DD starts a weekly PE class tomorrow at Nursery. Some of us parents asked what they would need to wear and were told just easy clothes to get in and out of as they encouraged to dress and undress themselves - all fair enough. We assumed therefore they would need some sort of PE clothes to get into but apparently no, they do it in their vest and pants and bare feet.
I wasn't alone in a slight raised eyebrow - I don't even think we did that when I was at school (am 34). I remember it being the curse of those who forgot their kit....it all feels vaguely 1950's to me.
Anyway, not that I'm hugely cross about it, but I am certainly not convinced it's necessary - can't they all just go to school in their tracksuit type stuff at this time of year and do it in that?
Can you tell me if this is also your experience of PE at state pre-school? Won't they be unnecessarily chilly? Why do they need to be in their underwear?
Or am I completely over reacting and this is just the norm?
Also - while we're on the subject - they are given birthday cake whenever it's anyone's birthday - the parents have never been consulted or told about this - we've just figured it out from the chocolate smeared faces when we turn up. Normally they get fruit and milk as a mid morning snack, but with a glut of birthdays recently they've been having cake every week.
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Pre-School PE class - what are your DC's asked to wear please?
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Sycamoretree · 26/11/2008 20:36
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