Year 6 end of school party cost

Sounds mad OP. My DD’s year 11 prom is costing that and it includes food and is at a country club, and this is a private school in the SE!

It sounds way OTT for year 6 leavers.

I do remember a mum organising go karting when my DS left primary and that cost about £30 but it was totally opt in, you didn’t have to go but in any case it was an activity that was worth paying for if your child enjoyed that sort of thing.

Could they not just organise a casual picnic and order some pizzas? We did this at the end of the summer term when DC were in primary and it was always fun.

Ours is similarly priced for a similar thing. 50 kids attending. Pizzas delivered plus external UV Disco with Photo Booth. Hall hire. Decorations including balloon arch, a year book for each kid, drinks, ice creams and sweets.

Having look at the costings I’m happy to pay. Everything is expensive these days.

That is very expensive. Are you friendly with any of the other parents? I’d be inclined to try and form a smaller group to do something else….

Very steep. My daughter’s 6th form prom at a local golf club is only £50.

Ours now get their hoodies in September so they get a full year's use (and wear throughout winter rather than have them only for the hottest term of the year!)

DC lived in theirs! They ordered a size larger & they lived them for a long time.

It does sound expensive for what it is.

i wonder how much the kids will even enjoy it the night after official party & being the end of term with such a big deal being made if 'leavers'

i don't think it's value for money, but if DC wanted to go & I could afford it, I'd let them. I'd also offer to take 3 others whose stents couldn't get them there. (Or 1 other parent & child)

as an aside I don't think siblings should be able to go.

Jesus

Most primary kids don’t even like those instagrammable cupcakes anyway. Give them a basic fairy cake with chocolate icing & sprinkles anyway rather than a ton of buttercream gooo on top.

I bet one of the parents has a cupcake business. Otherwise why have a cake to take home instead of cakes being part of the party food?

I don't know whether £40 is steep for what you will get, but it is a lot of money to a lot of people and could either mean some children won't be able to go or stress for families who try to find the money so their kids don't miss out.

Someone further up the thread said kids at their school had raised funds for a party which I think is a brilliant and much more inclusive idea.

Thank you. Sorry I missed that bit!

Yes OP said above that siblings were welcome but would have to pay extra which seems very unreasonable given they are also expecting parents to supervise the year 6 children.

I bet if they bring snacks and food instead of having the pizza and crisps the price is no cheaper either.

Do siblings need to pay too OP?

it does sounds steep!

someone up thread said cupcakes at £4. I really doubt that. They’ll get some multi packs from supermarkets.

I can’t imagine there’s an actual DJ if it’s in a small hut. Have they said there would be one?

It sounds a bit expensive! The biggest waste of money though is those leavers hoodies they wear about twice.

Our youngest dds school did a fantastic party in the local guide hut. Food, disco , all sorts.
Came out of PTA funds, same as every year.
Don't understand this extra party? Just decline!

The only good thing about lockdown is that we didn’t have this leaving primary school shenanigans!

DS’s high school prom last summer didn’t even cost £40. Up north.

Our parent organised one is a fiver.
The PTA cover the cost of the hall hire and event insurance (they do it for every year six so it allowed under their constitution). There’s a DJ hired who does a disco for a couple of hours, some decorations and food and drinks. Typically our local Tesco will donate some of the food and often there’s one or two parents that have relevant businesses that will donate something (cupcakes, Photo Booth etc) so it’s a little different each year.

That's steep. We're paying £20/head for a bbq, inflatable obstacle course, music, decorations etc.

I don't see how they can't be making money.

Even if we give the benefit of the doubt and say they have balloon arches, fancy cupcakes, dominoes pizza delivered, an amazing DJ plus inflatables and a photo booth etc that still leaves change.

I think we are paying about £25 per child. We them have a hoodie to buy £17 & a yearbook which is maybe £15
our leavers do incudes DJ, 360 photobooth, food & they are getting a couple of keepsakes to take home. I think there’s an ice cream van coming too but that’s not included in the cost.

Is someone making money out of this venture?

I think ours was £15 because the pta contribute each year to fund a bouncy castle and food. Also school field so no hire costs.

Sounds a lot. For DC2’s y6 party, the organisers proposed booking limos at some extortionate price. Everyone replied with positive comments. I replied, with very sorry but too expensive for me so please count DC2 out. That opened the flood gates and about half the parents also said it was too expensive and they then ditched the limo plan. Maybe speak up?

My son left last year. They had a BBQ and DJ… £6