See below for the Faculty and Staff's favorite things. 

Name: Nick Antolini

Monogram: NEA

Role: Music Teacher

Birthday: February 21

Color: Blue

Flower: Bird of Paradise

Sports Teams: New York Mets, Houston Rockets

Food/Dietary Restrictions: None

Favorite Snacks: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Favorite Drink/coffee shop or Ice cream flavor/shop: Waterloo Ruby Red Tangerine

Restaurant: Matsu Sushi Bar

Scent: Guess

Hobbies: Running, Swimming, Making Music

Music: Bjork, Bowie, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Parquet Courts, Cate le Bon, A Tribe Called Quest, Madlib, JS Bach, Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jeff Rosenstock... I started an Around the World Listening Project this year where I focus on music from a different country each week, so I've also exploring lots of new artists.

Pets: We have an Arabian Mau named Lulu, who walked into my wife's classroom in Kuwait back in 2012.

I would love a Gift Card to: Amazon

Classroom supply wishes: Mallets, neglected instruments

How parents can help: Support music at home by listening to music together or attending concerts as a family. Help connect us to the wider world of music by sharing opportunities, performers, or traditions. If you or someone you know is a musician, dancer, or performer, consider visiting our classroom or sharing a performance with the school. If your family has musical traditions or songs from your culture, I would love to include them in our learning. Also, if you know about free local concerts, community events, or student performance opportunities, please share them with me.

Name: Robert Benson

Amazon Wishlist: N/A

Monogram: RLB

Role: PE Teacher

Birthday: July 26

Color: Purple

Flower: Gardenias

Sports Teams: University of Houston/ Phoenix Suns

Food/Dietary Restrictions: N/A

Favorite Snacks: Hot Tamales, Snickerdoodles, Banana Pudding, Homemade Rice Crispie Treats

Favorite Drink/coffee shop or Ice cream flavor/shop: Celsius

Restaurant: Pluckers

Scent: Cinnamon

Hobbies: Working out

Music: Early 2000's Pop Punk and R&B

Pets: No

Cinema: Star Cinema

I would love a Gift Card to: Amazon

Classroom supply wishes: N/A

How parents can help: Volunteer for events and clubs we (enrichment) are in charge of. Running, choir, drama club. Go Texan Day, Field Day, Book Fair and others!

Name: Eileen Miles

Monogram: EMM

Role: Drama Teacher

Birthday: March 15

Color: Purple

Flower: Gerber Daisy

Sports Teams: Astros

Favorite Snacks: Chocoloate chip cookies, reese's, pretzels

Salty Snack: Pretzels

Candy: Skittles

Homemade Goodies: Cookies

Cookie: Chocoloate chip

Dessert: cake

Favorite Drink/coffee shop or Ice cream flavor/shop: Oatmilk Espressos. Starbucks or Dunkin. Sorbet.

Coffee Shop: Starbucks

Ice Cream Shop/Flavor: Non dairy- Lick Ice Cream

Restaurant: Pappasito's, McDonalds, Whataburger

Sit Down Restaurant: Pappasitos

Scent: Apple, fruity

Hobbies: Quilting, Reading, Drawing

Music: All types

Pets: Yes- 1 Dog- Drifter. 2 Cats- Ollie and Midge

Cinema: AMC

I would love a Gift Card to: Amazon, Target

Classroom supply wishes: Playdoh, Anything on my Amazon Wishlist.

How parents can help: Support when needed. Especially 2nd grade parents when it is time for their production.

Name: Barbie Miller

Monogram: Barbie Miller BGM

Role: Librarian

Birthday: 11/22

Color: Purple

Flower: Tulip or Daisy

Food/Dietary Restrictions: No cilantro, milk, or coconut or heavy spices

Favorite Snacks: Chocolate; Cookies; Brownies; Lemon Flavor, etc

Salty Snack: Chips/ crackers/ popcorn

Candy: Skittles/ chocolate/ mints

Homemade Goodies: Any

Cookie: Chocolate chip

Dessert: Any/ fav flavors are lemon and chocolate

Favorite Drink/coffee shop or Ice cream flavor/shop: Sweet tea; hot tea

Restaurant: TX Roadhouse; Olive Garden

Sit Down Restaurant: TX Roadhouse/ Ninfas

Scent: Fruits; Thousand Wishes (Bath & Body)

Hobbies: Reading; Crosswords

Music: Country; Christian; Rock; Easy listening

Pets: 4 cats--3 young tabbies and 1 older Calico

I have a Collection of: Penguins/ Gingerbread people/ Snowmen

I would love a Gift Card to: Amazon, Target

Classroom supply wishes: Gallon/2 gallon Ziplock bags; Kleenex, Colored paper

How parents can help: Volunteer for book fair, book clubs, and library tasks.

Name: Annisten Trenkamp

Monogram: A.T.

Role: Art Teacher

Birthday: July 23rd

Color: yellow

Flower: daisies and lilacs

Sports Teams: NFL - Minnesota Vikings

Favorite Snacks: Goldfish, Cheez-Its, Brownies, chips

Favorite Drink/coffee shop or Ice cream flavor/shop: Redbull and Sprite

Restaurant: Red Robin

Scent: Lavender Lemonade

Hobbies: Waterski, Rock climbing, Crocheting, Reading

Music: Noah Kahan, Evan Honer, Wyatt Flores

Pets: One dog! His name is Makaroni. He’s a couple years old and the cutest little baby. He’s scared of almost everyone and everything, but that just means more cuddles for me. He’s often found hunting for lizards in our yard. He’s the silliest little pup.

I would love a Gift Card to: Target , Any craft stores

Classroom supply wishes: Books!!! I love teaching art inspired by books. The kids learn so well this way.

Name: Leslie Weir

Monogram: Leslie Weir LLW

Role: Enrichment Teacher/ Technology

Birthday: November 25th

Color: Blue

Flower: orchids and tulips

Sports Teams: University of Houston

Food/Dietary Restrictions: N/A

Favorite Snacks: Boomchickapop Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn/cookies and cream/white chocolate macadamia nut

Salty Snack: Boom Chicka Pop

Candy: Hershey's Cookies 'N' Cream

Homemade Goodies: browines

Cookie: White chocolate macadamia nut

Dessert: Cheese cake or pecan pie

Favorite Drink/coffee shop or Ice cream flavor/shop: Dragon Fruit Vitamin Water/Starbucks/cookies n'cream

Coffee Shop: Starbucks

Ice Cream Shop/Flavor: Cookies and cream

Restaurant: Sweet Paris & Dish Society

Sit Down Restaurant: Rattan

Scent: lavender and cocoa butter

Hobbies: dancing, gaming, and doing puzzles

Pets: 2 cats , Pandora and Panini

Cinema: Star Cinema

I have a Collection of: Snow globes

I would love a Gift Card to: Amazon or Target <3

Classroom supply wishes: Hand Sanitizer

How parents can help: N/A