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.
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Ms. Hall
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Kindergarten |
| Candy Bar | Butterfinger, Twix |
| Snack Food | Doritos, Hot Cheetos, Cheez-Itz Duoz |
| Restaurant | Mod Market, King Soopers |
| Fast Food | Canes |
| Beverage | Caramel Macchiato, Chai Latte |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Berries, Caramel Chocolate |
| Type of Music | County |
| Desired Books | Informational Habitat Books (Forest, Arctic, Ocean, Desert), Christmas Books, Rhyming Books, If you Give a Mouse a Cookie Series, There was an Old Lady Series |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Snowboarding, Hiking |
| Stores | Amazon, Target, Costco |
| Sports Teams | Broncos |
| Classroom Items | White boards, clip boards, healthy snacks, clothespins, washable markers, large classroom sets of washable paint, paint trays and brushes, paper mate felt tip pens, laminating sheets, cardstock colored paper, playdough, Scotch Tape, |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other |
| Ms. Kaila De Jane | AAK Support Staff/CLC Lead Educator |
| Candy Bar | Kit Kat |
| Snack Food | Goldfish |
| Restaurant | Old Chicago |
| Fast Food | McDonald’s |
| Beverage | Coffee |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | All Music |
| Desired Books | |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Riding Motorcycles |
| Stores | Target/Wal Mart |
| Sports Teams | Colorado Eagles |
| Classroom Items | Highlighters |
| Non-Monetary Items | Birthday Off |
| Other | |
| Mr. K.Smith | First Grade |
| Candy Bar | Crunch |
| Snack Food | Chips & Queso/Salsa |
| Restaurant | Gibbs Bagels |
| Fast Food | Qdoba |
| Beverage | Non Caffeinated Tea, Emergen-C |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Apples, Bananas, Dried Mango |
| Type of Music | Pop Music |
| Desired Books | Children’s stories, Young Chapter Books for kids |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Journals, Creative Things |
| Stores | Target and Walmart |
| Sports Teams | None |
| Classroom Items | Cardstock, Velcro Dots, Laminate, Staples, Tape |
| Non-Monetary Items | Classroom Artwork |
| Other |
| Ms. Sloan | First/Second Grade Combo |
| Candy Bar | Kit Kat |
| Snack Food | Cheetos Puffs |
| Restaurant | Gibbs Bagels |
| Fast Food | |
| Beverage | Unsweet Tea, Coffee |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | Oldies, 50s-90s |
| Desired Books | Stephen King, Scary Stories |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Puzzles |
| Stores | Target, Walmart, Hobby Lobby |
| Sports Teams | |
| Classroom Items | magnets, push pins, velcro dots, card stock, color printer paper |
| Non-Monetary Items | art work, cards, notes |
| Other | Star Wars, Harry Potter, Marvel, Mid-Century Modern |
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Mrs. Cullen
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Second Grade |
| Candy Bar | Snickers |
| Snack Food | Chips |
| Restaurant | Mojeaux, Restaurant 415 |
| Fast Food | Chipotle |
| Beverage | Coffee, Tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Any Chocolate or Fruit |
| Type of Music | Queen, Wilco, Bob Dylan, The Beatles |
| Desired Books | Non Fiction, Adventure Books |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Skiing, Hiking, Traveling, Reading |
| Stores | Target, Knowledge Bound |
| Sports Teams | Baltimore Ravens |
| Classroom Items | Wobble Chairs, Books, Erasers |
| Non-Monetary Items | Poems, Handmade Gifts from Students |
| Other |
| Mrs. D. Smith | Third Grade |
| Candy Bar | Chocolate!, KitKat, Twix, Ghirardelli |
| Snack Food | Crunchy Cheetos |
| Restaurant | Sushi |
| Fast Food | Chick-Fil-A |
| Beverage | Starbucks, Dutch Bros. |
| 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 | Olympic gymnastics and figure skating |
| Classroom Items | Mini Erasers, children’s books, lemon theme |
