Faculty Favorites
We’ve all had teachers who inspired or challenged us at important moments in our lives. These teachers and supporting staff are truly special and, like all people who excel at their jobs, they deserve our sincere thanks. AAK parents are encouraged to show their appreciation with a small token of their gratitude, such as a favorite candy bar, book, or snack food.
| Mrs. D. Smith | Kindergarten |
| Candy Bar | Anything Chocolate without nuts! |
| Snack Food | Popcorn, Cheese |
| Restaurant | Sushi |
| Fast Food | Chick-Fil-A |
| Beverage | Coffee, fizz sticks |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Both! |
| Type of Music | Pop, Rock, and everything 90s |
| Desired Books | Almost Anything, history, motivational, fiction, biographies |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Reading, video games, writing, hiking |
| Stores | Target, Amazon, Dollar Tree |
| Sports Teams | Mississippi State University |
| Classroom Items | Mini Erasers, children’s books, cactus theme |
| Non-Monetary Items | Sweet notes and pictures! |
| Other | Favs: green, cats, dogs, health & wellness |
|
Mrs. Guindon
|
Kindergarten |
| Candy Bar | Twix |
| Snack Food | Cheese crackers |
| Restaurant | Panera |
| Fast Food | Chick-Fil-A, Freddy’s, Good Times/Culver’s |
| Beverage | Diet Dr Pepper and Chai Tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | both (chocolate covered strawberries, anyone?)! |
| Type of Music | indie rock and French rap/pop |
| Desired Books | Anything Margaret Atwood, graphic novels, comedian/comedienne biographies |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | tending to my houseplants, walking/hiking with my dog, playing with my cats, watching shows/movies with my husband |
| Stores | Target, Amazon, Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, King Soopers, Walmart, Dollar Store |
| Sports Teams | University of Alabama football! Other than that, I’m not really a sports fan |
| Classroom Items | laminating sheets, prize box items, snacks, Dollar Store gift card |
| Non-Monetary Items | encouraging words and hand drawn pictures/notes |
| Other | I love RAINBOWS, plants, cats, French and all things Francophone (form French-speaking countries)! |
| Ms. Sloan | First Grade |
| Candy Bar | Gummies |
| Snack Food | Cheetohs |
| Restaurant | Grub Hub |
| Fast Food | |
| Beverage | Plain Tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | Oldies, 80s, 90s, classic rock |
| Desired Books | Children’s Books |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Puzzles, painting, crafting |
| Stores | Target, Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Michaels |
| Sports Teams | |
| Classroom Items | Pens, Post its, laminating sheets |
| Non-Monetary Items | art work, cards, notes |
| Other | Nerd Group – star wars, superheroes, movies |
| Mr. K.Smith | First Grade |
| Candy Bar | Crunch |
| Snack Food | Chips & Queso |
| Restaurant | Qdoba |
| Fast Food | Qdoba |
| Beverage | Hot Chocolate |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Both! |
| Type of Music | All, I love music 🙂 |
| Desired Books | Children’s stories |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Computer games |
| Stores | Target and Amazon |
| Sports Teams | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Classroom Items | Pens and Pins |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other |
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Mrs. Tatro
|
Second Grade |
| Candy Bar | Sour Patch kids and Milky Way |
| Snack Food | |
| Restaurant | Bann Thai or Taco Stop |
| Fast Food | |
| Beverage | Coffee, coffee, coffee, bubbly water |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate or chocolate covered fruit |
| Type of Music | Anything I can sing to, so everything |
| Desired Books | |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Reading, card games, board games, and hiking. |
| Stores | Amazon |
| Sports Teams | Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, Mariners |
| Classroom Items | |
| Non-Monetary Items | words of affirmation |
| Other |
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Ms. Poe
|
Third Grade |
| Candy Bar | anything chocolate w/out nuts |
| Snack Food | Chex Mix & M&M’s |
| Restaurant | Fuzzy’s, Jason’s Deli, Rio, Mary’s Mountain Cookies, anything ice cream related |
| Fast Food | Chick-fil-A |
| Beverage | Sprite Zero, Molten Lava Frost (Dutch Bros), Sparkling Water |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Anything chocolatey! (just without nuts) |
| Type of Music | Love it all, classic rock is my favorite |
| Desired Books | chapter books for my class! |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Volleyball, working out, reading, crafting and going to the movies |
| Stores | Target, Amazon, Walmart |
| Sports Teams | Broncos, Dallas Mavericks, CSU Rams |
| Classroom Items | rugs!, schedule hanger too. |
| Non-Monetary Items | homemade artwork |
| Other | email me! |
|
Mrs. Jenes
|
Third Grade |
| Candy Bar | Any chocolate with or without nuts/peanut butter |
| Snack Food | Crackers – yummy salty stuff |
| Restaurant | Mexican food – Cafe Rio, Matador, etc |
| Fast Food | Qdoba, Sandwich shop (Jimmy John’s, Cheeba Hut, etc) |
| Beverage | Ummm I drink just about everything |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Both |
| Type of Music | Anything I can sing to |
| Desired Books | Picture Books for the classroom |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Painting, movies, games |
| Stores | Amazon, Target, Walmart, King Soopers |
| Sports Teams | I always root for the underdogs |
| Classroom Items | laminating sheets, manipulatives |
| Non-Monetary Items | Hugs or crafts! |
| Other | Green is my favorite color and I love things with swirly designs |
|
Mrs. Siu
|
Fourth Grade |
| Candy Bar | All chocolate! A favorite: chocolate covered almonds |
| Snack Food | Chips |
| Restaurant | Any Italian restaurant! |
