About Us
Please read our bios, watch our interviews and our I Am From videos to learn more about us.
Everyone Has Culture
We participated in the Twin City Elementary School's Everyone Has Culture event this year by writing "I Am From" poems. We then turned our poems into videos so that our audience could hear our voices and see our visual images.
Here is the definition of culture: Culture is a system of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that guide behavior and are shaped by a group of people. It includes customs, language, and material artifacts. These are transmitted from generation to generation, rarely with explicit instructions.
While learning about culture we discovered that the most important thing is that everyone has culture! Culture shapes how we see the world, ourselves, and others.
We hope you enjoy our I Am From poetry videos!
Here is the definition of culture: Culture is a system of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that guide behavior and are shaped by a group of people. It includes customs, language, and material artifacts. These are transmitted from generation to generation, rarely with explicit instructions.
While learning about culture we discovered that the most important thing is that everyone has culture! Culture shapes how we see the world, ourselves, and others.
We hope you enjoy our I Am From poetry videos!
Get to Know Us Interviews
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My name is Lynn Devora-McNabb and I am the luckiest teacher in the WHOLE world! I have been teaching for almost 19 years but the last 3 years have been, by far, the most exciting of my teaching career.
I currently teach the K-3 Highly Capable classroom at Twin City Elementary school in Stanwood, WA. I have thirteen students in my classroom this year. We learn using a Project Based Learning Model that is geared toward our interests while incorporating the Washington State Learning Standards. We are all quite tech savvy and share most of our projects on our class website. One of our classroom mottos is, “Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone.” I ask my students to try new things and I am inspired on a daily basis by their courage! I love learning new things so I believe I made a wise career choice over 19 years ago when I decided to become a teacher. I am a curious person. My mom used to tell me that my first word was, “Why?” I enjoy reading, writing and I collect heart-shaped rocks on all my travels. My favorite place to be is at the beach! I’d like to end my bio with a quote from one of my favorite authors, “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~Dr. Seuss |
Hi, my name is Silas and this is my bio. I was born in 2010 and I am six years old. Would you like to know how many times I have climbed my tree? I have climbed my tree eight times and I liked it! I am in swimming lessons. I am learning to backstroke. I go twice a week on Tuesday and Thursdays. I like to ride my scooter and walk with my grandmother and aunts. I like to walk on the beaches and collect pretty rocks and shells. I like to fly my kite on the ocean beach. Grandma and I went to Whidbey Island and walked the beach. The tide was way out and we walked a long way. I caught my first fish this summer. It was fun. The fish was really slippery and wiggley. I loved making snowmen, snowball fights and sledding. I went to Leavenworth in January with my friend, Matthew and his family. I go on IXL and I like to play on my tablet. Thank you for reading my bio.
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Hi, I’m Kameron and I love art. It's fun. I made a rocket using crayons and colored pencils and it's cool! Sometimes, I practice painting trees and a moons.
I have one sister and one brother. They are both older than me. They are really amazing. My brother likes Star Wars and my sister likes a show called, Jesse. The show is funny and weird. I love games, my friends, toys and my family. My family is funky and funny! My friends are funny too. My toys are fun. I have baby toys still. That’s kind of weird. My friends’ name are Thomas, Jaelen, Rachel, Marcus and Rex. They are fun to play with at recess. My Macbook Air is cool because you can do a lot more things on it then you can on Windows. I love video games because they entertain me. I love sports. My mom made me play soccer but now I love it! That’s my bio. Bye. |
Hi! My name is Joseph and I am 6 years old and I am in the first grade. I am good at math because I practice a lot. When I am at home, I do equations on paper and I work on IXL on the computer. I like to play with legos. I am good at building ships with legos. My mom’s name is Mary. My dad’s name is James and my baby sister’s name is Lauren. My grandparents’ names are Lani, Ernie, Virgie and Benjie. I like to play football, baseball and soccer with my dad. I like to play with my dad because he has time to play with me! I help mom cook pancakes. My favorite book is Jack and the Beanstalk because I like to find treasures. I have 60 Pokemon cards. I hope you have a great day.
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Hi, my name is Graham. I am in 2nd grade and I am 7, soon to be turning 8.
