Teacher Appreciation!
School is almost out, summer is here, and we want to thank teachers for their hard work throughout the year!
At Glen Ivy, we appreciate the role teachers play in our communities. For many formative years, teachers are one of the most important adults in a child’s life. They work very hard every day to help our children learn and grow, encouraging and guiding, and trying to throw some fun into the mix. Now it’s that time of year again, when the kids are squirming in their seats counting the days until summer vacation, to show teachers how much all their hard work is appreciated!
Here is a list of great gifts and our favorite ways to honor teachers:
A “thank you” note or email takes only a moment to write and send but the pleasure it gives is enormous. Try to send these any time you feel there is a reason, and encourage your child to contribute some words to the note. Not sure what to say? Download this Teacher Appreciation Certificate to let your teacher know how much you value them.
Give them a day of relaxation and renewal.
A Spa Day at Glen Ivy.
We know first hand one gift teachers treasure is a day at the Spa. A small dollar contribution from each family adds up quickly to become a gift card that can be redeemed at Glen Ivy Hot Springs or Glen Ivy Day Spas and Brea or Valencia.
Teacher Bonus: Glen Ivy Hot Springs offers a 15% discount on spa admission every day to all teachers when they present valid identification and proof of profession.
You can Purchase a Gift Card in any amount online at glenivy.com, call 888-GLEN IVY, or visit any Glen Ivy Spa in Corona, Brea, or Valencia. Or try one of our fun Instant Gift Certificates that you can print or email instantly!
Want to really make your teacher smile? Pair one of these group gift ideas with a gift card from Glen Ivy Spa.
Make a classroom cookbook.
Each child produces his or her own page with a favorite recipe, a drawing or photo, and a special message to the teacher. Laminate the pages, punch and put into a pretty binder.
Make a classroom memento book.
As above, but each child should produce a page of their favorite memory of the teacher or the year, a drawing and a photo of themselves (with the teacher if possible).
Make a DVD.
If one of the parents has a video camera and basic editing software you can put together a class DVD. Take a snippet of footage of each child (perhaps singing a song, recounting a favorite experience at school, or just saying why they love their teacher). If possible add some class events or shots of the classroom, and package the DVD nicely.
Learn and Grow Garden or Bouquet.
Ask each child to bring a seedling of their favorite flower or edible herb, and create a decorative planting one or two pots or window boxes. Your teacher can enjoy fresh blooms and fragrant herbs all summer long. An alternative to this idea is for each child to bring a cut flower to make one large bouquet.
My favorite teacher is Mrs. Julie Borsari. She is my daughters 4th grade teacher this year. It has been such a pleasure knowing her this school year because I have had the opportunity to see what a kind, caring and devoted teacher she is.
Mrs. Borsari conducts an afterschool club for the gifted students and is always volunteering to plan and conduct extra activities for the students at Jordan Elementary School in Whittier, such as the talent show and a mock trail.
This year in particular, Mrs. Borsari showed extra compassion and concern to a sweet 4th grader that was diagnosed with cancer. She visits with him and his family in the hospital on a regular basis and also organized a school wide fundraiser to help support his family. Because of Mrs. Borsari, the school fundraiser grew into a school district wide fundraiser helping to raise much needed funds for this struggling family and child.
I hope you choose Mrs. Julie Borsari to win the daily prize give-away. She definately deserves it!
Where do you announce who the winners are for the teachers?
Hi Janet! We’ll be announcing the winners on our Facebook page!
Jaclyn Torres has been a Kinder teacher at Fanning Elementary in Brea for many years. She works tirelessly and puts in so much of her own personal time and money into her classes. My daughter had her 4 years ago and I watch in awe of her hard work despite the bumps in the road during these tough times for our school.
Ms. McGee and Mrs. Parra at Allen Ave Elementary in San Dimas California have worked all year “partner teaching” to get our 5th graders ready for Jr. High next year!! They both deserve a day to relax and enjoy the summer with a day at Glen Ivy!! Please consider them for your daily award give away! Getting 5th graders not only through the school work, but taking them for a week to science camp, recycling all year to earn money for the classroom to offset state budgets have cuts, and being receptive too all our parent questions and concerns have placed these two above and beyond the word “teacher”. Thanks!!
My favorite teacher is my own daughter, Laurie Bacon, who teaches 3rd grade in Garden Grove. If anyone realized how much money and extra time a teacher gives you would be astounded. Thank you Laurie for molding the future with your 3rd graders and your high school volleyball team.
