My name is Crystal Allenton and I am so happy to be a part of the Hazel Wolf family! I love singing, dancing, and playing instruments with students as we explore music and other performance art that celebrates stories and culture. I am mom to three teens and a goofy golden retriever. In my free time I enjoy watching Storm Basketball, musicals, the opera, and even the ballet (where my own daughter is training for a professional career). We will be having a lot of opportunities to grow as artists this year and to share music and drama with families and community members. Stay tuned for invites to our brand new elementary show choir, before and after school clubs, and the school musical! Here’s to a great year!
Hello Hazel Wolf families!
I am excited to be starting my 8th year at Hazel Wolf. During my time here I've seen my oldest daughter graduate from HW and move on to Nathan Hale, and my youngest daughter is a current 7th grader. We also welcomed a baby boy in December, and I am already looking forward to the day he becomes a Hazel Wolf pup!
Middle School Math is my passion-not a sentence you probably read every day! I spend most waking hours during the school year thinking hard about how to make mathematics interesting, accessible, thought provoking, and fun. It can be a challenge, but I, like all Hazel Wolf teachers, attack it with energy, enthusiasm, and endless drive to take the work to the next level, for our students, your children, and the community at large.
Welcome to the new school year, I look forward to meeting you and your child! Feel free to contact me through school email: glbisagna@seattleschools.org.
Hello, I am Laurie Caltrider and am a Reading Support teacher. Before Hazel Wolf, I spent 2 years teaching 2nd and 3rd grade at John Stanford International School, 3 years at Coe Elementary, teaching second grade, and 11 years in the Kent School District, teaching kindergarten, first, second, and fourth grades. I’m looking forward to a great year!
I have been teaching at Hazel Wolf since the fall of 2012! In that time, I have taught 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 5th grade. I am a National Boards certified teacher and have a Masters in Education from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California Davis. I love teaching elementary-aged students, and feel incredibly lucky to work at a school with values rooted in STEM education and environmental science. Caring for the environment is one of my passions in life, and I find it so rewarding to be in a position to teach young people to be stewards of their environment. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, live music, travel, & hiking.
I have taught in Seattle Schools since 2002 and have been at Hazel Wolf since the beginning of the program. I love my job! I can't imagine a better place to come to work every day.
This is my first year teaching at Hazel Wolf. I am the mother of two Wolf Pack members, Emma, an 8th grader, and Lucy, a 5th grader. Before becoming a mom, I was a 4th and 5th grade teacher in Seattle Public schools for 10 years. For the last 6 years, I was the science specialist and librarian at a small private school in North Seattle.
