Introducing Mrs. Heidi Birth
🍎 I teach: 3rd/4th grade
☕ My go-to drink: flavored water
📚 Favorite children's book: Bunnicula
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: A Little Respect
🍕 My favorite food: mushroom burger
🎯 One fun fact about me: I am American, but I was born in Germany. My husband is German, but he was born the United States.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: read with my students
Meet Mrs. Jen Gaerte
🍎 I teach: Office Manager
☕ My go-to drink: Dr Pepper
📚 Favorite children's book: Micheal Vey
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
🍕 My favorite food: Tacos
🎯 One fun fact about me: I am currently taking class to become a certified yoga instructor
🌟 This year I'm excited to: learn my new job and get to know more people in the community.
Introducing Mrs. Sydney Tittle
🍎 I teach: Speech Language Pathology
☕ My go-to drink: Diet Coke
📚 Favorite children's book: Don't let the pigeon drive the bus
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Up by Shania Twain
🍕 My favorite food: Chick-Fil-A
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love any kind of board or card game.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Start at a new school and work with wonderful students!
Teacher assignments are now available on myDSD. All kindergarten students will have Staff 1 or Staff 2 as their teacher until after Kindergarten screening appointments. Students in 3rd and 4th Grade non-immersion will have a homebase teacher of Mrs. Birth, Mrs. Roach or Staff 4. We have been lucky enough to be able to hire another teacher for those grades. We will not know the specific teacher until next week. Stay tuned!
🍎 I teach: 2nd Grade Dual immersion ELA
☕ My go-to drink: Water with Liquid Hydration or fruit in it
📚 Favorite children's book: Amelia Bedelia, The Secret Garden, Little Women
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Little Voice or Beautiful Girl By Sara Bareilles
🍕 My favorite food: Vegetarian Singapore Noodles
🎯 One fun fact about me: I started my educational journey to be a Broadway Singer.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Listen to my students share what they wonder and what they learn we explore what I have prepared to teach them.
🍎 I teach: _1st Grade Chinese immersion program
☕ My go-to drink: Water
📚 Favorite children's book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Can't Stop the Feeling!_ by Justin Timberlake
🍕 My favorite food: Beef noodle soup
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love traveling and trying new foods.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Create meaningful memories with my students.
🍎 I teach: Kindergarten
☕ My go-to drink: Kombucha
📚 Favorite children's book: Harold and the purple crayon
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson
🍕 My favorite food: Curry
🎯 One fun fact about me: I have an advanced scuba diving certification.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: have fun learning with new kindergarten friends.
Introducing Mrs. Eunice Tung
🍎 I teach: 3rd Grade Chinese Immersion
☕ My go-to drink: Boba
📚 Favorite children's book: Love you to the moon and back
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Love story
🍕 My favorite food: Hotpot
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love making scrapbook journaling and diying things.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Learn, laugh, and make lots of wonderful memories with my amazing class while exploring Chinese language and culture together!
Meet Melissa Eisert - 5th Grade
🍎 I teach: 5th Grade
☕ My go-to drink: Diet Coke
📚 Favorite children's book: Harry Potter
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Disco Snails
🍕 My favorite food: Thai Food
🎯 One fun fact about me: I have two pet tortoises
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Meet my new students and support them as we "Make it Matter" this year.
Introducing Mr. Jingming Liang
🍎 I teach: 4th Grade Chinese Immersion Class
☕ My go-to drink: Baya Bar
📚 Favorite children's book: Wizard of Oz
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Firework
🍕 My favorite food: Steak/Italian food/the food my parents cook
🎯 One fun fact about me: Sometimes I accidentally said something like slangs or idioms that don't mean what I meant to say.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Complete my Master's degree!
Here is the first newsletter of the year! All kindergarten parents should have gotten an email with instructions on how to register for their screening appointment. It is also in the newsletter. https://app.smore.com/n/ht71j
Getting to know Mrs. Lisa Nielsen:
🍎 I teach: Kindergarten
☕ My go-to drink: Water, but wish it was Pepsi
📚 Favorite children's book: The Crayon Box that Talked
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Island in the Sun by Weezer
🍕 My favorite food: Dessert
🎯 One fun fact about me: I have taught English in China and Ukraine
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Meet my new class and teach them how to read!
Introducing Mrs. Milla Chen
🍎 I teach: 5th Grade Chinese Immersion
☕ My go-to drink: Iced latte
📚 Favorite children's book: The Magical Yet
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: "Sofía" – Álvaro Soler
🍲 My favorite food: Hot pot
🎯 One fun fact about me: I can speak three languages: Mandarin, English, and Spanish!
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Create a classroom where students feel safe to make mistakes, laugh often, and grow their confidence in Chinese every day!
Introducing Mrs. Natalie Roach
🍎 I teach: 3rd and 4th grade Science and Math
☕ My go-to drink: Coke zero or Diet Coke
📚 Favorite children's book: Little House on the Prairie series and Where the Red Fern Grows
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: The Boys of Summer and Mountain Music by Alabama
🍕 My favorite food: Italian food
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love to watch baseball, football and basketball. I tolerated soccer/football this summer. My favorite baseball team is the New York Yankees and I have traveled all over to watch them play.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: make lots of memories and make sure everyone knows they matter.
🍎 I teach: School counselor
☕ My go-to drink: Coconut Berry Red Bull
📚 Favorite children's book: Click Clack Moo
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: "something that I want" by Grace Potter
🍕 My favorite food: Empanadas
🎯 One fun fact about me: I love to be outside skiing and fishing
🌟 This year I'm excited to: I am excited to meet my new school community
🍎 I teach: Special Education/ Resource
☕ My go-to drink: Diet Pepsi
📚 Favorite children's book: So many! The Giving Tree
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Feeling Good -Michael Buble
🍕 My favorite food: Pasta
🎯 One fun fact about me: There have been at least 5 living generations in my family for the past 35+ years.
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Find new ways to help my students access and find success in their education.
🍎 I teach: 2nd Grade Chinese Immersion
☕ My go-to drink: Water
📚 Favorite children's book: The Smart Cookie
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Following the Sun
🍕 My favorite food: Tacos
🎯 One fun fact about me: Never broke a bone
🌟 This year I'm excited to: Spending more time with family and friends, trying new experiences, and reaching a few personal and professional goals.
🍎 I teach: Sixth Grade
☕ My go-to drink: Water
📚 Favorite children's book: Where The Wild Things Are
🎵 A song that always makes me smile: Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World
🍕 My favorite food: grilled salmon
🎯 One fun fact about me: I've worn a Super Bowl Ring
🌟 This year I'm excited to: excited to learn new things
