Recess Duty Cover
Approved parent volunteers cover playground duty so teachers get a real break.
30 min Cost $ 3 items
Five-Day Teacher Appreciation Week Theme Plan
A simple plan PTAs and parents can send home: one small, easy theme for each day of the week.
How to make it
- Monday — Flower Day: each child brings one flower to make a classroom bouquet.
- Tuesday — Note Day: children write or draw a thank-you note (Tuesday is National Teacher Day).
- Wednesday — Favourite Snack Day: families send in the teacher’s favourite snack or drink.
- Thursday — Supply Day: children bring one item from the teacher’s wish list.
- Friday — Wear Their Colour Day: the class dresses in the teacher’s favourite colour.
Tip: Send the plan home at least a week ahead and keep every day optional so no family feels pressured to spend.
What you need
- Letter to families
- Teacher’s favourites survey
- A vase for Monday
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Teacher Favourites Survey
Ask teachers for their favourite snack, drink, colour, shop and hobby before the week — then every gift hits the mark.
20 min Cost $ 1 item
Class Flower Bouquet
Every child brings a single flower; together they make one big bouquet for the teacher’s desk.
10 min Cost $ 4 items
Classroom Door Decorating
Parents decorate each classroom door overnight with the teacher’s name and notes from the class.
1 hr Cost $ 4 items
Class Thank-You Book
A book with one page from every child — a drawing and a sentence about their favourite memory.
1 hr Cost $ 4 items
Staff Coffee Cart
Parents wheel a coffee cart round the school one morning, serving drinks to every staff member.
2 hr Cost $$ 5 items