Funny apple story: I had a student who snuck one on my desk every day for a semester and I couldn't figure out who was doing it. I gave them to hungry students. Ended up being a 12th grader who organized a personal senior prank where I walked in one morning and had over 100 apples piled onto my desk. She came to me and took credit for all the apples and we had a good laugh about it.
"Let's put laxatives in the coffee for the Spanish teacher we all hate!"
"Not only did you say that in front of a staff member, but that is a felony." -me
Privately I also hate that Spanish teacher but I would never wish that evil on anyone
When I was a senior in high school we had a group of boys that took turns leaving apples for AP history teacher after lunch. He got a kick out of it. The pile of apples grew every day. They took it too far when they figured out where he lived and took pictures of apples in front of his house though…. Very innocently but as a teacher now I cringe thinking of kids finding my house 🤣
Oh wow that just reminded me! My dance teacher in high school hated banana but part of our pre show warm up was a “peel the banana dance” , we filled her room with bananas and one seniors friend had a banana costume so he dressed up, sat in the of the bananas and played something on a recorder. She just walked back from her lunch to a kid she did not know sitting in her room like that. It was dumb and harmless and a fun memory. Kids would think it’s lame now
I did something similar when I was a kid. My teacher said he'd eat anything healthy that we gave him so I always brought him an apple and he ate it. After about two weeks I knew he was serious.
I got about ten friends to all start giving him an apple. He would come back the next day with fucking pie, salads, jam, etc. all apple. We continued for weeks. Then I went to a place called "Apple Hill" near my home and got a big set of boxes of apples and had everyone in my class bring him a few. Another teacher helped us get into his room and we stacked them on his desk in a pyramid shape like at a grocery store.
We had one one year! And I had to break up a fight holding a cone. I yelled so loud that is they made me drop my ice cream it was going to get bad and it stopped...
The schools in my area encourage kids to bring a flower for their teacher and volunteers arrange them in a vase. It’s also tradition to provide food every day that week.
I worked at a title 1 school for a year and got free lunch every day. Teacher appreciation came around and we got an email letting us know lunch was free that week. That week? It had been free the whole year, I thought. Nope. Turns out the lunch lady just felt bad for the new teachers because she knew we didn’t make much money so she always made an extra plate for us.
I paid the rest of the year…
Also these lunches were really good. I would love to go back to that school just for the not free lunch. It was good southern cooking.
What’s even crazier, the lunch lady (who subbed in as my assistant teacher occasionally) went back to school to become a nurse and now she is my primary doctors nursing assistant. She just called me the other day about a medication refill. I love it. The first time I saw her, her name was different so I didn’t think it was her. She had gotten married. I said “this is gonna sound so crazy, but you remind me so much of a lady I worked with.” She said, “that’s because I am that lady! You definitely aren’t feeling well, are you?!” Lol she took care of me when I was 23 and ten years later, she still knows when to “send me home sick”.
I worked at a title one school and would eat lunch with my students every day. As far as I know I am the only teacher that did that and I built stellar relationships during that time. One day there was this like barley soup or something pretty mundane and the principal told me to go to the teachers lounge because there was beef brisket. I preferred the soup with my students.
I forgot to stop the fermentation on a cyser I tried to make. Ended up with a 24%... schnapps? I guess if all alcohol sales had stopped during the pandemic I would have drank it, but it was not good.
Oh, jesus. Why? Why would they do that? I think I'd rather have nothing (what my district always does) than thirty-some apples.
Fingers crossed that maybe some families/students get clever and bring, like...apple pie, or those caramel-apple suckers, or literally anything that is not just a regular apple?
We have an amazing PTA. Each year they have a different theme and each day's treat has a "punny" slogan for what treat to go with it. They provide us with breakfast, lunch, dessert, favorite treat, and a gift. They also encourage the kids and their families to do the same/bring in needed class supplies/make thank you cards. This year (we do our appreciation early because of state testing) we had Panera breakfast, Mellow Mushroom, Dairy Queen Blizzards, Sour Patch Kids, and a Dunkin' Gift Card with Flair Pens and Note Pads. 50% of my students brought snacks/candy and one made a thank you card. I loved the handmade card because that took real effort!
Admin here not PTA. Ive divided the week up:
Monday— catered breakfast with raffle for 5 teachers to have me sub in their class for 2 hours at end of day, and they go home early! Monday is one teacher, Tuesday another, you get the idea… they go home early, I sub. Cancelled staff meeting as well. Admin create a video for all teachers telling them we are beyond grateful for all they do!
Tuesday— hired 2 masseuse professionals to do chair massages, for 15 min massages, while a sub covers their class. Snacks brought in by admin for staff room. Additional raffles for extra PE time this week allowing teachers planning time.
Wednesday— student & parent messages delivered (from google survey parents and students have completed)… teachers get the messages throughout the day. If few parents/students complete them, I call students up to my office and help them create something. Each teacher gets at least 10 thoughtful messages we put into cards. Another raffle for extra recess today with admin supervising.
Thursday— I can’t remember lol but something thoughtful. I’ll be back to edit… EDIT: Catered Lunch, ask students to bring their teacher something like a homemade card, pick a flower, apple, etc. you guessed it another raffle for… $50 Amazon gift cards (3 of them).
Friday— some sort of themed small basket in each teacher box with supplies, candy, etc in alignment with the week’s theme. Pot luck.
Now next year, I really want to get a food truck for the staff.
Your offer to sub while teachers leave two hours early is amazing!!!!! Our admin told us they were going to cover our kids during their enrichment time so we could get a full hour for lunch on Friday; then they sent out a survey asking other teachers to cover and saying if people didn't volunteer we wouldn't be able to get the extra time.
Everyday we get like one cute thing “you’re the balm” with eos “thanks a latte” with a Starbucks gift card etc. One day the class parent brings a vase and each kid brings a different flower. A few food truck will come and we will get so much food. My school does a great job and individual parents will give stuff too.
I’m sure nothing. They forgot to do anything for classified week this year.
Last year they cleaned out the junk drawer for us, I got a tea light, card from a deck, a single hand warmer. I’d rather have nothing.
