gifts for teachers ?

bargain_babe

I teach a group in nursery at our local school and at christmas one of the mums bought every adult a beautiful shiny red apple all tied up with a bow. We had a good laugh about it, but it is a lovely thought and it's certainly a gift I will never forget!

We really do appreciate home made cards as they mean so much. If I have too many smellies - I give them to the disabled adults group I work with for raffle prizes - and not all of us drink so hubby would get wine If I had that.

Thanks for thinking of us, we do appreciate it.

scrimpingbadger

Yeah, I'm a teacher and no please NO GIFTS. I've got more mugs than I could possibly drink out of. No figurines (I don't do dusting....) and no wine (don't drink). A card would be nice but most teachers do not expect anything in return for doing their jobs.


Oh, and to the person who said 'six weeks off on full pay'. I bet you don 't do unofficial overtime most nights (and no we don't leave at 3.30pm), reports, school fairs, play rehearals, the mamoth responsibility of taking them out on trips, let's not forget the planning and marking. And trying to maintain a sense of humour and sanity on a friday afternoon. I reckon that's at least six weeks extra work there. Ha!

:rolleyes:

mikewebs

I would like to say a couple of things
To those who obviously think teachers have it easy ("6 weeks on full pay") - Teachers work very hard out of school hours - evenings, weekend, supposed holidays, inset days - to make sure our kids have as good an education as possible - so no I don't think that 6 weeks holdays on full pay is enough! My childhood holiday time was overshadowed by my mum constantly trying to keep up with changes in the curriculum - so I have a very clear picture of what a teacher does (I am NOT a teacher).

Teachers work hard throughout the year so a little thought wouldn't hurt - any gift would be received in the spirit in which it was sent. (even by those who have loads of mugs!)

In my son's class, instead of the poor teacher being inundated with a multitude of mugs, wine, pens etc - we decided to club together to get him a joint present and also a joint 'thank you' card with all their pictures on. Saves money, time and effort and makes for a better experience for all the kids by bringing them together as a class.

karren

has anyone seen boxes of biscuits on buy one get one free? thought id get some now to give and a lush bath bomb?

kellyd

i know wot your all saying but i just cant get them just a card. I was thinking of a small gift set from lush ?

ptyks

Hi,

Just a quick question for all teachers here? Do you mind to get some Boots toileteries as a present? For examples, No7 sun care, Botanics bath stuff, No7 cosmetics, Sanctuary stuff etc. I got loads of these things from my boots shopping (bargain hunting). Are they alright to give as a present? I will make a set or wrap things beautifully. I am a foreigner who recently moved to UK (for few years). Thanks.

PixiePie

ptyks wrote: »

Hi,

Just a quick question for all teachers here? Do you mind to get some Boots toileteries as a present? For examples, No7 sun care, Botanics bath stuff, No7 cosmetics, Sanctuary stuff etc. I got loads of these things from my boots shopping (bargain hunting). Are they alright to give as a present? I will make a set or wrap things beautifully. I am a foreigner who recently moved to UK (for few years). Thanks.

Personally I *love* No.7 or anything from Boots, but as I said before, imho I would be thrilled to bits with a hand made card/note to be honest - I feel guilty taking other stuff, especially things like wine that I cannot use, but I really do appreciate it if someone has taken the time to pick anything for me. The apples are a really really lovely idea as well imho, so top marks for a shiny red apple and a card by the little darling - it teaches the children a lesson that people cannot be brought as well, and that the best things in life are the cheaper/free things, that giving time is far more important than giving money. (and if we weren't all so hung up on money, then perhaps we can reverse the debt culture we have nowadays).

Please don't think I'm ungrateful if anyone does buy me something to say thank you, I'm just really trying to stress that we do not expect it or think of it as a perk of the job.
Just my two pence worth

mikewebs

PixiePie wrote: »

Please don't think I'm ungrateful if anyone does buy me something to say thank you, I'm just really trying to stress that we do not expect it or think of it as a perk of the job.

Sureley these days it is about the only perk teachers have left!

paul.carter

podiluska wrote: »

6 weeks holiday on full pay?

It's nearer 5 weeks these days, which is not what I signed up for. Although the day is shorter than most peoples it is very intensive and tiring. Ask any teacher and the first 10 days are usually spent in a sort of recovery, the middle 20 relaxed and the next 10 preparing/worrying about the new term.

But you are right, the fact that it is paid helps. Wouldn't want less than 13 weeks a year now.

For a present, wine, it will either get glugged by Miss as she drives home from a hard day or shared with her friends. Costs £3-£4 and will always be gladly accepted.

To ptyks, a lump of teachers use their organisational skills to make the most of Boots/Tescos coupons/points. As such we already have a stockpile of toiletries.

scrimpingbadger

Sorry to go off topic but i definitely agree with the last post. For some reason I usually spend the evening of the last day of the school year swinging wildly between slap-happpy glee and tears. Saying that, I get it (and the children/paperwork/colleagues) out of my system pretty quickly and I'm good to go the day after. My OH (teacher) takes about a week to really shake off school though.

Oh, and I didn't mean to sound so churlish about the gifts before. Anything given with the right spirit is always appreciated. (Lush bath bombs sound lovely!)