At the fall festival we had a lot of staff from two of the school buildings but not all three. We learned that we needed to bring teachers into the planning earlier. The spring story walk was to be outside but it rained so we moved inside to the gym. The stations were run by the parents and teachers and we had “celebrity” readers and fun guests. Despite some problems, there were many positives!
There were ongoing positive vibes from the event.
Teachers liked not having to plan but just being able to show up and have fun.
Kids were excited, had lots of thank you’s and asked when the next event would happen.
Members of our parent organization attended and brought their families.
There was positive word-of-mouth afterwards at parent and teacher conferences.
When planning, every kindergarten teacher was asked for their ideas.