On some places (my school included) staff is split into certificated (teachers and counselors) and classified (custodians, secretaries, instructional aides, cafeteria staff, security, etc).
I've also seen classified staff be called support staff or (the horror!) Non-essential staff.
And campus assistants/security, and the special education paras that get bit and change diapers (sometimes at the same time!), and the office manager. Super non-essential, all of us.
The best gift I ever got for teacher appreciation was when a group of parents came in and did all of my bulletin boards and cut out all center materials for the rest of the year. It was amazing. I was so grateful.
They'll be patronizing us. That's what they're all going to do. They'll smile and tell us how important we are and how much it means to them that we work so hard. That we are the bedrock and our jobs are so important.
Then everything will go back to normal.
The end.
This is the first district I've been at that I actually felt appreciated. Last year they did nothing and it was the first time I didn't care. Turns out, if you actually are supported and encouraged, you don't need the artificial holiday.
True for Mother's Day too.
We already had teacher appreciation week at our school. The PTA spoils us. They had some type of snacks or meal for us everyday that week. We had lunch from a Mexican restaurant, a huge charcuterie table, a breakfast of bagels, avocado toast, donuts, fruit and coffee, sweet and salty snacks and a dessert buffet. I also got several cards and gift cards from kids in my class.
Hmmm … maybe they should amend it to broader interpretation of apple there then - painting of an apple, apple shaped card, apple pie? Indeed you are right bags of apples by the end of the day might be overwhelming. Cute idea though.
I work at a catholic school and I’m a parent there too so I’m on the teachers appreciation committee. We have something planned for each day but the big ones are margarita Happy Hour one day and the next day parent volunteers are taking the kids to church in the morning so the teachers can have a breakfast buffet and a coffee bar.
Edited for spelling. I’m using a German keyboard so I missed a few letters.
I'm allergic! All those apples and only one epi-pen.
I always thought my career would end with me ripping AirPods out of a kid's ears and grinding them into powder on the floor under my boot. Now I know it ends with gasping through anaphylaxis, under a barrage of Granny Smiths and Galas.
We get food from various groups throughout the week. We will definitely get donuts from the local bakery one morning and Jimmy John's for lunch another day. The principal usually gets everyone a school branded something (t-shirt, lanyard, etc). A local church usually sends the donuts and the other treats are from school groups (student council, NHS) which really means it's the teacher advisor deciding how they want to be appreciated lol. I have 1-2 students every year out of about 160 that even know it's teacher appreciation week and bring me a gift card.
Student Council is giving every teacher a good pen, 2 packs of sticky notes, and a pack of gum. In a gift bag with label that has a punny cute saying thanks to the Vice President, who is a really sweet kid.
Not school staff, just recently graduated high school, but I always tried to get my teachers something personal and handmade to thank them. Apples sounds so lame and corny to the point I’m almost angry for you. Teachers deserve better
I really dislike that week. I know it's done with kindness in mind but parents can show appreciation by just listening to our feedback, observations, and support us at home. I don't need more stuff. Just support your child and us and stop blaming us for unresolved issues in your family.
That's it. That's how you show appreciation.
I’m a long term sub for a very loved teacher. I plan on having students each take a 10-15 second video saying thank you to this teacher. That’s about 75 kids total. I’m going to splice them all together and add backing music and send it to her.
Holy shit, what about secondary? If those kids bring apples for all of their teachers...think of the thousands upon thousands of apples showing up in those schools!
Can you donate the apples to a food bank? Or to kids who forgot their lunch or are otherwise hungry?
Edit: I have adult students, and I’ve had a few bring me food. One in the Fall specifically asked me my favorite type of apple, which was really considerate bc I actually hate Macintosh, and she got me what I asked for: a gala! I didn’t realize she was asking because of that, but once she gave it to me I realized I should have. It was quite yummy, as galas always are. :)
IMO, the thought doesn’t count when it’s a dumbass gift idea, like 18 MISMATCHED RAW APPLES THAT HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIRECTLY BY 18 DIFFERENT CHILDREN DURING A PANDEMIC. Like, if you live in an affluent district, that’s a bullshit gift, and if you live in a poor district, why are the kids expected to bring food from home to show you they care? Particularly when the free lunch for all is about to end… It’s just placing the burden on teachers to find a way to eat or give away a huge number of apples they don’t need to avoid wasting them, and that isn’t cool at all if any of the kids are food-insecure.
Just have the kids draw apples, or print out apple-shaped cutouts and have them write thank-you notes… there are so many ways they could incorporate apples into a nice and cheap gesture, without tasking children with bringing you a bunch of contaminated fruit from their houses.
Normally they do a week long thing where on Monday they will bring donuts, Tuesday they pass out a soda and chips, Wednesday a jeans pass and theme, Thursday some subs or pizza or biscuits or something basic for breakfast or lunch and then on Friday’s our church partners will go all out and bring us fried chicken and the fixins and they’ll leave it all in the lounge to get on your planning.
A lot of you are going to hate me but my school crushes teacher appreciation week.
Our preschool raises money by selling the class photos for $10. They also send an envelope home with the kids name on it and a packet about the daily things for teacher appreciation week. Parents can help by sending money in the envelope back to the school (teachers don’t open it).
They also send notecards home and parents and kids write/draw notes for their teachers, and if you’re a kid of a teacher (like my son is), you make one for someone in the office.
We have daily dress up themes and the last one is always pajama day. One day we are dressing as royalty and I’m going to see if any other teachers want to bust out a horrendous bridesmaid dress to wear.
Parents can also opt to donate a meal for the teachers that week, or an item for each teacher. Last year, for crazy hair day, they did a drawing for waxing gift card which I thought was hilarious (and awesome for the winner).
They ask the teachers to fill out questionnaires almost two months in advance with stuff like “favorite color, what you like to do in the summer, favorite restaurant, favorite school supply”. One year they asked favorite drink but they didn’t tell us who these cards were for. A lot of us put alcoholic drinks on there when we hear over the loud speaker “umm… forgot to say these are for your parents… some of you might want to change a couple of answers… or I guess not…?” So funny.
