Is it bad to have DD miss a day of first week of reception for a wedding??

[Riverteo]

DD started reception today and is mornings only until next week when she will do full days.

We were invited to a family wedding about 200 miles away earlier in the year. I declined because it’s on a Friday and will be DD’s first week of school.

My cousin asked today if I’m sure - someone else has pulled out at the last minute - and she’d love to have us. Got to admit, I’m tempted... is it terrible? I’d have DD pull a sickie on her first week of reception I’m not sure if I could do that!

But my life is very UNglamorous and - oh! - I could I do with some glamour. (Wedding at a VERY ritzy hotel in London.) DD would flipping love it, she’d be in heaven. But it feels pretty wrong!

(No possiblity of me going and we get babysitter for DD, I don’t have any nearby.)

Honestly school won't mind at all for a family wedding.

I know you are nervous as new to school but they will tell you to go and have a lovely time.

Don't panic about it. Your school probably has a form you need to fill in. Check the website. If you can't find one, then pop into the office and ask them what the procedure is. You will probably have to put it in writing and then you will get a note back saying it is unauthorised or authorised, and then just ignore it. I took my daughter out in reception year for our own wedding. It was fine. You say you don't have a relationship with them yet. It's better to start off by telling the truth about it, rather than them finding out when your daughter slips up. Tell the truth, there is nothing they can do.

Go but be honest with the school. Your daughter will probably tell everyone about it next week anyway They probably have an absence request form check the school website. It might not be authorized but nothing else should happen.

I'm a teacher with 2 reception age children and I would go! They won't fine you as she isn't of compulsary school age yet. It may but may not go down as an unauthorised absence depending on their policy but still.,as long as she is on time usually and doesn't have lots of fridays off I'm fairly sure the school won't mind a bit....

The school won't mind - they might not authorise it, but that is government red tape. The people behind the red tape won't care.