WhatsApp group for reception class

[macmacaroon]

My DD1 has started school (reception). Someone has set up a class Facebook page but only about half the class are on it and there's about one post every three weeks. Friends whose LOs go to other schools in the area all have class WhatsApp groups up and running and they have already had mums nights out etc. And regular communication. Everyone uses whatsapp these days but no one has taken the plunge to set one up. I am a real introvert (also socially anxious) so want to set one up but find it very difficult to do it. Also worry about stepping on toes of mum who set up the Facebook group. I guess the real issue is I feel a bit disappointed that there no sense of "group" like I hear about from friends at other schools. I also feel a bit on the outside of things esp as I don't get to the gate much as I work.

Nothing like this at my kids school. I never understand why the parents would go on nights out together. But just post on Facebook page and say it’s very quiet on here, maybe whatsapp group would get more response? And set one up from there let the mum do it from Facebook.

Although the stories I read on here about cliques and bitching on whatsapp school groups I wouldn’t want to be part of it

Groups for the parents of a class? Really? Why?

siakcaci Parents groups on FB or whatever can be useful, ours is used a lot - although generally the talk is about missing uniform, missing homework, chasing party invites, dress up days etc rather than about parents socialising.

OP, I’d go with TittyBoneGhoul’s suggestion and see how that goes down.

My ds has started reception this year and there's a fb group for the parents. It's quite useful for quick question etc and there has been one night out organised through it. I'd go with pp suggestion too and tout the idea of a WhatsApp group on the fb page.

siakcaci why not? The other parents at my ds's school seem nice , it might be handy to get to know them, our dc might become friends, we have years of primary school left.....I don't think having a fb page or WhatsApp group is a bad idea.

We have a school fb group (only 140 pupils though) and then a class Whatsapp group. Both are super useful for finding out last minute info, or also just general invites for things. I like Tittybones suggestion!

We have Facebook groups for all the year groups at our primary school. It has been brilliant for catching up on missed I formation, reminders about events, and indeed even organising pub nights.

There's kind of a snobbery on mn about parents socialising but I found it a real lifeline and made some great friends through parents pub nights.

Totally disagree with posters. One of the mums of my sons reception class started one quickly and it's been so useful. Reminders re projects, uniform giveaways, we've sorted our volunteers for Halloween party tomorrow.

The group is fab!!

We have an app called class list which seems useful so far

we have them - our school has class reps who send out information and set up the whats app group (entirely optional). Just sent reminders out on mine that its a halloween mufti day at the school its the easiest way to do so.

We have WhatsApp because quite a few mums weren't on facebook. It's brilliant - thd class rep set it up but we're year 6 now and everyone chips in with reminders. Those with older children help answer questions, and one of the mums was a TA which was brilliant.

About once a term we'll arrange a pub night, but the rest is school related. Almost every week in year 4, there was a plea to post the homework because someone had forgotten to bring it home on Friday (usually my DD)!

We have a WhatsApp group but it's almost exclusively used for exchanging the various items of clothing that the children have inadvertently swapped during the day

The half term PE kit swapping was off the charts!