Honestly teacher appreciation week always felt like too little too late. A show to help keep teachers from resigning or not returning next year. It's also funny to me how nursing the other big pink collar career has their week around the same time. It's like an annual "gaslight the women" week.

What do teachers who are already burnt out one month into school year wishing they had right now?

Flowers and a note / drawing by the kid.

Best gift.

signed - teacher.

At kid's school, they can send message to teacher via video, or note on google.

I love how our school administration and PTA collaborate for the upcoming staff appreciation week to make sure we get something nice/fun every day. It's been this way for years and always received well.

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Anonymous wrote:If you’re in a W cluster then save your time and effort for high school where you should be preparing deluxe meals for teachers every day in exchange for good college recommendations. It’s OK to ignore teachers at elementary and middle schools as long as you butter up to those high school teachers.

Troll.

C'mon - DCUM gonna DCUM!

Anonymous wrote:If you’re in a W cluster then save your time and effort for high school where you should be preparing deluxe meals for teachers every day in exchange for good college recommendations. It’s OK to ignore teachers at elementary and middle schools as long as you butter up to those high school teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher. I write letters to my one kids’ teachers. They don’t need mugs or chocolate. They need appreciation and encouragement.

Things are ROUGH right now. I want them to know I see what they do and I appreciate it.

For teachers who truly impress, I CC the principal.

Middle school teacher here- this is the move; a nice (specific) note and CCing admin. They often don’t know what we do or see behind the scenes.

Current administrator and former classroom teacher. I always loved notes from my families over a mug or candle. It was also a nice gesture when they would email the principal on my behalf. I get several emails from families each June about how wonderful the year was with Ms/Mr. Smith. I know it goes a long way in filling a teacher's bucket. As others have said, things are definitely rough right now and teachers need all the encouragement that they can get these days.

Our PTA is doing a bunch of stuff (lunch, etc.). They also sent out a list of teachers favorite treats you are encouraged to send in, but DC's teacher only listed fudgsicles. So, I think I'll just send a gift card.

Pie, anyone?
dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1167160.page

Paper and Pie?

School pTA does something that week.

Link to a discussion about end of year gift for teachers. You might find ideas for TAWeek here:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/45/1124010.page

Should not use Chromebooks other than for testing. Testing on screen, for this generation anyways, seems easier than filling in those tiny bubbles with a #2.

When the students steal or smash the chrome books gues who the blame....drum roll please. Brrrrggggrrggg. They blame the teachers! So surprising.

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Anonymous wrote:or cash

$20 limit on gifts to teachers, who can, per policy, get fired for accepting more.

If your school is like mine, buy teachers pencils and some copying paper. We could use it.

Will $20 buy one rim of copy paper and a box of 30 pencils these days?

Yes, and one other tip - buy sharpened pencils. They cost a little more, but having them saves a line at the sharpener, which eats up class time.

Do older ES students use different kind of pencils than those in younger grades? Such as Mechanical pencils which then means buying the lead to place in pencils?

My older elementary and middle school kids use regular pencils, and that’s what the teachers also seem to have on their classrooms. I think kids only use mechanical pencils if it’s the individual kid’s/family’s preference.

You should be supplying your kids with pencils, not the teacher.

Having extra pencils on hand keeps class flowing when kids inevitably don't have one.

Or just do more work on Chromebooks!