Drink: Tea! (black tea such as “English Breakfast”)
- Place to Shop: Barnes & Noble, Fred Meyer, Target, Artist & Craftsman
- Lunch Spot: Cactus or Chipotle
- Place to get Gift Cards from: Barnes & Noble, Target, Starbucks
- Flower: tulips
- Way to Relax: cup of tea and a good book, nice walk in nature, a massage! (fancy)
- Sweet Treat: Seattle Chocolates: San Juan Sea Salt Truffle Bar
- Salty Treat: Classic Lay’s Potato Chips
- Our classroom always needs... snacks... art supplies (Prang Watercolors, brushes, Crayola Markers, Colored Pencils, BIG box of Crayola Crayons- ALL the colors!)
- Favorite Coffee House: Starbucks Drink Order at Starbucks: Chai Latte with Oat milk, NO water....OR...Strawberry Acai Lemonade... OR... Black Iced Tea with a shot of Vanilla
Specialists
Teacher Rice - Librarian
- Color: Purple
- Hobby: Gardening
- Drink: Chai Tea Latte w/ coconut milk
- Place to shop: Value Village, farmer’s markets
- Lunch spot: Subway
- Place to get gift cards from: Fred Meyer
- Flower: Dahlia, Hellebore
- Sports team: Tacoma Rainiers
- Scent: Lavender
- Way to relax: Reading :)
- Sweet treat: Chocolate-covered strawberries
- Salty snack: Salted caramel
- Our classroom always needs: Colored pencils, crayons, tissue
- My one big classroom wish item is: Pool noodles for book shelfs (any color)
- Favorite coffee house: Anywhere
- Drink order: Chai Tea Latte w/ coconut milk
Mrs. Whalen - Music
- Color: Blue
- Hobby: Running/walking, Kraken Hockey, guitar/piano
- Drink: Coke Zero or Diet Coke
- Flower: Tulips
- Sports team: Kraken, Mariners, Seahawks
- Scent: Lavender
- Way to relax: Running, walking our husky, music: (playing/singing/listening), falling asleep to the rain on our metal roof, reading, playing card games
- Sweet treat: Sea Salt Dark Chocolate, butterscotch discs
- Salty snack: Peanut butter pretzels, popcorn
- Our classroom always needs: Breath Balls (mini Hoberman spheres)
- My one big classroom wish item is: New Rhythm Sticks in blue, yellow, green, red… (ours are getting very worn)
- Favorite coffee house: don’t have one
- Drink order: Tall Americano add 3 oz steamed almond milk + a few pumps of sugar free vanilla syrup
Mr. Z - PE
- Color: Blue
- Hobby: Playing with daughters
- Drink: Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino
- Place to shop: Banana Republic
- Lunch spot: Subway
- Place to get gift cards from: Starbucks
- Flower: Plumeria
- Sports team: Lakers
- Scent: Coffee
- Way to relax: Exercise
- Sweet treat: Oreo Cookies
- Salty snack: Lays Baked Chips
- Our classroom always needs dodgeballs
- My one big classroom wish item is: rock climbing wall
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: Green Tea Frappuccino
Support Staff
Ms. Scott - Speech
- Color: green
- Hobby: ice skating, ukulele, traveling
- Drink: Vanilla or Cherry Coke
- Place to shop: Target, Marshalls/TJ Max
- Lunch Spot: Chick fil A
- Place to get gift cards from: Etsy, AMC Theater, Amazon, Audible, Teachers Pay Teacher
- Flower: roses
- Sports team: Mariners, Kraken, Seahawks, F1, Wrexham Soccer
- Scent: coconut, rose, cherry blossom
- Way to relax: go to theater to see a movie
- Sweet Treat: Krispy Kreme - chocolate glazed/raspberry filled
- Salty snack: Sun Chips
- Our class always needs: Do-A-Dot Art paint daubers
- My one big classroom wish item is: "Ruff's House Teaching Tactile Set"
Mrs. Roper-Hetland (Mrs. RH) - Counselor
- Color: blue
- Hobby: weight training, camping, traveling, watching movies, trying new foods
- Drink: sparkling water
- Place to shop: Amazon, Target, TJ Maxx
- Lunch spot: Pho King or No.1 Fried Rice
- Place to get gift cards from: Target, Amazon
- Flower: Dahlia, Ranunculus, and Peony
- Sports team: Kansas City Chiefs, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Sounders and Ol’ Reign
- Scent: lavender
- Way to relax: paddleboarding or hiking
- Sweet treat: Snickers
- Salty snack: trail mix
- Our classroom always needs: calming tools
- My one big classroom wish item is: calming tools
- Favorite coffee house: Curran Coffee or Common Ground Coffee
- Drink order: dirty chai (mixed spice and vanilla) with oat milk
Ms. Galindo - Counselor filling in for Mrs. Sofie until January
- Color: burgundy
- Hobby: baking
- Drink: coffee or tea
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Azteca
- Place to get gift cards from: Target
- Flower: magnolia
- Scent: vanilla or lavender
- Way to relax: Lounge on the couch
- Sweet treat: cookies
- Salty snack: Munchies chip mix
- Our classroom always needs: anything anyone is willing to donate is appreciated
- My one big classroom wish item is: “A Little Spot” books.
