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Old 11-14-2013, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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There have been a number of previous threads about gifts for teachers, however I do not know which ones gave the best information.

My very, very favorite "gifts" were always the personal letters of appreciate written to my principal and/or director of special education about my skills as a teacher. Normally these were sent at the end of the year, or if a child was in my classroom for several years when they were leaving my room. The best letters always state a few specific examples of how the teacher "went beyond what is typical" or something extra special that they did for your child.

One tip to parents, please also send a copy to the teacher, if you sent it to her/his boss. On two different occasions a parent sent a letter like this to the BIG boss at the Central Administrative Office, which normally would be greatly appreciated, but somehow the letters just got filed in my personnel file and I never even saw a copy of the letters. After the parents mentioned it, I asked for a copy but since it wasn't addressed to me I was told that I couldn't get a copy of it.

Or you can send it directly to the teacher with a copy to the principal.
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Old 11-14-2013, 03:09 PM
 
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You might want to begin by reaching out to the class mothers. In our district, they collected money from each family in order to give the teacher one big gift (card).

For those teaching the "specials" such as PE and art, a small token would suffice.
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Old 11-14-2013, 03:33 PM
 
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Gift cards, hands down, the most appreciated gift you can give to a teacher. Trust me, they have enough "Best Teacher" ornaments and mugs they will ever need.
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Old 11-14-2013, 03:38 PM
 
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I always gave the homeroom teacher a gift card to the local new and used book store. I figured they could get something for themselves or their class if that was what they preferred.
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Old 11-14-2013, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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I'm glad to see a thread like this.. this is my first time in the parenting forum and I was a bit scared by some of these threads.

Great ideas!
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Old 11-14-2013, 03:42 PM
 
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My little one started elementary school and I only know her homeroom teacher, the one that spends most of the day with her. They do go to different classes with other teachers (PE, Music, etc). My question is, if I were to bring a holiday present to the teacher, should I get something for all of them or just the homeroom? What is the customary thing? Thanks for any comments or suggestions.
I am a teacher, the best gifts are either ones for the classroom or the teachers room. Backed goods, or gift cards to staples/book stores.
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Old 11-14-2013, 04:37 PM
 
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Thanks for all your comments and suggestions! I've heard other classrooms getting together for one big teacher present but not sure if our room mom has plans. I will check for sure!
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Old 11-14-2013, 05:34 PM
 
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My little one started elementary school and I only know her homeroom teacher, the one that spends most of the day with her. They do go to different classes with other teachers (PE, Music, etc). My question is, if I were to bring a holiday present to the teacher, should I get something for all of them or just the homeroom? What is the customary thing? Thanks for any comments or suggestions.
I would get something for all of them. Gifts don't need to be expensive. One of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever been given, as a teacher, was a ream of paper wrapped in white paper that had been decorated by the student tied up in ribbon that had white board markers tied up in the bow.
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Old 11-14-2013, 05:43 PM
 
Location: South Carolina
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well this is what I did when my kids were little . I would go to the dollar store and get coffee cups for every teacher including home room . I also put a baked good with them such as a muffin or a small tart . They loved it and all the teachers said they needed coffee cups LOL . I did that every year they were in school and they were appreciated Im sure .
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Old 11-14-2013, 06:02 PM
 
Location: New England
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Our class mother collects money for a gift from the class. I then send a small gift...usually stationary since teachers send a lot of notes home.

Our parent group organizes teacher appreciation breakfasts and lunches, so I figure that covers everyone else. I always donate something to those events.
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