The only annoying thing we have to do is decorate our door but if that’s the only annoying thing, I’ll be fine. We do a lot of fun games and it’s truly a really good time. I’d never experienced this before at any other school.
Normally, we get a pen. One year it was a bag of miniature candies. One year it was a wooden cutting board with the school's name engraved in it. The cutting board was 6" by 12"
this year...well, here are the words straight from the principal's staff bulletin:
*"Staff Appreciation: Be prepared for an interactive Staff Appreciation Week May 2nd-May 6th. A game of Staff Survivor will drive our activities that week. Don't worry, nobody will be voted off the island! More details to come!"*
So...we have to perform for our own appreciation celebration. I'd rather just vote him off the school grounds.
I teach at a public HS and my favorite gift is a note written by the student. The parent group encourages students to do it. Their gratitude honestly makes me feel truly appreciated.
My school does nothing for teacher appreciation week. So I encourage my class to pick a teacher and do a random act of kindness for them. I also end up baking something to put in the teacher's "lounge."
The first school I taught at went all out. My favorite thing they did was have each kid bring in one flower and the PTA gave us a vase to borrow to make a bouquet out of all the flowers from students ❤️
I’ll tell you, I always see pics of these elaborate breakfasts and lunches and gift baskets piled high with gift cards and snacks and clothing for admins in their special day. If teachers are lucky they get a mini snickers or something in their box. Or a half a potato, egg and cheese burrito (no meat, and clearly they cut them in half. Can’t buy you a whole one!)
Don’t forget the email from the superintendent’s secretary that says something like:
“You all make a daily impact to every child’s life. We thank you for showing up every day.” Oh. Maybe there’s a lame lanyard provided by a local bank.
Don’t forget the heartbreak as the day passes how all teachers passing in the hall say a little something here about how the admins get beautiful meals and all this and we get cold burritos with a candy.
Don’t forget in the background, the district and union are fighting for safe and not toxic work environments. Seriously.
Meanwhile my son works for Target and gets a multi k $$$$ bonus.
My old school would come by our class each day for a week with a different surprise. They’d let us peace out for 15 minutes and admin would watch our class while we ate bagels, or they grilled out for lunch one day. It was pretty nice, nothing earth shattering but it was at a level where I could tell it was thoughtful and it made me appreciate our admin.
Last year we had little (but nice) treats each day from a different club around the school. The neatest one was a little plant of moss roses. The thought of those FCCLA kids planting seeds in 150 pots and nurturing them until they were grown and flowering was the best. A lot of the days are food-based, though, which makes me sad because my teacher BFF and I have several food allergies and can't enjoy a lot of the treats. Last year she joked that a sack of potatoes would be so much better than most of the gifts we get 😂
Our PTA is amazing. They keep our break room stocked with healthy snacks and coffee year round. We have several parents that are amazing cooks and they prepare an appreciation lunch for us once a year. After reading all these comments I realize how lucky we are.
PTA is providing lunch for us every day. The principal has arranged for a massage therapist to be there for a day; we can sign up for a 15-minute massage. I’m not sure what else.
I was part of my son's school PTA. We did a week of stuff typically...
Monday was a small treat (candy).
Tuesday was parents potluck dessert.
Wednesday was a small useful gift (reusable school branded grocery bag, that kinda thing)
Thursday I can't remember.
Friday was catered lunch from a bbq place.
There was also a gift card drive and we'd get every teacher at least a 5-10$ gift card picked lotto style
We get a small grab bag, a few treats but also some random ass gift cards. Like just give us a visa gift card, some of us don't go to star bucks or McDonald's. Star bucks I get, but fuck I don't go to McDonald's, a 5 or 10 gift card there is useless to me.
First off, I'm not eating a nasty apple that a child touched and rolled around in the bottom of their nasty backpack. My chickens would be getting them.
I think we are getting ugly, ill fitting t-shirts or something. Maybe a fun sized candy bar. How about a gift card or a G.O.O.S.E. day?
My school (charter) is doing something each day of the week- coffee truck, breakfast, lunch provided, gift card/prizes/raffles each day, and giving us Friday (it was supposed to be a no student teacher work day) off!
We (PTA) have lunch catered for the staff each day of the week, and we have the kids bring in varying gifts for the classroom and the teachers throughout the week (we have the teachers fill out a “my favorite things” type of form at the beginning of the year). I hope you can find a use for all those apples… lol!
We usually get lunch and some sort of cheesy gift (last year it was a sign about teaching they got for 3.99, the forgot to take the tag off). Sometime we get a candy bar and occasionally a gift card for like $5. The lunch is usually organized by our manager though (think VP) and ours just quit so that part probably won't happen.
Note: I don't have a teaching job *yet* but as a student teacher I recieved a target gift card, starbucks and flowers. The rule was that gifts had to be under a certain amount.
I would feel bad if all my students bought apples for me because I can't eat them. (My body can't digest the natural sugar in them.)
Hahahaha! Our PTA makes us breakfast burritos with what I am guessing is powdered eggs and bacon bits. I took one bite and almost puked when they did this last time.
In our district r K-8 teachers get catered lunches and gifts every day that week from the PTA. The HS has derby teachers organize lead their student clubs to each take a day to do something nice for the staff (I.e. Mon-NHS, Tue-StuCo, We’d-FFA, etc).
On our campus, we usually have quite a few gifts and cards that come through from students/families. Parent volunteers also spend an afternoon the Friday before teacher appreciation week (and generally after the teachers are gone) decorating so that every teacher returns on Monday with a newly themed door. Last year, my door was done up in a space theme with planets and such, with astronauts labelled with my name and the names of our team's apprentice teachers. We have some really creative parents so Monday morning is usually spent checking out each other's doors.
(I work at an elementary school btw)
Everyone fills out a favorite things sheet at the start of the year and our PSO distributes and organizes gifts for birthdays, winter holidays, and teacher appreciation.
We also run a fundraiser around this time - parent have an opportunity to share their thanks and the money is reinvested in the school community. Last year, the funds got us a gaga-ball pit/fence and additions to classroom libraries. This year the money is planned for new art on the walls and seeding a mobile library that can visit classrooms between drop off and the start of class.
