Staff Appreciation

Want to help out a specific teacher, or find a meaningful way to say "Thank You?" Here are some "hints" for what you can do for us.

 

Staff Appreciation: Mrs. Lenzen - Kindergarten

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): June 9th
  • Favorite Scents: citrus, light floral
  • Favorite Flower: no lillies (allergy)
  • Favorite Color: maroon, hunter green
  • Favorite Candy: sour watermelon
  • Favorite Snack Food: any chips or dried fruit
  • Favorite Restaurant: Grub Hub, Uber Eats
  • Favorite Beverage: sparkling water, iced vanilla latte
  • Favorite Type of Music: alternative, alt rock
  • Favorite Author: Peter H Reynolds, Mo Willems, Agatha Christie
  • Favorite Store: Amazon, Target
  • Favorite Hobby: soccer, kickball, crafting, board games
  • Other Gift Suggestions: organizational items, stationary/pens, essential oils
  • Gift Card Preferences: Any!

 

Staff Appreciation: Jessie Le Grand - 1st Grade

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  April 29th 
  • Coffee or Tea Order: Iced Coffee black
  • Favorite Beverage: Sparkling water
  • Favorite Sweet: Chocolate covered raisins
  • Favorite Snack Food: Boulder Salt and Malt Vinegar Chips, pickled cornichons
  • Favorite Restaurant: Grand Central Bakery or Cafe Yumm
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): New Seasons, Blick or Powells
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): Burt's Bees
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: Ferns or bulbs I can plant outdoors
  • Things I always need for my classroom: Dry erase markers, white cardstock, markers
  • Other Gift Suggestions: Super Sculpey any color, teeny tiny paint brushes for painting details :-)
 

Staff Appreciation: Melissa Connor - 2nd Grade

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  April 30th
  • Coffee or Tea Order: Vanilla oat milk latte
  • Favorite Beverage:  Bre Dr. Kombucha and iced tea
  • Favorite Color:  Turquoise, Purple, Greens
  • Favorite Sweet Treat:  Chocolate chips cookies 
  • Favorite Snack Food:  cheese and grapes
  • Favorite Restaurant:  Sushi
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards):  Macy's 
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests:  camping, watercolor, drawing
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc):  salt scrubs
  • Favorite Scents:  sandlewood
  • Favorite Flower/Plant:  peonies, plants 
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre:  any good keep me interested 
  • Things I always need for my classroom:  colored sharpies
  • Other Gift Suggestions:   spa, restaurants, new seasons

 

Staff Appreciation: Muriel Smith - 3rd grade

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  March 26th 
  • Coffee or Tea Order: vanilla latte 
  • Favorite Beverage: poppi soda, kombucha, green tea, yerba mate 
  • Favorite Color: lavender, green 
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: chocolate, nuts, pretzels 
  • Favorite Snack Food: chips 
  • Favorite Restaurant: sushi, ramen, 
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): ulta, sephora, target 
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: yoga, cats, gardening, plants, cooking 
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): nail polish, lotion, 
  • Favorite Scents: lavender, peppermint 
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: house plants, roses, dahlias 
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: mystery, historical fiction 
  • Things I always need for my classroom: books, markers, watercolor paper, clay 
  • Other Gift Suggestions: cozy things 

 

Staff Appreciation: Denise Bristol - 4th grade

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): August 8th
  • Favorite Color: green
  • Favorite Candy Bar: any milk chocolate
  • Favorite Snack Food: popcorn, protein snack bars, almonds
  • Favorite Drink: hot vanilla chai
  • Favorite Type of Music: 70s & 80s rock, James Taylor, Carole King
  • Favorite Author: any author, love reading historical fiction
  • Favorite Store: Trader Joes, Nordstrom Rack
  • Favorite Hobby: reading, sewing, traveling
  • Favorite Theater: Stump Town Stage
  • Gift Card Preferences: Starbucks, Trader Joes, Macy's, Nordstroms
  • Favorite Scents: Anything light and floral
  • Favorite Cookie: I have never had a cookie I didn't like!
  • Flowers: Any
  • Other Gift Suggestions: stickers, note cards, note pads

