Aracic, Deborah, First Grade Teacher
Items for the classroom
 Handmade cards from students
 Letter of appreciation with examples of my teaching, addressed to
the principal and copy for personnel file.
 Electric stapler
 Electric pencil sharpener
 Small-sized garden tools, heavy duty (for example; 2 rakes, 2 shovels,
2 spades, 3 hoes)
 Cushions/pillows for reading nook, bright colors, kid styles
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
 Cody’s Books in Berkeley
 Any book store (for books and videos for the classroom)
 Target
 Rite Aid
 Office Depot (for basic supplies for the classroom)
 Michael’s Art Supply (for art supplies for the classroom)
 Restaurants: Chipotle (in Castro Valley), Garabaldi (in Oakland)
 Movie theaters
 Claremont Spa
Hobbies include quilting, swimming, card and book-making, and
gardening
Block, Linda, Fifth Grade Teacher
Items for the classroom
 A gift of time ie, assistance with clerical tasks
 A Chart stand
Personal
 Items made by students especially notes and letters
 Gift certificates: “SPA” like manicure, pedicure
 Shopping: Anthropologie, PEETS, Art Stuff (Blick, etc….)
 Scrip Gift Cards:
Bloomingdales
iTunes
PEETS
Amazon.com
Highly alergic to chemical scents artificial perfumes
Balassone, Vince, Fifth Grade Teacher
Gift Certificates to Barnes & Noble, Golden Apple, Best Buy
Lucia, Sarah, Fourth Grade Teacher
Classroom suggestions
 Non-fiction Books: Used books are welcome!
 Gift Cards to Lakeshore and Golden Apple
Personal suggestions
 Gifts and cards made by my students
 Gift cards to:
Macy’s
Nordstrom
Barnes and Nobles
Target
Starbucks
Restaurants
Please no candy
Breault, Lisa, Third Grade Teacher
Classroom supplies
 electric pencil sharpener
 paper (any kind)
 glue sticks
 markers
 Mr. Sketch markers
 Pencils
 Games for rainy days
 Computer games (MAC)
Personal items
 Gift cards for: book stores, restaurants, movies, Home Depot,
Macy’s or Nordstrom
I like cats, dogs, sports (S.F.Giants, 49ers), chocolate, gardening, books
I don’t drink coffee
Cline, Judy, Third Grade Teacher
Items for classroom
 Mr. Sketch markers
 Pipe cleaners, any and all colors
 Yarn, any and all colors
 Small toys for Prize Box
 Stickers
 CD-ROM games for the PC (3rd grade level)
 Rainy day board games
 Electric pencil sharpener
 Adding machine tape
 Any stamp/ink pads
 Chapter books (any, especially Newberry Award-winning books)
 Construction paper, any and all colors
 Copy paper, colored
 Overhead pens
 Black sharpies (fine and ultra-fine point)
 Bean bag chairs
Personal suggestions
 Nice letters of cards from students
 Gift cards to
Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
Golden Apple
Costco
Nordstrom
Starbucks/Pete’s Coffee
Michael’s Art Supply
Borders/Barnes and Noble
Jacobson, Nancy, Third Grade Teacher
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Classroom suggestions
Electric Pencil sharpener
3rd grade educational computer software
Art supplies
Books
Personal suggestions
 Nice cards or letters from students or parents
 Peet’s coffee gift card
 Starbucks gift card
 Borders or Barnes/Noble gift card
 Macy’s gift card
 SCRIP of any kind
Sorry, but I have far too many Christmas decorations and mugs
Jackson, Amy, Second & Third Grade Teacher
Classroom Items:
 Toothpicks both round and flat
 Ziploc baggies sandwich and quart size
 Reader’s Workshop books
1. Jump into Science: Dirt by Steve Tomecek
2. Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
3. Smokey Night by Eve Bunting
4. Gleam and Glow by Eve Bunting
5. I like to be Little by Charlotte Zolotow
6. Amelia’s Road by Linda Jacobs Altman
7. Where are you going, Manyoni? by Catherine Stock
8. The Royal Bee by Frances Park
9. The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland
10. Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant
11. An Angel for Solomon Singer by Cynthia Rylant
Personal Items
 I love to shop and these are some of my favorite stores
1. Target
2. Pottery Barn
3. Macy’s
4. Ann Taylor Loft
5. Pier 1
 I love to go for spa days and treat myself
 I enjoy scrapbooking
 I enjoy reading books and magazines
 I enjoy baking
**I have sensitive skin and have to use particular lotions and soaps
**I am not a coffee drinker but I do love tea!!
Keller, Stephanie, First Grade Teacher
Classroom suggestions – gift cards to:
 Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
 Golden Apple
 Michael’s Art Supplies
 Boswell’s
 Border’s Books
 Target
 Rite Aid
 Office Depot (for basic supplies for the classroom)
 Oriental Trading Company (online & catalogs)
Personal suggestions
 Gift cards
 Cookies, homemade chocolate chip or chocolate chunk cookies, soft
baked
 Candy, malted milk balls (Whoppers) or mint malt balls (Ghiradelli),
Scharffen Berger dark chocolate
 Beverages, Bodi’s coffee, Starbucks
 Stores, Trader Joes, Macy’s
 Restaurants, Chipotle (Castro Valley), I-Shushi (Castro Valley), Rays’
Sushi (Hayward), Macaroni Grill
 Allergies, certain perfumed scents irritate my skin and nose, so
please do not purchase perfumes or lotions. Thanks!