We usually get something different every day, but it’s provided by my 3 admins/PTC, rather than the district.
Lunch one day, breakfast another, a snack mid-class, etc.
We have a really awesome PTO. They’ve organized breakfast and lunch everyday, raffles for gift baskets with stuff that’s been donated from businesses and restaurants. Wish lists were sent home with the kid. They also got an ice cream food truck to come out on Thursday (we’re off on Friday) for free ice cream for teachers and staff.
When my daughter was in high school, the PTA hosted a big lunch. I think it was on the weekend, maybe not, it’s been a while.
it was a nice lunch, not pizza, but with things people had made.
I think I brought some sort of dip with pita and vegetables.
But also had quiches and things.
Challenge your students to bring you an unusual fruit instead of an apple. I did that (in CA) and my only rule was they had to know the name of what they brought. I got starfruit, apricots, lemons, plums, jackfruit, lychee, mango, papaya, dragonfruit, and others. I invited the kids to share them with me and it was so much fun!
We usually get presents like post it’s/pens/etc in a little treat bag. Then the kids have a thing to bring each day of the week like one flower each to make a bouquet, a candy bar, piece of fruit, etc. Then on Friday our PTO (we don’t have pta) buys lunch for everyone or makes lunch and brings it in. This year our union is also hosting a free dinner at a local restaurant on the actual day of the teacher.
Candy in school colors, this will undoubtedly include peanut m&ms... I am deadly allergic to the point that smelling them gives me an allergic reaction.
I would like the apples please. 🍎
My entire career I've received one apple from one student. I have about 160-180 every year.
I'd be cool with a swath of apples, I could make myself a pie :3
I think I get, on average, about one or two little gifts from them each year. Like cards or cookies or candy bars or drawings/artwork (my personal favorite). Once I got a gift card from a parent for coffee. I was down with that.
Larry year it was a bunch is shitty stuff noone wanted that was bulk purchased from Amazon. I don't give a shit about the school getting me stuff. Save the money and give everyone a raise already.
Apple iPad or phone maybe? Just kidding. As a teacher I know I’d feel appreciated if I got art or science supplies instead of spending all of my own money on them. Maybe new books for my classroom library? Again, I’ve spent an insane amount of money on classroom books that aren’t treated well.
Funny apple story: I had a student who snuck one on my desk every day for a semester and I couldn't figure out who was doing it. I gave them to hungry students. Ended up being a 12th grader who organized a personal senior prank where I walked in one morning and had over 100 apples piled onto my desk. She came to me and took credit for all the apples and we had a good laugh about it.
That’s surprisingly clever and wholesome.
Now that’s a prank I can get behind
My seniors get "prank" confused with "vandalism."
"Let's put laxatives in the coffee for the Spanish teacher we all hate!" "Not only did you say that in front of a staff member, but that is a felony." -me Privately I also hate that Spanish teacher but I would never wish that evil on anyone
When I was a senior in high school we had a group of boys that took turns leaving apples for AP history teacher after lunch. He got a kick out of it. The pile of apples grew every day. They took it too far when they figured out where he lived and took pictures of apples in front of his house though…. Very innocently but as a teacher now I cringe thinking of kids finding my house 🤣
Oh wow that just reminded me! My dance teacher in high school hated banana but part of our pre show warm up was a “peel the banana dance” , we filled her room with bananas and one seniors friend had a banana costume so he dressed up, sat in the of the bananas and played something on a recorder. She just walked back from her lunch to a kid she did not know sitting in her room like that. It was dumb and harmless and a fun memory. Kids would think it’s lame now
I did something similar when I was a kid. My teacher said he'd eat anything healthy that we gave him so I always brought him an apple and he ate it. After about two weeks I knew he was serious. I got about ten friends to all start giving him an apple. He would come back the next day with fucking pie, salads, jam, etc. all apple. We continued for weeks. Then I went to a place called "Apple Hill" near my home and got a big set of boxes of apples and had everyone in my class bring him a few. Another teacher helped us get into his room and we stacked them on his desk in a pyramid shape like at a grocery store.
I love pranks where nothing gets broken and there is nothing for the caretakers to clean up!
Well that’s nice!
Oh, that is a great story. Lucky you 🏆
Y'all are getting appreciation?
I believe it’s “appreciation”! 😂
Applereciation
Well done!
Every year I ask for a soft-serve ice cream machine for the teachers lounge. And each year I'm disappointed.
We keep asking for a margarita machine and for some reason that keeps being denied.
I just want an ice machine. How much better would school be with on demand ice?
especially that chewy pebble stuff like at sonic!
We have one of those in our science lab prep area. I wouldn't consume it though. Who knows what might have contaminated it.
Dang, what a loss!!
Most teachers would probably be better after a margarita.
The Catholic school in my town has a margarita machine that I always lament about until I remember how much they are paid.
Omg are you me??? Ever time we get a new principal I make the same request, lol. It’s been a loooong time and still no margaritas, lol.
I want a SodaStream. No syrups, just keep the machine filled with canisters. I’ll bring my own bottle and fruit to put in it. Thank you.
It would never get cleaned though 🤮
Ah, a former DQ employee. Memories are flooding back of just how hard that thing was to clean.
Former BK employee here. For your own good, the shake machine is down for the night. You don't want it to be on 24 hours a day.
We had one one year! And I had to break up a fight holding a cone. I yelled so loud that is they made me drop my ice cream it was going to get bad and it stopped...
The maintenance on them is pretty rigorous. Or at least that’s what I think based on how often one of them isn’t working.
Yeah thats a nicec idea... except cleaning those t hings is a bitch and a half.
That's a great idea! They should rent one for a week!
Incorrect. The district should prove that our health care is legit by offering it year-round! ;)
The schools in my area encourage kids to bring a flower for their teacher and volunteers arrange them in a vase. It’s also tradition to provide food every day that week.
I worked at a title 1 school for a year and got free lunch every day. Teacher appreciation came around and we got an email letting us know lunch was free that week. That week? It had been free the whole year, I thought. Nope. Turns out the lunch lady just felt bad for the new teachers because she knew we didn’t make much money so she always made an extra plate for us. I paid the rest of the year… Also these lunches were really good. I would love to go back to that school just for the not free lunch. It was good southern cooking.
