End Of Year Presents

[sherrardk]

Just wondered what other people's thought are on end of year presents for teachers, etc?

[wolf63]

I can't help coz I ain't got no human kids.

But my first thought on reading your post was that they must cost you a fortune. And then you have to get them all through university.

I will stick to my moggies.

[EcclesCake]

No hands on experience but am completely stunned when my friends tell me about the school gate mafia mums dictating what the whip round will be!

[gness]

Sherr...while I always appreciated a gift, for me a note or thank you card meant just as much.

Many staff are heading for the hills or a darkened room so flowers, while nice, may be wasted.

[sherrardk]

I don't join in with anyone else. The teachers get a box of chocolates to share with the teaching assistants and I get thing 2's teaching assistant something (nothing big, just a gesture really).

[tonyav]

gness, didn't any of the kids get you a pint of the Black stuff down the pub.

[wolf63]

Is thing 2 doing okay these days?

[gness]

You know about that, Tony????

[tonyav]

Course I do !.

[sherrardk]

Hi wolf, he is still having daily speech therapy :(

Luckily he is really bright so he has come on a lot but it's easy to over look how poor his speech still is because of the improvements he has made.

[Prudie]

Well I and and my colleagues never got them, I think it's a new fad that puts massive unwanted pressure on parents. A leaving gift yes but every end of year no way.

[wolf63]

That is good - and it is good that he is being given the therapy on an ongoing basis. ☺

[sherrardk]

I spend £5 on each box of chocolates and a teeny bit more on the individual present (primary school only). Some parents do seem to go a bit nuts though and make a huge show of struggling through the playground.

[tamborine]

please make it chocolates, Roses are my favs. Teachers I know, give them to me for hairdressing tips coz they're all dieting ;)

My teacher friends only wear designer gear, or take expensive holidays at the cost of accompanied students. They only spend money on sports clubs or hairdos.....lots buy booze tho.

[roopower]

When I worked in a school, I appreciated a little gift at the end of the year. The ones I treasure are handmade a bookmark, bracelet etc with a handmade card. Lovely

[Wharton]

A Lochgelly

[jomifl]

An English passport if they are Scottish.

[B00]

A box of chocs, no more than a fiver for the main teacher along with a card, and a card for the teaching assistant.

[Baldric]

Present, why, do they not get paid? it's a job!

[pixie373]

Just a card from youngest child. The others have too many teachers to even work out where to start. We might buy a present if a favourite teacher was leaving, but otherwise, no. I have enough to buy presents for already.