Teachers - wine for Christmas?

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My kids' classes don't do group gifts, just wondering what teachers like? Wine? Chocolates? Can't have too much of either right?

I’m kind of in the middle between ‘glue sticks and wine’. I, personally, would like a nice bottle of (white!) wine or chocolate but if you’re not sure some of the best gifts I’ve received are nice stationery. A cool patterned notebook, nice Stabilo pens, those pastel coloured highlighters. They would be used by pretty much every teacher I’ve ever known (I’m early primary).

Ds2 is getting his teacher a legend of Zelda t-shirt.... She once told him it's her favourite game... He got her a tiny link pin badge for her birthday.
Ds1 teacher has helpfully informed the children that she likes pink wine or dark chocolates but mostly she loves cards with the children's very bestest writing :)

@hoxtonbabe If your DS is in y7, you should be aware that it isn't particularly usual to give presents to teachers in secondary. I'm not saying don't do it, but it isn't a common thing like at primary. ( @noblegiraffe however will tell you that maths teachers are the exception to this. )

I dont drink. I get wine every year, it usually gets regifted or sent to the wine tumble at the school fair.

Tumble = tombola

I'm a teacher. I've never worked in a school where I've needed to buy glue sticks or pencils for my class things are tight but not that tight!
I don't drink but I swap wine with colleagues who do. Any gift gratefully received as it's more the sign of appreciation than what the gift actually is.

I've never worked in a school where I've needed to buy glue sticks or pencils for my class

You’ve been lucky. PVA glue and short, stubby pencils are what the local school are down to by the final term.

I worked in a couple of schools about 10 years ago where you got 12 Pritt Sticks for the year and one pencil per child. If you needed more than that you had to buy yourself. Not all schools are like that but it does happen.

Don't buy the teacher pritt sticks glue and pencils for the class because you don't really know what the situation in that particular school is.
I don't drink wine but did pass on any wine I received to others who would appreciate it.
What I really appreciated was stationery for me - nice notebooks, pens etc. - anything like that - very useful!
I am very into mountaineering and all the kids knew this! I got quite a few presents relating to this - ie. books, a gift voucher for the local outdoor shop, a hat and once I got an emergency whistle and a bivvy bag!! So maybe your teacher has an interest like this that they have told the children about (btw I didn't tell the kids about it in order to get presents - it just came up a few times).

The teachers need wine they deal with our snotty kids day in day out. Take my hate off to them, I'd need a bottle of wine for breakfast to do their job!!

Churchandstate (sorry cant tag name) best comment so far

I'm greatful for a thank you from the child and the parents. Presents are never necessary but if someone bought me glue sticks I would not see it as a gift and be very miffed! Wine, chocs and smellies etc always go down well!

@TeenPlusTwenties

That is exactly why I am doing it. Secondary school teachers get so overlooked and I’m really not sure why, they do not do any lesser a job than a primary school teacher and so far so good with the exception of a couple teachers they are filling him with so much confidence, heck he’s even being told he should join the basketball team and my son absolutely hated sports at primary and now he’s really enjoying it, i never thought I’d see that day.

I rarely gave at primary and certainly not at Now 22 year old DS secondary school, but that’s another story for another day

Hoxton That's fine then. I didn't want you to be feeling obliged.

I am a teacher and I love getting wine 🙋🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🥂🥂

Don't people just love to take offence on here where there was none intended. It isn't a criticism to say something is American, it is that from my own experience British/English people used to use Father Christmas but due to American (ok, global, sorry) influences Santa is more common now. It even tells you on BBC America than Americans refer to him as Santa (see attached). I want to keep the Father Christmas name the same as I sometimes still call Starburst "Opal Fruits" as this is what they used to be called. But hey ho, go and feel like some of us are insulting Americans when I am not whatsoever.

Sorry posted on the wrong thread. How do I delete? Lol!

I wouldn’t do this purely because many people don’t drink wine or drink at all so you’d be giving them a pointless gift. I teach and a few of my relatives do too, we don’t expect Christmas presents at all.

I'm giving wine to two teachers of DC and socks and scarf to the third DC teacher as I know she doesn't drink, and I know what breed of dog she has (they are on the scarf and socks!).
My SIL is a teacher and she regifts all her presents except the alcohol, one year leaving the labels on to ' Dear Mrs Teacher'.

I take the alcohol in btw

I always have teachers wine-I reckoned they needed it (especially ds’ teachers!)

@TeenPlusTwenties

Now I just have to see who I can recruit within the school office to find out if the teachers in question like chocolates or wine, not sure it would be wise to get my son to ask them as i’ll probably get a call from the head of year asking to me come in about my son asking the teachers inappropriate questions

I really wish giving presents to teachers was banned. Some teachers receive hundreds of pounds worth of presents - I feel like this is verging on the type of gift any other public sector worker would have to declare. It puts pressure on families who can't really afford it and is entirely unnecessary as beautifully illustrated by the way it crashes to a halt as soon as the child enters secondary school.

An appreciative letter is perfect. We always keep them.

I’m married to a teacher and he likes the wine. Red to drink or white to cook with, all good. No present is fine obviously, but we prefer wine over mugs etc.

Some teachers receive hundreds of pounds worth of presents - I feel like this is verging on the type of gift any other public sector worker would have to declare.

Behave. Those rules are in place to prevent public sector workers being bribed. Nobody is going to be bribed by a ten quid bottle of Chablis except Fergie, Duchess of York.

Some teachers receive hundreds of pounds worth of presents where do they work? Asking for a friend.

LOL @churchandstate