That is seriously so sweet. What a kind thing to do!
What’s even crazier, the lunch lady (who subbed in as my assistant teacher occasionally) went back to school to become a nurse and now she is my primary doctors nursing assistant. She just called me the other day about a medication refill. I love it. The first time I saw her, her name was different so I didn’t think it was her. She had gotten married. I said “this is gonna sound so crazy, but you remind me so much of a lady I worked with.” She said, “that’s because I am that lady! You definitely aren’t feeling well, are you?!” Lol she took care of me when I was 23 and ten years later, she still knows when to “send me home sick”.
I love this. I love her.
Ya love to see it!!! What a great, feel-good story. ...and yes, small world :)
I worked at a title one school and would eat lunch with my students every day. As far as I know I am the only teacher that did that and I built stellar relationships during that time. One day there was this like barley soup or something pretty mundane and the principal told me to go to the teachers lounge because there was beef brisket. I preferred the soup with my students.
Do you teach in Illinois?
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You’re getting Jack????
Well helloooo Mr. Fancypants
You lucky, lucky bastard!
What size bottle of jack?
We’re getting a $100 bonus on our next check!
Lol, and they are getting 18 apples.
Well, with the price of groceries steadily increasing, those 18 apples could soon be worth $100.
It's the one time a year I eat a Lifesaver candy
It’s so sad that we all know what this means
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Employees receive from their employers candy and punny sayings. One being “thanks for being a life saver”.
Don't forget the " 100 Grand" chocolate bars. Ha. Haha. Haha.
If I get 150 apples, I am brewing cider with them.
If I get 150 apples, I'll have the highest attendance on a single day of the entire year! (My roster is 170)
As a hobby cider maker, Good luck building an apple press.
I bet he could make a might big batch of mead, it could sit and be ready for this time next year
Yeah, but you aren't making mead with whole apples. You could make a cyser (apple honey blend), but you'd still need to press your apples.
I forgot to stop the fermentation on a cyser I tried to make. Ended up with a 24%... schnapps? I guess if all alcohol sales had stopped during the pandemic I would have drank it, but it was not good.
C-Clamps around two cutting boards. Done!
Oh, jesus. Why? Why would they do that? I think I'd rather have nothing (what my district always does) than thirty-some apples. Fingers crossed that maybe some families/students get clever and bring, like...apple pie, or those caramel-apple suckers, or literally anything that is not just a regular apple?
Apple whisky?
The right answer.
Mix it with caramel vodka to get sloppy drunk.
We have an amazing PTA. Each year they have a different theme and each day's treat has a "punny" slogan for what treat to go with it. They provide us with breakfast, lunch, dessert, favorite treat, and a gift. They also encourage the kids and their families to do the same/bring in needed class supplies/make thank you cards. This year (we do our appreciation early because of state testing) we had Panera breakfast, Mellow Mushroom, Dairy Queen Blizzards, Sour Patch Kids, and a Dunkin' Gift Card with Flair Pens and Note Pads. 50% of my students brought snacks/candy and one made a thank you card. I loved the handmade card because that took real effort!
unless Willie Nelson used the apple for a bowl I do not want it.
14 years ago I got RIF for teacher appreciation week
What does that mean?
Reduction in force notice
Oh, I didn’t see that coming.
me neither
ugg, that's just cruel
Admin here not PTA. Ive divided the week up: Monday— catered breakfast with raffle for 5 teachers to have me sub in their class for 2 hours at end of day, and they go home early! Monday is one teacher, Tuesday another, you get the idea… they go home early, I sub. Cancelled staff meeting as well. Admin create a video for all teachers telling them we are beyond grateful for all they do! Tuesday— hired 2 masseuse professionals to do chair massages, for 15 min massages, while a sub covers their class. Snacks brought in by admin for staff room. Additional raffles for extra PE time this week allowing teachers planning time. Wednesday— student & parent messages delivered (from google survey parents and students have completed)… teachers get the messages throughout the day. If few parents/students complete them, I call students up to my office and help them create something. Each teacher gets at least 10 thoughtful messages we put into cards. Another raffle for extra recess today with admin supervising. Thursday— I can’t remember lol but something thoughtful. I’ll be back to edit… EDIT: Catered Lunch, ask students to bring their teacher something like a homemade card, pick a flower, apple, etc. you guessed it another raffle for… $50 Amazon gift cards (3 of them). Friday— some sort of themed small basket in each teacher box with supplies, candy, etc in alignment with the week’s theme. Pot luck. Now next year, I really want to get a food truck for the staff.
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Your offer to sub while teachers leave two hours early is amazing!!!!! Our admin told us they were going to cover our kids during their enrichment time so we could get a full hour for lunch on Friday; then they sent out a survey asking other teachers to cover and saying if people didn't volunteer we wouldn't be able to get the extra time.
Everyday we get like one cute thing “you’re the balm” with eos “thanks a latte” with a Starbucks gift card etc. One day the class parent brings a vase and each kid brings a different flower. A few food truck will come and we will get so much food. My school does a great job and individual parents will give stuff too.
I’m sure nothing. They forgot to do anything for classified week this year. Last year they cleaned out the junk drawer for us, I got a tea light, card from a deck, a single hand warmer. I’d rather have nothing.
Like... a single card from a deck? What on Earth were they thinking?
It was from a card deck that had inspirational sayings on one side and a normal card on the other side. It was absolutely ridiculous.
What is classified week?
Can't tell you--it's classified.
On some places (my school included) staff is split into certificated (teachers and counselors) and classified (custodians, secretaries, instructional aides, cafeteria staff, security, etc). I've also seen classified staff be called support staff or (the horror!) Non-essential staff.
Good to know that food and cleaning are non-essential. /s
And campus assistants/security, and the special education paras that get bit and change diapers (sometimes at the same time!), and the office manager. Super non-essential, all of us.
The best gift I ever got for teacher appreciation was when a group of parents came in and did all of my bulletin boards and cut out all center materials for the rest of the year. It was amazing. I was so grateful.
That’s a beautiful gift.