My BEST friends’ are Parker, Eli and Jaitin. I like pizza! It is really good! OH, and I really LIKE CANDY too. I like it a lot because it is so sweet. I have a Mom and her name is Megan. I have a Dad and his name is Greg. I have one older brother and his name is Laker Here’s a piece of advice, if you ever say, “I can’t, I won’t or I will not.” add the word “YET!” It is so powerful when you start to think that you can do it. GOOD-BYE |
Hi, I’m Karina and this is my bio. I am seven and a half years old and I am in the second grade. My birthday is on November 4th. I am going to turn 8 in November. My mom said I will not get any toys this year but I’m not sure yet if she will guarantee that any time soon.
I love art and to create anything. I hope I will want to be an artist when I grow up. I’m not sure yet because that will in the future. I’m not sure if I know yet if I am going to be a vet or an artist. Mostly, I love jewelry because I love how it sparkles. I want to get my ears pierced when I am ten so I will get small earrings. Then when I older I want to get bigger earrings. I like my computer but my computer is breaking. I need to get a new computer and I hope I get one for my birthday. Now, I’ll tell you about my siblings. My little brother Rajan is 5 years old and whenever he does not want to do something, I tell him that he can play on my computer. Sometimes he takes my computer without asking and that makes me mad. Anjali is 13 and I have to share a room with her. She got a phone in September because she wanted one for a long time. Now, I don’t have to hear her plead to our mom for a phone. Jaitin is 9 and turning 10 in October. Rajan and I get mini presents with plain white paper with our names written in pen on Anjali and Jaitin's birthdays. And then there’s me, who you read about in this bio! I hope you liked my bio. Thanks for reading. Bye! |
Hi! I’m Willa, and this is my bio. It’s all about me and… surprise!... there’s facts about my family.
I’m a big sister. I live with my little brother who’s name is Jay, my mom, and my dad. I love the Seahawks because my family and I live in Seattle and love football. My birthday is May 22. I am eight years old. I’m obsessed with Yorkshire terriers and now my family and I have a Yorkshire terrier puppy. Her name is Hanna. She is adorable! She’s also feisty, playful, flip-flop shredding, slipper-stealing, teeny-tiny, --- fast, and all those puppy things! I HATE celery, oysters, olives, and jicama. On the other hand, I LOVE broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, kale, apples, asparagus, hot dogs, cucumbers, cotton candy grapes, and much more! That is just a tidbit of my favorite food list. Speaking of Seahawks, has the football season started yet? Tell me when it does. Did I mention that I love the Seahawks? Oh, I did. So long for now, Willa P.S. I hope you had fun reading my bio! |
Hi, my name is Kaydence. I like to play on my Kindle and computer because the games that are on them are really fun. I also have a quad that I love to ride on. A quad is a vehicle that you sit on. There is a button on the handle and if you press on it you will go forward. Also, for safety you wear a helmet. I have a trampoline that I like to jump on. A trampoline is something you jump on and can do flips and play games. I like to read the books, Geronimo Stilton, because they are really funny. My dad, sister and I are building a treehouse. I have two cats that are sweethearts!
My favorite foods are Mac and Cheese. Mac and Cheese are noodles covered in cheese. My favorite ice cream flavor is Moose Tracks. Moose Tracks is chocolate ice cream with mini Reese’s in it. I also like Oreo ice cream because it is Vanilla ice cream with Oreo chunks. I also like sugar. My favorite thing to eat for breakfast is French toast. French toast is bread that is cooked and you can put anything you like on it, (for example: peanut butter and syrup). I also like burritos and grilled cheese and tomato soup. My favorite animals are giraffes. Giraffes aren't normally seen because they live in the jungle. I also like cats and dogs because cats are snuggly and playful and dogs are playful and snuggly too. Thanks for reading my bio. I hope you liked it! |
Hello, my name is Zara and this is my bio. I was born May 2. I’ve lived in many different houses in Washington State. I am eight years old and am in third grade.
I live with my mom, dad and big brother. I will have a new little brother in December, it may even be born on Christmas! My mom doesn’t want it to come on Christmas because she won’t be able to spend Christmas with us! Every year I go to the Ellensburg fair with my mom, brother and grandparents. Every school I’ve been to is new to me. I am going to Twin City school and so far it’s been great! I have an awesome teacher that’s lots and lots of fun and she gives us lots of cool projects and we even get to do work on the computers! She also says, “If you think you can’t do it then add the word yet!” by Mrs. Devora. I have lots of friends. I am in a hi-cap classroom which means that I can work above my grade level. My favorite food are grapes and my favorite thing to do is ride my bike because you can go really fast. I have two hobbies, one is that I love to write because you can do many things with letters. You can make things with them. You can make them silly. You can make them fancy and many more. My second hobby is reading because when you get into a good book, you feel like you’re in it. I’d like to end my bio with a quote that I like, “Life’s like a movie write your own ending. Keep believing, Keep pretending”. by Jim Henson |
Hi, My name is Thomas, I have a HUGE imagination! It’s a good way to get my ideas out!
