Two Newtownabbey schoolkids have gifted their teacher petrol money as their end of year gift. Riley Sloan wanted to give his P7 teacher at Whitehouse Primary School a practical present, so he and his brother David decided petrol money would be ideal.
"We'd already done all the typical teacher presents and they wanted to try something different. I asked what they thought their teacher would need, and they said 'well mum, they need electric and petrol, everything's so expensive now.' We decided to get a card made and highlight the price, and give it in that way.
Casheen added that the pandemic showed the great work teachers do on a daily basis both to teach but also to care for children. "I have a 22 year old who started there in P4 so we've been with the school for 15 years, they've been like a wee family to us. It was an emotional day with Riley leaving."