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: white chocolate mocha
Mrs. Sofie - Counselor
- Color: gold/black
- Hobby: cooking
- Drink: Iced coffee, iced black tea
- Place to shop: Target, Amazon
- Lunch spot: Starbucks
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon, Target, Starbucks
- Flower: sunflowers
- Sports team: Seahawks
- Scent: vanilla
- Way to relax: read, walk, movies, baking
- Sweet treat: cookies, dark chocolate
- Salty snack: Goldfish
- Our classroom always needs: Games!
- My one big classroom wish item is: Prizes (candy/fidgets/squishmallows)
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: iced vanilla coffee half sweet
Mrs. Waller - ESP and Playground
- Color: lilac/ purple
- Hobby: my dogs and gardening
- Drink: Coke
- Place to shop: Amazon, Fred Meyer
- Lunch spot: The Ram
- Place to get gift cards from: Fred Meyer, Starbucks, Amazon
- Flower: peony
- Sports team: Seahawks, Mariners
- Scent: lavender
- Way to relax: reading, coloring, movies
- Sweet treat: brownies
- Salty snack: sunflower seeds
- Our classroom always needs: stickers, snacks
- My one big classroom wish item is: prize treasure box
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: iced peach green tea lemonade
Mrs. Richter - Office Professional
- Color: green
- Hobby: refinishing furniture/crafting
- Drink: Gatorade
- Place to shop: Target
- Lunch spot: Olive Garden
- Place to get gift cards from: Cabela`s
- Flower: daffodil
- Sports team: Seattle Seahawks
- Scent: Obsession
- Way to relax: lying on the beach
- Sweet treat: pumpkin bread
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: triple shot vanilla latte w/7 pumps of vanilla
Mrs. Shepard - LAP/Reading Intervention
- Color: green
- Hobby: gardening, reading, yoga
- Drink: ginger ale
- Place to shop: Fernseed (local plant store), ThredUP (online used clothes)
- Lunch spot: MSM deli
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon
- Flower: tulips
- Sports team: Reign FC, Tacoma Rainiers
- Scent: lavender, citrus
- Way to relax: bubble bath, reading in the hammock
- Sweet treat: Kinder Bueno, gummy bears
- Salty snack: nuts, salt & vinegar chips
- Our classroom always needs: crayons, thick pencils, fun K-2 level books
- My one big classroom wish item is: Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems
- Favorite coffee house: Starbucks Drink order: double tall nonfat latte
Ms. Fredrickson - Custodian
- Color: green
- Hobby: painting, DIY
- Drink: coffee
- Place to shop: Walmart, Target
- Lunch spot: Flame Burger
- Place to get gift cards from: Bath and Body Works
- Flower: poppy
- Favorite Sports Team: Seahawks
- Scent: vanilla
- Way to Relax: watch TV with my puppy
- Sweet treat: Reeses Sticks
- Salty snack: salt and vinegar chips
- Favorite coffee house: Dutch Bros. Drink order: Sweater Weather
Mrs. Williams - Office Professional
- Color: Green and Purple
- Hobby: Golfing
- Drink: Diet coke
- Place to shop: Amazon
- Place to get gift cards from: Amazon, Target
- Flower: Tiger lilies
- Sports team: Seahawks
- Scent: Apple cinnamon
- Sweet treat: Chocolate
- Favorite coffee house: Gravity Drink order: Blended sugar free snickers coffee, no whip