Gift - would you share?!

[eventerbabe]

It's not often us teachers git gifts, but today i was presented with a beautiful box of Thornton's chocolates, all gift wrapped, and a lovely card. these were from a girl whom i taught up until april (ours sit their 'standard grades' then). I was very touched as i'm new to my profession and it's lovely to get affirmation from my kids that i'm doing things right. However, my dilema is do i share my gift with the other staff members? A couple of other teachers got given boxes of roses and left them in our lunch area for the rest of us to have. But, there are 13 staff and my box has only 15 chocolates in it - not really many left for me what would you do? i kinda feel that my pupil gave them to me for my help, it wasn't a whole staff thing it was I that was teaching her. Am happy to (and frequently do!) buy cakes for the staffroom but wasn't sure if i should keep my choccies to myself? (can you tell i've a sweet tooth...?! )

 

[denisextilly]

Keep them for yourself,we buy cakes for the staff room when it's our birthday but if they were bought specifically for me I'd keep them and enjoy

 

[Cortrasna]

Sneak them home in your handbag so nobody else knows - they were given to you - enjoy!

 

[eventerbabe]

hmm, they may have accidentally fallen into my work bag and now be sitting on the sofa.... haven't unwrapped them yet though! she (or her parents) obviously spent a bit more than your supermarket chocs so i think they deserve to be enjoyed and not demolished by a hungry mob in the staffroom!

 

[Luna Corona]

I'd say they are yours only because, as you say, 15 divided by 13 doesn't give a good return If you feel a bit guilty for them finding their way home with you (and you shouldn't) then buy a cheapie box of something else and leave that out for the mob!

 

[Billy]

I would think 'mine all mine' and eat them all in one sitting. Yes, most definitely.

 

[Mary Poppins]

If they were mine, they would be gone by now. I certainly wouldn't have shared!

 

[juliecwuk]

Hell no!!! i would have eaten them within a minute and thrown the box out!

 

[Lobelia Overhill]

i think they deserve to be enjoyed and not demolished by a hungry mob in the staffroom!

that's what I was going to say!

 

[laceyfreckle]

As a mum whose children do give pressies to teachers and LSA's etc (mainly at xmas, end of year and if they particularly ask my eldest son to make something as he wants to be a chef) I WOULDN'T expect you to share! The present was you thats why it had your name on it and was given to YOU

so you don't need to feel guilty about eating them all!!

My older children that give pressies are 11yrs, 8yrs and 5yrs although my 3yr old does make something for preschool staff at xmas. Last xmas she made invididual gift bags of coconut Ice. the two older ones made their teachers a invididual xmas cake each made and iced by them (with supervision) and malteasers to the LSA's. My 5yr old son gave his teacher a box of Roses because he proclaimed they were her favourites!

You mean to tell me now that there is never any need to ply teachers with presents??

 

[valkyrie]

mmmm thorntons

There are loads in a box of roses though and not many in Thorntons. I think you should take them home and don't feel guilty about it cos they are special chocs aren't they.

Enjoy - I want chocolate now lol - oh well I have a yogurt!

 

[eventerbabe]

This is the second gift i've had in my first year of teaching. It's always wonderful to know that the pupils appreciate and are benefiting from your teaching. I got another box of chocs at christmas but they were wrapped so i took them home. This pupil obviously paid attention (i taught them before lunch so end of lesson banter was normally about food!) and they are the thornton's milk chocolate selection. I've managed to restrain myself but think i might polish a few off tonight!

 

[fairlady]

Put them in your bag and TAKE THEM HOME

Feel 'slightly guilty' when you are on the 'fourteenth' Chocolate

 

[Trewsers]

Oh you must take them home, no way would I share those!!! They are meant for you, so enjoy.

 

[Innocence]

Thorntons means take them home.

I got given a Thorntons large hamper at xmas as a personal gift from one of our consultants at xmas. The note inside stated that i could share if i wanted too. I took the box home. It contained quite a bit so i brought some it back in for the fellas at work. But i didn't get one box so a slightly different situation.

 

[Trewsers]

Ooooh fancy getting a Thorntons hamper.....oh, only in my dreams..................

 

[Libbylou]

My eldest is diabetic and there are a few at school who help him and really look out for him daily - he is 6. At xmas we bought them thorntons chocs and I would expect them to take them home and enjoy, not to share with others in the staff room. Its a token to them of how I REALLY appreciate them helping him and watching over him.

It means a lot to me that they think so much of him.

You enjoy them yourself.

 

[daftdraught]

Eat them and enjoy

 

[pauline w]

I used to be a TA and we always had gifts of chocs and flowers along with the rest of the staff. No one ever shared them in the staff room, they were personal gifts. Our head gets boxes of nice biscuits and goveners, priest, parents and staff buy extra goodies just for staff. Take the Thorntons and enjoy them.