Gifts for Teachers

DSmiffy

DSmiffy wrote:

Just ordered some presents for my sons' teachers for the end of term. I thought these were quite good and a bit different from the usual box of chocs or flowers. I bought some mobile phone charms (handbags and shoe charms for lady teachers mostly) from https://www.jjjewellery.com , lots of different ones (also had some music notes and dice charms) and only about £3 quid each. Delivery charge is not bad if you are ordering a few. Also there's an offer on till the end of the month where you can quote the code JUNE and get 10% off your order. (Code printed on a leaflet handed out to shoppers in Stockport last week)
Hope this is the right place to post this, if not can someone please move it? Thanks
Hope that helps

Well, who would of thought that my little post could provoke such a heated debate!!

Anyway the point is, for those who are interested, that the 10% off code runs out on the 30th June, and if you email them, for multiple items they can combine postage too!.... and for those who aren't interested, just ignore the post !!! Simple as a,b,c !!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i personally dont give the teachers pressies on behalf of my kids in school....

but i have recieved my avon order today and the free watch is quite nice..so that would be a lovely pressie for a female teacher or class helper...

the code is C9PRFREE which is free postage code.. put at the moment if you place an order you get a free watch... so you could order something for a £1.00 and get a free watch... and free p & p

this is on the voucher and code section.....

so teachers pressie for FREE......

DSmiffy

free is even better!!

Mrs_Optimist

Thanks for the tip DSmiffy.

My daughter is changing to middle school in September and my son will be chaing to a different School at the same time (Year 1). I will be buying presents for my sons teacher, My daughters two teachers (who split the load between them ) and 3 class room assistants. I will also be buying a large tin of celebrations for the office staff. dinner ladies, other teachers who crossed paths with my children by way of a thank you. My children will also be writing thanks you notes. I don't particularly care what other parents will be buying (or if they don't buy) Thats their perogative. My children want to say thank you and I am happy that I have brought them up to be grateful and to want to show their appreciation.

kittiwoz

My dad teaches in a college, mainly to adults. He gets quite a lot of presents at the end of term but is rather embarassed by it. My mum likes the wine though. My dad has had a few presents that he did really like though like the car boot sale world tour t-shirt and car boot sale finder (which was a toy car stuck to an arrow on a pivot like a weathervane) that some of his students made for him and he likes it when they all sign a card.

I don't think it's good to buy expensive gifts because it could seem ostentatious and encourage one-upmanship between parents which could be very embarassing to the children of less well off parents. I think a card is quite sufficient but if you give a gift I think a small gesture present is most appropriate.

AnnieH

I have made up some little paper gift bags with all the freebies I've collected - shampoo, lippy etc for my dds' teachers. Hope they like them. You don't need to spend a fortune.

loopy-loo73

I come from a family full of teachers who all work hard and have always received presents at the end of term & Christmas for which they have been very grateful. I've always sent a bottle or box of chocs in with my daughter at the end of term cos that is just what's done. However, this year i'm sending a card of thanks from me (as well as the one she makes) as her teachers have worked so hard and helped her so much this year it really is above & beyond the call of duty. They've made time out of school hours to see me each week to keep me updated on her progress (so it doesn't interfere with my job), they've really got her back on track and she's working hard and concentrating again. I think teachers do a great job and work really hard, maybe the people moaning about them don't have any kids in school.

pdoff

i am getting stuff for ds1s playgroup leaders this time as he is leaving & starting big school in september! they use those insulated cups with lids to be safe at snacktime so have bought some blue plastic ones as theirs are very shabby. was going to get ds1 to decorate them & i'm gonna put their names on but does anyone know what kinds of pens i should use? will ordinary permanent marker be ok?
thought would be a bit different for them!

just read thread properly & love that poem:
A hundred years from now
It will not matter
What my bank account was
The sort of house I lived in
Or the kind of car that I drove.
But the world may be a different place
Because I was important
In the life of a child.

might write that on the mugs! thanks!

can't believe the arguing though, if u want to give something do, if not don't. simple really. i'm getting for all 5 leaders & the volunteer helper as even though he has a keyworker they have all helped him, & me, in so many ways. haven't bought at end of term b4 tho, is just cos he leaving this time.

AnnieH

I would use acrylic paint as once it's dried it becomes waterproof.

pdoff

thanks annie. it needs to survive washing up! do they do pens as ds1 not too good with brushes & he wants to draw smiley faces on them?