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Presents for teachers in Reception?

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SaveTheMockingBird · 03/07/2014 13:25

Is it usual to give end of year presents to teachers? My DS is in Reception. I'd like to give something but not sure if it's the done thing. If it's OK, what kind of present? Wine/chocs/homemade biscuits?
My DH is a secondary school teacher and he has not brought home any presents from kids so far (maybe a bottle of wine years ago!) so I don't know what's the done thing!

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Jinty64 · 03/07/2014 13:48

I gave ds3's teacher a costa voucher this year. She has been exceptional. My older ds's occasionally take gifts for their secondary teachers who have gone above and beyond - its often been the music department.

Littleoaktree · 03/07/2014 14:01

We're doing a class collection and will get vouchers or something, ds1's reception teacher is amazing so def want to get something. ds1 will also make her a card/draw her a picture or something.

SaveTheMockingBird · 03/07/2014 14:21

Thanks. It's complicated because there are 3 teachers and 3 TAs. It was a 90 intake and they have a key teacher in groups of 15 and then they are split up according to ability groups (so 6 ability groups) and during the year DS has been taught by all of them as they change who teaches which ability group...so there is no clear main teacher except for his key teacher so he has registration and carpet time with.
Could I just buy 6 bottles of wine? Feel a bit weird giving vouchers to all 6 of them (and I can't afford that either!)
There is no class collection.

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Littleoaktree · 03/07/2014 14:25

That does sound complicated! How about a big box of chocolates or biscuits for the staff room that way all of them can benefit (and it's not too expensive)

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