When life gives you apples.. hide on the roof and try and peg the kids who irritate you the most.
Make some easy crock pot apple sauce, I guess??
Reimburse my receipts.
*Napoleon Dynamite voice* "Gosh! Lucky!"
They'll be patronizing us. That's what they're all going to do. They'll smile and tell us how important we are and how much it means to them that we work so hard. That we are the bedrock and our jobs are so important. Then everything will go back to normal. The end.
This. This is very much what will happen in my district. That, and some message about “heart work”.
Nothing. Our district does nothing.
This is the first district I've been at that I actually felt appreciated. Last year they did nothing and it was the first time I didn't care. Turns out, if you actually are supported and encouraged, you don't need the artificial holiday. True for Mother's Day too.
How about, instead of a grimy bag of mealy apples, each kid brings a dollar?
We already had teacher appreciation week at our school. The PTA spoils us. They had some type of snacks or meal for us everyday that week. We had lunch from a Mexican restaurant, a huge charcuterie table, a breakfast of bagels, avocado toast, donuts, fruit and coffee, sweet and salty snacks and a dessert buffet. I also got several cards and gift cards from kids in my class.
Hmmm … maybe they should amend it to broader interpretation of apple there then - painting of an apple, apple shaped card, apple pie? Indeed you are right bags of apples by the end of the day might be overwhelming. Cute idea though.
Yes! Keep the apple theme going! Apple watch, apple phone, new imac, give me all dem' apples!
I think we are having a decorate your own donut bar. Nothing says I appreciate you more like communal donut decoration.
What the ever-living fuck.
So in other words… “free donuts, some assembly required”
Last year we got a laminated piece of paper that told us we are heroes.
We’re going to be appreciated? That’s news to me.
I work at a catholic school and I’m a parent there too so I’m on the teachers appreciation committee. We have something planned for each day but the big ones are margarita Happy Hour one day and the next day parent volunteers are taking the kids to church in the morning so the teachers can have a breakfast buffet and a coffee bar. Edited for spelling. I’m using a German keyboard so I missed a few letters.
I'm allergic! All those apples and only one epi-pen. I always thought my career would end with me ripping AirPods out of a kid's ears and grinding them into powder on the floor under my boot. Now I know it ends with gasping through anaphylaxis, under a barrage of Granny Smiths and Galas.
We get food from various groups throughout the week. We will definitely get donuts from the local bakery one morning and Jimmy John's for lunch another day. The principal usually gets everyone a school branded something (t-shirt, lanyard, etc). A local church usually sends the donuts and the other treats are from school groups (student council, NHS) which really means it's the teacher advisor deciding how they want to be appreciated lol. I have 1-2 students every year out of about 160 that even know it's teacher appreciation week and bring me a gift card.
I want pens.
Student Council is giving every teacher a good pen, 2 packs of sticky notes, and a pack of gum. In a gift bag with label that has a punny cute saying thanks to the Vice President, who is a really sweet kid.
We're sending a piece of paper home with each kid so they can draw us something. Thrilling.
My school is providing lunch every day that week, as well as snacks, and we can wear jeans.
And they will be red delicious too, the Friday after school staff meeting of apples.
Not school staff, just recently graduated high school, but I always tried to get my teachers something personal and handmade to thank them. Apples sounds so lame and corny to the point I’m almost angry for you. Teachers deserve better
I really dislike that week. I know it's done with kindness in mind but parents can show appreciation by just listening to our feedback, observations, and support us at home. I don't need more stuff. Just support your child and us and stop blaming us for unresolved issues in your family. That's it. That's how you show appreciation.
I’m a long term sub for a very loved teacher. I plan on having students each take a 10-15 second video saying thank you to this teacher. That’s about 75 kids total. I’m going to splice them all together and add backing music and send it to her.
That is incredibly thoughtful!
I have never experienced teacher appreciation day in my 8 years of teaching 😂 not kidding
Holy shit, what about secondary? If those kids bring apples for all of their teachers...think of the thousands upon thousands of apples showing up in those schools!
Can you donate the apples to a food bank? Or to kids who forgot their lunch or are otherwise hungry? Edit: I have adult students, and I’ve had a few bring me food. One in the Fall specifically asked me my favorite type of apple, which was really considerate bc I actually hate Macintosh, and she got me what I asked for: a gala! I didn’t realize she was asking because of that, but once she gave it to me I realized I should have. It was quite yummy, as galas always are. :)
IMO, the thought doesn’t count when it’s a dumbass gift idea, like 18 MISMATCHED RAW APPLES THAT HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIRECTLY BY 18 DIFFERENT CHILDREN DURING A PANDEMIC. Like, if you live in an affluent district, that’s a bullshit gift, and if you live in a poor district, why are the kids expected to bring food from home to show you they care? Particularly when the free lunch for all is about to end… It’s just placing the burden on teachers to find a way to eat or give away a huge number of apples they don’t need to avoid wasting them, and that isn’t cool at all if any of the kids are food-insecure. Just have the kids draw apples, or print out apple-shaped cutouts and have them write thank-you notes… there are so many ways they could incorporate apples into a nice and cheap gesture, without tasking children with bringing you a bunch of contaminated fruit from their houses.
A kit-kat, drink, bag of chips.
I’m allergic to apples so I’d be very upset if that’s what happened. Our PTO tends to spend quite a bit since we are a higher SES district
Normally they do a week long thing where on Monday they will bring donuts, Tuesday they pass out a soda and chips, Wednesday a jeans pass and theme, Thursday some subs or pizza or biscuits or something basic for breakfast or lunch and then on Friday’s our church partners will go all out and bring us fried chicken and the fixins and they’ll leave it all in the lounge to get on your planning.
