Gift for (own) child leaving primary

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Did you get yours one?
If so what?

We have are DC money for passing SATs exams and a day trip out.

Gave our*

No! Didn't occur to me!

Well, it’s a different world from when I was a kid. Money for SATS?!

Yes, not loads just a bit for doing so well and a day trip to celebrate. This was few years ago tho. Lots of DC friends parents did the same.

No. Didn't even enter my head.

Nope

We gave our DD a small necklace that she had mentioned a few weeks before in passing that she loved.

No

Nope.
I see the 'gift' as the choice of new bag, pencil cases, pens, new water bottle, designer trainers, shoes, coat, gym bag etc- all ready for secondary school!.
DD has expensive taste and I can't afford to buy a gift on top of all that.

Nope, I think we did a day out with friends. Park or zoo etc

On top of the limo (most kids in our city do this) and party on the last day!?! - nope. Ours is getting McDonald's for tea for a good report - that's it

We were planning to let her get her ears pierced if she still wants to. But then I need to think of something for DS!

Mine is still in early primary. I'm giving a gift as a well done for getting a good report and working hard all year. Was it the done thing when I was a kid? No, at least not in my family. But I want to do it. If you want to, do it :) there'll always be people who judge whatever you do or don't do.

I organised for each child to draw a portrait of themselves and had them printed on a mug for each one. He got one too, and he appreciated I did that for him and his friends. I won’t be buying anything else.

*each child in his class

Uh no. Though they did get a mobile phone at Christmas after starting Y7. But no didn't occur to me to give them a present just for leaving primary.

No. Neither did I give money for my dc passing GCSEs!

A nice family meal but the school gave them a great couple of last weeks and a fab leavers assembly.

Cold hard cash!

Each year I should have mentioned.

Well, this one has a party bus and meal out with friends. I thought that was lavish.
The older DC's didn't have anything other than what school organised.

Nope. When mine were at school they had a ‘passing out parade’ type thing in front of the rest of the school and parents who could make it. Then the school gave a bit of a send off celebration (low key, think sausage sizzle or pizzas for lunch). I can’t imagine what more kids would need really for what is a normal developmental transition?

It goes to show why we are seeing young adults come through who want thanks/a prize for perfectly normal things that are expected from them as standard. Mind boggling.

No… is this a thing? We are letting her have an end of term bbq with some friends to play, and she has had loads of stuff through school.

On top of the limo (most kids in our city do this) and party on the last day!?! - nope. Ours is getting McDonald's for tea for a good report - that's it

I'm sorry... most kids in your city ride in a limo to celebrate finishing primary school???