A little bit of extra hakaras hatov means a lot.
In many schools, Chanukah gifts to morahs and teachers are pooled–everyone chips in a certain amount and the class mother compiles all the contributions from the entire class and gifts the teacher with one larger cash gift from everyone. (Of course, individuals can always choose to give an individual gift instead if they choose).
Sometimes, though, when a gift is from “everyone” it can lose that personal connection. Here is one way to make it more meaningful.
Ask the mothers in your class to include a note/card when sending in their contribution. It can be from the mothers or the girls themselves. Let them give it to you in any shape or form!
You can make it easier by having your daughter give little notecards and envelopes like this out to her classmates, but it’s not necessary.
Then, when you have all the notes and are ready to give the gift, include a box of the notes along with the gift.
(And, no, you might not get a note from everyone in the class. That’s ok. No need to chase and be a perfectionist. The extra notes will be appreciated even if you don’t get 100%).
Look here for thank you cards you’ll be happy to have on hand, and adorable Chanukah themed cards you can download! Also, more than 25 phrases you can include in your note.
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Thank you so much for this thoughtful idea. I am a class mother and I will ask the mothers to do this. i think it is a fantastic idea!
My daughter’s school implemented this last year. The school sent home the information for the notes and the class mother put it together nicely. It meant so much to the teachers!!!
I’m a teacher and I find this idea so touching!
What an incredible idea! And if you want beautiful cards, all ready to go, I just noticed a new line of greeting cards in Judaica Square. They say Chanukah cards are coming in next week. I love that some cards already have perfect messages inside so I can just grab and go and I’m all set.
Thanks for this great idea! I saw this right before I was asked about being my son’s class mother. You get partial credit for me saying yes to this somewhat annoying job 😉 I know it’s super important to show hakaras hatov to the fantastic teachers and this idea makes it more fun! Any recommendations on where to get a nice box (I saw one on amazon for $7…anything cheaper?)