What to give/write to 4yo's teacher for end of year

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My 4yo's teacher has been really kind to him, spent loads of time doing stuff to help him - at the start of the year, he was REALLY struggling and she has gone above and beyond, she really is amazing. I don't know what to get for her or what to write in a card to convey how grateful I am for the hard work she has put in and for the fact that she has enabled him to have such a good start to his education. Everything I can think of seems like "not enough" for what she has done for my DS.

I can't speak as a teacher, but as a nurse the things that touch me the most (and I keep in a little box ) are the thank you cards that say similar to what you have just said about your DS's teacher or things that have been made specially for me. Tell her what you have told us and let your DS make or draw or write something for her, it will mean so much more to her than anything you could buy.

Thanks, I shall have to think about the words for the card - I am not great at that, but I know it would be the most meaningful thing.

I think a nice thing to say is that your DS will always look back with happy memories of his time in her class

I'm a teacher - I would write more or less exactly what you posted here. It would certainly mean a lot to me if I were his teacher. I'd rather have lots of lovely cards with something meaningful written in it than any present at all tbh. Like Bingtata I keep all the really nice cards - it really does make the job all the more worthwhile.

I'm a teacher too, and I have a 'happy folder' where I keep cards where someone has written something 'from the heart'. Really, they make it all worthwhile! And on bad days I can remind myself that I CAN do the job, and do it well!
So just write a few words, don't worry about phrasing it exactly right. Cards usually mean far more than any present could.

Thanks everyone, will make sure the card is v nice. Do you all think that it is OK to just give the card? I know it is more meaningful, but I feel "tight" somehow not giving her anything, but I can totally see how it is hard to get a meaningful present and I remember seeing a classroom looking like a branch of a florists last year and wondering how many flowers one person can deal with!

Is it possible to donate some sort of voucher to get equipment? I remember earlier in the year, the teacher wanted to get something for the class which was £20 something but the budget was so tight that they could not get it. If I knew what the item was, I'd get it and give it to them, but I don't - so wondered where primary schools buy their classroom resources from and if I could give a voucher?

Why don't you speak to some of the other parents and club together to get some vouchers for a favourite shop? This happened to me in my last year of teaching and was very much appreciated.