End of year gifts for teachers?

[xoz]

Is it the done thing to give end of year gifts for playgroup teachers???
My dd started in Jan and will be continuing there next academic year so I want to do the right thing.

[codswallop]

Ialways do

keep em sweet!

[xoz]

Also what do you give them???
Suggestions????

[codswallop]

a box of M and s biscuits a few days veofre hte end
bottle of wine
bunch of lowers

[xoz]

and who to?
there's about 4 teachers and helpers at each session and they vary from day to day!!!

[codswallop]

biscuits

[codswallop]

to all

[popsycal]

wine goes done very well....

[codswallop]

Not hte dreaded cah kidston!

where is all gher stuff!
i had never heard of the woman before mn

[codswallop]

hmm spelling as bad as ever

[Hulababy]

If there are a lot of staff and they vary I would go for one big group present, such as chocolates or biscuits to share over a coffee.

[xoz]

This is gonna be expensive....

[Slinky]

I usually give a little gift at Christmas or if one of the kids has moved up a room (this is at the nursery).

Also buy a little gift for the teachers at school at the end of Summer Term (which reminds me - haven't sorted that out yet and they finish 3 weeks on Tuesday!!!!).

In 4 weeks time, DD2 will be leaving nursery -very sad time - DD1 started there Jan. 1998, with DS1 following in, then DD2 - so have become VERY attached to the staff (also up until recently I was working there) - so this year I'm buying them something special for the actual nursery to use (had a sneaky look on their "wish list" ), plus buying something for DD2 Keyworker.

[codswallop]

lol chique atita!

[jampot]

Ds's teacher fancies Rachel Stevens and so I am trying to get him a signed photo.. very sad but true. Otherwise a bottle of red wine

[popsycal]

ps jampot - sats results are on there way - we got science ones on friday
expect them this week....rooting for the level 6!!!1

[cazzybabs]

You can't go wrong with wine! The think about chocolates and alike is that most teachers are women and hence always on a diet and they do get a lot of chocolates. I am sure you agress you can never have too much wine - or a nice bunch of flowers or even a little plant. Or book token - just thinking what I would like to get.

[popsycal]

I once got a poster of robbie williams with is inside my cupboard at work

[xoz]

Thanks for the guidance... I'll have to think about whether to do the group or individual thing (problem is that I don't know all their names so group gift is looking good!)

[blossomhill]

Last year I got my son's teacher a beanie owl (which had a teachers hat and cape) with class of 2003 on it. I thought it was really original and a good keepsake.

[SueW]

Bit older (DD is Y2) but this year for the first time I sent a note out to all parents giving them the chance to contribute to a class pressie. DD's teacher is leaving for Oz shortly after the end of term and I thought all those chocs, potted plants and bottles of wine might be a bit too much to bung in a rucksack.