I LOVE life and what life brings us. Life is where all of us are. We enjoy life when there are good and fun times and we dislike life during bad, sad and mad times! Without life, where would we be? What would we do? How could you read this!?! There would be no school, ice cream, bean bag chairs, TV, cookies, math, pizza, or, well… anything. That would be strange. Very strange. I love pizza, hot dogs, chips, and lemons! My brother actually cooks lots of food for us, like pancakes! My dad cooks too and he makes lots of bacon. We feed some bacon to my dog, Buddy! Speaking about my dog, I love animals. In fact, I have lots and lots of stuffed animals, dogs, cats, mice, snakes, hedgehogs, etc. They're so cute! I like writing books because it a good way to get my ideas out! I’m reading a book at my house and at school! I want to end my bio with a quote: “The world holds many mysteries that it doesn't want mankind to discover.” ~ Thomas. M |
Hi, everyone My name is Brendon! I like science experiments and crafts. I have been in Mrs. Devora’s class for 2 years and I am in 3rd grade. I was born on Christmas in the year of 2007. I have four siblings and I have a very big imagination.
We do a lot of fun things in school. For example, we conduct interviews. In our class, we work with new apps, extensions and more. We use Flipgrid to make videos so people can see what we are doing. We also use ScreenCastify to help people learn about computers and about us. I like being smart and I like challenges because they make me smart and it proves that I have a growth mindset. If you say “I can't!” add “yet” so it turns into “I can’t... yet!” I know about growth mindset because in school I am learning about fixed and growth mindsets. Fixed mindset is when people think that failure is a bad thing. Growth mindset is when people think that failure is a chance to get better. I have a growth mindset. I think of making a rocket car. I would make it by putting two rockets (small rockets) on both sides of the car and there would be a cord that when you push a red button, the rockets would turn on. The car would be able to fly and go on water. Here is my last piece of my bio. It is a quote that I like. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long you do not stop.”-Confucius Hello, my name Rex. I am eight years and I am in the 3rd grade. I have hazel eyes and brown hair. This is my second year in Mrs. Devora class. Last year was great and it was fun too!
I love reading because of the different things you get to read about. I also like to eat a lot of food and my favorite is strawberry shortcake. I like create Google slides too. I like a lot things but my favorite is my puppy, Isabell. Isabell is ten months old and she’s the cutest thing ever! She likes to lick and chase the ball a lot because she’s played with them since she was four months old. I love the color of her fur, which is black and white. It's really pretty! Bye and have a nice day. |
Hi! My name is Rachel R. and I think Twin City Elementary is the best school ever! I am a student in Mrs. Devora's Hi-Cap class and I love it! I am in 3rd grade. We get to use computers every day! We do all sorts of learning experiences, like we are doing place value in math.
My birthday is March 16, 2008. I am 8 years old and turning 9 soon, which people think is weird because I’m tall. I love reading and writing, also I love fantasy. I hate spiders because they are creepy. Once I saw one on my shower curtain and it was huge! I don’t like falling because falling sounds scary. I LOVE MINT because the flavor is so good! I think romance is beautiful and joyful. People think I am interesting, fun and musical. Thanks for reading, and goodbye! Hi, my name is Samantha and this is my bio. My mom says I am very sparkly! (It means I am always happy.) I am 8 years old and my birthday is on August 3. I enjoy writing and drawing, especially fantasy, because they are a good way to get my ideas out. I also love animals, (mostly cats), reading, and singing!
Now a little about my family! I live with my mom, dad, my big brother...and my pets, too. I have 6 chickens, two dogs (Lucy and Mack) and my STUFFED ANIMALS!!! My mom and dad’s names are Wendy and Vern and my brother’s name is Thomas. I love being outside and swinging, too. I love feeling the wind in my hair! I’m very athletic because I do Taekwondo with my mom and my brother. It is very fun! I also love school. I get to use a computer every day! My teacher is Mrs. Devora. She is the best teacher ever! I would like to end my bio with a piece of advice, If you think you can’t, add the word yet. |