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Buying presents for the teacher........................what's the general consensus???

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StaceyBranning · 04/12/2007 11:56

DD is new to school this year, we didn't do teacher presents at playschool and I only mention it because I overheard two Mums this morning talking about what they were buying the teachers this year.

I didn't actually know we had to??? Is it frowned upon if you don't?? How much do you spend? Do you buy for the teaching assistants too?? Not sure what the done thing is so any advice welcome

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HappyMummyOfOne · 04/12/2007 22:54

DS is in reception so first xmas at school and I have bought the teacher and TA a gift from him. Have also bought the 2 afterschool club leaders as well. All 4 have been great settling him in and I wanted to show it is appreciated.

Agree with Darthvader though re charity gifts, I think charity giving is a personal choice and should not be chosen for you.

seeker · 05/12/2007 08:22

Glad that the charity giving thing seems to have a majority in favour (waits for flood of yes you are a sanctimonious git posts). I just know that if I was a teacher, I would love it if a somebody gave another teacher in the developing world something that would help her give her class what I try to give mine.

LadySnowsAlot · 05/12/2007 08:27

wine or the oxfam thing is great.

sundew · 05/12/2007 09:20

I bought the Oxfam unwrapped gift for DDs teachers last year as she had 2 teachers (job share) and 3 TAs (all part time) so buying a gift each would have been really expensive.

One of my dearest friends is a teachers and looking at the mound of gifts she got every christmas / end of term was incredible but lets face it there is only so much chocolate one person can eat.

It was pinned up on the door - so obviously a hit.

I'm doing it again this year. (I bought the teachers wine at the end of the year - so I am not opposed to giving them gifts)

Mercy · 05/12/2007 09:44

I don't buy Christmas presents but I do give cards (or dd makes one).

HotFlush · 05/12/2007 22:30

DD and I used to make chocolate brownies together when she was in primary (she's 15 now!). I would cut them & wrap in greaseproof paper while she wrote and decorated labels. Inexpensive and effective.

scoggins · 06/12/2007 09:25

I think one of the best presents I got from a pupil of mine was a flat stone that he had painted a picture of a badger on and on the underneath it had his name and year - I still have it - 10 years on

TheApprentice · 06/12/2007 09:31

I'm a teacher and have had some lovely presents over the years but I certainly don't expect them. If you want to buy something it need only be very small (I once had a teeny box with two Belgian chocolates in and I thought that was lovely!) and, as other poster have said, handmade gifts from the children are particularly treasured. Or just a kind note saying thank you in a card means SO much.

Agree that we can get inundated with chocs but a box of biccies or chocs for staff room always goes down well and in my experience people always ask who they are from or else card with givers name on is placed next to tin s o everyone knows who has been kind!

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