Staff Appreciation

Lead: Chi Kersten

 

2024-2025 D303 School Appreciation Days 

Feel free to send your child to school with a note (or gift!) to acknowledge various staff members throughout the year. 

 

October 2: School Custodian Appreciation Day

October 20-26: National Principals Month (Appreciation Week)

October 22: Illinois Bus Driver Appreciation Day

November 11-15: National School Psychology Week

November 15: School Board Members Appreciation Day

November 20: Educational Support Professionals Day

November 22: Substitute Educators Day

December 2: National Special Education Day

February 3-7: National School Counseling Week

February 15: National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day

March 2-8: National School Social Work Week

March 7: Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day

April 3: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

April 4: National School Librarian Day

April 23: Administrative Professionals Day

May 1: School Principals' Day

May 7: School Nurse Day

May 18: National Speech Pathologist Day

 

Teacher Appreciation Week will be May 5-9, 2025.   

  

Staff Favorites

Consider using the information below to help select gifts for our wonderful staff. Don't see the person you're looking for? Let us know at PTOFoxRidge@gmail.com. We will continue to update this list as we receive information from the main office. 

 

Staff Member Birthday Interests Color Candy Restaurant Store Beverage Snack Allergies and/or Dislikes
Adolph 8/9 Long walks outside, rollerblading, and reading Sage green M&Ms, Kit Kat, and Sour Patch Watermelons Gia Mia Target Diet Coke and Panera's hazelnut coffee Popcorn and monster trail mix N/A
Anderson 11/6 Gardening, reading, biking, and taking in the beauty of Lake Michigan  Green Dove dark chocolate Smitty's on the Corner and Town House Cafe Cocoon (Geneva) Goslings Diet Ginger Beer and hot chocolate Dot's Pretzels and anything chocolate Coffee
Barczak   2/15 Photography and playing sports  Blush  Kit Kat and Twix Hacienda Mexican   Home Goods  Unsweetened green tea Popcorn and trail mix Cucumbers and olives 
Borkowski 2/22 Baking and reading Red  Swiss chocolate Bien Trucha X Iced tea and coffee Crackers and cheese N/A
Brunner 2/24 Baking, reading, and walking Yellow Dark chocolate Alexander's Cafe Aldi Diet root beer and coffee Nuts and fruit N/A
Brusven   Read, listen to music, and practice intentional self-care Purple and Pink Sour gummy worms Wok N Fire H&M, T.J.Maxx, and Bath & Body Works Cold: coffee and strawberry Gatorade Hot: peppermint hot chocolate  Kettle cooked chips, pretzels, and popcorn N/A
Burns 3/21 Hanging out with family and learning about child development Green Anything chocolate Just Kabobs Target Hint water and hot/cold coffee Kettle cooked potato chips and any type of chocolate N/A
Dietrich 3/4 Swimming, biking, and spending time with family Pink Chocolate Gia Mia, Mio Modo, and Jersey Mike's Target Coke and coffee Tortilla chips and salsa Meat
Erdman 3/15 Reading, hiking, walking, and working out Yellow Twix Gia Mia  Target Coke and chai tea latte Chocolate-covered pretzels and chips and dip N/A
Gershon 9/19 Traveling and spending time with family and friends Blue Snickers and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Chick-fil-A Target and Amazon Diet Coke Chocolate-covered pretzels N/A
Gloor 3/29 Reading Green Nerds Gummy Clusters Portillo's and Cooper's Hawk Target Diet Coke and coffee Potato chips

Mayonnaise
Granquist 6/30 Spending time with family, reading, and gardening Yellow and pink Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Livia Italian Eatery Target and Amazon Green tea and sparkling water Chips, popcorn, and anything chocolate

N/A
Graver 8/26 Running, exercising, and reading books Purple Atkins sugar-free peanut chocolates Gia Mia Athleta, Marshalls, and T.J.Maxx Iced/hot tea and chai tea latte Think!  chocolate peanut butter bars and pretzels

Sour things
 Griffiths 7/19 Running and biking Green Dark chocolate Gia Mia Target LaCroix and coffee Peanut M&Ms and pretzels

N/A
Hachfeld 3/29 Spending time with family and friends and watching documentaries Purple and orange Red licorice Just Kabobs, Chipotle, and Jersey Mike's Amazon, Home Goods, T.J.Maxx, Bath and Body Works, and Yankee Candle Starbucks iced tea and any other iced or regular tea Chips, salsa, guacamole, popcorn, and dark chocolate

Coffee
Harry 10/4 Spending time with family, watching my kids play sports, watching stand-up comedy, and doing yard work White Crunch Bar Portillo's World Market Dr. Pepper Goldfish and fruit snacks

N/A
Herdman 5/28 Taking care of house plants and trying new restaurants Green and pink Reese's Peanut Butter Cups moto imoto Target Iced coffee with vanilla and almond milk Doritos and White Cheddar Cheez-Its

N/A
Humm 2/25 Reading, traveling, hiking, doing yoga, and spending time with family and friends Blue Reese's Peanut Butter Cups The Office and Flagship on the Fox Goodwill Dr. Pepper and coffee Dot's Pretzels

N/A
Jawnyj 8/1 Gardening Purple Chocolate X X Coffee Popcorn

N/A
Johnson 9/25 Decorating, throwing parties, and baking Turquoise Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Cooper's Hawk Target Starbuck's peppermint mocha Oreos, anything chocolate

N/A
Kelly, Adrianne 11/10 Reading, camping, and volunteering Kelly green Snickers Gia Mia and Mio Modo Target Iced nonfat latte White cheddar popcorn and cheesecake cups

Olives and stinky cheeses
Kelly, Courtney 4/9 Baking Purple Twix Burger Local Athleta and Target Diet Coke Goldfish, Cheez-Its, and homemade cookies and brownies

