Leaving Present for Teachers

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As this this thread has gone off the topic of recipes for teachers hampers I've moved it over to the Families board so that it can be merged with the Gifts for Teachers thread there.

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melancholly

grannynise wrote: »

Having said that, some of my younger colleagues say anything alcoholic!

my friends who are teachers say that alcohol is their preference!! but then one of them went all gooey (technically term, obviosuly ) over the cute cards that the kids had written to her!

Rachie_B

when i was a nursery nurse the best gifts from the children leaving playgroup to go to school, were the handmade cards / pictures etc

as much as i love chocs and wine etc it takes much more thought and effort to make something than pick it up off a shelf in a supermarket!

anything hand / home made will be well appreciated im sure

for my sons teacher,we will probably do a poem and some home made fudge ( fab recipes in the old style board)
then ive got little note pad sets for about 75 p lol with " best teacher" on and my son though they were cute lol

guess note paper comes in handy lol and wont be sitting on a shelf unused & gathering dust like an ornament / teddy etc could be

yellow moon has some fab "kits" for making all sorts of cards / gifts

you can also get some money back for your child's school http://www.yellowmoon.org.uk/

andyrules

Yup, I endorse all the child written letters/cards. My most valued gift ever (not that I don't appreciate the kind presents of smellies and alcohol:D ) was a large,home-made card from a child who had left my class several years previously.

Dolly, I know where you are coming from - smt - :wall:

black-saturn

Perhaps I'm stingy but I've never bought a teacher anything no matter how good they were. But if it were me I would have bought a jar of nice jam or something like that.

thriftmonster

We do bags of HM biscuits as between teachers, classroom assistants and music teachers etc I have about 6 gifts to do. I am assured by the kids that they are always scoffed in the coffee break on the last day and the teachers enjoy them

hilstep2000

My DS left Secondary school last Friday. His Form Tutor and Head of Year have had them all right from Year 7 till Year 11. I decided to get them both something. His Form Tutor is an Exeter City Fan, so we went on to Ebay and managed to get him a football signed by the whole team, He was chuffed to bits. His Head of Year is Welsh, so we bought a Welsh Rugby shirt, which came with a matching watch, he seemed thrilled too. So find out if they have a hobby, and use that as a starter. :T
Failing that, (as a teacher myself) I like nothing better than a good old bottle of wine!:rotfl:

scubaleopard

I always feel sorry for the comp teachers especially the head of years that have done so much for the kids over several years-- they get hardly any presents. I know some kids are embaressed to take a present in to school--- low street cred. I always wrote a letter and enclosed a token either wine, books, CD etc and I know they were really appreciated

Lyndsay_21

might make my fab choc cake then and take that in with a card and a drawing by DD.

carolpinkdreamer

I don't wish to hurt anyones feelings but to be REALLY honest, any homemade cakes, biscuits, choccies, given as gifts to teachers in our school go STRAIGHT in the bin as soon as parent's back is turned.

Think they are brainwashed into thinking that if it's not bought prepacked then it's unhygienic!!!


ps. I work in school office and would gladly receive food offerings but nobody treats us!