Hello!

Hello, my name is Sarah Tallman. This is my ninth year teaching in the Marysville school district. Previously, I taught kindergarten and first grade at Quil Ceda Tulalip elementary. I graduated  with a B.A. in Special Education from WWU, and later earned my M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction. 

Before pursuing teaching, I studied geological and atmospheric sciences with additional coursework in oceanography. I was able to do local research in the San Juan islands. I was a lifeguard/lifeguard instructor, and was the Aquatics Director for the Marysville YMCA, and  I was selected to be an international humanitarian lifeguard with outreach in Mexico. As you can tell, I have spent a lot of time  near the water! I love swimming, boating, and surfing (when I was younger!). I am a classically trained pianist and still enjoy playing music for my cat and daughter. I am a former member of Snohomish County Search and Rescue, and still enjoy hiking! More recently, I am a competitive powerlifter, so I still spend plenty of time at the Y training.  Maybe I will see you there sometime! I volunteer my time and experience for a non-profit called ICP care. I recently gave a presentation to the Chicago chapter of the March of Dimes, and learned that I much prefer presenting to students at school!

Some of the other things I love are dinosaurs, baking, reading, coffee, zip-lining, and my favorite color is purple!

I have a cat named Zelda, and she can be so silly! I am married, and my husband's name is Tyler. He can also be so silly! Tyler is a youth and family therapist for the Stillaguamish Tribe. I have one older sister. Her name is Emily. Emily and her husband are both librarians, and she loves to meet my class once a year and do special projects with them. I have a daughter named Lydia. She turned two in June.  

My favorite part of teaching is getting to know all my students. I also love  how amazing it is to see my students excited about meeting their goals for school. I am especially passionate about reading and science instruction. I love doing science experiments with my class!

I am so excited to be your teacher this year - if you want to contact me for any reason, you can click on my email button on the homepage of this website, or you can email me at sarah_tallman@msvl.k12.wa.us