Oh, her school is Bryant Elementary.
My favorite teacher is my husband, Brendt Gideon. He is an English Teacher and department chair at Steele Canyon High School. He commits his heart and soul to his students and has a great time doing it. His students catch his contagious love of reading and learn to find their own voice in their writing.
I would like to nominate my son’s 3rd grade teacher, Miss Harmes at Riverside Prep in Oro Grande. She has been such a wonderful & supportive teacher. She has helped my son reach a goal of reading over 2 million words this year. He absolutely adores her& that is hard to find in a teacher. That is why I would like to nominate her.
Allen Umbarger is an awesome teacher at Rubidoux High. He teaches Health and encourages his students to live a healthy, positive lifestyle. Allen is dedicated to his students and gives his heart to them. He is a great role model, coach, and friend!
I work with an amazing group of teachers at Moffitt Elementary in Norwalk. Dawn Vargas, Ivy Johnson and Lilly Mariscal all got our of their ways to help children that are struggling in school succeed. Each one of these teachers uses their own money to reward and keep students motivated to succeed in school. Not only are they great teachers they are great colleagues!!
All of our teachers at Moffitt Elementary are excellent and go above and beyond the call of duy. Mrs. Hernandez would be a perfect candidate for Teacher appreciation. She teachers 3rd grade at Moffitt Elementary in Norwalk, CA. She is dedicated, thoughtful, and very supportive. Her classroom is very warm and inviting; students feel right at home and are ready to learn. Most students attending our school often do not have the means to buy books or supplies to use at home. Mrs. Hernandez makes it a priority to ensure that all of her students take books home to read whether is purchasing books using her own money, getting donations from the community, or applying for grants. Students strive to achieve and are always happy to go to school because they have a wonderful, caring teacher.
Mrs. Whitton at Fanning Elementary School in Brea, CA- any teacher who goes every year to Sacramento with a plane full of 4th graders to enrich our youth on our Capital certainly is in need of a massage! She’s going next week w/ over 50 kids!
My favorite teacher is Mrs. Weber from Barker Elementary in Garden Grove, CA. My son has had her for Kindergarten and now Fourth Grade. My son has ADHD and does have trouble with attention. Mrs. Weber is the first teacher that has not told me to put him on medication. Since he has been with her all his grades have gone up one to two levels and now is in the advanced placement in math. It is wonderful to sit with her and have her say only wonerful things about my son. She even said he was “brilliant!” Thank you Mrs. Weber for everything!
I would like to nominate my mom. She is a 1st grade teacher at Washington Elementary in the Corona-Norco School district. This year my mom was nominated for teacher of the year at her school for 2011-2012. I am very proud of my mom and all the things she does for her school and her own children. Her efforts go way beyond the classroom. She even heads up a physical fitness program at her school and coordinates it for the whole school. She puts kids first both in her classroom and at home.
I would love to give her a gift of relaxation during the summer because I know she will need it for next year…I will be a sophomore in HS and I made the cheer team. My Dad keeps saying God help us…I say Glen Ivy help us!!!! Thanks.
I agree with Nicole Mrs. Torres @ Fanning Elementary School is a great teacher. My daughter loves going to school everyday! I know how great Mrs. Torres is because my daughter roles plays as a teacher. Everything she models during her play is Positive Reinforcement, her tone of voice is caring and calm, she has a rhyme for everything. She has learned and grown so much. Mrs. Torres is GREAT in not only teaching but genuinely caring for ALL of her students.
I vote for my teacher Ms. Pardo- shes is my 4th grade teacher at Cimarron Elementary in Palmdale, CA. She is the only teacher Ive ever had that ACTUALLY cares about making sure I understand all my work. I wish that more teachers were like her! Please let her win the teacher appreciation daily prize giveaway. SHe definitely deserves it!
My name is Anthony Nicasio and I want to nominate my teacher, Ms.Pardo, from Cimarron school in Palmdale,CA, to get the daily spa gie-away. Ms.Pardo deserves to win because she is the ONLY teacher that wants my class and I to go to college. She is always giving us sheets about going to college. She is always on us not literaly. She cares about us. Most of her time she spends doing her job teaching us and preparing us to go to the next grade and even high school that’s why you should nominate g=her.
Thank you…Sincerely;
Anthony NIcasio