Current Year 10 2020/2021 support thread

We also received more guidance today: masks on school bus, but no masks in school.. (yet)
For pe days kids must come in pe uniform. Dd is overjoyed as she can wear black leggings and school pe top and not ugly kilt!

We've just got more guidance today - similar to before, says awaiting news on masks in school, y9 starts 8.35am, year 10 8.40am, earliest can arrive is 8.20am. School uniform except PE or dance days when PE kits, no hoodies.

We're trying on uniform this weekend.

DS has got so tall I think we'll need a everything.
Got shoes from Tesco

I tried both. Never mind, it’s DH problem to sort, I tried. They start on Thursday next week and DS2 actually has no trousers. I could force DS1 to borrow some of his brothers old shirts until we get them but no trousers is a problem.

Another lesson in DH should have listened to me when I told him weeks ago to sort it.

@MercedesDeMonteChristo oh no what a pain! is that with M&S? Perhaps Next might have better stock. When does your school start?

Just tried to order shirts and trousers online, obviously sold out so DH is going to have to take them physically tomorrow as the only available day before school starts. I did tell him!!

Aargh - I'd forgotten about gumshields, thanks for reminding me... I'd better go and put the kettle on and start the traumatic process of boiling/fitting/complaining/repeat...

Never been any cricket as DS's school so I'm guessing it'll be football (or possibly rugby, but may just be tag...)

Thanks for starting the thread - I would like to join too.

My son is about to start Y10. He is doing English x 2, Maths, Triple Science, History, Latin, Music and RE (by choice!).

He has autism. He found the first two weeks of lockdown extremely stressful. His teachers pretty much dumped a normal weeks worth of work onto SMHW on Monday and expected it to be submitted by Friday afternoon. He got overwhelmed and it was really hard to keep him on track.

Thankfully, things go much better after Easter. There was more structure with a combination of live and recorded lessons, alongside independent work. He ended up loving it and given a choice would want it to continue working that way.

He is not due back until the 7th September and we haven’t had any details yet. It will be interesting.

It's normal at our school to wear blazers over PE kits! (If they have PE first lesson they tend to go in wearing kit with blazer over, same on sports days)

That said, they are changing for PE as normal at DC's school. They are just utilising more spaces as changing areas, so they are more spread out. And all outdoor PE. Which sounded ok, until we had the week where it basically poured constantly.

Can I join in?
Have twin dd starting year 10
Really looking forward to going back to school.
Both have chosen computing and music, and then one German and RS and the other French and History. Maths, English x2 and triple science are compulsory.

We were told for them to wear trainers and bring rugby/football boots if required, but either will do at our school so I don't know which sport they are planning to play.

Does anyone know whether the schools will be doing rugby this year? I'm expecting football to feature since it's not such a contact sport but I'm doubtful about rugby; yesterday I was buying DS school shoes and he suddenly announced he needed new rugby boots which after discovering the cheapest pair in his size were £34 got me thinking that perhaps he won't need them? (I didn't buy them and when we got home I dug out an old pair of barely used ones that DH has that will do the job if required!)

I'm having to get the zip up PE top and bottoms so he's got something warm to wear on pe days. I have no idea why they just couldn't wear a plain hoodie

Ours will wear blazers over PE kit, I have pointed out that the girls in particular are going to look amazing - they already wear leggings under shorts, not the uniform but they all do it. They are going to look like superwoman I'm not sure the school thought it through.

We have to supply stationary and if kids don't have it, its tough - this should be interesting with DS (ASD) who loses everything not attached to him and then gets upset if he can't find a pen.

DS is a fan of thermals and his school luckily also allow fleeces as long as they are plain in the winter plus any tracksuit bottoms.

I think she's got a polo and rugby type top which she doesn't wear much so that will definitely be having an outing.

Oh, and navy or black tracksuit bottoms, so I've had to buy those.

We've been told they can wear the school sports midlayer (optional, DS doesn't have), school jumper (which DS doesn't have as the one he had for three years he never wore), or a outdoor coat on top of games kit. Luckily, the games kit is rugby shirt and shorts, so warmer than a polo. Silly that they can wear a coat but not a hoodie or fleece though.

That's nuts Shark! We've been told they can wear either a school tracksuit or other black tracksuit over PE kit, with the proviso "No fashion items". I've ordered a school one, though it was stupidly expensive for what it is, but at least there can't be any arguments over its suitability, either from DS or the school. Its a great school generally speaking but they are a bit obsessive over uniform rules and I am sure lots of kids will be getting pulled up over their tracksuits being too fashionable .

On a day with pe kit if they get cold, of course the sensible option would be a hoody of some description, but school have come up with this ridiculous idea of wearing their blazer or coat on top!

I guess that makes sense.

I’ve just had him and his brother try everything on. He needs new trousers and shirts but won’t entertain hand me down from his (younger) brother who’s stuff will fit him. He is funny about these things though and is the least demanding, except when it comes to pens so will order everything tomorrow.

DS has to wear games kit two days a week too, no changing afterwards at his school though. I'm guessing that changing after could be seen as necessary for teenagers but not before, so not worth the additional risk?

Weirdly we have to wear PE kit on PE days but can change into uniform afterwards. I have no idea why they can use the changing rooms after but not before.

I’m not taking him shopping for pens, he will bankrupt me in Paperchase, I’m going to order in.