May is no doubt about it the best time to bust out “Teacher Appreciation Week.” We as teachers need this boost now, more than ever!
The Parent Organizations really knows how to get to our hearts…. Via our waistlines. Seriously.
Gear up everybody because the next 5 days are going to be filled with FOOD! Everywhere you turn for the next week you will find baked goods, pizza, or candy treats with Pinterst tags on them. It is literally like a cruise ship buffet in every corner of the school!
Here is what my school has “cooked up” to say thank you to educators. I only know this because a mass e-mail was sent out to all staff two weeks in advance. They wanted to make sure we were spending extra hours in the Planet Fitness so we could all fit in our prom dresses… that we are wearing to chaperone.
Monday: Breakfast Blowout
Donuts, breakfast pizza, egg casserole, monkey bread, mimosas! Ok…. Maybe not the mimosa. But there will certainly be orange juice! Nothing says, “you are an amazing teacher” quite like filling us with food right when we walk in the door so we can’t move by the time 1st hour starts! Desk comas will be in full force by 8:31
Tuesday: Downtown Diner Lunch
Fried chicken, noodles, mashed potatoes, rolls, green beans… all the fixins. You know how after you eat fried chicken your fingers are really sticky and you rip napkins? That’s a thing. That is going to happen on student assignments on Tuesday and they can’t even get mad. Because we are teachers, and kids appreciate us this week.
Wednesday: Mailbox Goodie Bags
The anticipation on this one is killing me. A total surprise! What will the goodies be??? 100 Grand candy bars that say, “you are worth more than a grand even though you get paid a quarter of that?” That would be a nice touch. Or maybe it will be a package of Ocean Spray craisans and it will say, “We are so glad you are craisin enough to do this job!” Either way, I’m amped!
Thursday: Mexican Fiesta Lunch
Nothing says crushing it for kids like a meal filled with various proteins rolled up around various carbohydrates. Of course there will also be chips, salsa, and probably lots of cheese dip, because teachers really like cheese dip. I have also heard rumors they hired a mariachi band and rented one of those swirly, frozen drink machines and they are putting adult beverages in it. That’s actually not true. But that would be really fun after 3:30!
Friday: Sweets… ALL DAY!
My fat cells literally expanded writing that. Can you even imagine what this means? Probably a new dessert every hour. Brownies at 8, oatmeal chip cookies at 9, Rice Krispy treats at 10, cake balls at 11, sundaes at 12, and a chocolate fountain in the teachers’ lounge from 8-3. Like Willy Wonka style river of sugar flowing through the mailboxes. But that is served with fruit so nobody should feel any guilt at all.
And there it is, folks. 5 days of total insanity! And I’m excited about it!
The true love and support that parents give to teachers is AWESOME. And although we totally don’t need an entire week of culinary creations, know that YOU are appreciated!
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week Everybody!
