OAKCREST

PTATOOK THEIR

TEACHERS ONTHE CRUISE!!

TEACHER APPRECIATION

WEEK 2008

S.S. OAKCREST

10 Days Before the Cruise…10 Days Before the Cruise…Parent and Student Notes Parent and Student Notes

Went Home to Went Home to Households….Households….

One Week Before the One Week Before the Voyage…Itineraries Voyage…Itineraries

showed up in teacher showed up in teacher mailboxes….mailboxes….

Three Days before we left Three Days before we left the harbor….Ticket bundles the harbor….Ticket bundles

showed up in teacher showed up in teacher mailboxes….mailboxes….

THE DAY OF THE THE DAY OF THE CRUISE….CRUISE….

Teachers came on Teachers came on board….tickets in hand…board….tickets in hand…

and went right to…and went right to…

CRUISE CRUISE REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION

No Cruise is complete No Cruise is complete without…THE CAPTAIN without…THE CAPTAIN

and THE CRUISE and THE CRUISE DIRECTOR!!DIRECTOR!!

Once on Board…Seafaring Once on Board…Seafaring Teachers were adorned Teachers were adorned with TROPICAL LEIS and with TROPICAL LEIS and had their pictures taken had their pictures taken

with with THE CAPTAIN!!THE CAPTAIN!!

ALL TEACHER CLASSROOMALL TEACHER CLASSROOMDOOR PLAQUESDOOR PLAQUES

BECAME….BECAME….

PERSONALIZED PERSONALIZED STATEROOM SIGNS!!STATEROOM SIGNS!!

EACH DAY OF THE CRUISE…EACH DAY OF THE CRUISE…

The Shipboard Marque The Shipboard Marque highlights the daily highlights the daily

events!!events!!

AROUND THE SHIP…AROUND THE SHIP…

PTA Created FUN and LOW PTA Created FUN and LOW COST decorations to carry COST decorations to carry

the THEME!!the THEME!!

““TROPICAL LUAU” TROPICAL LUAU” THE GRAND BUFFETTHE GRAND BUFFET

IN THE CLUB LOUNGEIN THE CLUB LOUNGE

SHOPPING ON SHOPPING ON BOARD…..At the BOARD…..At the

EAGLE’S NEST GIFT SHOPEAGLE’S NEST GIFT SHOP!!!!

Teachers received the GIFT Teachers received the GIFT VOUCHER in their TICKET VOUCHER in their TICKET

BUNDLES….Good for “2” Items at the BUNDLES….Good for “2” Items at the shop!! shop!!

Items to Items to redeem redeem were…were… -- small tools- small tools

-sewing kits-sewing kits- handy wipes- handy wipes

- gardening items - gardening items - desk organizers - desk organizers

-- highlighters- highlighters- candy treats- candy treats

- desktop mirrors- desktop mirrors - hair brushes - hair brushes

- hand sanitizer - hand sanitizer

““TEN MINUTE MIRACLE TEN MINUTE MIRACLE SPA” SPA”

THE SPA @ CLUB OAKCRESTTHE SPA @ CLUB OAKCREST

Teachers received the ROYAL Teachers received the ROYAL TREATMENT in the SPA!!TREATMENT in the SPA!!

Local Beauty Consultants and a Salt Local Beauty Consultants and a Salt Lake Massage School donated Lake Massage School donated

products and services to make the products and services to make the “on-board” experience one to “on-board” experience one to

remember!!remember!!

PTA transformed the faculty room PTA transformed the faculty room with simple and attractive décor to with simple and attractive décor to set the ambiance of serenity and set the ambiance of serenity and

tranquility!!tranquility!!

Steaming Steaming Hot Hot

Towel Towel Hand WrapsHand Wraps

Hand Hand MassagesMassages

Neck and Neck and Shoulder Shoulder

TreatmentTreatmentss

OHHH!!OHHH!!

AHHH!!!AHHH!!!

Now Now

THIS THIS

is is

Teacher Teacher AppreciationAppreciation

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EVERYEVERY

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COMMENTS FROM TEACHERS:COMMENTS FROM TEACHERS:

“ “WE’VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING SO SPECIAL AND SO FUN”WE’VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING SO SPECIAL AND SO FUN”

““THIS HAS BRIGHTENED MY WEEK…WE ARE HAVING SUCH A THIS HAS BRIGHTENED MY WEEK…WE ARE HAVING SUCH A BLAST”BLAST”

““THIS HAS BEEN THE COOLEST IDEA…WE ARE LOVING ALL THIS HAS BEEN THE COOLEST IDEA…WE ARE LOVING ALL THE “SHIP SOUNDS AND MUSIC” COMING OVER THE THE “SHIP SOUNDS AND MUSIC” COMING OVER THE INTERCOM”INTERCOM”

““IN 20 YEARS OF TEACHING…THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST IN 20 YEARS OF TEACHING…THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST TEACHER APPRECIATION I HAVE EVER SEEN”TEACHER APPRECIATION I HAVE EVER SEEN”