| Non-Monetary Items | Sweet notes and pictures! |
| Other | Favs: green, cats, dogs, health & wellness |
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Ms. Poe
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Fourth Grade |
| Candy Bar | anything chocolate w/out nuts |
| Snack Food | Chex Mix |
| Restaurant | Torchy’s Tacos |
| Fast Food | Garbanzo |
| Beverage | Sprite |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Anything chocolatey! (just without nuts) |
| Type of Music | Rock N Roll |
| Desired Books | Graphic Novels, Books in a Series |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Roller skating and Rock Climbing |
| Stores | Target, Amazon |
| Sports Teams | Broncos, Dallas Mavericks, CSU Rams |
| Classroom Items | Teachers Pay Teachers gift cards for worksheets |
| Non-Monetary Items | Pictures/Paintings- I love student work! |
| Other | I love flamingos! |
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Ms. Walters
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Fourth/Fifth Grade Combo |
| Candy Bar | Snickers or Twix |
| Snack Food | Cool Ranch Doritos |
| Restaurant | |
| Fast Food | Chick-Fil A |
| Beverage | Dr Pepper |
| Chocolate or Fruit | mango,banana,strawberry |
| Type of Music | EDM, folk, indie pop |
| Desired Books | historical fiction, horror, crime |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | guitar, drums, hiking, camping, fishing, concerts |
| Stores | vans |
| Sports Teams | saints, rockies, avs |
| Classroom Items | sharpies |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other |
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Mrs. Schnell
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Fifth Grade |
| Candy Bar | Dark Chocolate Dove |
| Snack Food | Popcorn |
| Restaurant | The Farm |
| Fast Food | Canes |
| Beverage | Celsius or Oat Mild Latte |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Fruit |
| Type of Music | Indy Folk and Rock |
| Desired Books | Novels-4th-6th grade |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Polymer Clay |
| Stores | Target. Etsy, Amazon |
| Sports Teams | Soccer |
| Classroom Items | Post It Chart Paper |
| Non-Monetary Items | Thank you Notes |
| Other |
| Mrs. Floyd | Music |
| Candy Bar | Chocolate!!! |
| Snack Food | Little Crackers |
| Restaurant | Blue Bird Café |
| Fast Food | Wendy’s |
| Beverage | Hazelnut latte |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate, yes! Fruit, yes! Just not together! |
| Type of Music | jazz, klezmer, classical |
| Desired Books | Historical Fiction |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | plants, knit, crochet, reading, kayaking |
| Stores | Target |
| Sports Teams | None |
| Classroom Items | Fun pens! Little Pads of Paper |
| Non-Monetary Items | Handmade cards and notes |
| Other |
| Mr. B | Expressions |
| Candy Bar | Milky Way Dark |
| Snack Food | Chocolate Covered Pretzels |
| Restaurant | Mc Graff’s (Loveland) |
| Fast Food | Wendy’s |
| Beverage | Coffee (any espresso drink) |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Dark Chocolate |
| Type of Music | Musicals! |
| Desired Books | Plays for Kids, Children’s Books on Theater |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Loveland Laser Tag |
| Stores | Trader Joe’s, Target |
| Sports Teams | Dance – XD |
| Classroom Items | Costume Pieces |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other | Anything that could help expand our Expressions Program! |
| Ms. Andrejasich | Art |
| Candy Bar | York Peppermint Patties |
| Snack Food | Mixed nuts |
| Restaurant | Pinocchio |
| Fast Food | Jason’s Deli |
| Beverage | Pomegranate Juice |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Dark Chocolate Nuts |
| Type of Music | |
| Desired Books | Drawing books for the art room |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | ART!!! |
| Stores | Target |
| Sports Teams | I love the Olympics! |
| Classroom Items | Soft Water Color Brushes |
