Clothing and Personal Property
Uniform
All children are expected to wear school uniform, which may comprise:
Grey skirt, dress, trousers, shorts or navy tracksuit bottoms
White blouse, shirt or polo shirt (blue or white)
School sweatshirt or cardigan
Blue check dress or (summer only)
Grey school shorts
Year 6 children may wear black trousers
Dark shoes – children need to wear shoes that are suitable for an active curriculum
Suitable boots may be worn but children will need to change into shoes/trainers for PE
Sun hat
Children also need to bring a coat to school every day
All of these items are readily available from high street stores. Some can be obtained from the school or from Tesco and carry the school logo. Order forms are available from the school office for the school sweatshirts or go online to order direct from Tesco.
In Foundation Stage and KS1 the children do daily physical activities; it is important that the clothes they wear are suitable for active learning. The children will change into their PE kit when they do apparatus work.
Physical Education clothing
In the interests of your child’s safety these items should be close fitting:
- School navy t-shirt
- Plain black or navy blue shorts
- Trainers or plimsolls (lace-less for younger pupils) – if children wear sensible school shoes they usually do not need separate shoes for PE.
- Plain navy blue or black sweatshirt or track top and bottoms
- Named PE bag
Replica sportswear and expensive branded items should not be brought to school.
When children transfer from other areas we are happy for them to continue wearing their existing school clothes until they need replacing.
All clothes should be named. Sewn-in woven labels are recommended. It is helpful if an appropriate named bag could be provided to keep the children’s belongings together.
Some very young children may feel it necessary to bring ‘comfort toys’ such as cuddly dolls or cloths when they first join us. We fully appreciate and understand this need and are keen to help children settle quickly into school. Usually, Foundation stage children soon find that they no longer need this security and these can be abandoned. Should you feel that your child needs such comforters for a short while, please speak with the class teacher.
Children should not wear jewellery (other than ear studs or sleepers) or expensive items of clothing to school. We are unable to accept responsibility for loss or damage to personal property. Found property can be re-claimed from the lost property room in the WACY (After school club) hut.