““HAVING THE “CAPTAIN” OF OUR SHIP WITH US ALL WEEK HAVING THE “CAPTAIN” OF OUR SHIP WITH US ALL WEEK HAS BEEN A JOY”HAS BEEN A JOY”

““MY STUDENTS HAVE HAD SUCH A FUN TIME WITH THIS…MY STUDENTS HAVE HAD SUCH A FUN TIME WITH THIS…IT’S LIKE WE ARE ALL ON VACATION TOGETHER”IT’S LIKE WE ARE ALL ON VACATION TOGETHER”

““THE TIME AND CREATIVITY THE PTA PUT INTO THIS HAS THE TIME AND CREATIVITY THE PTA PUT INTO THIS HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING….WE BEEN OUTSTANDING….WE REALLYREALLY FEEL APPRECIATED” FEEL APPRECIATED”

COMMENTS FROM COMMENTS FROM ADMINISTRATION:ADMINISTRATION:

““THIS HAS BOOSTED OUR MORAL AND TEAM THIS HAS BOOSTED OUR MORAL AND TEAM

SPIRIT”SPIRIT”

““TEACHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW TEACHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THIS HAS BEEN”WONDERFUL THIS HAS BEEN”

““YOU HAVE REALLY OUTDONE YOURSELVES…IN YOU HAVE REALLY OUTDONE YOURSELVES…IN ALL MY YEARS OF TEACHING AND RUNNING A ALL MY YEARS OF TEACHING AND RUNNING A SCHOOL….THIS IS THE BEST”SCHOOL….THIS IS THE BEST”

““THE “CAPTAIN” SEEMS TO HAVE MORE THE “CAPTAIN” SEEMS TO HAVE MORE INFLUENCE OVER OUR STAFF THAN WE DO THIS INFLUENCE OVER OUR STAFF THAN WE DO THIS WEEK…WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN IT’S OVER?”WEEK…WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN IT’S OVER?”

““WE CAN’T THANK THE PTA ENOUGH FOR THIS WE CAN’T THANK THE PTA ENOUGH FOR THIS WONDERFUL WEEK…THIS HAS BEEN SO COOL”WONDERFUL WEEK…THIS HAS BEEN SO COOL”

SUCCESS FACTORS:SUCCESS FACTORS:• GO WITH A CREATIVE THEME….PLAN IT….THEN LIVE IT UP!!GO WITH A CREATIVE THEME….PLAN IT….THEN LIVE IT UP!!• GET CREATIVE…DELIGHT THE TEACHERS WITH FUN IDEAS GET CREATIVE…DELIGHT THE TEACHERS WITH FUN IDEAS

AND UNEXPECTED SURPRISES!!AND UNEXPECTED SURPRISES!!• HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON EVERY DAY…ALL WEEK LONG!!HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON EVERY DAY…ALL WEEK LONG!!• PLAN AHEAD…TAP INTO THE IDEAS AND RESOURCES OF ALL PLAN AHEAD…TAP INTO THE IDEAS AND RESOURCES OF ALL

YOUR PARENTS!!YOUR PARENTS!!• HAVE AN EMCEE FOR THE EVENT…A FAMILIAR PARENT THAT HAVE AN EMCEE FOR THE EVENT…A FAMILIAR PARENT THAT

CAN ANCHOR THE SCHOOL FOR THE WEEK…BE ON CAN ANCHOR THE SCHOOL FOR THE WEEK…BE ON INTERCOM ANNOUNCEMENTS, MORNING BROADCASTS…INTERCOM ANNOUNCEMENTS, MORNING BROADCASTS…ANYWHERE YOU CAN PROMOTE THE THEME!!ANYWHERE YOU CAN PROMOTE THE THEME!!

• MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED!!MAKE SURE STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED!!• HAVE MUSIC AND SOUND….MAKE IT REALISTIC AND HAVE MUSIC AND SOUND….MAKE IT REALISTIC AND

MEMORABLE!!MEMORABLE!!• INCLUDE OTHER STAFF WHERE POSSIBLE…MEALS, TREATS, INCLUDE OTHER STAFF WHERE POSSIBLE…MEALS, TREATS,

CERTIFICATES, CARDS, and LETTERS!!CERTIFICATES, CARDS, and LETTERS!!• MAKE IT A TEACHING EXPERIENCE…SHARE FACTS ABOUT MAKE IT A TEACHING EXPERIENCE…SHARE FACTS ABOUT

YOUR THEME AND THE OBJECTS THAT ACCOMPANY IT…YOUR THEME AND THE OBJECTS THAT ACCOMPANY IT…HAVE TRIVIA CONTESTS.HAVE TRIVIA CONTESTS.

• DO IT FOR THE TEACHERS…INCLUDE EVERYONE AROUND DO IT FOR THE TEACHERS…INCLUDE EVERYONE AROUND THE SCHOOL…MAKE IT A WEEK LONG PARTY!!THE SCHOOL…MAKE IT A WEEK LONG PARTY!!

TEACHER APPRECIATION

WEEK 2008

S.S. OAKCREST