If your child started reception this year

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Have you yet had an invite to either a birthday party or a play date? (Interested in when the social side kicks off)

3 already 😑

My Y2 child is very miffed he's only had one so far in comparison

Nope none at all!

Mines year 1. last year she had 3 all year; this year there’s been 2 a weekend every weekend since the first of September. It’s been insane. We’ve actually started saying no now as we were losing all our weekends.
I think reception isn’t as big for full year parties as year one is when they’re all settled

We’ve had 2- but both friends that were also in preschool so she knew them. There has been one small party that DC wasn’t invited to which they were a bit gutted about as their bestie went. It’s a summer born heavy class though so I think the summer term will be party central!

1 class party
6 play dates- only 2 from new people

3 parties so far and 1 play date.

Two parties and one of them I was friends with the mum from a playgroup beforehand. As far as I'm aware the only parties have been small ones and no class ones. The mums (from ds school) I see on social media the parties have been four or five kids from school and four or five random kids that I assume are family friends or relatives.

Can’t tell if our reception class, parent wise, is a bit distanced, if it’s due to covid or if it just takes time. My daughters bday isn’t until august but I envisage a class party of some kind.

My DD said she wanted a play date so I invited the mum/kid. You could do this and kick it off yourself.

4 bday parties already. There's a FB group, FB messenger and a WhatsApp group for all the mums. It's all a bit much tbh.

Have you checked to see if there is a FB group for your class?

2 class parties at soft play so far and another planned for December. One play date at another child’s house at half term with 2 other children from class. We also see one of their class mates regularly as we socialise with the parents and our yr1&2 are in the same class. It’s a small village school and most of the class were at preschool together so have known most since aged 2.
My oldest in yr2 isn’t a social class kid or parent wise, Dc2 in yr1 is very social as is dc3 in reception.

No fb class group/ we have a WhatsApp group, even asking for the kids names for Xmas cards was a luke warm response. My husband has made a dad friend to arrange a play date (by his daughter and ours went to the same nursery so it was a convo starter)

Nothing either. To be honest I’m quite relieved as we’ve a fairly big friendship group with multiple children so lots of parties there. But do think it’s a bit strange as nothing. There are quite a few younger siblings in the class so I think the parents have already formed groups further up the school so there’s not really a log of interaction….

Glad it’s not just us that have had nothing at all, not a single invite, it’s very weird how some people get loads already and some of us none at all!

1 play date and no parties. Older DC is in year 2 and hasn’t had any invites. I don’t think he’s so good at making friends and I feel a bit sad about it to be honest.

Yes, one pre-start of term party and four parties or invites so far. My DD didn't go to the pre-school but I know one of the mums whose kid did so that was a way in to the WhatsApp group

No parties and 1 soon to be 2 play dates.

My daughter wants a full class party so we are going to do that but I don't think they will all come.

Btw I don’t think it’s an issue with the children- more that the adults are an odd mix (me included in that) and we don’t tend to chat much, pick up is very swift.

No nothing at all yet. I don’t know if it’s weird or not.

OP my son is in his second year of primary school and nothing at all yet. I know lockdown didn't help but similar to you his class seems to have an odd mix of parents. Completely different to my older child's class.

1 party so far. I know of 2 other kids who have had birthdays but didn't do a class party. Older dd in year 3 has only had 1 party so far this term too which is unusual for her group. I get the impression a lot of people didn't miss the cost and organisation last year so haven't bothered as much.

1 playdate so far!

3 parties so far. I do have an older chikdcat the school, as do several of the reception parents, so many of us know each other already. We've had a couple of play dates but more meeting up for bonfire night, at the farm park, play centre type thing. Much less of this when dc1 started.

My 3rd DC is in reception and I am so over the school run it's untrue. We've got the same clique of parents being all chummy and sickly sweet to each other every single day, the PTA queen and an arsehole parent who stood outside the classroom and handed out invites leaving some children out. Jeez I will be glad when primary school is done!

October was heavy for parties and December parties are starting to roll in.

We actually did play dates before the term started where a few of us met up as the school got every one on a class watsap and quite a few play dates since. We have had a coffee morning and a drinks evening for parents. We have posted the out of school classes the kids go to so class mates could join in to. We are quite an active class!

My year 4 dd class isn't as active (thank god!)