what might be useful in a year 7's school bag (not the bag itself but contents)

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nonicknameseemsavailable · 25/07/2019 07:26

any tips from those who have gone before please.

So bit of money (in blazer ideally I suppose) for emergency, bus card, sanitary towels, tissues, plasters (new shoes and long walk), pencil case (calculator, pens, pencils, geometry stuff etc), small notebook (? thought might be useful in first few days? she suggested putting a little post it pad in her pencil case), umbrella and/or packamac, plastic bag for wet umbrella, obviously lunch and water bottle.

anything I am completely forgetting?
thanks

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Beesandtrees · 25/07/2019 07:40

Ah marching we had lost blazers more times than a bag. Dc took it off at any opportunity.

Beesandtrees · 25/07/2019 07:35

2 paracetamol ( dc allowed 2 in pencil case to take if necessary)

MarchingFrogs · 25/07/2019 07:34

Door key on a stretchy lanyard attached to inside of bag

Door key on stretchy lanyard attached to inside pocket of blazer. If s/he is going to leave anything on the bus, it is less likely to be the blazer.

(From one who became very good at describing school bags / PE bags to bus company lost property offices once eldest started secondary school).

jhb2013 · 25/07/2019 07:34

Perhaps put the sanitary towels and a new pair of pants in a little purse inside her backpack, just incase she starts her period without realising. Maybe some little sticky notes so she can mark pages of text books for homework etc. Does she also need to carry her books in this bag?!

Toomanycats99 · 25/07/2019 07:33

Little piece of laminated paper with couple of key home phone numbers on it in case they lose phone!

Beesandtrees · 25/07/2019 07:28

Door key on a stretchy lanyard attached to inside of bag

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