Because November is the month of giving thanks, we want to shout out to our parent volunteers who enrich the BT experience by giving of their time and knowledge! This is true all year round; however, we are shining a spotlight on those who helped out during the month of November! We have tried to provide as comprehensive as a list as possible. We know we may have missed someone in the process of collecting these names. Please know that your contributions are recognized and very much appreciated!
Thank you to:
Fourth grade parents Mr. Rob Li and Mr. Troy Holm who shared their entrepreneur knowledge and experiences with the class during their "BT Entrepreneurs" project!
Wildlife Class would like to thank all of it parents for supporting our “Thankful for Family & Friends” celebration.
Second grade parents John Cejka, Ashley DuBois and Erica Bradford for helping students reflect on their learning in Seesaw.
The following parents who served as guest experts for second grade's Celebrations and Traditions Inquiry:
- Karla Stack
- Johanna Higgins
- Arinna Roxas
- Juvet Che
- Julie Rhule
- Monica Zimbelman
- Mari Lyle
- Daniella Croda
- Megha Mathur
- Michaela O’Donnell
Coach Jeff and Coach Jimmy would like to express their immense gratitude to the parents for their unparalleled support to the Brownell Talbot Aquatic family. From volunteer timing and helping with hospitality to running the concession stand, announcing at swim meets and becoming USA Swimming certified officials, the parents have been an invaluable asset to the team. Their dedication and assistance in all aspects of the swim meets have not gone unnoticed, and the coaching staff extends a heartfelt thank you to each and every one of them.
Fall sports coaches:
- Erin Jones - third grade volleyball coach
- Jeff Rohrig - fourth grade volleyball coach
- Chacko Jacob - eighth grade volleyball coach and sixth grade boys basketball coach
- Mike Picard - seventh and eighth grade volleyball coach
- Angie Vetter - Varsity volleyball head coach
- Lindsay Nichols - Varsity volleyball asst. coach
- Kandis McCafferty - Varsity volleyball asst. coach
- Wade Lanum - Varsity football head coach & fifth and sixth flag football coach
- KC Vetter - Varsity football asst. coach
- Mark Smith - Varsity boys tennis head coach, girls tennis coach, and acadec coach
- Chris Vander Vorst - Varsity girls golf coach and second grade boys basketball coach
- Karin Rohrig - Varsity cheer coach
- Laura Thompson - Varsity cheer asst. coach
- Eli Stolpe - K-1 flag football coach
- Jeff Beckmann - K-1 flag football coach
- Jim Marco - fourth grade flag football coach
- Aaron Rider - fourth grade flag football coach
- Jeff Crizenti - fourth grade flag football coach
Winter sports coaches:
- Kristin Saxena - third grade girls basketball coach
- Becca Sudbeck - third grade girls basketball coach
- Justin Williams - fourth grade girls basketball coach
- Tony Rains - fourth grade girls basketball coach
- Shikar Saxena - fifth grade boys basketball coach
- Rory Sudbeck - fifth grade boys basketball coach
- Arinna Roxas - fifth-sixth grade girls basketball coach
- Paul Grant - sixth grade boys basketball coach
- Jason Gibbs - seventh-eighth grade girls basketball coach
- Paul Banks - seventh-eighth grade boys basketball coach
- Jeff Nelson - BT swim coach
Booster Club volunteers:
- Lindsay Nichols
- Brenda Khoury
- Gabriela Marcano
- Valerie Garrigan
- Arinna Roxas
- Jamie Ryan
- Yvette Lawson
- Laura Malpert
- Mags Stam
- Carol Lim
- Rebecca Hamilton
- Marion Dawber
- Jess Benjamin
- Cassie Grant
In the Forest Room, Michaela O’Donnell, Andrea DeKeseredy, and Natasha Kessler-Rains helped dictate Nifty Notebook stories. Children illustrate their story and volunteers help label their drawings and write their story words, then the stories are shared with the class. We then discuss the characters in the story and the setting and the kids take turns acting out their stories, bringing them to life!
Shout out to all the Forest Room families for providing vegetables that the kids chopped and poured into our friendship soup for the Friendship Feast we had on Friday!
Mr. Mike Picard for speaking to the U.S. History and A.P. European History classes about his experiences working with NATO.
MSgt. Robin Puskar who gave the address at this year's Veterans Day Assembly.
Past parent and BT Board of Trustees member Laura Crosby visited third grade to talk about gratitude.
