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Teacher appreciation week sign-up

Appreciation week collapses into muffins on Monday and nothing on Thursday. Give each day a slot and a definition of “enough.”

Why the group text fails

A well-meaning form says “sign up to spoil the staff.” Twelve people bring coffee Monday. The night custodian, who isn’t in the lounge at 8 a.m., gets skipped.

What the sheet should do

• Days are slots with a capacity that matches the staff headcount.
• You can add a slot specifically for specialists, aides, and the office — people the lounge basket misses.
• Notes say what someone is bringing so Tuesday isn’t five fruit trays.

Tips from running this kind of sheet

1. Ask the principal what the staff actually wants before you open sweets for five days.
2. Include a no-food slot: covering a recess duty, or writing a specific note, if food fatigue is real at your school.
3. Put dietary needs in the description if the social committee already knows them. Don’t guess medical details.
4. Set drop-off times. A surprise at 2:55 helps no one.

Starter slots

We’re feeding about 40 staff. Please drop food in the lounge by 7:45. Friday is notes, not more sugar. The button below copies these into a new sheet you can edit before anyone sees it.

• Monday breakfast pastries

  Enough for 40, or team up

  4 people

• Tuesday coffee and fruit

  Decaf as well as regular

  3 people

• Wednesday hot lunch

  Coordinate in the note so we don’t order three trays of the same thing

  4 people

• Thursday afternoon treat

  Individually wrapped

  3 people

• Friday handwritten notes

  Pick a staff member in the note and we’ll fill gaps

  40 people

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