Shellfish
Lundquist 9/22 Gardening Orange Trader Joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups Alter Brewing + Kitchen Meijer Guava kombucha Crackers and cheese

N/A
Lydigsen 3/1 Live music, traveling, doing yoga, and reading Blue Swedish Fish The Graceful Ordinary, Mandrake, and Preservation  Amazon Latte and wine Popcorn

N/A
McConkey 2/8

Reading, thrift shopping, running my dogs, and playing with my grandkids

 Copper Endangered Species and Choc Zero dark chocolate Nuova Italia and East China Inn Goodwill and Old Navy Decaf skinny vanilla latte and decaf Northern Lights latte Popcorn

MSG, caffeine, fake sugars, and sugar alcohols 
Meetz 9/14

Spending time with family, playing violin, working out, watching sci-fi movies, and going to Comic-Con and C2E2

 

 Hot pink Root beer barrels Cooper's Hawk Target Iced chai latte with almond milk Peanut M&Ms and salt and pepper pistachios

Shrimp and gluten
Merrithey 8/30

Baking and cooking

 Any shade of green Take 5 Gia Mia and Just Kabobs Amazon Bubly, Starbucks cold double shot, and caramel lattes Cheese and crackers and sour gummies

N/A
Milewski
 9/9   
Traveling, DJing, music (production), and art (drawing)
 Blue   
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Reese's Fast Break, Skittles, and Peanut Butter M&Ms
  
Lyra Greek Restaurant, Carnivale, and Alhambra 
  
Wildfang
  
Aricianta
Nuts: walnuts, trail mix, almonds, and hazelnuts
 		 N/A 
Miller 5/26

Music

 Blue Chocolate Riverside Pizza and Pub Costco Coffee Popcorn

N/A
Monahan 11/26

Reading, hiking, and boating

 Green  Kit Kat Gia Mia Marshalls Hot and iced coffee Peanut M&Ms and pretzels

N/A
Morgan 4/16 Volleyball on the beach, grass, or anywhere!

 

Seafoam green		 Kit Kat La Mesa Target Cold brew coffee Sweet and salty popcorn N/A
Murphy   Watching movies, shopping, and playing trivia games Pink Sour gummy worms Chipotle T.J.Maxx Dunkin' Donuts coffee Gluten-free Nothing Bundt Cake's bundtlet Gluten
Nosalik 7/29 Hiking with family Blue  Butterfinger Livia Target Iced caramel macchiato Dot's Pretzels N/A
Peterson 7/18 Watercolor painting and flower arranging Forest green Peanut Butter M&Ms Gia Mia and The Graceful Ordinary Odalisque (Geneva) Waterloo grape sparkling water, black coffee, and iced vanilla cold brew Pretzels and apple chips Dill
Reed       Reese's and Swiss chocolate     Sweet tea, Diet Coke, and any flavored sparkling water SKINNYPOP, any flavored or plain kettle chips  
Semenek 7/11 Going to the gym, walking, bike riding, dancing, rollerblading at Funway, reading, and discovering new places Blue Ferrero Rocher and anything cookies and cream Nobel House Home Goods Matcha latte Popcorn and Oreos Sour and tart foods and candy
Simkus 8/29 Playing pickleball Blue, pink, and red Ferrero Rocher Chipotle Target Unsweetened iced tea Potato chips N/A
Singh 9/30 Live music and spending time outdoors Purple and teal Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Gia Mia Target Water with lemon and decaf latte Popcorn and fruit N/A
Swanson 3/4 Baking and cooking Teal Take 5 JuRin and Portillo's Target Diet Coke, pumpkin cream cold brew, and peppermint mocha Popcorn and ice cream N/A
Taylor   Crocheting and hiking Purple Butterfinger Portillo's

Target

 Coffee Butter popcorn and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups N/A
Tomaselli 5/16 Riding bikes, playing board games, and enjoying the outdoors Purple Hershey's Kisses Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano (Naperville)

Target

 Unsweetened Pure Leaf Iced Tea and coffee Pretzels and anything chocolate N/A
Turnbull 7/1 Live music, baseball, football, and going to the movies Blue and black Anything Reese's FoxFire T.J.Maxx Lemonade, draft beer, and hot coffee from Dunkin' Ice cream and salted popcorn without butter N/A
Underhill 7/25 Playing guitar, puppets, biking, hiking, and drawing Blue Ritter Sport chocolate in moderation Two Brothers Roundhouse (Aurora) Sierra Trading Post Coffee Mixed nuts and donuts N/A
Waghorne 12/21 Playing softball and pickleball, reading, and watching sports Orange Swedish Fish X Target Iced sweet tea and hot chocolate Chocolate-covered almonds and White Cheddar Cheez-Its N/A
Wollak 10/1 Reading, spending time outdoors, and going to my kids' performances, games, and events Red Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Just Kabobs Costco Coffee and bubble tea Chocolate-covered pretzels and veggies and hummus N/A
Woodring 4/22 Playing sports, golf, walking, and being outdoors Blue Mike and Ike and Red Vines Just Kabobs and Gia Mia Costco and T.J.Maxx Starbucks black coffee and iced white mocha with sweet cream foam Pretzels with hummus, cheese and crackers, and apples N/A
York 11/24 Reading, drinking coffee or wine, and spending time with my family, friends, and dogs Purple Haribo Gummy Bears Gia Mia Target Coffee and flavored water Chocolate, caramel, and Cheetos Gluten Free

 

Past Events and Initiatives

Back to School Breakfast, August 2024

Parent-Teacher Conferences Breakfast and Luncheon, October 2024 

Holiday Gifts for Staff via GiftCrowd, December 2024

Teacher Classroom Allotments, All Year