WDYT: Teacher Appreciation Week "schedule of gifts"

missfire · April 2010

Our daycare/preschool has a PTA, and for next week (Teacher Appreciation Week), they have sent out a "schedule" for gifts they recommend we bring in each day. Monday is a flower, Tuesday is candy/cookies, Friday is a small gift card, etc. They included that it is all voluntary.

This seems weird ... do PTAs at elementary schools do this kind of thing?

BecauseICan · April 2010

Not the one I worked at. I think that's tacky. I mean, the point is nice. But I just hate that gift-giving has become so insincere.

EStar628 · April 2010

I'm a 3rd grade teacher and they definitely don't do that at my school. I think it seems a bit much.

kabarbanel · April 2010

I use to be the Assistant Director at a daycare...we certainly did not do that. Management took care of gifts and we gave them a special gift/treat each day. We may have sent out a little flyer or put in the newspaper that it was Teacher Appreciation Week, but we certainly did not tell parents to buy gifts for the teachers. That is tacky. And it's especially tacky that they are specifying gifts.

pam1005 · April 2010

As a former daycare teacher I really appreciated Teacher Appreciation week. Some of the slack I got for "just working in daycare" was frustrating. Two of the places I worked at had a "schedule", for it got to be competitive among parents and the gifts got out of hand. I mean, I was thankful for all the gift cards and presents, but I felt bad for the parents who gave really thoughtful gifts and didn't feel like it was fair when some parents were giving us 50 and 100 dollar gift cards throughout the week.

melissaandgreg · April 2010

i think that is tacky. i am all for giving gifts for all of teachers hard work, but i dont think one should be "suggested" what to bring. any token of appreciation is nice

Elisa312 · April 2010

Have your Lo draw a picture of the type of gift.

Or cut out pictures from a magazine and glue them on pretty paper.

lovemytwoboys · April 2010

I worked in the Infant Room at a daycare while I was in college. The management and parents both gave us things throughout Teacher Appreciation Week, but the same parents weren't bringing something in every single day. I think that is a bit much. If you want to bake cookies, great! If you want to do a small gift card, great! But I wouldn't expect that every single parent bring in a different gift each day. That is just crazy.

ETA: I think they must have given the same suggestions at the daycare I worked at. I remember getting chocolate-covered strawberries, gift cards and flowers

mlkbride03 · April 2010

I teach elementary school, and our PTA does this every year. But, everything is homemade- flowers from the yard, a child written poem, a decorated picture, and I don't know if they do all five days b/c I can't think of the rest... they set it up so that it can be done totally free.

mbyoung · April 2010

I teach at a private school and they don't do any like that. Our home and school group will do a lunch and small gift that the kids made, but they don't ask the parents to send in anything.

SeattleMegan · April 2010

Wow, I think that's tacky, too. Our daycare is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week and asked for donations for fun things they're doing throughout the week for the teachers but in the email they even say that it's optional! Even though yours said it's voluntary, I think by giving you a schedule of gifts, they're kind of suggesting that it's not truly "voluntary".

Rangergal9 · April 2010

I teach fourth grade and only the PTO/PTA does stuff for the teachers. They get us breakfast one day and then lunch another day. I don't think its right for the PTA to suggest that parents get a teacher a gift.

LaLaSweets · April 2010

Our principal has bagels and Danishes for us. That's what I get : )

adncarrie · April 2010

In one of the schools where I taught (4th grade) they did this. It was a very wealthy area, and they were actually trying to prevent things from getting out of hand by SUGGESTING small gifts. Teachers filled out a "favorites" sheet with drink/candybar/etc. they (PTA) sent home a note suggesting these or a hand-made card. It was actually really nice - it made it so all the kids could take part even if they weren't one of the well-off families.

MrsAMB07 · April 2010

Rangergal9:
I teach fourth grade and only the PTO/PTA does stuff for the teachers. They get us breakfast one day and then lunch another day. I don't think its right for the PTA to suggest that parents get a teacher a gift.

Our PTO does the same. We usually get breakfast/lunch all week courtesy of the PTO/administration/Board of Ed. They try to get gift for the staff each year. For example, last year they donated a water cooler to our teachers lounge.

They send home letters asking if parents would like to donate no more than $5 per family or volunteer to help at the breakfasts/lunches. I feel stupid because they give the letter to the teachers to pass out to their students which is a bit awkward!

But it's all voluntary and there are no specified gifts.

katlizabeth · April 2010

Tacky. Our PTA sponsors a teacher appreciation lunch...it's potluck and looked forward to the entire year!

TexasLadyBug · April 2010

Our daycare sent home a Schedule of gifts, but we only have two options. We can donate money to help the DC buy some of the gifts and or we can bake brownies.

Its something like.

Monday- Flip flop day each teacher gets a pair

Tuesday- Mini message day each teacher gets 10 min

Wednesday- Cookie Bar day (They get to pick our cookies to take home)

Thursday- Beauty day or something like that. They get nail polish, mini lip gloss etc..

Friday- I dont remember.

Personally I like the idea because it saves me from having to buy everyone a gift. DS has four teachers (two morning/ two late afternoon). However, every teacher in the school knows DS by name and often stop by the infant and ones classes to play with the kids. So I am thank for all of them for making our DC such a fun, safe, and happy place. If I had the funds I would by them all gifts, but I dont. So I am donating some money and then baking some cookies and brownies.

We do not have to do anything. Any money they dont get to buy all the teachers gifts will just be taken out of the budget.

erbear · April 2010

That's weird.

I'm a teacher, and I'd be pissed about it. I want you to appreciate because I'm a good teacher, not b'/c someone told you you had to.

Simonaaaa · April 2010

I guess I'm the only person who thinks it's a nice idea. I've been an elementary school teacher for 12 years and I've never gotten anything for Teacher Appreciation week. No, wait, I got a certificate once from my former principal, but so did everyone else. It wasn't special and I didn't feel appreciated at all.

If all of my kids came in one day with a flower for me, I would be so happy!

I guess people don't like the idea of being told what to bring, but I think it takes the guess work out of what to bring. That's just me, though.

Just J · April 2010

I'm a teacher and at our school the PTO *kind* of does that. They do a big luncheon each day with a theme. Each grade level sponsors a day and parents bring in dished for the theme. I think this is a little different than "here's what you must bring". It's more of a, here's our theme, bring what might fit (or really anything, teachers eat anything!)

AmyDrinkie · April 2010

I got an email about this yesterday from a room mother at Ian's new daycare. At first I was like, "ugh what a drag, spend more money" but everything on the list was free. Like, have Ian draw the teachers a picture and things like that. I think a flower was on the list too, but I have those in my yard. The only thing that would have cost anything was her suggestion of bringing kolaches on Friday, and I think I'll volunteer for that since I got a coupon for 50% off a half-dozen at Kolache Factory. That'll be like, $5.

puppydoggie · April 2010

Know that IRL its EXTREMELY appreciated by the teachers. My favorite gifts were on Friday when the kids were asked to write a note to the teacher. TAP is the best because of the PTA- it lets the teachers know that the families appreciate them. If PTA did not do this, who would send anything in?! Handmade is best! Parents please approve what the kid hand makes though!

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