Gift ideas for 6th grade graduation?

[Anonymous]

Any thoughts for what my son can bring as a gift for a female classmate's 6th grade graduation party? Is spending $35 reasonable, or is more appropriate (from a peer)? Thx!

[Anonymous]

Is he not graduating too? Seems a little crazy to bring a gift, but then in my circle any parties at the end of elementary school were end-of-school parties for everyone, not just for one kid.

[Anonymous]

Nothing... Personally, I think that kindergarten, 5th/6th grade and 8th grade graduations are ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing... Personally, I think that kindergarten, 5th/6th grade and 8th grade graduations are ridiculous.

This. + preschool graduations.

[Anonymous]

Nothing

[Anonymous]

$20 gift is more than enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing... Personally, I think that kindergarten, 5th/6th grade and 8th grade graduations are ridiculous.

This. + preschool graduations.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts for what my son can bring as a gift for a female classmate's 6th grade graduation party? Is spending $35 reasonable, or is more appropriate (from a peer)? Thx!

Color me confused. What is a sixth grader graduating from, exactly? It's not a milestone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts for what my son can bring as a gift for a female classmate's 6th grade graduation party? Is spending $35 reasonable, or is more appropriate (from a peer)? Thx!

Color me confused. What is a sixth grader graduating from, exactly? It's not a milestone.

In Fairfax county, elementary school.

[Anonymous]

He shouldn't be giving her a graduation gift, but rather a hostess gift for giving the party...a small token is good enough with a card thanking her for having the party - box of chocolates or some candy that she likes maybe. I wouldn't go overboard on a gift.

[Anonymous]

I'm hosting a "graduation" party for my DD and her 6th grade girl friends and we would both be very surprised if anyone turned up with a gift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts for what my son can bring as a gift for a female classmate's 6th grade graduation party? Is spending $35 reasonable, or is more appropriate (from a peer)? Thx!

Color me confused. What is a sixth grader graduating from, exactly? It's not a milestone.

In Fairfax county, elementary school.

It's not a graduation. It's a promotion and we aren't gifting anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any thoughts for what my son can bring as a gift for a female classmate's 6th grade graduation party? Is spending $35 reasonable, or is more appropriate (from a peer)? Thx!

Color me confused. What is a sixth grader graduating from, exactly? It's not a milestone.

In Fairfax county, elementary school.

It's not a graduation. It's a promotion and we aren't gifting anything.

Maybe schools here term things differently.

Terminology I'm used to:
passing or rising: child earned the grades to go to the next grade
promoted: child didn't earn the grades to pass, parents insisted that child would not repeat
retained: child did not earn grades and parents agreed with school to have child repeat

[Anonymous]

I agree, I don't think a gift is necessary. If you feel the need to send something, ask the mom hosting the party if she would like an extra dessert, etc. to be sent in.

[Anonymous]

Maybe schools here term things differently.

Terminology I'm used to:
passing or rising: child earned the grades to go to the next grade
promoted: child didn't earn the grades to pass, parents insisted that child would not repeat
retained: child did not earn grades and parents agreed with school to have child repeat

I've not heard of 'promoted' having any connotation other than passing to the next grade. A 'rising' 7th grader would only mean the student has finished 6th grade and hasn't started 7th. Our FCPS elementary school sent invitations to the 6th grade "promotion ceremony". I'd have to go back and look but I believe that on the final progress report, the teacher must indicate whether the student should be 'promoted' to the next.

I don't know what school system you came from but I can tell you that, at least in this area, it's not typical for a child to repeat a grade. It has nothing to do with the parents insisting the child be promoted. It's contrary to school policy and is based on research. If a child didn't learn adequately the first time around and is not working at grade level, repeating the grade and using the same instructional method is unlikely to yield different results. The child needs to be evaluated for learning challenges and be taught in a different way. I've learned a great deal about this because 2 of my kids have IEPs. I had wanted my youngest held back in preschool (he was in a county run special ed preschool) but the school declined and our advocate said it would be very difficult to get the county change its mind.