Uniform reminder
UNIFORM REMINDER 2
Dear Parents/ Carers,
I wrote to all parents in February, asking for your support with school uniform.
I am writing again today to ask for your further help, and to let you know of procedures we are going to put in place in school to support all of us to improve in this area.
I have spoken to the whole school about this in assembly on Friday.
It is vital that a large and busy organisation like a school has rules and expectations which everyone follows. This is for many reasons, but our rules:
- ensure everyone is safe and happy at school,
- ensure our children do well
- ensure our children are ready for secondary school and society, where there are often even more rules!
I feel very strongly that behaviour and safety is a strength of our school, but we do have a few individuals who appear to consider that they don’t have to follow school rules. Choosing our school means you choose our rules. That may sound quite blunt, but I am very proud of Kingsley and immensely grateful for all of the support we get from parents and I do not want a creeping disregard for our rules to become the norm.
I am writing to ask for your support in particular regarding school uniform.
We ask all of our pupils to wear uniform Kingsley. What we believe is that uniform helps the children to :
- have a sense of belonging and identity
- be reminded about rules and respect
- avoid competitiveness about clothing brands
- adopt a smart approach to learning and to school
- Get ready for secondary school and the world of work
If you have chosen Kingsley Primary for your child, ensuring that they wear correct uniform is part of the deal! Our uniform can be bought cheaply from supermarkets, and we sell jumpers and cardigans with the school making NO profit (we sell for cost price) We will also always help out those families who need support to buy uniform, whenever we can. Please speak to office staff or Mrs Whittaker about this.
From this week, parents will be spoken to by Teachers if their child is attending school in incorrect uniform
If a child repeatedly fails to wear correct uniform, parents will receive a warning letter
Repeated breaking of the rules will result in playtime detentions
We know that occasionally accidents happen, or that uniform gets dirty, shoes get outgrown etc. We would NEVER penalise a child or a parent for this. What we want to make sure is that children are choosing to ignore uniform rules because they feel that they can, or because they choose to.
We really appreciate your ongoing help in this matter.
Mrs A Whittaker, Head Teacher.
Trainers
Can I remind you that trainers are NOT part of uniform. They can be worn for PE only. They should not be worn at any other time.
Ties MUST be worn from y3 onwards.
Hijabs/ Prayer Hats
Headwear must be PLAIN black or purple ( white is allowed in the Summer term alongside Summer shorts/ dresses)
If your child wears a hijab, up to y5 it must be an all in one style, not a loose scarf. Y6 are allowed to wear a scarf style hijab, but this must be pinned or worn tucked / tied so that the ends are not loose. This is becoming a particular hazard in PE lessons. I have seen several pupils spending most lessons/ matches trying to cope with flying scarf ends rather than the lesson or match!
Hijabs should be black or purple, or white in the Summer. Hijabs should be just as neat and tidy as the rest of a uniform, and fit for purpose.
We have been able to restock hijabs in the
school office and you are more than welcome
to purchase them from us:
£3.00 small
£5.50 large
This style should NOT be worn |
This style SHOULD be worn |
PE KITS Are:
White T shirt
Black shorts or leggings
Pumps or trainers.
NOT Football kits!