Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 15:45     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Anonymous wrote:Mundo Verde is collecting cash gifts and evenly distributing to all teachers/staff in the form of gift cards. Since they are small, and since there are two sets of teachers/aides, this feels right to me this year.


I thought this was a great idea as well, especially given that each child has so many teachers. The suggested donation was fairly nominal, but I personally think that parents that can afford to should give a higher amount as the teachers work very hard and are paid very little. Moreover, it is unrealistic to believe that everyone will give.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 15:34     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Janney parent here. Room parents collect cash and give teacher a gift care. This year there is also a "secret snowflake" thing where each family "adopts" a staff member and gets them little gifts. It totally annoying but we participated anyway.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 12:22     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Mundo Verde is collecting cash gifts and evenly distributing to all teachers/staff in the form of gift cards. Since they are small, and since there are two sets of teachers/aides, this feels right to me this year.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 12:20     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A Toyota Prius


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precisely. It might be funny when the first child farts in church, because it's unexpected and shocking. But when the other children start in, well, totally not funny at all. Exponentially less funny each subsequent time.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 12:15     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Yu Ying families chip in for cash gifts to the teachers. In China (Asia, really) it's traditional and acceptable to give cash, particularly new bills, so it works. I'm not sure you could pull it off anywhere else, though.

From a WASPy background, it may (definitely will) feel tacky at first, but once you get past the first class gift, a competitive instinct kicks in. Who wants to be the least generous class, right?
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 10:05     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Anonymous wrote:A Toyota Prius


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Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 09:50     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
A Toyota Prius
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2011 09:50     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
The room parents collect $$ for gifts, usually $10-20 from each family per teacher.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2011 17:18     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Anonymous wrote:New family in upper NW here. Are cash gifts the norm? If not, what is the norm? If so, how much?


Our preferred approach is for class to buy the teacher(s) a gift (perhaps a small gift along with a gift card). Parent donations of $10 or $20 are suggested, but completely optional. Card says "from the class" with no names.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2011 16:59     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Not part of the Elite JKLMM crowd but parent at eaton and we sent an email said contribute if you want to, collected the funds are are getting a gift card.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2011 15:28     Subject: Re:s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Me too! But then I worried she wasn't joking!
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2011 15:11     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
ok, pp, that just made me laugh out loud. And I'm a grump. Well done.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2011 15:09     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
At Mann the families all pitch in and buy the teacher a new car (Volvo S60).
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2011 14:55     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
Anonymous wrote:New family in upper NW here. Are cash gifts the norm? If not, what is the norm? If so, how much?


the class might give gifts, but most families I know give cards only.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2011 14:25     Subject: s/o What do the parents of JKLMM give teachers for the holidays?
New family in upper NW here. Are cash gifts the norm? If not, what is the norm? If so, how much?