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DS came home with jumper on back to front

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:24

I found it funny. School jumper was on back to front. Don't know the circumstance but also aware he had PE yesterday.

Posted it on Facebook (I know....) and the amount of "OMG I can't believe the teacher left him like that" "I would be having a word - he might get picked on" "That's not on at all"

Christ almighty.

Would a back to front jumper hinder his learning? No.
Would it stop him from interacting with the other kids? No.
Would he be uncomfortable? No

Knowing my son, if it has been after PE which was at 9.30, he has dressed himself and refused to let the teacher turn it around. To me, it's no biggie and in some ways, if someone does say something to him,. it'll only teach him to dress himself properly and also to listen to the teachers.

It could be that he put it on 5 mins before leaving school and put his coat on straight away afterwards...

Surely in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't bloody matter and is NOT something that should be taken up with the bloody school...

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ChesterGreySideboard · 15/01/2019 09:26

How old is he?
If 5 then half the class will have jumpers on back to front.
If he’s 12 the it’s a different story.

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:26

He's 4. Sorry - missed it from my OP.

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NWQM · 15/01/2019 09:27

You’ve got love Facebook!

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SlowlyShrinking · 15/01/2019 09:27

My son used to often come home with his shoes on the wrong feet 🤷‍♀️

HRTpatch · 15/01/2019 09:28

Have you been to the press? Claimed compo?
Gone in all guns blazing?
Hope u r ok hun
Grin

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:30

@HRTpatch - I am reporting them to OFSTED and the DailyFail - with sadface of course.

I am emotionally scared from this... as is DS

Grin

Honest to God.. I thought I must have been the one in the wrong there was so much shock about it.

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ShowOfHands · 15/01/2019 09:30

PE day they all come out with clothes on inside out and back to front. It's part of the reception learning curve. However, you do see the odd thread on here with aghast parents who are ready to march and see the head about Darling Timothy suffering the indignity of a visible seam.

Curious as to why you posted it on FB? Did you want/ask for opinions? Or just an aside I suppose?

Deadringer · 15/01/2019 09:30

Daily mail sad face is the way to go op.

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:30

scarred*

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NaughtToThreeSadOnions · 15/01/2019 09:30

So reception then yes the teacher, TA, lunch staff, even possiably the head and office staff have offered to turn it around for him.

Some kids think its fun to wear theirclose backward. Although he was probably pretty chuffed with himself that he'd dressed himself and thats why he didnt want an adukt to change it

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:32

@NaughtToThreeSadOnions As I say, I have no idea when he put it on... but yes possibly. And he has used his own mind - and comedic value - to say no. That's forward thinking in my book!

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HexagonalBattenburg · 15/01/2019 09:32

Mine regularly comes home with shoes on the wrong feet, clothes the wrong way around and the like. At one point she had obviously decided in the middle of the day that she'd rather have a jumper on than a cardigan and improvised and turned that around - school were like "we checked - she's happier with it on that way around so we left her to it!"

I'm fine with that - although I have asked that they tell her she's got banana feet going on if her shoes are the wrong way around (we've done the stickers in shoes and every trick going) as she doesn't feel that they're on funny and needs no help in making it harder for her to walk around without tripping over thin air (she has dyspraxia).

The average reception class looks like they've had a brawl in the school clothing aisle at the supermarket after they've got changed for PE anyway - I worry more about DD2 getting picked on but that's as she's that bit older where most of her peers actually have their shit a bit more together these days - but I only get het up at all about shoes because it means she falls over more. If all the clothes are back on the right child at the end of the day it's a winner in my mind.

Wait till they start identifying whose clothing is whose by smell alone. I soooo do not want to know how James knows what Freddie's trousers smell like.

Ladymacmuff · 15/01/2019 09:32

Mine used to come home with trousers back to front sometimes!

I volunteer with sport activities and getting a class of 4 or 5 year olds correctly dressed with all the right kit back in their own bags in a limited time frame is harder than it sounds. Especially if said kit/ uniform is not all clearly named!!

Saying they are going to get bullied is ridiculous - they are mostly quite oblivious.

Give the teacher a break! (To your FB friends!)

skippy67 · 15/01/2019 09:34

My son came home once with one shoe 2 sizes smaller than the other...

Wolfiefan · 15/01/2019 09:34

As long as the jumper is vaguely on the top end and the trousers are somewhat on the other end then I wouldn’t worry. Grin
I must be a rubbish mother. My poor kids will be traumatised by labels in the wrong places and things being inside out.

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:35

although I have asked that they tell her she's got banana feet going on if her shoes are the wrong way around Yep, he's come home on PE day with his shoes the wrong way round before - we did stickers and I just asked that they just have a quick glance - I'd hate for it to hurt his feet.

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:36

My son came home once with one shoe 2 sizes smaller than the other... Assuming said smaller shoe was not his either?! Grin

As long as the jumper is vaguely on the top end and the trousers are somewhat on the other end then I wouldn’t worry. Yep. Totally my thinking. He's had tracksuit bottoms on backwards before with the string looking like a tail Grin He's been adamant he's not changing them so I've left him be.

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sixnearlyseven · 15/01/2019 09:37

My daughter came home with a back to front cardigan yesterday, she's in yr1, it's normal. Don't think the teacher has time to change them back. A few times she's come back with marks on her face from lunch which I definitely think they should get her to wipe off, but it's not the end of the world.

bobstersmum · 15/01/2019 09:37

No idea why you'd post a pic of this on fb, it's a non issue? Half of reception kids have some uniform on wrong, One of mine came home one day with two totally different shoes on, one two sizes smaller!

PinkFizzz · 15/01/2019 09:38

DS came home with odd shoes on one day. Was arsing about and kicked one of his shoes onto the roof.

School gave him one plimsoll to wear for the rest of the day. He had to walk a mile home lopsided.

I was a bit Hmm at why they didn't give him a pair of shoes, but it was his own fault for being daft, bit uncomfortable but no harm done.

I found it amusing.

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:39

@bobstersmum I was posting to say "Look at this wally.." in a humourous way. It appears my friends had a humour fail.

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Holidayshopping · 15/01/2019 09:39

Not something I would have put on FB because I know it would get stupid responses like that.

I’m honestly amazed anyone wants to be a teacher now.

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 09:40

@PinkFizzz I've just snorted out loud at this... Grin This is something my boy would do.

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dontfluffthefluffer · 15/01/2019 09:40

Anyone remember kriss kross the 2 young lads that sang a song called jump in the 90's? They wore everything back to front and upside down.

Your son is clearly just channelling his inner 90's 😉

Kids always chuck stuff on any which way, he's happy and warm. Hell, I go out sometimes with stuff on inside out and I'm a touch older than 4.

potatoscone · 15/01/2019 09:41

It's such a non event I can't even work out why you would post it on Facebook let alone have people respond to it Confused