K5 Teacher Favorites
Lacy Brantley
Birthday: January 4
Colors: Purple and Yellow
Scent: Anything Vanilla or baking scent
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Soda
Salty Snack: Chips
Sweet Treat: Anything
Restaurants: Longhorn Steakhouse, Pappas Restaurants, Gringos/Jimmy Changas, Cheesecake Factory
Places to Shop: Target, Old Navy, Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: Reading, Shopping and Going to the Movie Theatre
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Gift Cards, Flowers, Candles and Sonic Drinks
Things I already have too many of: Household/Kitchen essentials and chocolate
Other: I can't think of anything right now but if you need to know anything please just ask!! :)
Jenny Chaney
Birthday: December 13
Colors: Neutrals
Scent: No scents, sensitive to fragrances
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Coffee & HTeaO
Salty Snack: Chomps, Trail Mix - Gluten Free
Sweet Treat: Chocolate & Caramel
Restaurants: Cava
Places to Shop: Amazon, Hobby Lobby, Target, Mardel, Walmart
Hobbies & Fun: History, Bible Studies, Gardening, Time with Family, Decorating
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Hand written notes, gift cards, plants, festive coffee mugs
Things I already have too many of: Sticky Notes, Expo Markers, Hand Sanitizer
Other: So very thankful for the thoughtfulness of our BAHA families! I always love hearing what your kiddos have enjoyed most about History Class - truly a gift to my heart!
Jennifer Collins
Birthday: April 2
Colors: Purple
Scent: Candle scents - Woodsy outdoorsy
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Caramel Macchiato, Dr Pepper, or Unsweet Tea
Salty Snack: Pretzels, popcorn
Sweet Treat: Cookies
Restaurants: Gringos, Chic-fil-A
Places to Shop: Old Navy, Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: Travel, Pilates, Yoga
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Gift Cards
Things I already have too many of: Socks haha
Other: I love to shop so gift cards are a FUN gift for me! Thank you for thinking of me :)
Mallory Flippin
Birthday: August 28
Colors: Neutrals, maroon, dark green
Scent: No candles please 🤍
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Coffee: Honey cinnamon latte (iced or hot); Soda: Orange or Vanilla Cola Zevia
Salty Snack: Lesser Evil/Boom Chicka Pop Popcorn, trail mix/nut mix
Sweet Treat: Siete cookies, dark chocolate, kettle corn / sweet popcorn
Restaurants: Cava, Salata, Velvet Taco
Places to Shop: Amazon, Target, Madewell, World Market
Hobbies & Fun: Reading, Walking, Playing Volleyball
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Gift cards
Things I already have too many of: Candles, any kind of bath goodies, mugs
Other: I love Texas A&M :)
Ginny Goebel
Birthday: April 26
Colors: Navy blue
Scent: Clean cotton/fresh linen
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Coffee w/cream and honey
Salty Snack: Chomps or jerky
Sweet Treat: Freeze dried strawberries
Restaurants: Texas Roadhouse
Places to Shop: Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: Hunting and anything outdoors
Favorite Gifts to Receive: They’re all special
Things I already have too many of: Scented body lotion
Joy Green
Birthday: August 2
Colors: Purple
Scent: Florals or coconut
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Dr. Pepper
Salty Snack: Chips
Sweet Treat: Candy
Restaurants: Mexican food, Samurai, Delta Blues
Places to Shop: Target, Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: Reading, musical theatre
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Books, expo markers, pencils
Glenna Harding
Birthday: June 25
Colors: Green
Scent: Eucalyptus
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Coke Zero
Salty Snack: White Cheddar Popcorn
Sweet Treat: Brownies with nuts
Restaurants: Gringos
Places to Shop: Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: All art related! And plants.
Favorite Gifts to Receive: I love Amazon gift cards.
Things I already have too many of: Hand Sanitizer
Other: I like HTeaO also.
Amy Johnson
Birthday: October 25
Colors: Green
Scent: Citrus
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Coffee and Olipop
Salty Snack: Chips and salsa
Sweet Treat: Ice Cream
Restaurants: Esteban’s, Chick-fil-A, Whataburger
Places to Shop: Marshall’s, Target, Hobby Lobby
Hobbies & Fun: Traveling, decorating, reading
Things I already have too many of: Notepads, sticky notes, journals,
Kanah Jones
Birthday: October 29
Colors: Lilac or cobalt blue
Scent: Sandlewood, amber, citrus, warm spices
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Iced honey latte :) or ollipop/poppi
Salty Snack: Olives 😂
Sweet Treat: Dark chocolate peanut butter cups
Restaurants: Local Foods, Flower Child, CAVA, or Hopdoddy
Places to Shop: Half Price Books, Trader Joe’s, Anthropologie, Target, World Market
Hobbies & Fun: books (love audible books), muji pens, cozy socks, Harney and Sons Teas, cute fridge magnets, poopy and pout lip balm, epsom salts :)
Favorite Gifts to Receive: I love little homemade items - homemade syrups, or candles, and hand knitted items!
Things I already have too many of: Mugs 😂
Karen Kronjaeger
Birthday: August 8
Colors: Blue or green
Scent: Woody, NOT floral
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Pearland Coffee Roasters
Salty Snack: GF pretzels or chips and queso
Sweet Treat: None
Restaurants: Via 313, Pearland coffee roasters
Places to Shop: Hobby Lobby
Hobbies & Fun: Camping, hiking, reading, going to the beach
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Hand written notes, UNIQUE coffee mugs, books
Things I already have too many of: Chocolates, cookie, candy
Other: I LOVE family and spending time with my own, my passion is learning GF sourdough tips and tricks, reading historical fiction, spending time outside or at the beach. I hate mosquitoes though! And I love love love learning, books are easily my love language. Thank you for taking time to learn about me and everything that makes us teachers unique.
