Do teachers give thank you notes?

[Anonymous]

I have been teaching for a few years , but am in a new school and receiving more gifts than I have in the past. I have no idea if thank you notes are expected. Can anyone advise? Middle school

[Anonymous]

Teacher here.
Yes, please send thank you notes. It's the appropriate thing to do when anyone gives you a gift. Parents thought of you and spent money to give you something, Thank them.

[Anonymous]

I'm a parent and don't expect them.

[Anonymous]

I was a teacher. I always sent thank you notes.... even for the half-filled bottles of Avon cologne. (I taught in a very economically depressed area of the country)
Yes - set a good example for your students. I always gave the notes to the students when they returned from the holiday break. They were excited to get a note from the teacher, too.

[Anonymous]

I don't expect them, but my kids teachers always have.

[Anonymous]

I send them, but I do so through email. I don't know how many times I sent thank you cards only to find them in desks in the spring.

[Anonymous]

I sent email thank you notes.

----teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't expect them, but my kids teachers always have.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been teaching for a few years , but am in a new school and receiving more gifts than I have in the past. I have no idea if thank you notes are expected. Can anyone advise? Middle school

Yes, send them. If there is a mistake to be made here, err on the side of sending.

[Anonymous]

We sent in a gift yesterday, and my kids teacher sent a note home yesterday afternoon. I think it's nice to send a little note.

[Anonymous]

I work in a Title I school. If I get a gift I know that the child and his/her family has really made an effort and possibly a sacrifice. If a child is going to give a gift it usually is first thing in the morning. I then use specials/electives or lunch to write a thank you note and give it to the child by the end of the day. The child usually is quite surprised that I am handing them an envelope and gets worried. I always explain that the card is a Thank You Note to thank them for the gift and that the card is not anything bad. I ask them to give the card to their parent or guardian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't expect them, but my kids teachers always have.

+1

[Anonymous]

I'd say we got TYs from about half of the teachers (we do a gift card + handmade thing from kids for a 'thought that counts' addition & that the kid gets into the spirit of thanking)... Some teachers have also done a blanket 'thanks for all the thoughtful stuff" type of thing in the weekly summary home, which I think works too. I don't mean to add additional 'work' to a teacher's life.

[Anonymous]

Yes, our kids' teachers have always sent thank you notes. Some put it directly into their backpacks on the day that the gift is given, some email a note, and a few sent them home via snail mail over break. (We have 3 kids!)

I don't expect the notes, but they are lovely. And it invariably makes my post-holiday discussions with the kids easier when I can say "Mrs jones send you a thank you note the day she got your gift! Now let's write to grandma and then go play her fun game."

[Anonymous]

I always sent them in the mail over the holidays. It is a great experience for kids to get notes in the mail. I taught in a deprived area and preferred to do it this way--I sent every child a Christmas card (it was not a problem in this community). To the children who gave gifts (probably about third), I included a thank you note on the Christmas card. That way, no child would feel bad about not giving a gift.