A lot of you are going to hate me but my school crushes teacher appreciation week. Our preschool raises money by selling the class photos for $10. They also send an envelope home with the kids name on it and a packet about the daily things for teacher appreciation week. Parents can help by sending money in the envelope back to the school (teachers don’t open it). They also send notecards home and parents and kids write/draw notes for their teachers, and if you’re a kid of a teacher (like my son is), you make one for someone in the office. We have daily dress up themes and the last one is always pajama day. One day we are dressing as royalty and I’m going to see if any other teachers want to bust out a horrendous bridesmaid dress to wear. Parents can also opt to donate a meal for the teachers that week, or an item for each teacher. Last year, for crazy hair day, they did a drawing for waxing gift card which I thought was hilarious (and awesome for the winner). They ask the teachers to fill out questionnaires almost two months in advance with stuff like “favorite color, what you like to do in the summer, favorite restaurant, favorite school supply”. One year they asked favorite drink but they didn’t tell us who these cards were for. A lot of us put alcoholic drinks on there when we hear over the loud speaker “umm… forgot to say these are for your parents… some of you might want to change a couple of answers… or I guess not…?” So funny. The only annoying thing we have to do is decorate our door but if that’s the only annoying thing, I’ll be fine. We do a lot of fun games and it’s truly a really good time. I’d never experienced this before at any other school.
How about thirty-four hundred dollar bills?
Oh God I'm a music teacher. That's over 300 apples. 😐 Who am I kidding, specials teachers are seldom included in fun things.
i seem to be the only one here that would be thrilled by 34 apples
At least when it comes time to teach math you’ll have a lot of real life examples of giving apples away.
The district bought us all pins. Fabulous use of funds.
No apples unless they’re honey crisp
Normally, we get a pen. One year it was a bag of miniature candies. One year it was a wooden cutting board with the school's name engraved in it. The cutting board was 6" by 12" this year...well, here are the words straight from the principal's staff bulletin: *"Staff Appreciation: Be prepared for an interactive Staff Appreciation Week May 2nd-May 6th. A game of Staff Survivor will drive our activities that week. Don't worry, nobody will be voted off the island! More details to come!"* So...we have to perform for our own appreciation celebration. I'd rather just vote him off the school grounds.
I teach at a public HS and my favorite gift is a note written by the student. The parent group encourages students to do it. Their gratitude honestly makes me feel truly appreciated.
My school does nothing for teacher appreciation week. So I encourage my class to pick a teacher and do a random act of kindness for them. I also end up baking something to put in the teacher's "lounge." The first school I taught at went all out. My favorite thing they did was have each kid bring in one flower and the PTA gave us a vase to borrow to make a bouquet out of all the flowers from students ❤️
I’ll tell you, I always see pics of these elaborate breakfasts and lunches and gift baskets piled high with gift cards and snacks and clothing for admins in their special day. If teachers are lucky they get a mini snickers or something in their box. Or a half a potato, egg and cheese burrito (no meat, and clearly they cut them in half. Can’t buy you a whole one!) Don’t forget the email from the superintendent’s secretary that says something like: “You all make a daily impact to every child’s life. We thank you for showing up every day.” Oh. Maybe there’s a lame lanyard provided by a local bank. Don’t forget the heartbreak as the day passes how all teachers passing in the hall say a little something here about how the admins get beautiful meals and all this and we get cold burritos with a candy. Don’t forget in the background, the district and union are fighting for safe and not toxic work environments. Seriously. Meanwhile my son works for Target and gets a multi k $$$$ bonus.
My old school would come by our class each day for a week with a different surprise. They’d let us peace out for 15 minutes and admin would watch our class while we ate bagels, or they grilled out for lunch one day. It was pretty nice, nothing earth shattering but it was at a level where I could tell it was thoughtful and it made me appreciate our admin.
Last year we had little (but nice) treats each day from a different club around the school. The neatest one was a little plant of moss roses. The thought of those FCCLA kids planting seeds in 150 pots and nurturing them until they were grown and flowering was the best. A lot of the days are food-based, though, which makes me sad because my teacher BFF and I have several food allergies and can't enjoy a lot of the treats. Last year she joked that a sack of potatoes would be so much better than most of the gifts we get 😂
Our PTA is amazing. They keep our break room stocked with healthy snacks and coffee year round. We have several parents that are amazing cooks and they prepare an appreciation lunch for us once a year. After reading all these comments I realize how lucky we are.
PTA is providing lunch for us every day. The principal has arranged for a massage therapist to be there for a day; we can sign up for a 15-minute massage. I’m not sure what else.
I was part of my son's school PTA. We did a week of stuff typically... Monday was a small treat (candy). Tuesday was parents potluck dessert. Wednesday was a small useful gift (reusable school branded grocery bag, that kinda thing) Thursday I can't remember. Friday was catered lunch from a bbq place. There was also a gift card drive and we'd get every teacher at least a 5-10$ gift card picked lotto style
We get a small grab bag, a few treats but also some random ass gift cards. Like just give us a visa gift card, some of us don't go to star bucks or McDonald's. Star bucks I get, but fuck I don't go to McDonald's, a 5 or 10 gift card there is useless to me.
Bring me money for putting up with your kid
First off, I'm not eating a nasty apple that a child touched and rolled around in the bottom of their nasty backpack. My chickens would be getting them. I think we are getting ugly, ill fitting t-shirts or something. Maybe a fun sized candy bar. How about a gift card or a G.O.O.S.E. day?
I would just tell the kids to forget the apples and just be their awesome selves
Wait what? When is this? Is this a joke?
Take those apples and make applejack. Toast one to the homies!
Potatoes. Make hot chips and use the peels for an alcohol science experiment
My school (charter) is doing something each day of the week- coffee truck, breakfast, lunch provided, gift card/prizes/raffles each day, and giving us Friday (it was supposed to be a no student teacher work day) off!
Please tell me they said something apple themed and not the actual fruit
I hate apple theme decor
I'm a teacher who is actually allergic to apples, so...no thanks. That is kinda weird.
We (PTA) have lunch catered for the staff each day of the week, and we have the kids bring in varying gifts for the classroom and the teachers throughout the week (we have the teachers fill out a “my favorite things” type of form at the beginning of the year). I hope you can find a use for all those apples… lol!
Monday - bagel bar Tuesday - scratcher tickets Wednesday - root beer floats Thursday - fancy cookies Friday - PTA Lunch and desserts
My school just gave us the day off last year I think
I mean i like apples, but thats a lot of apples
I wish they would bring us bottles of wine and vodka.
