My five-year-old dd (year 1) went on a school trip today. She was really excited beforehand, and clearly had a wonderful time as she didn't stop talking about it all evening.
After she had told me what they did all day, she said that she wanted to write a little card to her teacher to say thank you for taking her. We have always encouraged her to write thank you letters for stuff, but on this occasion, it was completely her own idea, her initiative, and she decided what to write - basically just thank you and saying what she liked best about the day.
It's very sweet, and in one way, I'm proud that she had the idea to write it, but I'm also cringing slightly at the thought that the teacher might assume it was my idea and think I'm trying to "suck up" in some way - I'm not. Either way, it's going to have to go into school anyway, because dd has already written it and I can't tell her not to take it.
I just wondered how any teachers on here might interpret such a gesture - would you think it was a nice thought, or would you think it was a bit OTT? And would you automatically assume that the parents had made the child do it?!