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Only 4 RSVPs out of 24 invites - WIBU to ask teachers to pop a reminder note in reading folders?

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DinoNuggetsRUs · 21/04/2025 11:28

My DS is in school nursery and it’s his 4th birthday on Saturday. I’ve booked out the community hall and hired a big bouncy castle and invited his whole class. I sent the invites out 2 weeks ago, so 3 weeks before the party with an RSVP date of Friday just gone.
So far, out of 24 invites, I’ve only had 4 RSVPs, and one of those was to say they’re at another party.
Theres no group chat (that I’m aware of), would I be being a pain in the arse to give the teachers a stack of notes to remind people to pop in reading folders? I appreciate teachers are not there to do my unpaid party admin but I’m dreading the thought of him only having 3 kids at his party when he’s mentioned some others by name he wants there who haven’t RSVPed.

Im wondering whether to buy a box of biscuits for the teachers as an offering for being a pest, or whether to just wait and see what happens on Saturday.

Its his first ever birthday party and he’s so excited and Im just envisioning him sat there sad that none of his pals have shown up.

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BlondiePortz · 21/04/2025 11:48

Do not involve teachers they have enough to do without being social secretaries

Octavia64 · 21/04/2025 11:47

Invites is kind of reasonable but this is a bit beyond really.

do you have any other way at all of contacting the parents?

Of you’ve had one rsvp decline saying another party it is quite likely that there’s another one happening and the rest of the parents are nos.

think about what you options are in that case (I invited a load of family at short notice)

minipie · 21/04/2025 11:45

Is there not a WhatsApp group?

How did you send the invites round ?

36and3 · 21/04/2025 11:43

is there a Facebook page?

SauvignonBlonk · 21/04/2025 11:37

Yes - that would be a pain in the arse.
Can you speak to parents at pick up?

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