gift for teachers

murfilein

so i'm not irish - so i dont know if thats something thats expected in ireland.

my daughter is going in to 1st class tomorrow. today at aldis we saw a plant and it said "the perfect gift for teachers" or something like that

is it expected/normal in ireland to bring teachers gifts when school starts? does the parent give it to the teachers or the kid? and whats a good gift to give?

RoryMurphyJnr

Christmas and end of year usually, Aldi just chancing their arm

daheff

Don't give your teacher a start of year gift.

its not necessary. Or at Christmas...or year end. Next thing we know people will be tipping teachers.

byhookorbycrook

Primary school teacher here .We don’t seek any kind of gifts . If you wish to show appreciation to a teacher , a personal note of thanks at Christmas or at the end of the school year is more than enough as a “ thank you.”

Some people do give gifts at those times , but that isn’t expected at all.

murfilein

thats for the replies guys! we didnt bring anything and were glad to see that no one brought any gifts lol

so we'll keep that for the end of the school year i guess

wildwillow

Retired teacher here. Gifts certainly not expected. A thank you from parent or child always appreciated and a note would be wonderful. Shops try to make parents guilty at Christmas and at year end.

As a matter of interest my daughter in law (also a teacher in another school) and her fellow parents usually make a collection of no more than €5 per family at year end and give the class teacher a token for a local outlet. No pressure on anyone and no names included in card. Means the teacher gets a nice amount of gift token and no one spends too much. Organised through Whatsapp group or equivalent.

coleen

A parent in our school asked me about giving a gift at the start of the school year, she was Russian and that is their tradition. So maybe Aldi have them as it happens in other European countries. She told me that they don’t give a gift at the year end.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117838933#Comment_117838933

the going rate in our school is €10 per head at year end

byhookorbycrook

Couldn’t stand over class collections, why should parents be forced to chip in ? And as teachers , we all appreciate that money can be exceptionally tight in many homes. A sincere note is priceless.

Pawwed Rig

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117908661#Comment_117908661

Yeah same as that we give €5 or €10 a head. Teacher gets a card or voucher and assistant gets something aswell. No idea if everyone contributes or not nor would it concern me. I never checked if all the names were on the card or not. Hopefully they were whether they contributed or not