Tricia Moore
Birthday: June 13
Colors: Magenta, turquoise, light pink, red, lavender
Scent: Lavender
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Dr Pepper Zero!
Salty Snack: Pistachios
Sweet Treat: White chocolate, milk chocolate, Dubai chocolate
Restaurants: Jimmy Changas, Gringos
Places to Shop: Hobby Lobby, Michael’s
Hobbies & Fun: Crafting, reading, swimming
Carol Napier
Birthday: June 1
Colors: Orange
Scent: Fruity
Coffee Drinks or Soda: HTeaO, Black Rock, Starbucks
Salty Snack: Dill Pickle Chips
Sweet Treat: Dark Chocolate
Restaurants: Bakehouse, Chick-fil-A, Cheesecake Factory
Places to Shop: Target, Hobby Lobby, Michael's
Hobbies & Fun: Braided friendship bracelets, crochet, reading books
Favorite Gifts to Receive: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3SS6O3HZ0DNGV?ref_=wl_share
Other: I love Winnie the Pooh & University of Tennessee football
Ana Orizondo
Birthday: November 19
Colors: Earth tones
Scent: Flowers/fresh
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Coffee
Salty Snack: Nuts, popcorn
Sweet Treat: Everything
Restaurants: Gloria’s, Hugo’s, Lunas
Places to Shop: I usually shop in Houston
Hobbies & Fun: Exercise, read, podcasts
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Gift Cards
Things I already have too many of: Candles and lotions
Becky Pratt
Birthday: March 20
Colors: Purple
Scent: Lavender
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Peppermint mocha
Salty Snack: Popcorn but not microwave
Sweet Treat: Dark chocolate
Restaurants: Chic-fil-a
Places to Shop: Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: The great outdoors - nature walks
Favorite Gifts to Receive: I appreciate all the sweet things students and parents do for me
Things I already have too many of: Starbucks cards - I do give the to my granddaughter though
Tanner Pratt
Colors: Green, blue, neutrals, yellow... Lover of colors! Except red and purple hahaha
Scent: Aquatic/salty scents, jasmine, musky scents
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Poppis and Zevias! Not a coffee fan
Salty Snack: Popcorn! Kettle chips!
Sweet Treat: All baked goods, dark chocolate, and ice cream
Restaurants: Chic-fil-A, CAVA, Mod pizza.. Really anywhere
Places to Shop: Target, Homegoods, Old Navy, Aerie, etc.
Hobbies & Fun: Sewing, gardening, baking, journaling, reading
Things I already have too many of: self-care products, mugs
Other: I absolutely love my 4th and 5th graders. The greatest gift is being able to teach them every week!
Erin Smith
Birthday: August 31
Colors: White
Scent: Tobacco & patchouli
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Lattes, sweet tea and Dr. Pepper
Salty Snack: Yes haha
Sweet Treat: Ice cream, snickers, etc (nothing with coconut)
Restaurants: Lupe’s/TexMex, Whiskey Cake, etc.
Places to Shop: Marshals, Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: Baking
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Anything :)
Things I already have too many of: Lotions, coffee mugs
Katherine Smith "Ms. Kat"
Birthday: February 25
Colors: Rusty reds & oranges, purple, olive green
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Iced decaf americano or Diet Coke
Salty Snack: Pickles
Sweet Treat: Lily's dark chocolate
Restaurants: Any! (Top 3 faves Velvet Taco, In-n-Out & Gringos)
Places to Shop: Sprouts, Amazon, Target, World Market
Hobbies & Fun: Planner/journaling (love mild liners & g2 .07mm)
Favorite Gifts to Receive: gift cards, handmade, anything thoughtful
Things I already have too many of: Coffee mugs, pencils, notepads
Other: I don’t do fragranced candles or scented lotions or soaps.
Lina Von Kanel
Colors: Gray
Scent: Candles- black fig and clean scents, Perfume- Good Chemistry Queen Bee (Target)
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Matcha and chai latte/cherry Dr. Pepper
Salty Snack: Jalepeno/spicy jerky or beef sticks, cheese
Sweet Treat: baked goods, candy: sour gummies, nerds clusters, dark chocolate Pb cups
Restaurants: Whataburger, Chic-fil-A, coffee shops
Places to Shop: Target and Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: Costuming, thrifting, movies
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Any
Things I already have too many of: Mugs
Other: I’m thankful for my BAHA community. 💗
Christy Williams
Birthday: December 20
Colors: Blue
Scent: Lavender
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Cold brew with vanilla and milk; Cherry Coke
Salty Snack: Dot's Pretzels, nut mixes, chips & salsa
Sweet Treat: Cookies, brownies, anything!
Restaurants: Red River, Chuy's, CFA
Places to Shop: Target, Hobby Lobby
Hobbies & Fun: Reading, going to the movies (Cinemark)
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Gift cards, bath stuff, candles, plants, blankets/throws, anything handmade
Things I already have too many of: Mugs
Mandy Zatopek “Mrs. Z”
Birthday: September 27
Colors: Tiffany Blue
Scent: Pumpkin/Christmas/Peppermint - not floral
Coffee Drinks or Soda: Hot Chocolate, rootbeer
Salty Snack: Nuts
Sweet Treat: Ice cream, dark chocolate, mint chocolate
Restaurants: Italian, Mexican, burgers
Places to Shop: Hobby Lobby, Mardels, Target, Amazon
Hobbies & Fun: Reading & crafting
Favorite Gifts to Receive: Anything! Handmade notes, baked good, gift cards, sweet surprises, anything!
Things I already have too many of: Nothing 🩵