Celebration+Cafe

=Celebration Cafe=

Description:
Students will compile specific items that they wish to share with their parents to show their growth, accomplishments, and knowledge gained during their first grade year. They will create a menu-style list for parents to pick and choose from. Students will then "serve" these items to parents through their presentation. All of this is accomplished in a resteraunt-style setting where ALL students are "working" - they are being hostesses, being servers to their parents, or helping serve small refreshments.

Students run this Celebration Cafe all day and serve buddy classes, other staff memebers who we will invite to attend, etc.

Theme:
Teachers, each of our classrooms will be transformed into a resteraunt for this day. Please feel free to decorate your resteraunt in any style you so desire. Students can create chef hats, wear aprons, decorate tables with #|tablecloths and/or placemats, etc. Be creative and have fun! Let the kids decorate as well!

Student Roles:

 * **Hostess** - Students not serving at the time can act as hostesses and greet and seat those parents who arrive for conferences. They will also present the menus to the parents/guests.
 * **Servers** - Students will take each parents'/guests' order and then serve them by presenting the required work/journals/papers/etc.
 * **Kitchen** - Students not serving can work in the "kitchen" to help prepare the items ordered and could even serve a small snack (like cookies, Chex Mix) to those guests waiting.

Pre-Celebration Work:

 * An ** invitation ** to "dine" at the Celebration Cafe needs to be sent out to parents prior to our scheduled celebration date. At the bottom of this invitation will be a Reservation Card. Parents will need to notify the teacher if they will be able to attend and what time(s) they will be able to attend. Parents can also volunteer to listen to another child present whose parents are not able to attend.

Wednesday, May 1st Schedule for Admin/Faculty/School Invite 8 - 8:20 - 8:20 - 8:40 -Macias 8:40 - 9 - Maggart - Reading Round Up Resturant 9 - 9:20 - Schlaudt - Groovy Cafe Recess - 9:20 - 10:00 10 - 10:20 - Riley The Woodland Cafe 10:20 - 10:40 - Heine - Minion Munch and Crunch 10:40 - 11:00 12 - 12:20 Santiago - The Texan Cafe


 * //Parents need to send these cards back so that teachers know what students will have someone to serve and can schedule a staff memeber to attend for those students whose parents are not able to attend.//**


 * A ** menu ** needs to be created for each child. They will need to #|complete the template and write a short reflection for each item that they choose to include on their menu as to WHY they chose to include that item.


 * Students need to have plenty of practice in ALL roles (server, hostess, and kitchen) so that the event runs smoothly. Students need to practice taking orders, presenting all of their items, etc.

Celebration Cafe:
We will open our cafes at 9:15 am so in there is still time for students to set-up, organize, etc.

When servers have completed their presentations, please have them present a ** comment card ** to their guests' so that they can recieve a "drop in their bucket." :-)

Items/Templates Created for Team:

 * ==** Invitation **==
 * ==** "Meet your Server" placemat **==
 * ==** Menu **==
 * ==** Comment Card **==