First English Lutheran Preschool

Favorite Food: Strawberries

Favorite Activity: Gardening

Favorite Color: Orange

Favorite Season and Why: Summer, I like the warm weather

Song that makes you smile: Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Regular TV Show: Dancing with the Stars

Best Movie: Mary Poppins

Favorite Restaurant: Ruth’s Chris

What did you want to be when you grew up: Veterinarian

What do you want to do this school year: Have fun!

Favorite Childhood Toy: Dollhouse

Where would you like to travel: Scotland

What do you like most about Preschoolers: What I learn from them

What do you enjoy most about teaching: There’s never a dull moment!

Favorite Food: Chicken

Favorite Activity: Exercising or reading a book on my front rocking porch

Favorite Color: Charteuse

Favorite Season: Fall — love the start of school, the colors of trees and crispness of the temperature along with Halloween

Song that makes you smile: Cupid Shuffle (like to dance a bit)

Regular TV Show: Amazing Race

Best Movie: Holiday

Favorite Restaurant: Panera Bread or Chipotle

Season you enjoy most and why: Summer, I love being active, swimming outside and biking

What did you want to be when you grew up: A teacher from 3rd grade on

What do you want to do this school year: continue our high standards of VCP, Paths to Quality & NAEYC and laugh with the children everyday

Favorite Childhood Toy: Sunshine Family Dolls – made their furniture and cloths

Where would you like to travel: Maine or New York

What do you like most about Preschoolers: Their own kind of logic — the things they find funny and excitement for the little things

What do you enjoy most about teaching: Helping a child become independent and to think for themselves.

Favorite Food: Pad Thai & Movie Popcorn

Favorite Activity: Hanging out with my grandkids

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Season and Why: Summer, I get to spend time with my family, going to the beach, pool, movies, cookouts, and traveling with my hubby

Song that makes you smile: This is the Stuff by Fancesca Battistelli

Best Movie: Little Women

Favorite Restaurant: Papa Vino’s

What did you want to be when you grew up: A teacher

What do you want to do this school year: Graduate from HighScope Class

Where would you like to travel: Hawaii, back to OBX

What do you like most about Preschoolers: How silly they can be and definitely what they say. 🙂

What do you enjoy most about teaching: Being part of their developmental growth throughout the year and having fun doing it.

Mrs. Jill Hoopingarner (Mrs. H) who began with us last year as a para-professional and now our ¾’s associate teacher. Mrs. H has a Master’s in Special Education.

Favorite Food: Anything Italian

Favorite Activity: Being with my family, dinners & games

Favorite Color: Bright Pink

Favorite Season and Why: Summer, I love to be warm, the feel of the sun, outside with family

Song that makes you smile: Octopus and Silly Dance Contest

Regular TV Show: Dont watch TV

Favorite Movie: Ocean’s Movies (11)

Favorite Restaurant: Carraba’s

What did you want to be when you grew up: An interpreter (Japanese)

What do you want to do this school year: Make learning fun for every child in my room, everyday

Favorite Childhood Toy: Pooh Bear

Where would you like to travel: Anywhere tropical

What do you like most about Preschoolers: Their curiousity and wonder

What do you enjoy most about teaching: watching children grow and develop and reach milestones, and celebrate successes of learning accomplishments

Favorite Food: Cheese Pizza

Favorite Activity: Reading

Favorite Season: Fall

Favorite Color: Yellow

Song that Makes You Smile: Happy (Pharrell Williams)

Regular TV Show: Modern Family

Best Movie: Top Gun

Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster

Season You Enjoy Most: Fall, I love the beautiful colors, cooler weather and that school starts!

What did you want to be when you grew up: College Professor

What do you want to do this school year: Have fun with the children

Favorite Childhood Toy: Spirograph

Where would you like to travel: France

What do you like most about preschoolers: They are so funny!

What do you enjoy most about teaching: Everyday is different — never boring!

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Activity: Reading

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Season and Why: Fall — Colors, leaves, pumpkin pie, cooler weather

Song that makes you smile: The Name Game by Shirley Ellis

Regular TV Show: Bones

Best Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird

Favorite Restaurant: Cheddars

What did you want to be when you grew up: A secretary!

Favorite Childhood Toy: Paper Dolls

Where would you like to travel: Hawaii

What do you like most about Preschoolers: Their honesty