Teacher Gifts

[gem]

I think it's the thought that counts. Regardless of the gift, I think our teachers most appreciate the sentiment and a note expressing gratitude for the wonderful care they give our children.

[alotofyarn]

I had planned to get Starbucks cards too, but I ran out of time. Today was her last day with these teachers, and I wanted to bring them in this morning, so hopefully they appreciated it. She'll have one week with her new teachers before the Christmas break, so I figured I'd just bring them each (3 of them) a bag of cookies. I was debating bringing some for the girls that work at the front desk too, since we see and interact with them each day, and I imagine they don't get gifts as often like the teachers do.

[alison]

We do Amazon gift cards usually. I know that one of the teachers grabs Starbucks on the way to school, so he's getting a gift card there. We do $50/teacher. There are 2 of 'em! There's a communal pool that's an anonymous donation for staff, and we usually put in $50 there, too.

When I taught, I appreciated handwritten cards the most.

[Sheherezade]

We did a $50 gift card for a teacher once for a local family restaurant thinking they could take their family out. They were happy, but admitted later that they had to file some gift receipt report with the district because any teacher receiving more than $50 from a parent has to put it on record. Who would have thought?? I kind of felt bad after that.


Angie

[mommax3]

I do Barnes & Noble gift cards. I don't get many gifts (my students have 7-8 teachers) but the gifts I get are usually cookies, candles, or bath & bodyworks stuff (small sizes). It is all appreciated.

[Sheherezade]

Yes--- I kind of think it's the high school and middle school teachers that get left out of the gift giving. Word of advice: try to save some of your mommy energy for when your kids are teens. Nobody has time for this stuff by then, and it gets costly. I usually buy a bunch of smallish gift cards, write thank yous to the teachers on note cards and stick them in their mailboxes. Miraculously, I always receive thank you notes from them. I need to do that this year...before I forget.

[HouseofWool]

The middle school teachers aren't getting anything. And the kindergarten teacher is getting soap. Shocking, right!