PTO Today

We do teacher appreciation once a month. We had a potato bar and had a local restaurant donate the potato's and we choose a grade each month and ask parents to donate things. So far parents have been over willing to donate and we have not had to use any money out of our budget. Donations are great and people are willing to help out.

In our elementary, we had it rotate by grade as well. That was by far the best method ever. Each grade came up at most twice as we did something special at Christmas and May. People knew when their month was and were happy to donate and/or volunteer since it wasn't hitting up the same people month after month.

We did the bake potato bar a couple times also. They were wonderful. The cafeteria cooked the potatoes and we kept them warm in crockpots. The parents donated all the topings, sides (salad?), and desserts. I think we may have purchased the potatoes so they would all be the same size. Yummy!

A baked potato bar is very popular at our school.

Hi, I'm also on a commitee at my kids school that does a teacher luncheon once a month. We are planning a potato bar for this year. Can you tell me which restauruant you asked for the donations? And how you presented it? Sometimes that is the key =) Thank you


We do teacher appreciation once a month. We had a potato bar and had a local restaurant donate the potato's and we choose a grade each month and ask parents to donate things. So far parents have been over willing to donate and we have not had to use any money out of our budget. Donations are great and people are willing to help out.

We hired a taco cart person for one of our luncheons (also served ~ 50 people). The lady made tacos and served rice and beans.

We are doing one in a few weeks for the teachers and staff. Going to be doing a Italian theme with pastas, sauces and garlic bread.