First Grade

Jessica Easley
First Grade

My favorite:
  • Color: Sage Green
  • Treat or Snack Food: Organic Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • Drink: La Croix (plain)
  • Flower/Plant: I love all flowers and plants. Indoors, outdoors....
  • I like to shop at: The Niwot Market, Sprouts, and Petsmart
  • I enjoy eating out at: Oskar Blues, The Roost, The Pumphouse, and the Niwot Tavern
  • My favorite coffee shop is: The Brewing Market
  • My hobbies/interests include: Trail running, cycling, gardening, reading, seeing live music, and TONS and TONS of dog time. ​
  • I collect: funky yard art
  • A special charity/cause that I support is: The Mwebaza Foundation, The Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center, and the Appalachian Trail Conference
  • Gifts of time that I would appreciate are: I would love for someone to help me organize my classroom library once in a while :)
  • Something I have too much of or am allergic to: I am allergic to staff meetings and scented candles/lotions  :)

Melissa Calkins
First Grade

My favorite:
  • Color: Blue
  • Treat/Snack: Lara Bars, Terra Chips
  • Drink: Coffee
  • Flower/Plant: I like indoor houseplants and flowers. I also like to plant annuals on the outside of my house every year, but I don’t think that this is the season for it! :-)
  • I like to shop at: Target, King Soopers, DSW Shoes, Ross
  • I enjoy eating out at: Proto’s Pizza, Brasserie Ten Ten, The Kitchen, Indian food (Flavor of India in Longmont), Gurka’s (Gunbarrel)
  • My favorite coffee shop is: Ziggi’s, the coffee shop in Niwot
  • My hobbies/interests outside of school include: outdoors sports - cycling, running, hiking, reading, doing fun things with our kids, speaking foreign languages
  • I am a fan of the Chicago Bears!
  • Gifts of time that I would like to receive include: Having our classroom thoroughly cleaned and dusted would be nice! I would also appreciate someone to cover the class for a bit while I do some housekeeping/organizing of materials.
  • Things that would make our classroom better are: More books! Seasonal decorations

Dale Peterson
First Grade

My favorite:
  • Color: yellow
  • Treat/Snack: Mixed nuts, dairy-free chocolate
  • Drink: Americano with steamed coconut milk
  • Flower/Plant: lily (named my daughter after the flower)
  • I like to shop at: Eddie Bauer, Natural Grocers, Amazon
  • Restaurants: Mojo Taqueria (Lyons), Aloy Thai (Bldr)
  • My favorite coffee shop is: Que's (Airport Road in Longmont)
  • My hobbies/interests include: Playing piano, travel, going to Coors Field to watch the Rockies, attending live music & theatre
  • Charities I support: The Mwebaza Foundation
  • Gifts of time I would enjoy: Dusting the classroom, leveling books
  • Things that prefer not receive/ am allergic to: I am allergic to dairy, eggs, and garlic, and currently avoiding glutens and sugar. I am basically on a paleo diet for health reasons. This eliminates most dessert items.

Kelly Bernhardt
First Grade

My favorite:
  • Color: Turquoise
  • Treat/Snack: Starbucks, dark chocolate, or dark chocolate covered stuff ;)
  • Drink: Hot Chocolate, Blackberry or Peach Izze
  • Flower/Plant: Daisies, Roses, Hydrangea
  • I like to shop at: Target, Amazon, Etsy, REI, Flatirons, Downtown Boulder, Adorn/Adornables
  • Restaurants I enjoy include: Pinocchio's, Old Chicago Pizza, 3 Margaritas
  • My favorite coffee shops: Starbucks, Ziggis
  • My hobbies/interests include : yoga, running, cycling, camping, kid-friendly outings
  • Things I collect? Not really…maybe recipes?
  • I am a fan of Colorado teams in general, but not a super fan of anyone...
  • I support Huntington's Disease Society of America