Tag: 25-26

 

Name: Jill Bramble

Birthday: Jan. 15th

Grade teaching for the 2025/2026 school year: 2nd Grade 

My family:~

Military:~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: none

Books/Authors: ~

Candy: ~

Coffee order: Hot chocolate

Color: Pink

Collect anything: I have a habit of going to Ulta.

Dessert: Chocolate chip cookie

Disney Character: None

Drink: Milo’s sweet tea

Flower: Daisy

Hobbies: Shopping

Holiday: Christmas or fall time decorations

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Any

Magazine: ~

Movies: ~

Music: country

Pets: ~

Restaurant: Longhorn, Texas Roadhouse, Chick fil A

Season: Fall

Snack: fruit/plain chips/almonds/ strawberry cheesecake yogurt

Sonic Order: Sweet tea

Sports Teams: UT

Store for yourself: Marshall’s

Television show: none

Vacation spot: any place warm and sunny…

What do you do to relax: Shop at Marshall’s or eat out

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Out west to explore Yellowstone or Glacier National Park.

Our classroom could always use more?: ~

 

Name: Laci Roberts

Birthday: January 24

Grade Teaching/Department: Kindergarten

My Family: My cat, Opie, and my dog, Junie!

Military:

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: None

Books/Authors: Any kind of thriller or contemporary fiction

Candy: Milk Duds

Coffee order: Skinny vanilla latte

Collect anything: Plants

Color: Green and Pink

Dessert: My mom’s strawberry cake

Disney Character:

Drink: Water or unsweet tea

Flower: Hydrangeas

Hobbies: Reading and traveling

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Leather or clean scents

Magazine: BHG

Movies: Anything funny!

Music: Country or Christian

Pets: My cat Opie and my dog Junie B!

Restaurant: Anything Mexican

Season: Fall

Snack: Pretzels

Sonic Drink: Sprite Zero with Peach

Sports Team: Texas Aggies, Dallas Cowboys, and Texas Rangers

Store for yourself: Target

Television Show:

Vacation Spot: Anything in the mountains

What do you do to relax: Read and workout

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Wherever my favorite people are! 🙂

Our classroom could always use more?: Books!

 

Name: Debra Swaim

Birthday: September 29th

Grade Teaching/Department: 3rd Grade

My Family: I have two amazing sons.

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: No

Books/Authors: I read books mostly about math.

Candy: Chocolate!

Coffee order: Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino

Collect anything: Nothing. Definitely not ducks! Lol.

Color: Purple

Dessert: Anything with chocolate.

Disney Character: Pocahontas

Drink: Dr. Pepper

Flower: I love them all.

Hobbies: Hiking

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Mahogany Teakwood

Magazine: I do not read a lot of magazines.

Movies: Comedy

Music: I listen to just about everything.

Pets: Cat

Restaurant: I love them all.

Season: Winter

Snack: Healthy Snacks

Sonic Drink: Cherry Limeade

Sports Team: Auburn

Store for yourself: Amazon

Television Show: Comedy shows

Vacation Spot: I love to travel. I love visiting new places.

What do you do to relax: Workout

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Ireland

Our classroom could always use more?: Sticky notes and board games (indoor recess)

Name: Karolyn Marino

Birthday: July 6th

Grade Teaching/ Department for the 25/26 school year: 5th – Social Studies/Science

My family: Paul – Family of 5 

Military:~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: Allergic to gluten, dairy, and peanuts. I don’t care for seafood, mayo, or onions.

Books/Authors: Francine Rivers/Kate DeCamillo

Candy: Dark Chocolate

Coffee order: chai – extra pumps of chai, oat or soy milk. Coffee-flavored and with oat or soy milk

Color: Earth tones or blue

Collect anything: Willow Tree /

Dessert: Anything Gluten and Dairy Free

Disney Character: Winnie the Pooh

Drink: Sweet Tea and Lemonade, light ice

Flower: Yes. 🙂 Any

Hobbies: Camping, Hiking, Traveling

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Rose, subtle, beach

Magazine: Southern Living

Movies:

Music: Jazz, 70s and 80s, Christian Contemporary

Pets: Dogs

Restaurant: Longhorn, Chic-fil-a, Culvers

Season: Spring

Snack: GF/DF cookies/crackers , Fruits

Sonic Drink: Ocean Water – light ice or Strawberry lime or lemonade

Sports Team: MN Vikings or MN Wild

Store for yourself: Belk or Macy’s

Television show: Detective or History dramas

Vacation spot: Anywhere!

