Isn't That "Teacher Appreciation Week?"

So, this week is Teacher Appreciation Week at our school. I love this week. Each day our PTA plans some treat or something to make our week special. Then the weekend comes and its Mother's Day. I love being appreciated for things I love doing: teaching, and being a mom. Last week, our PTA sent out a schedule of treats they had planned for the teachers. Monday was "Morning Muffin Monday." Tuesday were smoothies from Jamba Juice. Wendesday was a salad luncheon. Thursday was a surprise in our box. And Friday was chocolate goodies in the staff room. Monday came, and it was outstanding! I love muffins in the morning! And there were lots to choose from. There were so many morning treats that there were leftovers for the next day. Tuesday came. Before school began there was an email reminding us that there would be Jamba Juice smoothies delivered in late morning. The email said they'd be delivered about 11:00 am. I was looking forward to them all morning long, since my first break is not until 11:55 am, when my students go outside for their lunch recess. So all morning long I worked with the kids on prepping for our state test coming up. I first had the kids work on expository writing, and then at math time I worked with a small group of students reviewing factors and multiples. It was a busy morning with no chance to even sit and look at my emails. Finally, it was time for recess. I didn't rush out the door to the staff lounge, but did get to the lounge about 10 minutes into my break. I went in and saw staff happily sipping their smoothies. I looked over at the table where food is usually put out in these types of situations, but there was nothing there. I did see a big Jamba Juice box, so I went over and peeked in. Completely empty. "Where are the Jamba Juices?" I inquired. "They are all gone. Didn't you get one?" someone replied. "No," I said. "I was busy teaching all morning. This is my first break. How can they all be gone when it is only first lunch?" I asked. No one really had an answer, but there were other staff members in there sipping away who weren't teachers. One even said to me, "It isn't very good, really..." "I think it looks pretty good. I can't believe they are all gone." I said. I went back to my room and sat at the computer. Then I saw an email that was sent about 10:45 that morning. It said, "Jamba Juice smoothies are here! Come get one! Yum!" So who could go get a smoothie at 10:45? Well, anyone who wasn't teaching then, that's who. That's why 40 smoothies disappeared by first lunch, when teachers actually had time to go get one. If a teacher had an earlier break, she was lucky and could grab one. Otherwise, the office staff and the support staff apparently sooped in and got them all. So I replied to the email: By the time I got to the staff room at first lunch, there were no smoothies left. I hope they were good. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!" Many replies followed by other teachers who didn't get one, and then one student brought one into me, since that teacher had had one, then taken a second. But soon Mr. Principal had to send out a patronizing email, telling us to "play nice in the sandbox." He went on to say how we need to be appreciative of what our PTA does, and not complain, and that all staff are important. Possibly, but this is Teacher Appreciation Week, and our wonderful PTA provided this treat FOR TEACHERS, and there were about 40 smoothies delivered that all disappeared by first teacher lunch. Office staff and support staff have already had their appreciation weeks. This week was for teachers. One teacher said to me that Mr. Principal was probably just trying to cover himself since he was the one who gave the number of smoothies to order to PTA. It's a shame PTA didn't deliver them when the got them to school. All in all, it was a disappointing Teacher Appreciation Week this year. After Smoothie-gate, on Wednesday our PTA provided a salad lunch, but I wasn't at school as I went to court to explain my ticket from a few months ago. So I missed out. Then on Thursday was some little baggie of random things that went along with a poem. On Friday it was chocolate day, which would have been yummy, but I was home again as I had planned on taking my daughter late to school for her first AP test. So, I missed out all around. I'm still mad about the smoothies.