10 Ways Parents Can Show a TeacherSupport – Today!
1. Send a simple thank you letter or note of support (or use ours).
2. Help your child construct a personal thank you (see ours).
3. Volunteer to bring refreshments for the class (checkwith teachers first for important dietary or allergy considerations).
4. Volunteer to help at an event such as an open house,field trip, "bus duty" or after school activity.
5. Send a gift certificate or gift card to a movie theater or bookstore for National Education Week or National Teachers Day.
6. Write a letter to school administrators thanking or acknowledging a particular teacher or acknowledg-ing the importance of supporting teachers year round.
7. Work with other class parents to organize an end ofthe year "thank you" party for your child’s teacher.
8. Volunteer to provide supplies such as paints, paperor glue for a special project.
9. Help your child make a "thank you" picture frame out of construction paper or craft store materials for your child's school picture or teacher"s favorite photo.
10. Help your child write a simple letter to the local news-paper publicly thanking his or her teacher.
Sample Support Letters
Student to Teacher
http://www.sceoc.com/PDF/SampleStudenttoTeacherLetter.doc
Parent to Teacher
http://www.sceoc.com/PDF/SampleParenttoTeacherLetter.doc
