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MissJones
I need a nap!
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Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
DS is in kindergarten. There is just one teacher.
About how much do you spend (there is also a class gift)?
And do you buy for cluster teachers/bus driver? If so, how much?
What about the office or lunch staff?
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Posted 11/28/16 5:38 AM  |
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Re: Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
Posted by MissJones
DS is in kindergarten. There is just one teacher.
About how much do you spend (there is also a class gift)?
And do you buy for cluster teachers/bus driver? If so, how much?
What about the office or lunch staff?
not sure because everyone does something different and its entirely up to you:
-I don't do office or lunch staff.
-For the one teacher I'd give $25 gift card. or what is the class gift asking? I'd just do the $5-$10 collection amount for that and then give a small gift of some kind in addition to that.
-clusters i'd only gift if there is an exceptional teacher who goes above and beyond for your child
-bus driver $20-25 as well?
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| Posted 11/28/16 9:51 AM |
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BriBri2u
L'amore vince sempre
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Re: Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
I LOVED J's kindergarten teacher - she was amazing. So I spent $40 on a gift (I got her a Kate Spade pencil pouch) and gave $20 for the class gift.
I do not get for any other staff in the school.
I am not a fan of his current teacher, so I am not even sure what to get her. Probably an ornament or a candle, you know what all teachers get so many of every year 
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| Posted 11/28/16 1:40 PM |
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peaceandlove
LIF Toddler
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Vanessa
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Re: Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
I'm a class mom and we collected at the beginning of the year for all gifts given during the year.
I am a co-class mom with another parent, and we agreed to give TD gift cards for the teacher and the aide in the class.
I figure they get enough "stuff" and if it were me, I'd rather have the money to spend where I'd like to.
We will probably give a plant or flowers with the gift card. That's what we've done in past years.
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| Posted 11/28/16 2:34 PM |
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ml110
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Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
my son is also in K. I plan on getting his teacher and the aid each a GC to somewhere- like Target, or one of those restaurant gift cards thats good at like 4 or 5 chain restaurants.... something where they can choose. probably $25 for teacher, $15 or $20 for the aid?? It depends on if the room mom sets up a collection, and how much i put in for that...
His bus drivers ( he has a different AM and PM one) i'll probably do a $10-$15 Dunkin Donuts or starbucks GC...
Im not planning on giving a gift to the other staff in the school ( specials teachers or lunch aids or anything)
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| Posted 11/29/16 9:25 AM |
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ali120206
2 Boys
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Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
I plan on giving my DS' teacher a $25 giftcard. Most likely Amex or Visa (right now CVS has no fee on Amex cards). They also do a class collection but, it's very small - I think it's $5.
My son has two different bus drivers. I'm thinking $15 giftcard to Dunkin for the am bus driver (he takes it almost every day and it's my inlaws friend and I see him stopped at DD every morning on my way to the train) and $10 for the pm bus driver (he only takes it 2-3x a week and I will probably give cash).
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| Posted 11/29/16 2:10 PM |
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Re: Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
I get gift cards for my little guys teacher, two aides, OT PT Speech teacher , bus driver, driver aide and Sunday school teacher-
Class teacher gets 25$ everyone else gets 10$, usually to starbucks (I like that they can get a snack) or to target
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| Posted 11/29/16 8:41 PM |
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FirstMate
My lil cowboy
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Re: Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
I got my son's K teacher a gift card to The Crushed Olive and a gift set from there. I got the same thing for the bus driver.
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| Posted 11/30/16 10:24 AM |
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PregowithTwins
My boys turned 8
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Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
We are doing $50 group teacher gift/$25. for each aid (2 of them) I am then getting teacher my own gift
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| Posted 12/2/16 8:58 PM |
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LSP2005
Bunny kisses are so cute!
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Re: Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
I give target gift cards. I feel like everyone loves target and can get something they need or want there even if it is just groceries.
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| Posted 12/2/16 9:40 PM |
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LulaBell
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J
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Teacher gifts-you'd think I know being a teacher, lol!
We did a class gift but I also got an$25 gift card.
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| Posted 12/4/16 8:57 PM |
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