Miss Thao exibits the ability to build strong relationships, carries on a professional demeanor, and has a willingness and drive that can only increase learning in the classroom!

While working with Miss Thao, I experienced first-hand her innate skill to build positive rapport with children. Whether a student was a preschool child or attended our middle school, Nou was able to help them at the drop of a hat. She quickly made associations as to whom their parents, siblings, and teachers were which lead to quick solutions and a deep trust between them.

Miss Thao worked closely with the kindergarten and first grades, where she excelled in inferring what needs children had academically and socially. When given a task, she followed through, and if a concern or idea popped in her head, she readily shared with teachers. Many times, her ideas were used to amplify learning in the classroom.

As the reading specialist, Nou was an individual that I entrusted to uphold the integrity of our reading interventions. I was confident that the daily thirty minutes that students worked with her, was time well spent. Not only did she teach students reading strategies, she kept them excited and motivated to read on a daily basis through a variety of literacy games and genres. She also helped me conduct DIBELS screening three times per year so that we could identify at risk readers.

Culturally, Miss Thao is a wealth of knowledge about the Hmong Culture and Community. Not only can she fluently communicate with both English and Hmong speaking parents, she is easily approachable for the non-Hmong teachers and staff as they continue to learn more about their Hmong students. Overall, she is a role model to all!
-Ms. Rotter, Reading Specialist

"Thank you so much for your energy, enthusiasm, and friendliness working with the students and staff. We will miss you so much. We love you Ms. Thao!"
-Ms. Ellie, English Language Learner Teacher

"I have absolutely loved working with you! You are amazing with our students! You are also an incredible friend! You will be missed!"
-Ms. Armstrong, First Grade Teacher

"I appreciate your extra effort and concern for each individual. You'll do great wherever you are!"
-Ms. Mua, First Grade Teacher

"Dear Ms. Thao, I am going to miss your happy face and cheerful personality. You are a wonderful person and a great teacher! Best of luck in everything you do!"
-Mrs. Edwards, Kindergarten Teacher

"Nou is a gifted teacher with a natural ability for understanding what children need and how they learn. She is energetic and a joy to work with."
-Collette Davis, Special Education teacher of 30 years

"She understands that each kid learns at their own pace. She creates a learning environment that is fun and adequate for each kid."
-Ms. Ly, Kindergarten Bilingual Paraprofessional

Fun and nice to us all the time.
Really want to see you again.
I hope that you could stay here again.
Everything you've done is really nice.
Nice to have a great teacher like you.
Don't forget your friends here.
Sounds like you will miss us like we will miss you too.
-M.Y.

"Dear Ms. Thao, I will miss you in lots of day. Thank you for help me study the spelling bee. You help me all the time and you are a wonderful teacher. You teach us to be a good student and be a good reader too. You are a good teacher. You help us to spell words, you are a nice teacher. You are my best teacher."
-S.Y.

"You are my friend."
-D.V.

"Dear Ms. Thao, I am going to miss you. You are a good teacher and you are funny and silly. You are a great helper. You the most wonderful teacher and you are nice to people and you are very good at tricks."
-R.L.

"Dear Ms. Thao, I will miss you. You are nice to me! I love you so much and you love me so much! I will miss you every day."
-G.Y.

"You are very amazing. Thank you for reading with us. Thanks for helping us learn. You are very talented."
-S.T.

"When I'm sad you make me feel better like a friend. And you make me laugh."
-M.L.

"Dear Ms. Thao, I will miss you. Thank you for helping us and you are funny. Best of luck. You are very smart. You are wonderful. You are very nice."
-P.V.

"Ms. Thao, you help people. You check our papers. You are nice."
-K.T.

"She has glasses, she wears a brown shirt. She helps me with math and 25 book log. She tells me to go to the nurse."
-T.X.

"Ms. Thao is nice because she helps us. She is funny. She has long hair. She watches us at lunch time. She gives us ketchup and makes stars and shapes with it."
-F.X.

"Dear Ms. Thao. You help everyone. You come to draw with us. I want to go to power hour with you your power hour is fun. I want to go to your group. You do some test for us. I miss you Ms. Thao."
-A.M.

Ms. Thao helps me do math.
Ms. Thao helps me do science.
Ms. Thao helps me to do work.
Ms. Thao is nice.
Ms. Thao is good.
Ms. Thao is great.
Ms. Thao is Terrific!

-K.V.