¡Hola familias! Los niños me llaman Maestro Daniel, ¡y estoy muy emocionado de conocerlos! Como maestro, creo en el poder de la familia, la comunicación abierta y las relaciones positivas con los estudiantes.

Hello families! The kids call me Maestro Daniel, and I'm so excited to meet them! I believe in family partnership, open communication, and positive relationships with students.

Andy

Andy Shernoff is a 4th and 5th grade English teacher at McDonald International School. He has been teaching for 12 years total and he has been teaching at McDonald for 8 years. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and hiking with his family. He loves it when students laugh at his jokes that he makes while teaching. But he dislikes it when they don’t laugh at his funny jokes.

Andy enjoys what-if questions, but he chooses not to answer them because his students are too creative and would think of too many what-if questions. Andy loves diet coke and Mac and cheese. Andy likes learning and having fun with his students. He also teaches fun math facts. Andy really is an amazing teacher.

By Corinne (5th grade)

Greetings! My name is Hema Thomas and I am the school psychologist at Coe Elementary and McDonald International School. I have been working as a psychologist in Seattle Public Schools since 2006. My services include psychoeducational consultation and evaluations for school-based teams.

I am a native Washingtonian, born and raised in Olympia, WA. I completed both my undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Washington (Go Dawgs!). I live in Seattle with my husband, two children, and our dog. In my free time you will likely find me at a soccer pitch cheering on my kids and their soccer teams, savoring a meal at one of the many fantastic restaurants throughout the city, or enjoying some quiet time with a good book.