| Non-Monetary Items | Student art, signed! they may be famous one day!!! |
| Other |
| Ms. Bayliss | Speech Pathologist |
| Candy Bar | Heath Bar |
| Snack Food | Skinny Pop Popcorn |
| Restaurant | Any Mexican food |
| Fast Food | Chipotle |
| Beverage | Kombucha |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Love both! |
| Type of Music | Folk, Indie, Blues |
| Desired Books | Dare to Lead by Brene Brown |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Yoga, basketball, painting, reading, hanging with my pup |
| Stores | Target, Dollar Tree |
| Sports Teams | OKC Thunder |
| Classroom Items | |
| Non-Monetary Items | notes, drawings, jokes! |
| Other |
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Ms. Harris
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School Psychologist |
| Candy Bar | Cookies |
| Snack Food | popcorn |
| Restaurant | Vatos Tacos |
| Fast Food | Big City Burrito |
| Beverage | coffee |
| Chocolate or Fruit | dark chocolate w/sea salt |
| Type of Music | various – depends on mood |
| Desired Books | The lost book of herbal remedies |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | bee keeping, gardening, skiing, cooking |
| Stores | Costco, Jax Outdoor Gear |
| Sports Teams | Broncos |
| Classroom Items | Squishy / sensory toys (kids), sand tray miniatures |
| Non-Monetary Items | Kindness, sunshine, friends |
| Other | I love cool hats (winter hats, ballcaps, etc.) |
| Mrs. Dennison | Nurse |
| Candy Bar | Milky Way |
| Snack Food | Parmesan Cheese Crisps |
| Restaurant | Longhorn Steakhouse |
| Fast Food | Wendy’s |
| Beverage | Coke Zero |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Fruit |
| Type of Music | 70’s and Country |
| Desired Books | Keto Cookbooks |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Puzzles, Books, and Crosswords |
| Stores | Target, Bath and Body Works |
| Sports Teams | None |
| Classroom Items | Ticonderoga Pencils |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other |
| Ms. Cole | Special Education Teacher |
| Candy Bar | Heath |
| Snack Food | Popcorn |
| Restaurant | Noodle Company |
| Fast Food | N/A |
| Beverage | Coffee |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate Covered Blueberries |
| Type of Music | 80’s Country |
| Desired Books | Drama/Western |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Anything Outdoors! |
| Stores | N/A |
| Sports Teams | Denver Broncos |
| Classroom Items | Pens, Post Its, Magnets |
| Non-Monetary Items | Quotes |
| Other |
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Ms. Schlagel
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Principal |
| Candy Bar | Pay Day |
| Snack Food | Sweet or Salty |
| Restaurant | Anything Local |
| Fast Food | Bindle |
| Beverage | Coffee |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | ALL! |
| Desired Books | School Improvement, Leadership, new suggestions! |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Camping, Family, Friends |
| Stores | Target and Amazon |
| Sports Teams | NA |
| Classroom Items | Markers and Pens |
| Non-Monetary Items | Anything hand made! |
| Other |
| Mrs. Woods | Front Office/Registrar |
| Candy Bar | Mounds |
| Snack Food | Chips |
| Restaurant | DC Oaks |
| Fast Food | None |
| Beverage | Tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | Celtic |
| Desired Books | Kids Books |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Crafting, Baking |
| Stores | Amazon |
| Sports Teams | Broncos |
| Office Type Items | Gel Pens |
| Non-Monetary Items | Cards and Pictures |
| Other | No Tree Nuts |
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Mrs. Kankel
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Office Manager/Health Tech. |
| Candy Bar | Take 5, Peanut M & M’s |
| Snack Food | Cheese and crackers/Jerky/Trail Mix |
| Restaurant | Bindle Coffee, Fox and Crow, DC Oakes |
| Fast Food | Breakfast |
| Beverage | Whole Milk 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, Local shops |
