Staff appreciation lunch ideas

[Anonymous]

Grab and go breakfast or lunch is preferred to anything that has to be dished out or a food truck. I realistically only have about 15 minutes to eat after I check for urgent emails, go to the bathroom, and refill my water bottle.

I love when it’s something like Panera breakfast— I can munch on a bagel and drink Panera coffee while I get my classroom ready for students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Icecream bar
Dessert bar
Salad bar
Build your own sandwich
Pasta bar
Build your own tacos

Teachers would not want this at all. Way too many carbs.

That’s not the reason. We don’t have time to go through any type of “bar” or “make your own” during the day. Yes, I appreciate the thought but often it’s more for the PTA to take photos and post. I’m also a parent and see that side, the constant asking for volunteers for this stuff. Many of us don’t go to any of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eat your lunch and then grab an ice cream. What an idiot. Glad you don’t teach my kids.

You assume we eat lunch in the faculty room, which almost no one does. I eat in a classroom with the teachers around me. We aren’t walking to the other side of the school to grab ice cream. We have a class to teach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: how much are you really looking forward to this? Just curious. You probably get like 15-20 min to eat, so what would you like?

I’ve responded to a couple of posts. Honestly? Nothing. No food. I bring my own. If you want to do something, send me a nice email or a card. That would be greatly appreciated and I would be touched. The truth is most of us do not look forward to this week. At best, it’s a disruption. At worst, it gives us more to do.

[Anonymous]

My FCPS HS did a staff lunch/ice cream bar and was well received. Everything was done and provided by the admin/students. no parental involvement. I haven't heard of ES's doing this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My FCPS HS did a staff lunch/ice cream bar and was well received. Everything was done and provided by the admin/students. no parental involvement. I haven't heard of ES's doing this.

And our school has a massive culinary arts program so we make our own food/ice cream

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grab and go breakfast or lunch is preferred to anything that has to be dished out or a food truck. I realistically only have about 15 minutes to eat after I check for urgent emails, go to the bathroom, and refill my water bottle.

I love when it’s something like Panera breakfast— I can munch on a bagel and drink Panera coffee while I get my classroom ready for students.

As a middle school teacher, I'd strongly prefer a grab and go lunch over breakfast. I get to the building at 7:00 and students arrive in my room at 7:10. I don't have time for a breakfast. No food is allowed in my classroom so I can't just eat a breakfast while students are in the room.

[Anonymous]

One time we did a huge Thanksgiving lunch - ham, chicken, corn pudding, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, hawaiian rolls, sweet potato pie, apple pie, pecan pie, salad etc. The teachers devoured it! There were 4 parents who put it all together and KFC provided the chicken. It was amazing. We did three shifts. It was a lot of work though. PTA board put it together. No contribution from other parents because we were a very poor school and most of the parents on the PTA board would basically pay for these things from their own pocket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Half the teachers are on diets and don’t want this crap.

The other half of teachers can't afford to go out to eat on their salary and are happy for the meals this week.

[Anonymous]

still waiting .... I thought I was going to get some breakfast nothing yet..... ( I wanted to call in sick today), didn't because of the free food...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Half the teachers are on diets and don’t want this crap.

The other half of teachers can't afford to go out to eat on their salary and are happy for the meals this week.

Is Teacher Appreciation Week this week?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers: how much are you really looking forward to this? Just curious. You probably get like 15-20 min to eat, so what would you like?

I’ve responded to a couple of posts. Honestly? Nothing. No food. I bring my own. If you want to do something, send me a nice email or a card. That would be greatly appreciated and I would be touched. The truth is most of us do not look forward to this week. At best, it’s a disruption. At worst, it gives us more to do.

So you complain you're not appreciated. Then complain when something is done in appreciation.

Got it.

I've always done my best to donate/volunteer for this stuff but I guess I'll rethink it if htis is the attitude.

[Anonymous]

I'd rather have the cash (or gift card ) that youd spend on this than a mediocre boxed lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eat your lunch and then grab an ice cream. What an idiot. Glad you don’t teach my kids.

You assume we eat lunch in the faculty room, which almost no one does. I eat in a classroom with the teachers around me. We aren’t walking to the other side of the school to grab ice cream. We have a class to teach.

+1 yep. The parent who came up with this idea is the “idiot.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Icecream bar
Dessert bar
Salad bar
Build your own sandwich
Pasta bar
Build your own tacos

Teachers would not want this at all. Way too many carbs.

That’s not the reason. We don’t have time to go through any type of “bar” or “make your own” during the day. Yes, I appreciate the thought but often it’s more for the PTA to take photos and post. I’m also a parent and see that side, the constant asking for volunteers for this stuff. Many of us don’t go to any of it.

+1 yes that too. Any type of “bar” where we have to assemble our food is too time consuming. Grab and go is easier like Panera.