<p>I don’t think you need to give gifts. In fact, I think most boarding school parents do not give them. </p>
<p>They were common at my child’s previous K-12 day school, so for the first Xmas I gave small gifts to his Advisor, Dorm Master and Monitor. Only the Dorm Master thanked me, so I thought that I should take the hint. Also, I left these gifts in the school faculty mailboxes, and mine were the only gifts there. OP – Do you know any other parents at your child’s school? You might want to ask in case the culture at your school is different. </p>
<p>If you donate to the annual fund, see if you can make a gift in the name of a teacher you especially admire. Or do nothing except perhaps a hand-written note thanking a teacher for an exceptional job after the school year is over.</p>