Teacher Xmas collection

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Just a quick one I’m doing a collection for the TA and teacher. I will write on the card it’s from class 1 and not write the names of the people who contribute so it’s from the whole class. Is that ok? I don’t really want to write individual names. As I don’t want the teacher to think some people couldn’t contribute etc

If you did contribute would that bother you.

@PoinsettaPrincess

I was on the receiving end of a spa weekend one year. Seriously, I was mortified. I ended up giving the gift tokens to a local food bank to raffle. The next year and every year after that I had a box at my classroom door for food donations for the foodbank. I love getting cards but if parents want to so something then I’m more than happy with something for my foodbank collection instead of gifts, it also puts no pressure on parents.

Last summer, one of the mums suggested spa vouchers for the teacher and TA - the worst thing was they were planning to get a combined voucher for the two for them to share (as there was some offer on that deal)! I’m sure they get on well enough but that’s no guarantee they’d want to go to a spa together…. Luckily it came to nothing.

Yes its fine as long as you ask everyone if they want to contribute. One of the mums in my child's class did this last year and left out one child because she didn't like the mum. And then got the kids to sign their names on the card. I really felt for that child and just can't look at this mum now without thinking what a cow she is.

[quote JingsMahBucket]**@Afonavon* @birdling* ever stop to think that people actually want to give presents because they feel it's the right thing? Besides, some teachers want presents, especially after working themselves nearly to death the whole year. You may not want them but so be it. Let people enjoy things.

And £150 per person is completely fine if the parents agreed to it. It's better to get a present that's actually useful instead of trying to wrangle meager ideas out of £5 - £10. I'm guessing only so many boxes of cheap chocolates can be eaten at some point.[/quote]
Silverglasshare There was nothing in Jingsmahbucket's post indicating she/he is a teacher so it might not have been a grabby post complaining about cheap gifts but a parent saying collections can be an easier way than trying to find nicer cheap gifts. Just trying to be charitable...

In my school £15 per child is the norm. My son's class has 36 and my daughter's has 37.

I always feel bad not contributing but I simply can't afford it- I didn't even buy a present for my sister last year