Room Parents
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We hope you find this information helpful. If you have a suggestion for more links or info, please let us know!
Rhoades Foundation Room Parent Liaison: Jen Boyer
Please bookmark this webpage! rhoadesfoundation.org/roomparents
Rhoades School Master Calendar
Middle School Spirit Days
Middle School Activities
Lower School Spirit Days
Volunteer Info
The school Volunteer Handbook is the most current & up to date place to find the volunteer requirements.
Please direct questions about requirements to Diane Price at the Lower School and Kelly Dunham at the Middle School.
Teacher’s Favorite Things
For a current link to the Rhoades School Leadership & Faculty on the school website, click here.
This year, the foundation has collected the teacher’s favorite things electronically prior to school starting. Please use these links to pull any list you need, or would like to send out to parents in your grade.
Don’t forget the admin, staff, and specialty teachers!
Click here for a PDF that includes ALL lists.
Administration & Staff
Joanne Pate, Head of School
Josh Henriquez, Lower School Principal
Nicole Hazim, Preschool Principal
Ansuya Bose, Dean of Students
Priscilla Drew, Enrollment Director
Barbara Govea Garcia, PS School Front Office
Aaron Johnson, Extended Day
Amaya Aladross, Extended Day
Maddie Bringandi, Extended Day
Kim Kelley, IT
NEW, Middle School Facilities
Diane Price, Lower School Front Office
Armondo Sessom, Lower School Facilities
Jinkie Galvan, Office Manager
Kelly Dunham, Middle School Front Office
Michael Magner, Floater Teacher
Summer Lange, Substitute
Larissa Hannegan, Substitute
Michelle Perkins, Substitute
Preschool Teachers
Miriam Enayat, Preschool Enrichment
Jenny Trombley, Pre-K
Maribel Martinez, Beginners Program
Carla Thomas, Pre-K
Wendy Mena, Pre-K
Tracy Rendon, 2s
Middle School Teachers
Mary Bologna, Math
Trinity Castaneda, Social Studies
Siobhan Crews, Theatre
Nick Dei, PE
Bob Ellison, Math
Ron Florentine, Music
Kris Gray, Spanish
Roxanne Hunker, Science
Jeff Major, Tech & Culinary Arts
Paul Ruppert, Math
Wendy Schramm, Social Studies, ELA, Film
Lower School Teachers
Kimberly Cirillo, Kinder
Mary Ruppert, Kinder
Sheryl McLellan, 1st Grade
Cate Ward, 1st Grade
Miranda Garcia, 2nd Grade
Paige Wade, 2nd Grade
Julie Gunter, 3rd Grade
Melissa Mirza, 3rd Grade
Katie Camacho, 4th Grade
Anne Madsen, 4th Grade
Syd Molenkamp, 5th Grade
Alya Samad, 5th Grade
Specialty Teachers
Maggie DiGrazia, Art
Ron Florentine, 3rd-5th Music
Pedro Calzadilla, TK-3rd PE
Richard Miller, PK-2nd Music
Erika Magner, Spanish
Jeff Nolan, 4th-5th Science & PE
Kate Walsh, Technology & Engineering
Chingyuk Lam, Mandarin
2026-2027 Room Parent Assignments
Rhoades Foundation Room Parent Liaison: Jen Boyer
Preschool Liaison: Christina Hepburn
Kinder Ruppert: Emilyanne Rudd & Yolanda Wong
Kinder Cirillo: Mr. and Mrs. Khosla
1st Grade Ward: Maggie Rogers & Christina Fillippis
1st Grade McLellan: Yolanda Wong
2nd Grade Garcia: Shinobu Hindert
2nd Grade Wade: Larissa Beck
3rd Grade Gunther: Emily Boniface & Shinobu Hindert
3rd Grade Mirza: Rosha Ramezani
4th Grade Camacho: Ashley Sobek
4th Grade Madsen: Jen Boyer
5th Grade Molenkamp: Carolyn Apostolides
5th Grade Samad: Jennifer Binn
6th Grade: Angie Frazier
7th Grade: TBD
8th Grade: Jill Elder
2026-2027 Specialty Teacher Appreciation Assignments
Kinder: Mrs. DiGrazia (Art) & Mr. Miller (K-2nd Music)
1st: Mrs. Walsh (Tech)
2nd: Mrs. Magner (Spanish) & Mrs. Lam (Mandarin)
3rd: Mr. Calzadilla (K-3rd PE)
4th: Mr. Florentine (3rd – 5th Music)
5th: Mr. Nolan (4th and 5th Science & PE)
This is your place to find out all the details of Teacher Appreciation Week!
Please save the date for May 3-7, 2027!
The details from our 2026 Teacher Appreciation Week are below to give you an idea of what to expect.
Door Decorations!
Lower School & Preschool Room Parents:
Please decorate your own teacher’s door, and coordinate with other Room Parents from your grade to decorate the door of your assigned specialty teacher.
Middle School Parents:
Please create a poster board honoring your favorite middle school teacher or staff member. Each grade has been assigned the teachers they are responsible for. Some examples of these are below in the photo gallery. Use this link to claim your door!
These are some of the amazing doors our room parents came up with in 2024 & 2025!
