We gave our teacher $500 to say thank you for doing such a great job. Suddenly, our kid doesn’t seem to need a tutor anymore. The teacher really spends a lot of extra time with our kid helping him out. Great teacher!

No gift, those are meant for winter/Christmas or the end of the year.

The parent teacher conference is a time for the teacher to show you some work samples and express any concerns and for you to ask about progress and express any of your own concerns.