Our Teachers Rock!!!

Karen Thomas

November 17
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She grew up in Pocatello, Idaho.
She went to ISU & BYU
This is her 5th year teaching.
She wanted to become a teacher & loves teaching because she loves kids, especially preschool!!

Some of her Favorites:
Casual Restaurant: Cafe Rio & JCW
Nice Restaurant: Olive Garden
Place to Shop: Kohls
Hobbies: Reading, Running & Eating
Ways to Pamper Herself: Sleep in, watch a movie & go out to eat

Color: Pink & Blue

Candy: Peanut Butter M&M's
Dessert: Chocolate
Drink: Root Beer
Snack: Garde-Ho's
T.V. Show: American Idol, Chuck & Biggest Loser
Movie: Blindside
Special Skills/Talents: Speech Therapy
Sports/Team: Football - BYU
Books: The Help

In her free time & on weekends she likes to spend time with her family, watch football games, soccer and clean the house.

Things she would like for her classroom:
Bite size goodies for reinforcers, preschool toys/activities

Leah Reed

November 14
Teaches 2nd Grade
She grew up in Southern Idaho.
She went to University of Idaho
This is her 8th year teaching.
She wanted to become a teacher & loves teaching because she loves working with each different personality.

Some of her Favorites:
Casual Restaurant: IHOP
Nice Restaurant: A Good Steak House
Place to Shop: Target
Hobbies: Baking, Reading, Flowers & Gardening
Ways to Pamper Herself: Take a nap when she should be doing chores

Color: Purple

Candy: Chocolate
Dessert: Cookies
Drink: Ice Tea
Snack: Popcorn
T.V. Show: House
Movie: Mary Poppins
Special Skills/Talents: Teaching and caring for 30 students
Sports/Team: Steelers
Books: Harry Potter

In her free time & on weekends she likes to spend time with her family and play outside.

Things she would like for her classroom:
A crayon/colored pencil sharpener

Ann Jackson

November 14
Teaches 3rd Grade
She grew up in Orem, Utah
She went to BYU
This is her 16th year teaching.
She wanted to become a teacher & loves teaching because she loves to see kids smile & realize when they got it!

Some of her Favorites:
Casual Restaurant: Subway
Nice Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse
Place to Shop: Walmart
Hobbies: Reading, Movies & Reality TV
Ways to Pamper Herself: Go to a movie, Manicures & Pedicures

Color: Blue

Candy: M&M's
Dessert: Ice Cream
Drink: Diet Coke
Snack: Chocolate
T.V. Show: Castle
Movie: Oceans 11 & The Proposal
Special Skills/Talents: Working w/kids
Sports/Team: Her sons teams
Books: Robert Munsch & Mary Higgins Clark

In her free time & on weekends she likes to spend time going to her kids football & soccer ganes, grocery shopping, sleep and cleaning her house.

Things she would like for her classroom:
More Books - You can never have enough.

Lynette Lamb

November 3
Teaches 6th Grade
She grew up in Kanab, Utah
She went to SUU
This is her 18th year teaching.
She wanted to become a teacher & loves teaching because it gives her a chance to help kids realize how amazing they are.

Some of her Favorites:
Casual Restaurant: Cafe Rio - Texas Roadhouse
Nice Restaurant: PF Chang
Place to Shop: Park City Outlets
Hobbies: Gardening, Reading & Cooking
Ways to Pamper Herself: Read a Good Book, Go to the movies & dinner

Color: Blue

Candy: Baby Ruth
Dessert: Cupcakes
Drink: Coke
Snack: Chips & Salsa
T.V. Show: Project Runway, NCIS & HGTV
Movie: The King's Speech & Blindside
Special Skills/Talents: Gardening, Cooking & Crafts
Sports/Team: Football, Baseball -Seattle for both
Books: Harry Potter
In her free time & on weekends she likes to spend time with her family, travel & play.

Shelley Schroeder

November 2
Assistant Principal
She grew up in Washington, Utah, Virginia & North Carolina
She went to BYU & Western Oregon University
She has been teaching for 14 years.
She wanted to become a teacher because it was where she belonged. It's like home to her.

Some of her Favorites:
Casual Restaurant: Zupa's
Nice Restaurant: Tucanos
Place to Shop: Tai-Pan
Hobbies: Walking, Riding Motorcycle w/her husband, and being with her grandkids.
Ways to Pamper Herself: Taking a Walk

Color: Red

Candy: Hershey with Almond
Dessert: Cheesecake
Drink: Fresca
T.V. Show: Home Remodeling shows
Special Skills/Talents: Love People - Used to sew, can, & embroider
Sports/Team: Football

In her free time & on weekends she likes to enjoy time with her family and work on her yard.

Shannon Hobbs

February 22
Resource Teacher
She grew up in Houston, Texas
She went to BYU & University of St. Thomas
This is her 8th year teaching.
She wanted to become a teacher & loves teaching because she loves seeing that lightbulb go off, especially with reading.

Some of her Favorites:
Casual Restaurant: Subway
Nice Restaurant: Olive Garden & Chilis
Place to Shop: Dollar Tree
Hobbies: Word Puzzles & Crosswords
Ways to Pamper Herself: Bath, Chick Flicks & Pedicures

Color: Yellow

Candy: Reeses PB Cups
Dessert: Ice Cream
Drink: Squirt
Snack: Cookies
T.V. Show: Eureka, Buffy, MasterChef & Project Runway
Movie: While You Were Sleeping
Special Skills/Talents: Music, Phonics & Cross-Stitch
Sports/Team: Basball- Astros
Books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Alas Babylon - A Porcupine Names Fluffy

In her free time & on weekends she likes to spend time with her family, sleep, play games & watch movies.

Things she would like for her classroom:
Ziploc Bags & Prizes (like small McD toys)

Tara Carpenter

February 13th
Teaches 4th grade.
She grew up in Norco, California
She went to BYU.
This is her 8th year teaching.
She wanted to become a teacher because both her parents were teachers so she wanted to always be a teacher. She loves when a student finally understands what they are learning. She also loves being a part of each child's life.

Some of her Favorites:
Casual Restaurant: Cafe Rio
Nice Restaurant: Los Hermanos - Olive Garden
Place to Shop: Target - Kohls
Hobbies: Dance, Baking & Scrapbooking
Ways to Pamper Herself: Pedicures