Do you celebrate year 6 leaving?

[sallysaysrelax23]

Wondering if any year 6 mums past or present did anything on the last day of school to mark it? School are holding a leavers ceremony which parents are invited to but afterwards I'm wondering if I should invite some of ds friends over? Or maybe see if the whole class (parents willing of course) wanted to arrange some sort of party? Does this sound too much? It feels like a big occasion!!

Goodness - our school had a big leavers party -on school premises but organiseed by the mums. A DJ for the kids, a bit of food and some fizzy drinks, summer evening outside - it was lovely.

I thought this was the norm?

It's tradition here that on the last day the whole year group and their families head to the beach, jump in the sea in their school uniform, then all stay for the afternoon/evening have a picnic etc.

This, back on 2017. Also, when they finished SATs there was a picnic in them park opp school. Quite informal, we got a giant cookie with “Well done Year 6” and a box of assorted cookies etc.

Lovely ideas! School are also holding a party on the school field but it's just for the kids. And it's not actually on the last day. It feels a little sad to just pick them up on the last day and come home and do nothing.

One of the parents at DD's school had a party and barbecue in their garden for the leavers and the parents who could be there. They lived opposite the school so it was nice and easy.

At DS's school, everyone heads to the park with food and drink for a picnic after school on the last day. There is also usually an event organised by the parents (trampoline park or similar).

Bit late to organise something now isn't it?

I have 2 dds one in y6 and 1 in y8.

They have leavers hoodies
Professional photos of the classes and friendship groups
A leavers book with all their photos in which they get everyone to sign - 120 kids
A trip to Scarborough
Leavers assembly with parents
Camping at school (they don't stop over but go bank to school until late).
A disco
A Fair
Y6 parents have organised a party at a pub.

Dd1 didn't have most of this due to Covid.

It's cost so much money though. I'll be glad when she starts y7.

We had a bouncy castle on the drive and a BBQ the following weekend. Great Fun!

Oh god picnics/ bbq / beach? I'm
Autistic I'm so glad we don't do either of those.

We had leavers' hoodie, a leavers' book with photos, an assembly and a trip on the last day to an outward-bound, adventure place. I thought these sorts of celebrations were normal?

Year 6 IS a celebration!
In our school:
Leavers hoodie
Leavers play (they spend weeks rehearsing and staging,, )
Residential
Leavers party (parents organise)

Oh yes Leavers assembly and mass too.
Plus everyone congregated on playground to get photos with teachers
Plus the shirt signing tradition

Yeah there are celebrations within the school. Parties, assemblies and they've had some lovely trips recently too. I'm not saying it's not marked in school, it is!!

I'm wondering if parents did anything after the final school day. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

My garden isn't big enough to hold a big bbq or party but I could maybe mention hiring somewhere like the church hall or something. You're right though it's quite late in the day to try and plan something now.

The school used to do a kind of square dance where the head called out the moves, said something about each child, and generally something about seeing them bloom from little kiddies etc etc, gave out Leavers t-shirts with all their names. The parents brought in the food and served. It was done during the afternoon and lots of fun, partially as the head was such a good guy and really did know everyone.
Then new head came in and stopped it, so when it was my daughters turn they basically did nothing. One of the parents used to host an end of year BBQ and that kind of substituted for it that year, but no idea what subsequent years did. There certainly wasn't a 'graduation' or anything.

We had a prom organised by parents. Basically a party in the village hall with a beach theme and a disco

We do an end of year Y6 only disco, but in festival form at the school, organised by the PTA. And the parents usually do something on the last day of term. DC1 was Y6 last year, and we met at a local park with camping chairs, blankets, and picnic food, and someone did a run up to the chippy for those who wanted it. Everyone from Y6 was invited, and because it was in a park, there was no pressure to host, or not go because you didn't know the organisers. People popped in and out as suited them.

We had leavers parties organised by the parents. All the children had limousines too. We paid in installments throughout the year so it wasn't too expensive.

Just go to the leavers event in school I suggest.

Over doing so called 'big' events is getting far too common.

The school arranged a leavers party the weekend before their last day. On the actual last day there was the leavers assembly (how emotional!) and then the kids and some parents all went to the park.

The school had a leavers assembly and hoodies.
Outside of school the parents organised a trip to the park and boating lake for a picnic.

You've had a username fail

Ours have the leavers party the evening of the day they leave. They also all go to park after school. Though tbh most years do that st the end of every term - it's just the y6 make a bit more effort to go.

When DS left in yr 6 the parents organised a festival style leavers do. It was brilliant and us mums had a sneaky Pimm's also. Leavers hoodies as well. No residential due to Covid which was sad.

Leavers party organised by parents with inflatables etc. leavers assembly. Leavers mass. Leavers dinner organised by school at local restaurant.