Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Donuts and coffee. Chocolate covered strawberries, fruit, bagels. Some kind of breakfast one day.

Watch the kids for them at recess one day during the week.

One day can be flowers - have each kid bring one flower and combine in a vase.

Gift cards. Collect and present a variety.

Homemade cards - pick one day the kids bring in a nice homemade card for the teacher.

Have your class wear your teacher’s favorite colors one day.

As a teacher and I’m friends with lots of teachers, only one of your suggestions the teachers really want- Money. Homemade cards are being squaked at, fwiw

BS. Teacher like homemade cards from students.

BS? Um, ok. As I stated before they need and want money and homemade cards don’t do that, but you do you, pumpkin.

They get both in our week. Remember that the week ends with the big gift cards. I highly doubt teachers are “squawking” over homemade cards.

I am at a Title 1 school with very little to no PTA and no room parents. The school itself is organizing a breakfast and asking for parents to donate breakfast items. I will donate to that. Last year they sent out a flyer with a suggestion list for the kids - write a note, wear the teachers favorite color, etc. We will participate in that. I will also send in supplies for the teacher and a few lottery tickets/scratch offs saying "we are lucky to have you".

Our school parent association organizes the week and room parents help make sure their class’ parents are aware.

Last year, each day was themed, and kids brought in different items each day, to drop in buckets outside of their classrooms. Examples: flowers, favorite candy, favorite drink (or gift card for one), cards/drawings.

This year they simplified, and I am grateful! Parent association sent out one sign up for the whole school:
Monday: set up a flower bar for teachers to create their own bouquet - parents supply flowers, the bouquet sleeves, and help clean up
Tuesday/Thursday: catered lunch for teachers/staff and parents take over lunchroom monitor duties (food donated from local restaurants)
Wednesday: raffle- teachers can put their name in the running for various donated gift baskets/gift cards. These were mostly solicited from the community, but some parents offered to supplement
Friday: kids bring in homemade cards and maybe a small gift/candy/etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usually the PTA arranges something daily for the staff. Please just go along with the school wide activities instead of trying to do your own thing and trying to make yourself look good.

That’s school specific. At our school it’s expected the room parent does it for their teacher. Our PTO only does one lunch. Cute ideas are flowers, coffee (get their order, drop off ice coffee or whatever), cards from the kids, cards to Target, grocery stores, Amazon. Tons of cute ideas on Pinterest.

There is shaky a daily small thing that each class does. Ie Monday - wear your teacher’s favorite color. Tuesday - bring in a homemade card for your teacher.

You’re telling me your school doesn’t have that at all? I call bs.

Our school doesn’t do that. Why is it so hard to believe that not every school does what your child’s school does? So strange!

Oh my. Are we doing a week of all this stuff again? Bah humbug.