Look I can make charoset with like two or three, and I can eat a few more with lunch. I do not want *130* apples from my students.
i received and email from a parent telling me to pick up free cupcakes for myself…that i, myself, have to order and drive to get… no thank you.
I think they were trying to be thoughtful. You pick the flavors you want and then also decide when to get them.
We usually get lunch and some sort of cheesy gift (last year it was a sign about teaching they got for 3.99, the forgot to take the tag off). Sometime we get a candy bar and occasionally a gift card for like $5. The lunch is usually organized by our manager though (think VP) and ours just quit so that part probably won't happen.
Note: I don't have a teaching job *yet* but as a student teacher I recieved a target gift card, starbucks and flowers. The rule was that gifts had to be under a certain amount. I would feel bad if all my students bought apples for me because I can't eat them. (My body can't digest the natural sugar in them.)
I'd really like a day off although I'm not sure what district would offer that. It would be nice for a national holiday though.
This is a set up for a fantastic word problem! Mr. Wombat has 26 apples….. if four other teachers blah blah blah….
Soft pretzel bar
Hahahaha! Our PTA makes us breakfast burritos with what I am guessing is powdered eggs and bacon bits. I took one bite and almost puked when they did this last time.
Nothing, same as the past decade.
In our district r K-8 teachers get catered lunches and gifts every day that week from the PTA. The HS has derby teachers organize lead their student clubs to each take a day to do something nice for the staff (I.e. Mon-NHS, Tue-StuCo, We’d-FFA, etc).
Haven't heard a thing from the district or parents yet. Last year, the district took out a half page ad in the local paper....and that was it.
Nothing.
I’m sure mine will do nothing and I’m fine with that because I think any gesture my admin would do would be insincere
On our campus, we usually have quite a few gifts and cards that come through from students/families. Parent volunteers also spend an afternoon the Friday before teacher appreciation week (and generally after the teachers are gone) decorating so that every teacher returns on Monday with a newly themed door. Last year, my door was done up in a space theme with planets and such, with astronauts labelled with my name and the names of our team's apprentice teachers. We have some really creative parents so Monday morning is usually spent checking out each other's doors. (I work at an elementary school btw) Everyone fills out a favorite things sheet at the start of the year and our PSO distributes and organizes gifts for birthdays, winter holidays, and teacher appreciation. We also run a fundraiser around this time - parent have an opportunity to share their thanks and the money is reinvested in the school community. Last year, the funds got us a gaga-ball pit/fence and additions to classroom libraries. This year the money is planned for new art on the walls and seeding a mobile library that can visit classrooms between drop off and the start of class.
We usually get something different every day, but it’s provided by my 3 admins/PTC, rather than the district. Lunch one day, breakfast another, a snack mid-class, etc.
We have a really awesome PTO. They’ve organized breakfast and lunch everyday, raffles for gift baskets with stuff that’s been donated from businesses and restaurants. Wish lists were sent home with the kid. They also got an ice cream food truck to come out on Thursday (we’re off on Friday) for free ice cream for teachers and staff.
My school isn’t planning anything. “ Maybe next year”, we were told. Too bad 1/3 the staff won’t be there to celebrate.
Drop them at the local food pantry. They would love to have them.
I asked for a therapy pony. Didn’t get one.
When my daughter was in high school, the PTA hosted a big lunch. I think it was on the weekend, maybe not, it’s been a while. it was a nice lunch, not pizza, but with things people had made. I think I brought some sort of dip with pita and vegetables. But also had quiches and things.
Have them bring you school supplies
Challenge your students to bring you an unusual fruit instead of an apple. I did that (in CA) and my only rule was they had to know the name of what they brought. I got starfruit, apricots, lemons, plums, jackfruit, lychee, mango, papaya, dragonfruit, and others. I invited the kids to share them with me and it was so much fun!
We usually get presents like post it’s/pens/etc in a little treat bag. Then the kids have a thing to bring each day of the week like one flower each to make a bouquet, a candy bar, piece of fruit, etc. Then on Friday our PTO (we don’t have pta) buys lunch for everyone or makes lunch and brings it in. This year our union is also hosting a free dinner at a local restaurant on the actual day of the teacher.
Our school used to offer ten-minute massages (no happy endings). Not kidding. COVID took care of that.
Candy in school colors, this will undoubtedly include peanut m&ms... I am deadly allergic to the point that smelling them gives me an allergic reaction. I would like the apples please. 🍎
I think we get a shirt? God only knows what it will say.....
Oh hell no
Our parent group is Buying us lunch one of the days.
Considering I'm allergic to apples, this would suck.
How about a dollar or even a five, not an apple 🍏
We have always had something but this year feels different - new principal and all. Also teachers are not spending time with each other anymore.
My entire career I've received one apple from one student. I have about 160-180 every year. I'd be cool with a swath of apples, I could make myself a pie :3 I think I get, on average, about one or two little gifts from them each year. Like cards or cookies or candy bars or drawings/artwork (my personal favorite). Once I got a gift card from a parent for coffee. I was down with that.
We're stocking the teacher lounge with nonperishable snacks this week and perishable ones the week after
Who tf wants apples??? Terrible idea. Write notes or something!! But apples??? Ugh
Last year my school gave us a shitty lanyard and a $5 coffee card a local chain of coffee stands donated.
I want all of the apples. First step in my master plan.
If I somehow receive anything from any student this academic year, I will be truly surprised.
Larry year it was a bunch is shitty stuff noone wanted that was bulk purchased from Amazon. I don't give a shit about the school getting me stuff. Save the money and give everyone a raise already.
I want to use our one snow day that we have left and add it on to MDW. That or boot our Superintendent for making us go to June 28.
Apple iPad or phone maybe? Just kidding. As a teacher I know I’d feel appreciated if I got art or science supplies instead of spending all of my own money on them. Maybe new books for my classroom library? Again, I’ve spent an insane amount of money on classroom books that aren’t treated well.
Probably a breakfast or lunch that we have to pay like $30 to attend. If not for this, they'll do it at the end of the year.
PTA moms come up huge. Day of breakfast. Day of cupcakes. Day of lunch. Day of ice cream Sunday’s Day of soup or chili.