Hanson, Teresa, Kindergarten Teacher
Classroom suggestions
 Glue sticks
 Stickers
 Stamp pads in various colors
 Card stock paper, white and various colors
 CD’s of fun children songs
 Pencils, regular and decorative
 Golden Apple teaching store gift card
 Lakeshore teacher store gift card
Personal suggestions – Gift Cards for:
 Department stores (Macy’s, Target, Nordstrom’s are favorites)
 Bookstores
 Starbucks’ (another favorite!)
 Restaurants
 Pedicure/SPA
Carroll, Amy, First Grade Teacher
Classroom suggestions
 Office Depot gift card
 Target Gift Card
 5 kid size pillows (not too big)
 Lakeshore gift card
 1 bean bag chair
 Small toys/prizes for prize box
Personal suggestions – gift cards for:
 Starbucks
 Movies (Hacienda Crossing0Dublin)
 Borders/Barnes and Noble
 Amazon. Com
 Manicure/pedicures
Please no coffee mugs, teacher themed items, ornaments or candles
Conn, Ingrid, Secretary
Items for office
 Gel Pens (any color)
 Notepads or cards
 Ziploc bags (sandwich size) for Health Office
Personal suggestions
 Anything with snowman or gingerbread man motif
 Ornaments
 candles
 Gift cards for, Starbucks, Peet’s, Michael’s, JoAnn’s Fabrics or any
book store
I like garden art like, chimes, birdhouses, quails, squirrels, and turtles
Strange, AnnMarie, Kindergarten Teacher
Classroom suggestions
 Electric pencil sharpener that fits FAT pencils
 Stickers, especially holiday and seasonal
 Xylophone for quiet signal
 Card stock paper, white or any color 8 ½ x 11
 Craft supplies: wiggly eyes, pipe cleaners, ribbon(gold, silver, red, or
bright) buttons, pompoms
 Crayola markers-fine point & bold
Personal suggestions – Gift Cards for:
 Homemade cards/gifts always appreciated
 Target
 Borders/Barnes & Noble
 Lakeshore
 Office Depot
 Michael’s
 Macy’s
 Amazon.com
 Restaurants
Winblad, Ginny, Kindergarten Teacher
Classroom suggestions
 Stickers
 Alphabet stencils
 Craft supplies (wiggly eyes, pipe cleaners, ribbon, pom poms
(especially red)
 Glue sticks
 Ziploc bags
Personal suggestions – gift cards for:
 Borders Books
 Target
 Michael’s
 Golden Apple
 Barnes & Nobles
 Lakeshore
 Office Depot
I am allergic to nuts, peanuts, and perfumes.
Farquhar, Kelly
5th Grade Teacher
Classroom items
 Chapter Books, Fiction and Non-Fiction
 Gift Card to Lakeshore
 Gift Card to Golden Apple
 Gift Card to Barnes & Noble, Borders Books
Personal suggestions
 Gift Cards:
Starbucks
Nordstroms
Macy’s
Michaels
Target
Mahar, Carol, First Grade Teacher
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Classroom suggestions – gift certificates
Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
Golden Apple
Michael’s Art Supplies
Boswell’s
Border’s Books
Barnes and Noble
Target
Hollywood Video
Blockbuster Video
Personal suggestions – Gift certificates
 Starbucks
 Movie theaters
 Diamond Nails on Redwood road for pedicure
 Target
 Macy’s
 Blockbuster Video
 Hollywood Video
Please no coffee mugs, holiday ornaments, or apple items.
Meirovitz, Judy, Kindergarten Teacher
Classroom items
 Card stock, white or colored 3 ½ x 11, medium or heavy weight
 Roving yarn – bright colors
 Slick Stix Crayola Twistables
 Favorite books that children would love
 Craft items, pompoms, wiggly eyes
Personal suggestions
 Children’s homemade cards or pictures
 Cute fashion able accessories
 Gift cards
Trader Joes
Starbucks
Office Max
Macy’s
Lakeshore School Supply
Michael’s
Pietro, Kelly, Kindergarten Teacher
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Classroom items
Card stock, white and some multiple colors
Stamp pads in various colors
Stickers
Lakeshore or Golden Apple gift card
Books
Personal suggestions
 Nice cards from students or parents
 Gift cards to:
Nordstrom
Macy’s
Manicures or pedicures
Porter, Margie, First Grade Teacher
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Gift cards from:
Starbucks
Blenzers
Jamba Juice
Lakeshore Educational Supplies
Barnes and Nobles , Border’s Books
Trader Joe’s
Target
Any kind of SPA treatment (favorite salon is “Changes” in Walnut
Creek)
Hobbies:
I like garden items such as wind chimes and birdhouses
No perfumes or lotions; little trinkets (I have way too many already),
and no Christmas ornaments please.