| Sports Teams | CSU |
| Classroom Items | Gel pens and mechanical pencils |
| Non-Monetary Items | Notes, drawings, baked goods |
| Other | Crazy Socks, Ceramic Mugs |
| Ms. Velez | CLC Site Coordinator |
| Candy Bar | Snickers/Sour Patch Kids |
| Snack Food | Fun Yuns/Hummus |
| Restaurant | Local Restaurants |
| Fast Food | Chik-Fil-A |
| Beverage | Kombucha |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Grapes |
| Type of Music | All Kinds |
| Desired Books | All Kinds |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Biking/Rock Climbing/Back Packing |
| Stores | T.J. Maxx / Target |
| Sports Teams | FSU / BUCS / Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Classroom Items | Colorful Pens |
| Non-Monetary Items | Cards and heart felt DIY’s |
| Other | I love plants |
| Ms. Emma Erwin | AAK Support Staff/CLC Educator |
| Candy Bar | Almond Joy |
| Snack Food | Sunflower Seeds |
| Restaurant | MOD Pizza |
| Fast Food | Smash Burger |
| Beverage | Bubbly Water |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Fruit |
| Type of Music | Pop |
| Desired Books | Lord of the Rings |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Reading, Jogging, Painting |
| Stores | Target |
| Sports Teams | |
| Classroom Items | Pens, Markers |
| Non-Monetary Items | Hand Drawn Pictures |
| Other |
| Ms. Christine Thompson | AAK Support Staff |
| Candy Bar | Hershey’s Chocolate |
| Snack Food | Fruits |
| Restaurant | All |
| Fast Food | Cane’s Chicken |
| Beverage | Water |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Fruit |
| Type of Music | Conscious Music |
| Desired Books | The older the book the better |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | |
| Stores | |
| Sports Teams | Gaga ball AAK Dragons |
| Classroom Items | |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other | |
| Ms. Sierra Montez | AAK Support Staff |
| Candy Bar | Hershey’s Cookies & Cream |
| Snack Food | Gardetto’s/Fruit Snacks |
| Restaurant | Anything Fort Collins Local |
| Fast Food | Wendy’s/Dutch Bros. |
| Beverage | Coffee/Smoothies |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Fruit |
| Type of Music | Disney & Dancing Music |
| Desired Books | Fantasy/Adventure/Dr. Suess |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Hiking/Paddleboarding/Reading |
| Stores | 2nd & Charles/Barnes & Nobles |
| Sports Teams | All Denver Teams & Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Classroom Items | Pens / Stickers |
| Non-Monetary Items | Words of Encouragement |
| Other | |
| Ms. Jillian Kovach | AAK Support Staff |
| Candy Bar | |
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| Restaurant | |
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| Other |
| Ms. Cecilia Pivarunas | Occupational Therapist |
| Candy Bar | 100 Grand |
| Snack Food | gluten free pretzels |
| Restaurant | Chik-Fil-A |
| Fast Food | Chik-Fil-A |
| Beverage | Diet Dr. Pepper |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Chocolate |
| Type of Music | Any Kind |
| Desired Books | Beach Reads |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Bowling, Hallmark Movies, Hiking |
| Stores | Home Goods, TJ Maxx |
| Sports Teams | |
| Classroom Items | Glitter makes everything better! |
| Non-Monetary Items | Words of Affirmation |
| Other |
| Mr. Lee Martinez | Custodian |
| Candy Bar | Crunch, Twix |
| Snack Food | Popcorn |
| Restaurant | Alberto’s, Jason’s Deli |
| Fast Food | Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A, Taco John’s |
| Beverage | Diet Pepsi, Tea |
| Chocolate or Fruit | Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Banana, Apple, Watermelon |
| Type of Music | Journey, Oldies, Country, Hip Hop |
| Desired Books | Stephen King |
| Entertainment/Hobbies | Movies, Metal Earth |
| Stores | Walmart, Target, Hobby Lobby |
| Sports Teams | Denver Broncos, The Rockies |
| Classroom Items | |
| Non-Monetary Items | |
| Other |