 

Staff Appreciation: Sarah O’Malley - 5th grade

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): September 30th
  • Favorite Beverage: coffee
  • Favorite Candy Bar: dark choc PB cups, Rollos
  • Favorite Restaurant: Grub Hub
  • Favorite Snack Food: white cheddar popcorn, almonds
  • Favorite Hobby: gardening, knitting, reading
  • Favorite Music/Musician: Irish
  • Favorite Author: Ursula LeGuin
  • Favorite Theater: Portland Playhouse
  • Favorite Store: Fred Meyer, Trader Joe's
  • Other Gift Suggestions: stickers, classroom library donations

 

Staff Appreciation: Angela Gausman - 6th grade

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): March 19th 
  • Coffee or Tea Order: oatmilk latte w/ sugar free vanilla or hazelnut (iced)
  • Favorite Beverage: coffee
  • Favorite Color: blue
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: fresh pineapple
  • Favorite Snack Food: 
  • Favorite Restaurant: Mezcaluna
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards):  Amazon, Powell's
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: kayaking, camping, reading, cats
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc):
  • Favorite Scents: tropical 
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: tulips, things that are hard to kill :)

 

Staff Appreciation: Paul Houck - 7th grade 

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  August 27th 
  • Coffee or Tea Order: Dark chocolate mocha
  • Favorite Beverage: Diet Coke, coffee, tea
  • Favorite Color: Green
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: Dark chocolate or Mexican candy
  • Favorite Snack Food: Popcorn
  • Favorite Restaurant: Teriyaki Land or anything Mexican
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): Powell's
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: Guitar, writing, reading
  • Favorite Scents: Licorice, Orange
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: Cactus
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: Anything Dystopian or Fantasy... All books are good books!
  • Things I always need for my classroom: Snacks, weird objects

 

Staff Appreciation: Carrie Blake - 8th grade

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): March 15th
  • Favorite Candy Bar: Reese's peanut butter cups
  • Favorite Snack Food: blackberries, naan & tzatziki sauce
  • Favorite Restaurant: Indian food, Middle Eastern food, Corner 14 food trucks, McMenamin's
  • Favorite Beverage: hot or cold chai, black iced tea
  • Favorite Type of Music: worship, country, folk, mixed genre
  • Favorite Author: Brene Brown, Sarah Bessey
  • Favorite Store: Amazon, Target, Powell's, World Market, Lucky, Anthropologie, Free People
  • Favorite Hobby: house plants, reading, hiking
  • Favorite Theater: Armory
  • Other Gift Suggestions: quotes in foreign languages bilingual

 

Staff Appreciation: Jessica Jackson - PE

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):   March 9th 
  • Coffee or Tea Order: Hot Americano (Black) or nitro coffee with light sweet foam 
  • Favorite Beverage: Coffee :o))
  • Favorite Color: Black or Blue
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: Dark Chocolate
  • Favorite Snack Food: Popcorn 
  • Favorite Restaurant: Love steak, mexican food, italian, smoothies 
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): Coffee shop (Starbucks, Peet's Coffee), Tjmaxx 
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: Soccer, exploring, hiking, going on adventures, beach outings
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): Anything mint flavored 
  • Favorite Scents: Citrus, mint, Sephora Pistachio salted caramel
  • Things I always need for my classroom: PE equipment!

