To think this is too much?

[MiserlyMisery]

I have just received a letter from the DS's class reps informing me that we want to thank DS's teachers Mrs F (4 days a week) and Mrs C (1 day a week) for their work that of Mrs F can only be described as mediocre at best and to give them a present. Each child will make a flower for each teacher. They will buy a plant and the flowers will be laid in the flower pot. I must bring the completed flowers, along with a tenner to their house by X date.

There are 21 children in the class, assuming the family with twins only pays once that is 200 with which to buy two plants. AIBU to think this is crazy?

I will state that I intensely dislike Mrs F who has done absolutely nothing for DS this past year and who quite honestly in my biased opinion should not be teaching. I resent being instructed that I am to hand this money over for her. Is this normal procedure and its just my dislike colouring my reaction or would you ask what they are planning to buy exactly?

Yeuckkkk my daughter is a new enthusiastic teacher.
Any home baked stuff she brings home goes straight in the bin who knows what these homes are like.
If you don't want to give don't give, my daughter is there for the children , the parents barely register on her radar

Oh, Soun I didn't think of that. Of course my home is clean thank you very much. But I don't suppose the TA has any way of knowing that. I have a relative whose DC always look clean, well turned out but I would never eat anything that was made in their kitchen [vomit] or take my DC to their house.

plato I know I have to be diplomatic, but I also can't not say anything.

Agirlhasnomoney:
I get the impression you didn't read my full post, in which I clearly state that I used to be a cleaner myself so hardly in a position to look down my nose at those doing that often thankless task. My post was in response to a previous poster who stated that being a teacher is no more important than cleaning a toilet, and I feel that having donned marigolds and wiped vomit from the seats of the gents loos I can confidently state that teaching is more important than that of a cleaner. For example, if I went to work tomorrow and the loos were filthy and unclean, then I'd have to get some cleaning stuff and do it myself. If, however, I failed to show up for my job in the morning, a class of 24 year 10 GCSE pupils wouldn't be able to sit their exam, ( a cover teacher cannot do it), I'd be unable to attend my Tuesday mentoring session with a vulnerable and upset year 8 pupil, not to mention teach the other 4 lessons which again, no specialist ( I'm an MFL teacher) can cover. The two jobs are not comparable.
If however, you mean to say that the person doing the job is just as important as the other person doing the other job, then I quite agree.