$100 from entire class too little?

[Anonymous]

The entire K class (23 students) is giving the teacher a $100 gift card and a card for the Holidays. Does this seem too little? What amount is your class collecting to give the teacher?

[Anonymous]

Each school and even each class within the school is very different. You can only give what you have collected. My class has 250 to give, but I know another k class (same school) that only collected 100. I am going to assume that teacher will just get more individual gifts and not worry about it.

[Anonymous]

Maybe it's a low-income school.

[Anonymous]

It's the thought that counts.

[Anonymous]

Where do people live who are giving $100 to their kindergarten teacher as a class gift and worrying that it's too little?

[Anonymous]

OP here. We raised $400 to go towards gifts for the teacher (birthday, end of yr, winter holiday). The room parents decided to give $100 to the teacher and save the remaining for the other gifts later in the year.

[Anonymous]

I've never been the room mom but I've always wondered how much is collected. For preschool, I was always given a guideline and I really liked that. But for school, I just sort if guess what is appropriate. I give $50 and expect that it is splt between the teacher, the aide, and the special teachers

[Anonymous]

I think maybe they share a little with whatever aids or specials, but holding it ack for other events stinks. Overstepping! Tell them to loosen their reins a little.

[Anonymous]

We are giving $500 to the teacher and almost as much to the assistant.

[Anonymous]

PP, the room parents are not overstepping in anyway. They plan to give the most at the end of the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We raised $400 to go towards gifts for the teacher (birthday, end of yr, winter holiday). The room parents decided to give $100 to the teacher and save the remaining for the other gifts later in the year.

Do the room parents not like the teacher?
I think it's poor planning to ask parents to contribute only once for the entire year. Who has tons of money to spare right before Christmas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are giving $500 to the teacher and almost as much to the assistant.

My jaw dropped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, the room parents are not overstepping in anyway. They plan to give the most at the end of the year.

Poor plan, IMO. Who thought of that? And why?

[Anonymous]

Everyone in the school did it that way, apparently.

[Anonymous]

Why should the room parents be holding class (teacher) money until June? Makes no sense. $100 at holiday time is embarrassing.