Staff Appreciation Week

Dear MCDC Parents,

It’s time to show appreciation to our wonderful staff! Staff appreciation week will be held the week of May 14th-May 18th, 2018. This is an annual tradition at MCDC and it is important that we as parents let the staff know how much their efforts mean to us, since they are taking care of our precious children every day! This event is made possible by parent volunteers and donations.

There are five ways you can help out!

1. Bring in treats for the staff on Monday (5/14) and Thursday (5/17).  Some ideas for treats: breakfast casseroles, muffins, bagels, sandwiches, chips/dip, drinks, sweets, crock-pot meal, etc. The treat signup sheet is posted at:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084dadac2aa3f49-mcdc1.
2. Volunteer to watch children during naptime (12:30-2:30pm) on Wednesday (5/16) while the staff goes to lunch. More details below! Please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084dadac2aa3f49-mcdc.
3. A voluntary donation of $15 per child is requested to fund the luncheon and a gift card for each staff member. More generous donations will be greatly appreciated!  Staff Appreciation Week will be funded exclusively through donations and not supplemented by MCDC funds. Please give the donations to the room coordinator.
4. Each staff member will be presented with a memory book containing the art/pictures collected for that staff member. Please have your child provide artwork for the teachers and staff members whom they wish to honor by Friday (5/11) to the room coordinator. More details below!
5. Each classroom needs a room coordinator (or co-coordinators). Please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084dadac2aa3f49-mcdc1 if you want to be a room coordinator. More details on room coordinator duties below!

Volunteering to Watch Children
On Wednesday (5/16), we will volunteer to watch the children during naptime (12:30pm-2:30pm) while the staff goes to lunch. One of the administrators and the board will remain at MCDC for the entire time the staff is away. We need parent volunteers at this time to watch the children. As a parent run daycare, this is the one time each year we ask for parent volunteers to give the teachers time to fellowship with each other. The week prior to Staff Appreciation, we ask room coordinators to meet with Kelli or Cecilia to go over safety procedures.  Any parent volunteers are welcome to do the same. In addition, each room will have a folder that contains copies of these procedures and any specific information relevant to that classroom on that day. Below is a list of the minimum number of volunteers needed per room. You are welcome to volunteer for as long as you can.  We also need a few parents to help with set up and clean up for the staff luncheon.

Please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084dadac2aa3f49-mcdc.

Infant A&B: 3 parents per hour per room
Creeper A&B: 2 parents per hour per room
Toddler A&B: 2 parents per hour per room
Explorer A&B: 2 parents per hour per room
Preschool A, B, C: 2 parents per hour per room
Three floaters per hour

Memory Books for Staff Members
Each staff member will be presented with a memory book containing the art/pictures collected for that staff member. Please have your child provide artwork for the teachers and staff members whom they wish to honor. You may include photos, too. Since the artwork is placed in a keepsake notebook for each staff member, it is important that the artwork DOES NOT EXCEED 8 1/2" X 11". (construction paper will not fit)  Please write the child's entire name on the front and the staff member's entire name on each page. Don't forget the director, assistant director, cook, floaters and substitutes! Please see the list of staff names at the end of this email to ensure you do not leave anyone out. Please have the artwork to your room coordinator (or place in the marked folders at the lobby table) by close of business on Friday, May 11th.  Vicky Garcia has ideas as well as several PowerPoint templates for your use. Please email her at Victoria.O.Garcia@nasa.gov for some ideas/templates!

Room Coordinators
Room Coordinator Duties Include:
(1) Collect the donations from each child.
(2) Collect the artwork and compile notebooks of art for the teachers in their classroom.
(3) Receive safety procedures briefing the week prior to Staff Appreciation Week and volunteer in the classroom during lunch on Wednesday (5/9).

Thanks so much for your hard work and dedication!  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.