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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$35 x30 = $1050. No you didn’t bring need that much and no I don’t trust your judgment in spending it. Especially after you bought that ugly art piece from your friend as a class gift. It’s not that I can’t afford it ...
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We have 20 in our class. We have to give $100 to the pta for teacher appreciation week. (Mandatory from all classes) That’s $600. If I do $150 for Xmas and $150 for end of year that’s pretty reasonable. That’s less than $7.50 a person. We then have teacher appreciation week for the teacher $125, her birthday $50, that leaves $125 for the two class parties that take place over lunch.  Pizza is about $50-$60 per party. I  also get cards to accompany the gifts.  Our gifts from the class are straight gift cards to places like amazon. I know you’re thinking I’m some thief or shifting money to my friend so she can make a shitty gift for the teacher. I’m actually trying to make it a nice year for the kids and help the teacher. No one else signed up to do the job so I stepped up.  Did you?  I can’t believe parents actually think not only are they not gonna give but they think I’m somehoe skimming off the top or having friends pocket a profit. [/quote]
So, most of the money just goes directly to the teacher in the form of 'gifts ' and only $125 benefits the kids at all? And you think that is ok?[/quote]

In my kid's school, parents bring the food and crafts for the parties.  Class dues go to a few big ticket items (like a standard gradewide activity that one parent wouldn't pay for) plus teacher holiday and year end gifts.  I'm not seeing how this is detrimental to the kids.[/quote]
I don't know that it is detrimental to the kids, but it sure doesn't help them. Out of $600, $475 was given directly to the teacher as a 'gift', 'bribe' whatever you want to call it. $125 was spent on the kids. I don't like the aesthetics. [/quote]

$125 is a good amount for a party but it depends on who and how you do it.  I can do pizza, fruit, cupcakes or a treat and water/juice easily on that but someone else may not as that is why this thread got started.  But, to me, $125 should be given to the teacher and $475 to parties.[/quote]
It says the $125 was for 2 parties. That is $62.50 per party, which is fine, but What I am questioning is the disparity between what is spent on the students and what is given to the teacher. 
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Do you personally give a gift for teacher appreciation week, end of the year or the holidays?  Would you buy for the group gift?  If yes to either question, how much would you spend?[/quote]
No. I would not do either.  The class fund should cover supplies and parties or field trips if you have them. Really all of the class fund should be spent on the children.  If parents want to participate in the 'teacher bribe' that should be either a separate collection or individual gifts.  The PP sounds like she just collected for the teacher gifts and did 2 small parties to make it look like she did something for the kids too. [/quote]

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