Oregon Substitute Teacher Day
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Oregon Substitute Teacher Day |
Oregon Substitute Teacher DayMay 3, 2006
Dear Principal, Staff, and Leadership Coordinator:
We appreciate your
support of substitute teachers every day as we come into your building to
keep the education process going when regular teachers cannot be there. The
welcoming attitude of your staff, your greeting in the hall, ready lesson
plans, and cooperative students all combine to show your appreciation of
substitute teachers. Just your stopping by the classroom, your listening
and support make us feel we are part of your educational team. Thank you! Wednesday, May 3,
2006 is
Here are some quick
and easy ideas, but let creativity be your guide!
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Candy by the
substitute check-in, with a small sign: “You are our Life-Saver!” or “You
Deserve a
(Peppermint) Patty on the Back!” or
just “Thank You for Being our Substitute Teacher.”*
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Latte Gift
Certificates, boutonnieres.
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A poster in the
front lobby welcoming substitutes.
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Hand-written notes
by leadership students, hand-delivered to classrooms or sent in the mail.
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An after-school tea
inviting substitutes who usually work in your building, but who may not
have been called to your building
that day.
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Including substitute
teachers in Teacher Appreciation Week activities.
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Including Oregon
Substitute Teacher Day in your morning announcements.
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Announcing names of
substitute teachers and for whom they are substituting.
(Some schools do this on a daily
basis, and it is helpful to the teaching teams as well as the students.)
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Feel free to use the
list of substitute teacher traits found on the back of this
letter.
For More Information Contact: |
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the association) with questions or comments about this web site.
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