Hi Moms,
My son's preschool has quite a few (maybe 2 dozen?) high school and college students who are "teachers-in-training" working in the classroom. I was planning on bringing in a tray of homemade cookies for them to share, with a little note thanking them for their hard work. Does that seem ok?
Also, my son doesn't like going to school and still cries when I drop him off (they tell me he's fine after a few minutes). He has grown very attached to one of the college girls at the school and I found out earlier this week that he thinks that she is his girlfriend! :) So now I'm thinking of getting a small gift that he can give her for Christmas. My question is, is it acceptable to buy a gift for just one of the teachers-in-training when there are so many of them? Thanks in advance for your help!
Yes, and yes. Making cookies for everyone is a perfect way to say thank you. They will love that you thought of them. Since this one teacher has made a special impact its perfectly fine for your son to give her a gift. Just have him do it privately, perhaps pull her aside when you are dropping him off or picking him up?
I was a school nurse for many years in a very small school with kids who had health issues, so I always got lots of gifts. Please--keep it simple, and remember you are not the only parent giving things. You actually might want to do a veggie platter instead of cookies--teachers are bombarded with cookies and candy, and I immediately recycled both. For your son to give a gift to his favorite is fine--these are adults and they really could care about whom gets what, except that she will remember your son forever because he made her feel special.
I went through the crying for the first six months of K4. This year he only did it a few times and it was all good. I would maybe give her the gift aside from everyone else if there's a chance to. I remember giving my sons teacher a nice gift for all the trouble she went through and I never saw her wear it. It kind of made me sad because he picked it out himself and would have liked to see it on her. Other teachers do wear the stuff. It was just this one teacher. I would buy her some fuzzy socks and other things to put with it.
I am going to buy the 2 main teachers a gift and give only one of his afternoon teachers the same gift. I am going to give it to her either on the side or ask the director to give it to her becuase we cant afford to give all the teachers something. I am going to make cookies with my son to give as a combo gift to everyone also. He is VERY attached to his afternoon teacher and I just love her to death!
I think a tray of cookies is fine. They have some great inexpensive stuff at oriental trading company that you buy by the dozen. Cute little crystal ornaments, or things that he can make. This year, my son is painting little $1 wooden jewelry boxes for his 18 preschool teachers.
If he makes something, he can put some extra special finishing touches onto his favorite teacher's gift.
