It’s Fiesta Time!!
Dear Parents:
It is time to celebrate our wonderful teachers! May 6-10th is Teacher
Appreciation Week at Emerson School. We appreciate the work our great
teachers do all year long, but we would like to recognize them in a special way
next week. We need ALL PARENTS to help by assisting with one or more of the
following activities:
Monday 5/6: Thank you notes. Please encourage your child to write a short
note or draw a picture expressing their appreciation to give to their teachers.
Kicking off the week in this special, personal way will set the tone for the rest of
Teacher Appreciation Week. Talk to your children about all the things the
Emerson staff do to help them learn. Don’t forget to recognize the specials
teachers and support staff who take care of our children all year!
Tuesday 5/7: E-thank yous! Go to the Emerson Website
(http://emerson.bsd100.org/) and click on the “Thank a Teacher” icon. Send your
personal message to a teacher! That was easy!! Sit with your child and help
them to type a message, too. These messages will be shared privately with
teachers.
Wednesday 5/8: Bring a flower to school! Pick a flower from your own
garden or make a paper flower to bring to school. Each teacher will be given a
special vase to hold the bouquet.
Thursday 5/9 Teacher Appreciation Luncheon. Parents will provide a special
Fiesta Luncheon for our hardworking teachers. If you are able to send in a dish,
help with set-up, serve or clean up, please contact Shelley Titzer at 708-7032956 or titzers@yahoo.com
Friday 5/11: Personal Wish Lists. Check out the wish lists on the back of this
paper and send in a special treat for your child’s teachers. Any small gift means
so much to them. If your teacher is not on the wish list page, they are too shy or
busy to ask for anything and my detective skills were not effective! Be creative!
A heart-felt “thank you” is ALWAYS appreciated!!
2013 Teacher Appreciation Wish Lists
Miss Baran: paper towels and used books (3-6yrs). She loves yoga/working out
and Ms. Guitierrez loves to garden and cook!
Miss Optie: CD's of music for the classroom, Colored pens, Books for the classroom,
Fun Kid Band-Aids, Snickers, Pretzels, Reese's Pieces, and Dr. Pepper. Miss
Castorena: construction paper and books for the classroom, any kind of chocolate
(snickers, kit kat, reese's peanut butter cups, etc.) Ms. Kachlic - paper towels for
the classroom. She loves coffee (Dunkin/Starbucks), chocolate (any kind) and
reading.
Miss Scaletta: Subway or Jimmy Johns gift certificates, Target or Dunkin Donuts
Gift cards, Dry erase markers, kleenex or sugar free gum!
Mr. Consentino: Dry Erase Markers, Post-Its, Index Cards, Highlighters
Amazon Gift Card, iTunes, Chicago Cubs, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Ms. Bratta: Purell and baby wipes. She loves reading and gluten-free snacks.
Mrs. Alcock: Starbucks, dark chocolate, tea, hand lotion, notepads and flowers.
Ms. Anderson: Post-it notes, dry erase markers, Dunkin donuts coffee, Her favorite
animal is a Koala Bear and she loves her pets Lady (dog), Fred (dog), and Ted (cat),
diet coke and any kind of chocolate.
Mrs. Kruger: loves coffee, Coke, tulips, fresh fruit and sweet/salty treats.
Mr. Puhr/Ms. Bozic: Baby wipes for computer cleaning, dry erase markers. Ms.
Bozic: reading, gardening, Diet Lemonade. Mr. Puhr: tea.
Mr. Munoz: plastic bins (any size) to place student materials in, erasers, and books
in Spanish (or bilingual books) for Kindergarten!
Mrs. Monaco: Kleenex, Paper Towels, Diet Coke, Chicago Cubs
Ms. Suomi: Dry Erase Markers, Hand Sanitizer, Diet Coke, Blackhawks
Ms. Wilhite: Larger size Post-its (bigger than standard ones, like 4 x 4, etc.) in
different colors, Clorox wipes, Milk chocolate with caramel filling, M & M's (no
peanuts), Dunkin Donuts gift cards, #6 "Self adhesive laminating sheets" used for
laminating color pictures/words for therapy).
Mr. Saracini: Large Chart Paper, Amazon gift card for kindles, a new Magic 8 Ball
for the classroom! I-Tunes gift card, green tea, a good water bottle.
Mrs. Olsen: Gift cards for coffee or fast food or Target, chocolate, toffee and
sweet/salty trail mix.
Mrs. Schwartz: Small magnets, Mentos, clips for papers, and Starbucks.
Ms. Smetko: Chocolate, gift cards from Target, Jimmy John's, or Dunkin Donuts. She
needs baby wipes or Clorox wipes.
Miss Stalter: Dr. Pepper, milk chocolate, Colorful pens/markers, Post it notes, cute
blank notecards (for thank yous, birthdays, etc), Kids books, Playdoh, cute craft
items. She loves to read and listen to music.