Staff Appreciation 23-24

5/18/2024 3:28 pm

*Belated thanks to our families who provided items off the Staff Appreciation Amazon Wish List: the Neilsens, Audrey Adler, Kristen Page, Catherine Pauv, Sarah Crowe, Molly Honig, Alex de Obeso, Katti Swanson, along with several anonymous donations. Your generosity is so appreciated!

Our Staff Appreciation Committee hit it out of the solar system with their astronomical efforts to show Twain staff just how appreciated they are!

The fun, thoughtful week was planned and facilitated by our amazing committee leads - Katti Swanson and Julie Arguez, and were a success because of contributions from so many: Malaika Silliker, Candace Dalton, Audrey Adler, Tonya Ablas, Anna Flora, Amanda Jackson, Beth DeGrace, Jodie Spitze, Lori Foster, Kristi Lu, Caroline Alimansyah, Rubini Stalin Subbiah, Jayamadhuri Koripalli, Maria Gallegos, Naoko Sakai, Janine Sorenson, Erin Marshall, Lana Smith, Morgan Olson, Kate Winzig, Tricia Heber, Sarah De la Cruz, and Parvoneh Neilsen. Many thanks to the entire team!

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Staff Appreciation

5/18/2024 3:28 pm

 

Staff appreciation re-cap

Every month, the Staff Appreciation committee treats our Twain teachers and staff. The events range from fridge and pantry re-stocks in the staff lounge to our famous cookie exchange. The festivities culminate in a week long appreciation bonanza in May. Check in here for recaps of the events.

 

A big thank you to committee chairs Katti Swanson and Audrey Adler for spearheading these events for our students' fantastic teachers and staff.

 

If you're interested in joining our email list or getting involved, contact us at staffappreciation@twainptsa.org.

 

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2023-2024

May Staff Appreciation Week Celebrations

Our Staff Appreciation Committee hit it out of the solar system with their astronomical efforts to show Twain staff just how appreciated they are!

The fun, thoughtful week was planned and facilitated by our amazing committee leads - Katti Swanson and Julie Arguez, and were a success because of contributions from so many:

Kristen Page, Catherine Paul, Malaika Silliker, Sarah Crowe, Alex de Obeso, Molly Honig, Candace Dalton, Audrey Adler, Tonya Ablas, Anna Flora, Amanda Jackson, Beth DeGrace, Jodie Spitze, Lori Foster, Kristi Lu, Caroline Alimansyah, Rubini Stalin Subbiah, Jayamadhuri Koripalli, Maria Gallegos, Naoko Sakai, Janine Sorenson, Erin Marshall, Lana Smith, Morgan Olson, Kate Winzig, Tricia Heber, Sarah De la Cruz Parvoneh Neilsen, and several anonymous donors. Your generosity is so appreciated!. Many thanks to the entire team! 

 

  

  

 

 

March Pi Day

The Staff Appreciation Committee helped the Twain staff celebrate Pi Day with a selection of sweet and savory pies!

 

Thank you to Candace Dalton, Keri Davis-Thy, Katti Swanson, Julie Arguez, Evie Lasseter, Audry Adler, McGinnes Ladd, Molly Honig, Heather Scott, Janine Sorenson, Esther Lee, Maria Armijos, Katie Harris, Malaika Silliker, Brittney Apfel, Sarah De La Cruz, Janani Kartik, Karolina Cox, Kristina Leonard, and Maria Gallegos for donating all the wonderful pies, supplies, and their time to set up and clean up!

 

 

 

 

 

Family Favorites February Lunch

A belated thanks to the staff appreciation committee for providing a "Family Favorites" lunch to the staff in February--

Parvoneh Neilsen, Kristin Page, April Robers, Audrey Adler, Jayamandhuri Koripalli, Sarah Crowe, Malaika Silliker, Katti Swanson, and Julie Arguez contributed favorite dishes, supplies, and time to provide Twain staff with a wonderful lunch. Thank you!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January Snack Bar to Fuel Conference Week Meetings

Thank you all for your support for the grab-and-go Snack Bar that took place on the week of January 23rd!

 

We had a great variety of choices for teachers to enjoy both healthy foods and treats, allowing them to refuel during their Conference Week meetings.

 

Many thanks to Katti Swanson and Julie Arguez for organizing and to everyone who donated time and snacks to make this a success: Kate Winzig, Simona Shelton, Anna Flora, Catherine Pauv, Lori Foster, Janine Sorenson, Amanda Jackson, Caroline Alimansyah, Malaika Silliker, Erin Marshall, Sri K, Alicia Bourne, Brittany Kukal, Shelby Yarnell, Valerija Jocic, Lana Smith, Audrey Adler, Maria Gallegos, Cynthia Yaeger, Beth DeGrace, Sarah De La Cruz, Kristin Page, Ana Cardenas, Sarah Crowe, Adriana Vararu, Janani Kartik, Erin Schadt, Melanie Walling, Morgan Olson, and Jodie Spitze.

 

 

December Hot Cocoa, Coffee, and Cookie Gifting 

Thank you all for your support for the hot cocoa, coffee, and cookie gifting exchange that took place on Wednesday, December 6th! We had a great variety of options for teachers to fill their decorated box with a dozen flavors each. The event was very well attended, with lots of excited staff enjoying the delicious dessert break.