What do you do to relax: Home, walk, dinner out, read.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Exploring Europe

Our classroom could always use more?: snacks for those who forgot a snack.

Name: Crystal James

Birthday: May 28th

Grade Teaching/Department: 3rd grade ELA/Social Studies

My Family: Married to my husband and we have two boys. 

Military: Dad is retired Navy

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: Lactose intolerant

Books/Authors: I love to read everything!

Candy: Skittles and Reese’s PB cups

Coffee order: Soy Vanilla Latte

Collect anything: Fun pens; Starbucks mugs from places I visit or my family visits!

Color: Purple

Dessert: Anything lemon!

Disney Character: Mickey and Minnie Mouse

Drink: Poppi Sodas; Water

Flower: Any kind of wildflower

Hobbies: Hiking; Running/Walking; Golf; Reading; Baking; Creating funny pics of my dog in Chat GPT

Holiday: Halloween and Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Vanilla; Teakwood Candles; Nothing very flowery

Magazine: Baking; Hiking

Movies: I like most movies- just not gory ones.

Music: All kinds!

Pets: Bonnie Mae James- Our 5 year old German Shepard

Restaurant: Anywhere as long as it’s with my family.

Season: Fall

Snack: Dots Pretzels; Popcorn

Sonic Drink: Route 44 Ice Water

Sports Team: Nashville Soccer Club; Titans; Vols; Boston Red Sox

Store for yourself: Marshalls; Home Goods; Hobby Lobby

Television Show: Bridgerton

Vacation Spot: Beach and Mountains

What do you do to relax: Hike or go for a walk or bike ride

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Explore Europe with my family

Our classroom could always use more?: Saving up for a new Bluetooth speaker to play music! Otherwise, we have everything we need. 🙂

 

Name: Jenna Dickall

Birthday: October 26th

Grade Teaching/ Department for the 25/26 school year: 2nd grade Math/Science/SS

My family: Married to my husband, and we have two sons. We have two dogs, and an axolotl

Military: N/A

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: No

Books/Authors: Any books in mystery or fantasy genre!

Candy: Peanut M&Ms

Coffee order: Vanilla Sweet cream Cold brew

Color: Teal

Collect anything: No

Dessert: Red Velvet Cake or Brownies

Disney Character: Don’t have a favorite

Drink: Iced coffee

Flower: Lilies

Hobbies: Reading, hiking, running

Holiday: Christmas

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: Vanilla

Magazine: None

Movies: I like everything!

Music: A little bit of everything

Pets: Two dogs and an axolotl

Restaurant: Chick-fil-A, Longhorn, Jonathan’s

Season: Fall

Snack: BBQ chips

Sonic Drink: Coke

Sports Team: Kansas City Chiefs

Store for yourself: Target

Television show: The Office, Friends

Vacation spot: Chattanooga

What do you do to relax: Read, Take baths

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Any of the national parks, a Europe tour

Our classroom could always use more?: Expo markers, construction paper, eraser caps

 

Name: Donna Lesner-Wood aka Mrs. Wood

Birthday: March 23rd 

Grade Teaching/Department: 2nd ELA

My Family: Family of 4 

Military: n/a

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: n/a

Books/Authors: Self- Improvement, Health & Wellness

Candy: chocolate & peanut butter or sour

Coffee order: n/a

Collect anything: mushrooms, seeds, plants

Color: green

Dessert: key lime or lemon anything

Disney Character: n/a

Drink: h2o

Flower: any wild flower

Hobbies: crafting, gardening, reading, swimming

Holiday: birthdays!