 

Staff Appreciation: Zac Gosteli - Art

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  December 13th
  • Coffee or Tea Order: cold brew w/ oat milk, hot coffee with oat milk 
  • Favorite Beverage: kombucha
  • Favorite Color: green, black
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: Tonys chocoloney
  • Favorite Restaurant: Kao moo dang, mekha grill, king curry Thai. 
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): hanks music exchange, trade up music, wild cactus boutique 
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: guitar, bass, art, vinyl (records) ice hockey 
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): mint lip balm
  • Favorite Scents: nah champa, petrichor, jasmine
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: sunflower, tropical house plants 
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: Tolkien
  • Things I always need for my classroom: fine tip sharpies 
  • Other Gift Suggestions: hand made items, up cycled items
 

Staff Appreciation: Johnny Ransom - Spanish

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): February 22nd
  • Favorite Beverage: sugar free tea
  • Favorite Candy Bar: no thank you!
  • Favorite Restaurant: Mexican
  • Favorite Snack Food: cashews, pistachios
  • Favorite Music: rock, reggae, jazz, metal
  • Favorite Author: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, JRR Tolkien, Michael Crichton, AC Doyle
  • Favorite Hobby: Skateboarding, cycling, guitar
  • Favorite Store: Smart Skateboard Collective, Back Pedal Cycles
  • Favorite Theater: Bagdad
  • Other Gift Suggestions: bike lights, safety equipment, Hawaiian shirts, wool socks

 

Staff Appreciation: Chun-Chu Lin - Mandarin 

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  March
  • Coffee or Tea Order: Hot Green Tea (No sugar)
  • Favorite Beverage: Hot Tea (No sugar)
  • Favorite Color: very light Lavender
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: none
  • Favorite Snack Food: none
  • Favorite Restaurant: none
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): Amazon
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: none
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): none
  • Favorite Scents: none
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: none
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: none
  • Things I always need for my classroom: Gunmetal Parchment Cardstock

 

Staff Appreciation: Rosie Pridey - Music

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): March 24th
  • Favorite Beverage (hot): dutch bros: iced rebel any flavor
  • Favorite Beverage (cold): Redbull, flavored rebel or redbull
  • Favorite Candy Bar: Symphony, Toffee bar
  • Favorite Color: Pink
  • Favorite Restaurant: Olive Garden, Spaghetti Factory
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: roses
  • Favorite Scents: Aromatherapy: stress relief and/or energy
  • Favorite Snack Food: fruit, greek yogurt
  • Favorite Cookie: Chocolate! Anything with chocolate in them. 
  • Favorite Author: James Patterson, Hannah Swenson
  • Favorite Hobby: Horses, reading, cats, spending time outdoors with family
  • Favorite Movie Theater: Sandy cinema
  • Favorite Music/Musician: Country, Christian
  • Favorite Sports Team: Timbers, Thorns
  • Favorite Store: Coastal, Fred Meyers, Amazon
  • Gift Card Preferences: Dutch Bros, Fred Meyer, Amazon, Coastal

 

Staff Appreciation: Priscilla Nanni - ELD

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): July 22nd
  • Favorite Color: Slate Blue
  • Favorite Beverage (hot): hot chocolate, cinnamon tea, chai tea 
  • Favorite Beverage (cold): GT's Gingerade Kombucha
  • Favorite Candy Bar: milk or dark chocolate pretzels & Twix
  • Favorite Snack Food: goldfish crackers, cashews, wasabi peas, & dried cherries
  • Favorite Hobby: gardening, cooking, baking, & hiking
  • Favorite Store: Trader Joe's, Etsy, Tony's Garden Center, & New Seasons
  • Other Gift Suggestions: cute stickers, plants, striped socks, & lip balm

Staff Appreciation: Ann Kibec - Resource Room Assistant

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  November 3rd
  • Coffee or Tea Order: skinny sugar free vanilla latte or Skinny green tea latte
  • Favorite Beverage: flavored water 
  • Favorite Color: neutrals 
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: red vines- red/black, peanut butter m&m’s, butter rum life savers 
  • Favorite Snack Food: Trail mix/ popcorn/ dots pretzels all flavors 
  • Favorite Restaurant: Mexican/ Thai / Sushi
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): Amazon/ Starbucks/ Hobby Lobby 
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: Hiking/Kayaking/ Gardening and everything outdoors
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): Bath and Body works - all the things
  • Favorite Scents: clean, light, fresh 
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: tulips/ succulents 
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: nonfiction/history/ biography 
  • Things I always need for my classroom: fidgets/  sensory items/ sugar free gum/ puzzles 300-500/ learning games 
  • Other Gift Suggestions: handmade crafts /letters /cards / the fall season and all things pumpkin

