Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:42     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
Why should the room parents be holding class (teacher) money until June? Makes no sense. $100 at holiday time is embarrassing.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:41     Subject: Re:$100 from entire class too little?
Everyone in the school did it that way, apparently.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:38     Subject: Re:$100 from entire class too little?
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
Post 12/17/2013 19:35     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
Anonymous wrote:We are giving $500 to the teacher and almost as much to the assistant.


My jaw dropped.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:34     Subject: Re:$100 from entire class too little?
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
Post 12/17/2013 19:34     Subject: Re:$100 from entire class too little?
PP, the room parents are not overstepping in anyway. They plan to give the most at the end of the year.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:33     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
We are giving $500 to the teacher and almost as much to the assistant.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:30     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
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
Post 12/17/2013 19:26     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
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
Post 12/17/2013 19:23     Subject: Re:$100 from entire class too little?
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
Post 12/17/2013 19:20     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
Where do people live who are giving $100 to their kindergarten teacher as a class gift and worrying that it's too little?
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:18     Subject: Re:$100 from entire class too little?
It's the thought that counts.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:16     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
Maybe it's a low-income school.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2013 19:12     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
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
Post 12/17/2013 19:01     Subject: $100 from entire class too little?
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?