Saliba, Diana, Second Grade Teacher
Classroom items
 Bean bag chairs or large cushions for reading corner
 Rainy day games
 Books for classroom library (new or used)
 Stamps & colored ink pads
 Picture books on tape or CD
Personal suggestions
 Borders or Barnes/Noble
 Target
 Office Max
 Michael’s
 Starbucks
 Macy’s
 Blockbuster Video
 Golden Apple
 Lakeshore
Gose, Lindsay, Second Grade Teacher
Classroom Items
 Books
 Crayons
 Colored Pencils
 Pencils/erasers
 Gift cards for: Lakeshore, Golden Apple, Borders, Barnes & Noble
Personal items
 Gift cards for Starbucks or Target
I love the Oakland A’s.
I don’t drink coffee, but I love hot chocolate.
Conner, Kathy, Third Grade Teacher
Classroom suggestions - Gift card for
 Target
 Golden Apple
 Borders or Barnes & Noble
 Lakeshore
Personal suggestions – Gift card for
 Any Restaurant
 Pedicure at Stacy Monroe
Crumpacker, Brianna, Second Grade Teacher
Classroom suggestions
 Non fiction books by Aliki or Gail Gibbons
 Electric Pencil Sharpener
 Picture books on tape or CD
 Crayola Markers
 Ziploc Bags
 Gift cards to Lakeshore or Golden Apple
Personal suggestions
 Starbucks
 Barnes & Noble/Borders
 Target
 Manicure, pedicure or massage
Boysen, Debby, Instructional Assistant and Noon Supervision
Personal suggestions – Gift Card
 Starbucks
 Chipotle
 Subway
Hobbies: I enjoy quilting, gardening and cooking
Cucchiara, Deborah, Cafeteria Lead
For Cafeteria:
 Adding machine with paper roll
 Cash box with lock
Lustig, Linda, Computer Aide and Attendance Clerk
We have a great Computer Lab, but there are always little things that
could make it better:
 Math Blaster : the Master Basicks by Kowledge Adventure from
Apple for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
 eMac Computer mice (optical preferred, but other compatible mice
OK)
 Highlighter markers in blue, pink, yellow, green. orange and purple
Leong, Chris, Instructional Aide and Noon Supervision
 Jamba Gift Card
 Starbucks Gift Card
Parker, Joyce, Reading Specialist
Classroom Items:
 Gift Card to Office Max
Gowell, Andy, PE Teacher
Class items:
 Inverted spray paint (water-based) white (for lines on field)
 Beanbags
Garrido, Cindy, Second Grade Teacher
Classroom Items
 Gift cards to Lakeshore or Golden Apple
 Any books for class library (i.e. Magic Treehouse, Ready Freddy, etc.)
Personal Items – Gift cards to:
 Target
 Borders, Barnes & Noble
 Starbucks
 Old Navy
 Macy’s
 Nordstrom
Atthowe, Stephanie, Second Grade Teacher
Classroom items:
 Christ Van Allsburg books
 Patricia Pelacco books
 Tomie dePaola books
 Colored letter size file folders
 Foam dice
 playing cards
 Model magic (terra cotta or white)
 New or used books
 Lakeshore gift card
 Golden Apple gift card
 Michaels’ gift card
Personal items:
 Starbucks gift card
 Manicure, pedicure or massage
 Dinner gift certificate
 Borders gift card
Kentris, Jim, Principal
Classroom Items
Laptops for all students
Personal Items
 Jelly Beans
 Pistachios
Hobbies, Likes and Dislikes: Reading, Cooking, Playing with my dog.
I do not like mayonnaise.
Chow, Katherine, Resource Instructional Assistant
Likes: Dogs, Fish, color purple
Slader, Anna, Fourth Grade Teacher
Items for the classroom
 Novels (all levels)—used books are welcome!
 Non-fiction books (all topics)—used books are welcome!
 Electric pencil sharpener
 Stamp/ink pads (any color)
 Overhead and copier transparencies
Personal Suggestions
 Handmade gifts from students (cards, photos, letters)
 Chocolate (especially See’s)
 Gift Certificates to:
o Golden Apple or Lakeshore learning stores!!
o Barnes and Noble or Borders Books
o Staples or Office Depot
o Starbucks
o Movie Theaters
o Target
Night Custodial Crew
 Latex Gloves – medium & large
 Spray bottles for disinfectant
Personal Items:
 Trader Joe’s gift card
Hobbies, Likes: Old movie DVDs, Blazing Saddles and other comedies