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: anything fresh or patchouli

Magazine: Gardening, Southern Living

Movies: documentaries

Music: country

Pets: Atlas (dog) & 2 PHens (chickens)

Restaurant: Mexican or Italian

Season: summer

Snack: trail mix, berries, nuts, coconut

Sonic Drink: Sonic Blast

Sports Team: Alabama or U of M

Store for yourself: Target, Marshalls, Amazon, TJ Maxx

Television Show: Reality TV

Vacation Spot: anywhere in the US- west, beaches, historic spots

What do you do to relax: swim, garden, craft, decorate

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: US- out West or a beach

Our classroom could always use more?: recess games/toys: magnets, card games, Legos

 

Name: Cylina Meredith

Birthday: March 10th

Grade Teaching/Department for the 25/26 school year: 3rd

My family: Corey and Sarah

Military: no

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: no

Books/Authors: anything in Spanish

Candy: Nerds

Coffee order: Cappuccino

Color: Blue

Collect anything: money

Dessert: Cake

Disney character: Merida

Drink: Water

Flower: Lily

Hobbies: exercise – practicing Spanish

Holiday: Halloween

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: eucalyptus mint

Magazine: nah

Movies: Rom coms

Music: any

Pets: no

Restaurant: el Moquete

Season: fall

Snack: fruit

Sonic Drink: half sweet/half unsweet tea

Sports Team: Cubs

Store for yourself: Target

Television show: nah

Vacation spot: Beach

What do you do to relax: exercise

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Argentina

Our classroom could always use more?: Dry erase markers

 

Name: Julia Marshall

Birthday: January 18th

Grade Teaching/Department for the 2025-2026 school year: 2nd Grade

My Family: I have been married for 32 years. My husband and I have two grown children who live in the Nashville area.

Military: N/A

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: garlic allergy

Books/Authors: historical fiction

Candy: dark chocolate

Coffee order: black

Collect anything: N/A

Color: blue and white

Dessert: pound cake

Disney Character: Sleeping Beauty

Drink: sweet tea

Flower: hydrangea

Hobbies: reading, walking, cooking

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: light floral fragrance, citrus fragrance

Magazine: Southern Living

Movies: old westerns

Music: big band jazz

Pets: N/A

Restaurant: Panera Bread, Chick-Fil-A

Season: autumn

Snack: cheese straws, nut mix

Sonic Drink: sweet tea

Sports Team: Ole Miss

Store for yourself: Chico’s, Homegoods

Television Show: old westerns

Vacation Spot: Charleston, South Carolina , Pensacola Beach

What do you do to relax: walking, reading

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: Great Britain

Our classroom could always use more?: crayons, glue sticks, sidewalk chalk, bubbles for recess

 

Name: Dawn Farner

Birthday: September 21st

Grade Teaching/Department: Fifth Grade Math/Science

My Family: I have two daughters. Lost my husband, Dennis, in 2020.

Military: ~

Do you have any dietary restrictions/allergies: I’m allergic to latex.

Books/Authors: I love Dr. Seuss books

Candy: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats, York Peppermint Patty

Coffee order: iced latte with oat milk

Collect anything: salt and pepper shakers

Color: I like bright colors light pink and yellow, and royal blue for UK

Dessert: German Chocolate cake, cheesecake with strawberries

Disney Character: Micky and Minnie Mouse

Drink: Diet Coke and lots of water with lemon

Flower: Roses, Carnations, Zinnias, Dahlias

Hobbies: working in my yard, reading

Holiday: The 4th of July is my favorite

Lotions/Fragrances/Candles: I like woodsy-musk scents, and kitchen scents like lemon

Magazine: People

Movies: Wizard of Oz, The Jurassic Park series, The Planet of the Apes series

Music: country music

Pets: Sugar, our Chihuahua

Restaurant: Tito’s, Jonathan’s, Texas Roadhouse, Cheesecake Factory

Season: Spring and Summer

Snack: I like pretzels and other sweet and salty snacks

Sonic Drink: Diet Coke with extra ice

Sports Team: University of Kentucky Basketball

Store for yourself: Target, Kohls, Amazon (Can we count that as a store?)

Television Show: Right now I’m watching the old comedy series, Reba

Vacation Spot: I love going on cruises to the Caribbean!

What do you do to relax: read

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?: South Africa, Greece, London

Our classroom could always use more?: cap erasers, tiny sticky notes