 

Many thanks to Katti Swanson and Julie Arguez for organizing and to everyone who donated time, sweets, and supplies to make this a success:

Molly Honig, McGinnes Ladd, Nicole Schulman, Brittany Kukai, Sarah De La Cruz, Caroline Alimansyah, April Roberts, Alex De Obeso, Jessica Lake, Audrey Adler, Katie Harris, Beth DeGrace, Adriana Vararu, Robyn Howard, Jodie Spitze, Lori Foster, Kate Winzig, Tony Alblas, Cynthia Yeager, Candace Dalton, Kristy Lu, Janani Kartik, Heather Hakes Miller, Esther Lee, Erin Marshall, Heather Scott, Yong Hui Too, Erin Schadt, Elaine Kiely, Amanda Jackson, Mitra Soltani, Ava Shylesh, Parvoneh Neilsen, Malaika Silliker, Maria Gallegos, and Janine Sorenson.

 

      

 

 

November Soup & Salad

Thank you all for your support for the soup and salad bar lunch that took place on Tuesday, November 7th! We had a great variety of soups and salad bar options. It was very well attended, lots of words of gratitude as staff came through.

 

Many thanks to Katti Swanson and Julie Arguez for organizing the event to and everyone who donated time, food, and supplies to make the event a success: Audrey Adler, Molly Honig, Sarah De La Cruz, Candace Dalton, Erin Schadt, Mitra Soltani, Nadia Chekikene, Jian Lu, Maria Gallegos, Whitney Saura, Nicole Schulman, Malaika Silliker, Erin Marshall, Maria Armijos, Lori Foster, Catherine Yaw, Kristin Page, Ana Cardenas, Caroline Alimansyah, and Janine Sorenson.

 

 

 

 

 

October Baked Potato Potluck 

Twain staff were treated to a baked potato bar on Tuesday, October 17th, thanks to the amazing Twain PTSA Staff Appreciation Committee!

 

Many thanks to Katti Swanson and Julie Arguez for organizing the event to and everyone who donated time, food, and supplies to make the event a success: Katti Swanson, Molly Honig, Candace Dalton, Heather Scott, Audrey Adler, Tonya Alblas, Sarah De La Cruz, Brittany Kukal, Tunya Richardson, Malaika Silliker, Maria Gallegos, Beth DeGrace, Catherine Pauv, Kate Winzig, Julie Arguez, Erin Marshall, Morgan Olson, Ana Cardenas, Amanda Jackson, Gloria Cheng, Katie Harris, Evie Lasseter, Parvoneh Neilsen, and Janine Sorenson.

 

 

 

 

 

September Welcome Back Snack Bar 

 

Our amazing PTSA Staff Appreciation Committee kicked off the first week of school with snacks for the whole staff!

 

All week, they kept a teacher's lounge table stocked with delicious grab & go snacks.

 

We'd like to send a huge thank you to our families that contributed to this event: Anna Duffy, Heather Scott, Rubini Stalin Subbiah, the Bakshi Family, Gloria Cheng, Janine Sorenson, Alpesh Dhanki, Erin Marshall, Kristin Page, Colin & Gayle d'Hondt, Katie Harris, Beth Degrace, Candace Dalton, Janani Kartik, Molly Honig, Sarah De la Cruz, Katti Swanson, Julie Arguez.

 

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Twain PTSA Awards- Nominate Someone Today! 

5/8/2024 2:00 am

Let's celebrate our wonderful PTSA volunteers and staff with some well-deserved recognition. Our Awards & Recognition Committee is looking for your input to determine this year's award recipients.

Do YOU know a volunteer or staff member that goes above and beyond to serve the Twain community? It is wonderful to receive recognition for one’s hard work! 

Annually, Twain PTSA presents awards including the Bobcat Award for Outstanding PTSA Volunteer, Golden Acorn, Outstanding Educator, and more. A complete description of each award is provided on the form. We would love to hear from you!

To submit your recommendation(s), complete this form by Sunday May 19. Award winners will be announced at our June General Membership Meeting. 

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Thank You, Farmers!

5/3/2024 9:06 am

Do you have seedling pots sitting on your window sill right now? I bet you do, as HUNDREDS of students attended Farming Friday. We would love to see your budding farmers with their sprouting plants! Please share photos to our Twain PTSA Families social media pages, #farmingfriday. Oh, and ask them about the bee hive! 🌱🐝 

A huge thank you to team lead, Jennifer Koukoumidis, for bringing this great...

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Staff Appreciation Week!

5/2/2024 9:33 am

Our teachers and staff are OUT OF THIS WORLD!

We're ready to celebrate their hard work this year. This is the last of the monthly appreciation events our Staff Appreciation Committee coordinates and we're working on daily staff treats in the staff room. Click here for our signup genius list and our amazon wish list.

AND, check out the suggestions to below for other ways your family can show your support throughout this special week!

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June 6 - Save the Date!

5/1/2024 9:51 am

Bobcats, save the date for our 3rd Annual Block Party!

This favorite Twain event will be on Thursday, June 6th from 5:30-8pm in the Twain parking lot. We are excited to bring back this event for the whole family. There will be food trucks, inflatables, games, prizes, and more!

Spread the word as this event is open to the community as well. Stay tuned for more details on admissions and volunteering opportunities.

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