Do you get anything for the teachers on Valentine's Day?

[Deleted]

I felt like an asshole last year after seeing all of the teachers and staff getting showered with Valentine gifts. I'm thinking of grabbing a gourmet cupcake for each.

[wildfloweragain]

That's a nice idea. We have a candy shop in town and my kids pick out something for each teacher and our daycare provider.

[jaycee]

When I taught elementary school I got usually got something tiny from just one or two kids. It really wasn't the norm in the schools I taught in.

[rugbywife]

I was going to say you don't have to, then I saw gourmet cupcake and changed my mind entirely. I never say no to cupcakes or cake pops. Ever.

[JamaicanPineapple]

I dropped the ball on this one. I didn't get anything for DCP or DD1s teacher. I'm just happy I remembered to do Valentine's for the kids!

[spedrunner]

i am a teacher. Although I do appreciate gifts, i actually really prefer NOT to receive. Its silly. Its for the kids, i hate that parents feel obligated to send me something. I received so many boxes of chocolates,i dont eat chocolate.

Id much rather receive a quick little note, or homemade valentine from the student......a picture, anything , no gifts! Silly holiday!

[balletofangels]

It is funny, I don't usually get anything for Christmas, but always get a few sweet gifts for Valentine's. Tomorrow is DD's last day in the toddler room so I will get something for the teachers when we are done being snowed in, but that will be more of a "thank you" than Valentine's.

[Deleted]

I literally did not think of this until right now.

Shit.

[balletofangels]

FYI: The included bigger teacher Valentine in your $1 box of Valentine's is fine! Don't stress over getting the teacher a gift!

[eb777888]

A larger card, heart-shaped box of candy and a single rose.

[Deleted]

Yeah I'm going to print off more of the cards and write a note from the boys.

Easy but I'm glad this was a reminder for me.

[KKD]

We usually give the girls' teachers homemade cards for Valentine's Day. (It's the same card we make for H and the grandparents; for their classmates, the girls like storebought cards/treats so I don't fight them on it.)

This year, I found these two-pack notepads each with three chocolate hearts (in the teacher section of the V-day aisle at Target), so I got those instead, since I didn't think we'd have time to make homemade since H and I were away last weekend. Now we have a snow day today so it looks like we have time after all.

[BunnyMacDougal]

Feb 13, 2014 8:52:37 GMT -5 pagas said:

I was just going to send the same Valentine. I am making cupcakes for the class with enough for the teachers to have one. Now I am debating getting something...

No, this is plenty sufficient.  Its AWESOME to make enough for the teachers.  Not (just) because I get a treat but because kids are always so proud to include me when they pass out their treats.  And they especially love to take a handful and go around to all their teachers.  Its very sweet.

My school is ridiculous about teacher gifts.  They come flooding in for every little thing.  I got a "care package" for conferences yesterday with chocolates, bottled water, pretzels, mints, and granola bars.  It came in a cute bag secured with a pinterestesque ribbon bow threaded through holes punched in the bag.  With a sticker on front that said "happy conferences!"

I appreciated it GREATLY, don't get me wrong.  But totally not necessary.

[mrssandro]

I don't. I think it's a little overkill.

V-day does NOT equal Christmas

I do send them a vday card from DD. I am also making popcorn for the class.

[redheadk]

Very oddly, I always got things from more students at valentines day than at Christmas. Totally not necessary, though.

[saucyc]

I think I'll have H bring in a box of those heart shaped donuts for them tomorrow morning.

[whitemerlot]

I'm only doing Christmas and end of the school year. I buy for the teacher and all of the assistants, so 4 gifts.

When I was teaching, I appreciated an acknowledgement of some sort at some time. A note at the end of the year would have been awesome. Candy multiple times a year is thoughtful, but it gets to be a lot of candy.

[Marle]

Serendipitously the kits that I bought came in sets of 12 and there are 33 kids. So we made all 36 of them and the rest can be for them. They're not addressed to anyone in particular.

[macmars45]

In my public school building we have Head Start & ECEAP classes who aren't allowed by the federal & state laws respectively to celebrate any holidays. So even though I'm in a special needs preschool class in no way affiliated with those programs we can't celebrate any holidays either. I wish we could.

Also, I love chocolate but my favorite is when the kids make me cards. I save them in a photo album.

[lissaholly]

I got some Burt's bees Chapstick and tied it to some card stock a clip art bee saying "my valentine?' beneath it. $3;)

[eb777888]

Well, I don't think you really have to do anything and honestly, I do it more for David than for his teacher. I bought a $3 box of candy, $3 rose and he handmade the Valentine. I like to teach David about giving because he can be a little....greedy. lol. It's fun going to the store, letting him pick out the flower then letting him give it to her. IDK.

[anlo]

Feb 13, 2014 8:36:12 GMT -5 balletofangels said:

FYI: The included bigger teacher Valentine in your $1 box of Valentine's is fine! Don't stress over getting the teacher a gift!

This is fantastic to hear, because that's all I had planned. lol

[gustafngrete]

Nope. Just an extra "Monster Jam" valentine a piece. I do Christmas/winter holiday gifts, end of the year gifts, and contribute to any teacher appreciation week collection. 'Tis enough!

[litebright]

Ooo, that's a really good idea, I may have to steal it! 

[renna]

DS made her a card and I stuck a pretty Target gift card in there (not a big amount).

[circa1978]

I got a box of chocolate covered fortune cookies and am tossing on a card he's going to sign that says "I'm fortunate to have you as my teacher."

He sees those people more during the week than he sees me and he legitimately does love them.

[jenna]

$10 Target g.c. + a greeting card. Done.

[RoxMonster]

I would LOVE a gourmet cupcake! OMG.

As a HS teacher, I usually don't get anything. I don't expect to and never got my HS teachers anything either. In elementary, I feel like I made an extra valentine--whatever I was giving the kids--for the teacher. Maybe? It's been a long time.