Come Celebrate
Spring
Mother Earth
You
Join Us for the Annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon
This year’s event will be entirely eco-friendly.
Come see the many creative ways to reuse trash.
“Because waste is a terrible thing to waste.”
This year for Teacher & Staff Appreciation Day, our wonderful parents chose an eco-friendly theme, transforming the auditorium into a charming recycled oasis. On this day the parents go all-out to express their gratitude for the faculty and staff. While some parents graciously serve the food and set the tables at the luncheon, other parents are in the classrooms with the children so teachers may have an extended lunch period to relax and enjoy the fabulous meal. We are so fortunate to work at an outstanding school with such a dedicated parent population.
Recycled cereal boxes were painted and made into enchanting wall art. Magazine covers were cut into butterflies that flittered above the tables. Cat food cans and light bulbs were refitted with wire and hung as mini vases for flowers. Centerpieces were made out of twigs and recycled beer & wine bottles, decorated with labels made from old calendars. They re-purposed buttons and corks, newspapers, soup cans, and paper bags.
Personalized wishes for teachers from students were hung on a “wish tree.” Lunch was served on natural areca leaf plates. Several moms made homemade cupcakes and apple pies for dessert. After the delightful lunch, we were given seeds to grow our own butterfly garden which came in a darling flower pot with cookies and pencils and the message, “thank you for helping us grow.”
Extending my personal Thank You to the creative, clever, generous parents
of the students at Rolling Hills Country Day School.
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Wow! So impressive. I love the way the cat food tins and the lightbulbs were repurposed. The plates (and how they’re made) are so cool. I can’t decide whether I want to be a teacher at your school…or part of the committee that plans the teacher appreciation events. The most we ever did was invite a teacher to a meal we made in cooking class.
This was an incredible event and your photos capture it beautifully. You’re so talented, Lori!
What a terrific, beautiful way to show the appreciation for the teachers, lovely!
Breathtaking! Please oh please,in the blue cones, that is in there, how were they made and what is keeping them up?
Hi Jen – those are “nut cones.” Blue paper is wrapped into a cone and secured with twine. There is a small hole at the bottom of the cone that fits over the stick protruding from the board. The empty cone is placed on the stick, then filled with assorted nuts, m&ms, raisins, etc. The teacher can then lift the cone straight up to take away. The base is decorated with shredded magazine. I’ll email you a close-up shot.
LL
Perfecti! As with every7thing you do. Grazie.
There’s enough imagination in this group to save the world. 🙂