OH has been buying Yankee tarts, burners etc when they are on offer. This way we have presents ready since we have to buy for all 3 of the troops teachers/asssistants.
Apology to the hard work that teachers do but I think it is a bit of a racket
What about the office staff, janitor and kitchen staff who have also worked hard throughout the year.
Bring back the good old days when people just did their job rather than expect gifts
That said DS's teacher bought each child a small gift as a thank you in return
I was going to say i spend a £1 per child and it adds up! I don't expect anything, but have had some lovely letters off parents and homemade cards.
I was going to say i spend a £1 per child and it adds up! I don't expect anything, but have had some lovely letters off parents and homemade cards.
ok i know i'm a little early but i am starting to think of gifts for my sons teachers. one male teacher and one female classroom assistant. any suggestions welcome. i can think of a few things for the lady but the man???? help!!
Our staff room is rather over-populated with mugs saying "Best Teacher".....just saying....
Last summer I was shocked to find out that parents were buying the teachers presents at my dds school as this was a new concept to me. When I realised the teachers would be getting up to 30 gifts I decided to make it 29 and I bought the office Administrator a gift instead - her reaction was amazing. She jumped out of her chair and gave me a big hug! There are 2 admin peple now so they can have a gift from each of my daughters as i'm sure the teachers won't miss one small gift!
Well i have 3 kids at the same school, each with a different teacher and classroom assistant. I am not buying them all pressies (mean mum I know). What I do is buy a nice box of biscuits for them to have in the staff room at break time. They go to a small school so between the 3 of them they get taught by all the teachers plus they get visiting teachers for pe, music etc. By doing the box of biscuits nobody gets missed out. My kids each make a card with a small note inside it for their own teacher
I've had a lot of gifts over the years - some from parents and some from kids - but the things that mean the most are the heartfelt words (sorry to be soppy). When kids tell you that you have given them confidence or that you are their favourite teacher - that is priceless.
BTW, this gift thing works both ways! When my students leave, it costs me a fortune in goodies.
I work as a Classroom Assistant and certainly don't expect a present for doing my job.
The most special gifts are the ones the child has made themselves (funnily enough I get quite a few homemade Mickey Mouse cards.)
Sometimes the parents very generously join together and buy me a gift card and whilst I do appreciate their generosity, I really love watching the faces of the children when I open a small gift just from them. (Sadly a lot of the children don't even know what's in the gift that they've just given to me).