 

 Staff Appreciation: Kelsey Pearl - Teacher on Special Assignment 

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  October 31st
  • Coffee or Tea Order: brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso 
  • Favorite Beverage: kombucha, ginger beer, soda water 
  • Favorite Color: green and brown 
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: chocolate chips cookies, anything chocolate and caramel, nerds gummy clusters, sour gummy worms
  • Favorite Snack Food: potato chips, beef jerky, cheezits, fresh fruit 
  • Favorite Restaurant: khao moo dang, jacqueline, hi top 
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): nordstrom rack, wild cactus boutique, target, REI
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: crafting, skiing, swimming, hiking, sewing, camping 
  • Favorite Scents: santal, vetiver, mild woodsy scents 
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: I love all plants! Peonies 
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: Fantasy, Memoirs
  • Things I always need for my classroom: Markers, Wipes, Card stock, erasable pens
  • Other Gift Suggestions: cute socks, adult coloring books, candles, crafting supplies 

 

Staff Appreciation: Melissa Konrad - Learning Specialist 

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  August 17th 
  • Coffee or Tea Order: Nonfat Hazelnut Latte
  • Favorite Beverage: Kombucha
  • Favorite Color: Purple 
  • Favorite Sweet Treat:  Cookies
  • Favorite Snack Food: anything crunchy
  • Favorite Restaurant: Thai Smile, Chipotle
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards):  Amazon, 
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: Cross stitch, reading, 
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): Burt's Bees conditioning chapstick, Clean scent hand cream 
  • Favorite Scents: clean/fresh scent 
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: Dahlia or succulents
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: Sarah J Mass
  • Things I always need for my classroom: EnerGel Pens

 

Appreciation: Kristin Macy - Director

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): August 30th
  • Favorite Beverage (hot): coffee
  • Favorite Candy: dark chocolate
  • Favorite Restaurant: any
  • Favorite Snack Food: fresh fruit
  • Favorite Author: any
  • Favorite Hobby: Watersports, Camping, Hiking
  • Favorite Music/Musician: any
  • Favorite Store: Target
  • Favorite Theater: Oak Grove 8

 

Staff Appreciation: Farrah Tran - Office Manager

  • Birth Date (mm/dd):  September 20th
  • Coffee or Tea Order: iced triple espresso
  • Favorite Beverage: water with lemons
  • Favorite Color: navy blue and magenta 
  • Favorite Sweet Treat: ice cream
  • Favorite Snack Food: chips and salsa
  • Favorite Restaurant: Cafe Broder, Ginos, Mekha 
  • Favorite Store (for gift cards): Trader Joes, Costco
  • Favorite Hobby or Interests: Reading, Coloring, Soaking in the sun
  • Favorite Self-care Items (lip balm, lotion, etc): Lip balm
  • Favorite Scents: Citruses 
  • Favorite Flower/Plant: Tropical
  • Favorite Book/Author/Genre: Cookbooks, Mysteries, Nautical Nonfiction
  • Things I always need for my classroom: 
  • Other Gift Suggestions: all things pineapple

 

Staff Appreciation: Mandy Rypkema - SEL Coordinator

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): July 29th
  • Favorite Candy: Dark chocolate with almonds or almond butter
  • Favorite Snack Food: All kinds!
  • Favorite Restaurant: XLB
  • Favorite Beverage: Coffee, water, kombucha, tea
  • Favorite Music: I enjoy most music!
  • Favorite Author: No particular favorite. I LOVE beautifully illustrated picture books and I read all kinds of books.
  • Favorite Hobby: Gardening, hiking, reading, puzzles, art/crafts
  • Other gift suggestions: Plants, seeds, art supplies

 

Staff Appreciation: Megan Markantes - Speech Language Pathologist

  • Birth Date (mm/dd): June 15th
  • I love anything to do with gardening/house plants.
  • I enjoy tea, coffee and edible treats of all kinds!