Teacher Appreciation Week 2011 Events May 2-May 6

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK - 2011

*May 2^nd through May 6^th *

Please join the PTA as we show our appreciation to our teachers this week for all their hard work and dedication they have shown towards the students of GES throughout the year.

**Please consider volunteering during your child’s lunch time so the staff will have a duty free lunch time, especially on days where we are providing them lunch (Tuesday & Thursday). If you are available at any time during the week to cover a lunch period, please contact Kristie Duncan at kduncan@vafp.org . THANK YOU!!

Monday, May 2^nd – BREAKFAST & SNACKS

    Donation request for K, 1^st and 2nd Grades

Please bring in items such as fruit, muffins, crescents, donuts, microwavable breakfast items or snacks such as cheese & crackers, chips & dips, desserts, etc.

**PTA providing coffee and service items

Tuesday, May 3^rd --

**PTA will provide Subway Subs

**Please consider volunteering during your child’s lunch time so the staff will have a duty free lunch time, especially on days where we are providing them lunch (Tues & Thurs).

Wednesday, May 4^th – All students please turn in your note of appreciation to a teacher on the cutout shape attached; please place them in the bin located by the fish tank. These will be displayed in the cafeteria. Additional shapes can be found on the table in the cafeteria collection corner.

**PTA providing sweetest staff treats according to the CANDY POEM found HERE and a picnic for staff after school prior to the evening festivities. 

PTA Meeting/ K-2 Spring Sing/ GES TALENT SHOW 

***Will be held at the Parks & Recreation Gymnasium***

Show Begins @ 6:30pm on  
Wednesday, May 4^th

Thursday, May 5^th – FIESTA FOR LUNCH

   Donation request for 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th Grades             

 Please bring in items such as hard taco shells, soft shells, cheese, sour cream, chips & dips, guacamole, diced tomatoes, or anything else that will provide a special fiesta for the staff.

**PTA will be providing taco meat (beef and chicken).

Friday, May 6^th – Flowers

    Donation request for All Grades

Please have your child bring in a special flower from the garden for their teacher.

**PTA providing a special Garden Party for staff afterschool. 

Thank you for your support this week!  Any donations will be greatly appreciated.  

All food donations can be dropped off in the Teacher’s Lounge during the week. 

Please RSVP any donations that you will be making towards the week so we can try to plan accordingly to Colleen Williams at cmchwms@comcast.net

Any further questions, don't hesitate to contact the PTA Board at:GESPTAVOICE@aol.com

This is the board in the cafeteria we will be adding the student appreciation notes to. There are a few samples up there already.  Shapes vary from balloons to apples to children, stars. Anything will work. We do have tape and extra shapes on the collection corner table & hope to collect them all after TA Week and give to each teacher as a memento.

MILK AND COOKIES

         Thank you, Thank you to all the parents who recently supported two hospitality events for the staff!  The teachers were very appreciative of the dinner from Jersey Mike's Subs and all the goodies supplied by the parents at the last PTA meeting. The other event the PTA sponsored this month was a "Milk and Cookie" bar for the staff to enjoy throughout the week of November 16th.  The following poem was used to promote our event for all the staff to read and to show how much we appreciate all their hard work throughout the year.

Thanks again for everyone's support to show our appreciation to the GES staff!

MILK AND COOKIES

When I'm feeling lonely

Overworked or blue

I reach for milk and cookies

'Cause nothing else will do

They calm my nervous tension

And help me to relax

Dissolving all my worries

Like candles into wax

My thoughts return to childhood

Those happy carefree days

When Mother served us cookies

And milk, upon a tray

So if your day is dismal

And all you want is out

Try some milk and cookies

To chase away your doubt

                                                                                                                                                    By Carol Gustske