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About Ms. McMorrine

Education:  B.A in Humanities/Communications, Florida State University, Educator Teaching Certification-Teach First Coast, Florida State College of Jacksonville
 
Special awards:  Apple Teacher of the Year Nomination 2019/2020/2021
 
Hometown:  Jacksonville, Florida
 
Hobbies:  I like to explore Colorado and travel as much as I can! I like to spend as much time with my family as I can doing different things around town on the weekends. I also love arts and crafts. I really enjoy painting activities and Board and Brush. My heart lies not only in the mountains but also at the beach and pool :)
 
Family:  I live with my husband, my two daughters (one who is at AA in 3rd grade and one who is a senior at Legend), my Goldendoodle Annabelle, and our cat Avery James. I also have an amazing grandmother who I am very close to but she unfortunately lives in Florida. I try to visit her as much as I can!
 
Classroom Wishes: Big book display stand easel with storage, Neon Post It Notes, Stationary, and anything personalized :) (My wish list is located on the Kindergarten Page)
Amazon and Target gift cards are always appreciated for classroom items. 
 
Coffee/tea: Starbucks Strawberry Refresher, Iced White Mocha with whip cream and Fika Great White
 
Snack: Target Monster Trail Mix, Beef Jerky, Gardetto's Snack Mix or Chex Mix
 
Night out restaurant: Casa Mariachi, Texas Roadhouse, and Chilis. My favorite non-local
restaurant is Carrabbas. 
 
Lunch restaurant: Chick-Fil-A 
 
Place to shop: Target
 
Clothing store/style: Maurice's
 
Movies (out or in): AMC Southlands
 
Bookstore: Barnes and Noble or Amazon
 
Holiday: Christmas and my birthday
 
Flower: Orchids, succulents and roses
 
Color: Teal, purple, pink, white and anything glitter ;)
 
Sports team(s): Go Broncos of course!  :)
 
Silly fact about me: My maiden name is McMullen. It was quite a confusing year for my Kindie students when Ms. McMullen turned into Mrs. McMorrine! My oldest daughter is graduating high school this year!