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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 17 DECEMBER 2023
What teachers get for Christmas
Secondary school
female teacher
Weirdest and worst: "A candle, as
much as I appreciate the gesture, I
don't like candles that much."
Funniest: "A box of chocolates,
but... with missing chocolates!"
Surprising: "A €20 One for All gift
voucher. It was not the voucher
itself that surprised me, but rather
the giver. It was a family that
could not afford much, so I could
imagine the sacrifice behind such
a gift."
Best: "Anything jewellery. I just
adore jewellery.
Year 6 male teacher
Weirdest: "An empty frame."
Funniest: "A heart-shaped pillow."
Surprising: "A personalised
decoration in the shape of a star
with an inspiring quote."
Best: "A One for All gift voucher."
Secondary school
female Maltese
teacher
Weirdest: "Lemons?"
Funniest: "Plastic earrings. I think
they were from Shein."
Surprising: "A handwritten note
from a student thanking me, but it
was written in perfect Maltese."
Best: "Christmas dish towels!"
Worst: "I once got a pre-lit
candle, but I've heard worse from
colleagues. One teacher got a card
with a previous name scratched
off, and hers written above it."
Grade 5 female teacher
Weirdest: "A set of used hand and body lotions."
Funniest: "A dancing cactus plushie."
Surprising: "One particular student gifted me a handmade
clay angel decoration for my Christmas tree."
Best: "A handmade card from a student, with a thank you
note from his family. I still keep the card in my teaching bag
with me."
