Originally delivered on 4/20/2025 6:32 pm

SUBJECT: How to Give to KiMS Staff Appreciation Week

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KiMS Staff Appreciation Week: May 5-9

Hey Panther Families! 

We hope everybody enjoyed spring break! 

PTSA and our amazing Apprecation leads have been busy creating a week-long plan (below) that includes fresh ways for everybody (PTSA, students and families) to appreciate our amazing KiMS staff!

Here's how to help:    

Please join Ellie and me in saying HUGE thanks to our Appreciation Week leads Shannon Ressler and Tracy Sutton for developing an amazing plan for the week, and we are also sending gratitude for our 'grand prize' experience donation to Jennifer Davis & Craft Cocktail. 

Talk soon,
Gemma & Ellie

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Gift Card donations:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BAFA92CA6F49-55967052-kims

Amazon Wish List:https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2NF8T9Z76C060

Here's Our Apprecation Week Plan:
Taco bar & Salad bar

PTSA will bookend the week at lunchtime with a taco bar from Aceituno on Monday, and a salad bar from Deru on Friday.

Encore Espresso bar

On Wednesday of appreciation week, PTSA brings back the espresso bar and first period coffee delivery service!

Non-Standard upgrades!

One fresh idea we had this year was to upgrade the standard supplies at KiMS. From our wish list, we plan to upgrade the standard (read: boring) office supplies that are available to teachers and staff!

WISH LIST:
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2NF8T9Z76C060 

Lovely Loo upgrades!

The staff restrooms are in dire need of an upgrade! With your help from our wish list, we plan to bring in better versions of soap, lotion, and other lush supplies you'd find in a lovely loo!

WISH LIST: 
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2NF8T9Z76C060 

Game Time!

PTSA will also be running a fun game during the week for staff: "Ro Sham GO." It's instant games or micro-competitions of rock/paper/scissors whenever staff see each other in the hall, the lounge, the office etc. 

Staff love some quick and friendly competition, and with help from our gift card wish list & Amazon wish list, we will award daily prizes for who wins the most rounds each day. Additionally, a grand prize will be awarded on Friday, courtesy of Craft Cocktail.

GIFT CARD WISH LIST: 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BAFA92CA6F49-55967052-kims

AMAZON WISH LIST:
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2NF8T9Z76C060

Student Participation

Finally, we will have two quick activities where students can express quick and sincere appreciation. 

During Panther Time that week, we will be asking our Panther Partners to lead students in an activity where they will give "reverse" Panther Cash to appreciate teachers and staff. Students will sign off on the Panther Cash like staff do for students.

Then, they will also have the opportunity to give "Handwritten High Fives" to express their gratitude to members of KiMS staff. These can be signed or given anonymously. 

We asked, and we learned that staff absolutely LOVE to receive this kind of apprecation from their students!

Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU!

Thank you in advance for giving generously to help our plan come to life, and make this the best staff apprecation week!


With sincere gratitude,
Gemma, Ellie, Shannon & Tracy

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