| Fast Food | Chick fil A, Panera Bread |
| Beverage | earl grey or chai tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Fruit! |
| Type of Music | Country |
| Desired Books | auto/biographies/memoirs, mystery |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | climbing/hiking, yoga, movies, board games |
| Stores | Target, Knowledge Bound, Amazon, Michaels, REI, Sierra |
| Sports Teams | Vancouver Canucks ;), Colorado Avalanche |
| Classroom Items | chart paper, laminating sheets, games for our classroom, manipulatives |
| Non-Monetary Items | notes, letters and cards! |
| Other |
|
Ms. Rubenthaler
|
Fifth Grade |
| Candy Bar | Candy |
| Snack Food | meat & cheese, chips |
| Restaurant | Qdoba |
| Fast Food | Taco Bell |
| Beverage | coffee, tea, Mt. Dew |
| Chocolate or Fruit | both |
| Type of Music | |
| Desired Books | gift card to Barnes and Noble |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | sewing |
| Stores | Amazon |
| Sports Teams | Patriots, CSU |
| Classroom Items | |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other |
| Mrs. Floyd | Music |
| Candy Bar | Chocolate!!! |
| Snack Food | crackers and cheese, fruit, |
| Restaurant | Any restaurant! Surprise me! |
| Fast Food | Wendy burgers |
| Beverage | Hazelnut latte |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate, yes! Fruit, yes! |
| Type of Music | Gypsy jazz, Klezmer, choro |
| Desired Books | Rhythmic books we can make into a sound poem |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Gardening, mosaics |
| Stores | Joann’s, craft stores, Boomer Music |
| Sports Teams | Sorry, what’s a sports team? Is it half time yet? |
| Classroom Items | Fun pens! Colored copy paper |
| Non-Monetary Items | Handmade cards <3 |
| Other |
| Ms. Andrejasich | Art |
| Candy Bar | Dark Chocolate |
| Snack Food | Mixed nuts |
| Restaurant | Youngs |
| Fast Food | Panera |
| Beverage | Chai Tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Dark, rasperries, bluberries |
| Type of Music | Into Sesame street w/ grandaughter! |
| Desired Books | Drawing books for the art room |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | ART!!! |
| Stores | Target |
| Sports Teams | I love the Olympics! |
| Classroom Items | Sharpies, color or black |
| Non-Monetary Items | Student art, signed! they may be famous one day!!! |
| Other |
| Mrs. Turriago | Wellness |
| Candy Bar | KitKat |
| Snack Food | Chips and Guacamole |
| Restaurant | Rock Bottom |
| Fast Food | Pizza, Burger |
| Beverage | Diet Coke, Cafe Latte |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Fruit |
| Type of Music | 80’s |
| Desired Books | Cookbooks |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Musicals, Traveling, Movies |
| Stores | Macy’s, Sports shops |
| Sports Teams | Indiana Basketball |
| Classroom Items | Amazon cards to buy PE equipment |
| Non-Monetary Items | PE equipment |
| Other | PE Equipment |
| Theresa Dreyer | Special Education Teacher |
| Candy Bar | Dark Chocolate |
| Snack Food | Blueberries |
| Restaurant | Lucille’s |
| Fast Food | Chipotle |
| Beverage | Herbal Tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | Jazz, blues, funk, soul, rock, pop |
| Desired Books | Hank Zipzer, Captain Underpants |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Hiking, Movies, art |
| Stores | Anything in old town |
| Sports Teams | Muggle Quidditch |
| Classroom Items | Stickers, alphabet letters – magnetic |
| Non-Monetary Items | Cards, crafts, email, art |
| Other |
|
Ms. Schlagel
|
Principal |
| Candy Bar | Pay Day |
| Snack Food | Sweet or Salty |
| Restaurant | All of them! |
| Fast Food | Chick Fil A |
| Beverage | Coffee |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | ALL! |
| Desired Books | Thriller |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Camping, Family, Friends |
| Stores | Target and Amazon |
| Sports Teams | NA |
| Classroom Items | Markers and Pens |
| Non-Monetary Items | Anything hand made! |
| Other |
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Mrs. Kankel
|
Office Manager/Health Tech. |
| Candy Bar | Twix |
| Snack Food | Cheese and crackers |
| Restaurant | Bindle Coffee, Harbinger Coffee, Los Tarrascos, Himalayan Bistro |
| Fast Food | Breakfast |
| Beverage | Lattes |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Both |
| Type of Music | All |
| Desired Books | Cooking and Baking |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Cooking, baking, traveling, hiking, puzzles & movies |
| Stores | Target, King Soopers |
| Sports Teams | Pittsburg Penguins, Oakland A’s |
| Classroom Items | Gel pens and mechanical pencils, post-it notes |
| Non-Monetary Items | Notes, drawings, baked goods |
| Other | Crazy Socks, anything homemade |
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Mr. Bono
|
Assistant Principal |
| Candy Bar | Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup |
| Snack Food | nuts, cheese, chocolate |
| Restaurant | Pulcinella Pizzeria |
| Fast Food | Panda Express |
| Beverage | Zero Gatorade |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Lindts Truffles |
| Type of Music | Jazz |
| Desired Books | Pilgrims Progress |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Football/Cooking |
| Stores | Thrift Stores |
| Sports Teams | Denver Broncos |
| Classroom Items | Snacks |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other |
| Ms. Gossard | Director of Business & Operations |
| Candy Bar | |
| Snack Food | Cheese and crackers |
| Restaurant | |
| Fast Food | Sally’s Kitchen |
| Beverage | Iced lattes |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Dark chocolate |
| Type of Music | |
| Desired Books | Child psychology, sci-fi |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Hiking, building, camping, reading |
| Stores | REI, Home Depot |
| Sports Teams | |
| Classroom Items | Notebooks |
| Non-Monetary Items | Cards/drawings |
| Other |
