For the 6th year in a row I was over Teacher Appreciation Week at my daughters school. For Teacher Appreciation Week we really try to make the teachers and staff feel appreciated. At her particular school, George Washington Academy, there are approximately 94 staff members, which we serve during this week. Luckily I had an awesome co-chair and lots of parent volunteers who made it possible to pull it off.
To start with we came up with a theme. Our theme this year was "Sports". We first sent out letters to all the room Mom's asking them to get the teachers doors decorated and also send lists of the teachers favorite things home with students, so they could bring a treat or supply in for their teacher during the week. The PTO decorated all of the other staff members doors, who didn't have a room parent, so that every door in the school was decorated. There were so many awesome ones. I wish I would have taken time to go around and snap pictures of them all, but sadly I didn't. We had Motocross, golf, baseball, all-star, basketball, and so many other great ones that went along with our theme-it was great!
The next thing we plan out is the food-this is a big thing. We have snacks and treats in the lounge for the staff all week and then on Friday we do a lunch for them. The parents pitch in and donate and bring stuff in and then the PTO supplements and does the lunch on Friday. I am always awed with the amount of food on the counter each morning.
Here is the invite we sent out to the teachers...
Monday-Breakfast of Champions-we had crock pot breakfasts, cinnamon rolls, muffins, bagels, breads, juice, fruit, etc.
Tuesday-Concession Stand Snacks-we had nuts, popcorn, chips and dips, crackers with meat and cheese, and stuff like that.
Wednesday-Time out for Treats-anything and everything in the dessert category
Thursday-7th Inning Smorgasbord-this was our fruit and veggie day-fruits, veggies, dips, fruit pizza, anything made with fruit and veggies (this is actually one of the teachers favorite days)
Friday-Tailgate Party. The staff all wore jerseys and so did those of us hosting the BBQ. We grilled up Honey Lime Chicken Skewers, Burgers, and Hotdogs. We also served a variety of side dishes and salads. For dessert we served Cherry Delight.
Involving the Students. We like to try and involve the students during this week. We sent out notes with a list of their teachers favorite things, so they could bring something in for them. We also hosted and essay contest "Why I think my Teacher is the MVP". If they wanted to participate they could. We chose several essays each day as winners. The student who wrote the essay as well as their teacher both received something. We read one grand prize essay over the intercom each morning. It was a hit. The essays were well thought out and written and the students were excited to help their teacher win a prize. Since we have students from K-8 at our school, we had two different forms for the essay.
We always make sure the Teachers Lounge is decked out for the occasion. We chose a baseball theme for the teachers lounge.
This year my awesome husband did the bulletin board. He made jersey or baseball for every single person employed at the school. It looked really nice.
Parents would bring in their food donations each morning and set them up under the concession banner. (they would literally take up the entire counter from end to end).
We also kept drinks stocked in the fridge and anything else that needed to be refrigerated.
On the tables we had white table clothes, and some mitts, bats, peanuts, and baseballs. It was simple but looked really nice. The staff and teachers were all impressed with how nice it looked.
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Where did you get your invites from?
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