Re: RSVP (and pinatas)


Part of the problem is that the parents might not be getting the
invitation. First graders are not famous for their ability to get papers
home. Now, if two weeks ago, your son got an invitation to a party that
is tomorrow, would you be insulted if the mother called or emailed you
asking if you got the invitation? Perhaps calling the parents would be
helpful, if you have the numbers or emailing them if you have the addresses.

Every single invite we've had this year has been mailed. The problem
is thatwe got an address list at the beginning of the year, but at
least one child has left and one joined and maybe others have moved,
but then I suspect a child has a special friend that we'd probably
track them down! It seems like you only get a small proportion of a
class attending, so the situation of one child not being invited due
to an address issue might not be as bad as it potentially could be. I
remember my 11th birthday party, as it was within the first month of a
new school where I knew no one, my parents decided to invite the whole
class and no one else (I think we may have done something else with my
friends from my previous school), almost all of them came, which even
at the time surprised me as the party was a significant distance from
where most lived, I guess the venue must have been "cool" enough. But
had one person got missed, that would have been mortifying.
Invitations were handed out at school, I don't remember how we did
RSVPs.

Cheers
Anne
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