School Uniform

Uniform is worn at Shipham Church of England First School.

Our uniform comprises:

• white polo shirt
• grey skirt/pinafore/trousers/shorts/summer checked dress
• royal blue sweatshirt or cardigan (with logo)
• grey or white socks/tights
• sensible and safe shoes or sandals: These should not be trainers, boots or open-toed sandals and should be black

School uniform can be purchased direct from Deanes of Cheddar. Second hand uniform, when available, can be purchased from the school or FOSS

Parents should ensure that children have outdoor clothing in school e.g. waterproof and/or warm coat, sunhat that is appropriate to the weather and time of year.

All children will spend time outdoors during the school week and should have a separate set of casual/old clothes and wellies in school at all times. These will be used for Forest School.

PE Kit

For good hygiene and safety reasons, it is important that children wear appropriate clothing for PE lessons. Parents are informed what day(s) PE kit will be needed at the start of each year.

PE kit comprises:

• white t-shirt (with logo)
• blue/black shorts
• black daps/trainers (please check these termly as we find children have often outgrown them)
• children may wear tracksuit trousers in cold weather

Please put your child’s name on ALL articles of clothing. Named property which is found is returned to the owner. We do not take any responsibility for unmarked lost property.

Jewellery

Children should not wear any form of jewellery to school. Children with pierced ears should only wear studs, which must be removed by the child for PE, games or swimming lessons. Watches are the responsibility of the owner.

Hair

For safety reasons and to help concentration, long hair should be tied back securely with a tie of a restrained colour and style.

Children need to bring the following to school each day:

• Book bag
• Their reading book and reading record book
• A named water bottle (available from school) with water (not juice or squash)
• Coat/waterproof/sunhat as appropriate

Children should not bring:

• Toys from home
• Valuable possessions

The school cannot be responsible for damage to or loss of items brought in from home.

If there is a financial issue regarding uniform, then please contact the school office; such matters will be treated confidentially.