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5 Ways to Show Edgewater, Davidsonville Teachers Appreciation
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It has been a good week for local teachers. Anne Arundel County recently named two area educators with the top honor of Teacher of the Year.
South River High School Spanish teacher Jodie Hogan was named the 2012-2013 Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) Teacher of the Year. And Summit School’s Debora Coates Consugar won the honor of Private Schools Teacher of the Year at the Excellence in Education Awards on Monday night.
Congrats to Hogan and Consugar, but now it's your turn to honor your pick for top teacher.
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Monday marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week. Merideth Hansen, an elementary school teacher for 19 years, shared what she enjoys most.
“For teacher appreciation, our PTA provides little treats and goodies for our staff for four days, and on the Friday of that week they provide lunch for us. Last year we had a baked potato bar with loads of topping choices and a large selection of desserts and beverages. This is always prepared by the parents too, which means more than coming from a restaurant, as it takes a lot more effort to do. This week is always so fun, as each day is a surprise.”
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Here are some more suggestions from Hansen to help you get an excellent grade from your favorite teachers.
1. Starbucks card or gift card to any store/restaurant they enjoy.
2. Gift card to a local bookstore. Teachers love to be able to purchase new books for their classrooms.
3. New board game for the classroom. Hansen said this is her favorite teacher appreciation gift.
4. Go the extra mile with a theme gift. Hansen said, “One year for Christmas I had a family buy a Redbox gift certificate for movie rentals, which they then put in a plastic popcorn box, along with several packages of microwave popcorn and movie theater-size candy treats."
5. Potted plants. Hansen said, “Two of my all-time standouts are a mini herb garden I was given over a decade ago and an orchid I was given recently that I enjoy looking at every day.”
TELL US: How will you show teachers in Edgewater and Davidsonville you appreciate all they do? Start with giving them a shoutout in the comments sections below!
