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Staff Appreciation Week


  • Ritchie Park Elementary PTA 1514 Dunster Road Rockville, MD, 20854 United States (map)

Staff Appreciation Week is May 3-7

Here's what we have in store!

*On Sunday, May 2, please help chalk the walk and write notes of appreciation to the teachers and staff on the sidewalk in front of school. We'll be up there between 4 and 5, but feel free to come at your convenience.

*On Tuesday, May 4, at 4pm there will be an EPIC Staff Appreciation Car Parade in the Ritchie Park Parking Lot. The staff will be standing (socially distanced, of course) around the bus loop. Drive your kids through the bus loop, honk your horns, have your kids wave posters, and show the staff some Proud Panther Love!

*We are creating a virtual staff appreciation card! Please post pictures of your kids holding "we appreciate you" signs to this link https://photos.app.goo.gl/1bgBQ8gb86hgk83P6 by Saturday, May 1st! No videos please. We'll compile them to music and send it to the staff (we'll also post it here and send it out through the PTA Newsletter). Tell your kiddos to have fun and be creative! Remember, the deadline is Saturday, May 1st!

*We encourage your kids to write their own notes to their teachers and the staff. Templates are available here for your use.

  1. Template 1

  2. Template 2

  3. Template 3

*The PTA will be providing breakfast for the staff on Monday and lunch for the staff on Thursday!

If you have any questions (or additional ideas), please reach out to Jen Blacker (jennifer.i.blacker@gmail.com) or Jackie Felsenfeld (jaclyn.felsenfeld@gmail.com)!

Earlier Event: April 14
Virtual International Cooking
Later Event: May 4
May PTA Meeting