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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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theknackster · 15/01/2019 10:44

DS2 once came home with 2 left shoes, neither of them his. That was an interesting one to sort out Grin.

paxillin · 15/01/2019 10:47

Aged 4? Inside out, back to front, lost trousers so PE shorts worn, shoes on wrong feet, one shoe his, one shoe a size up and different model... anything goes. I found it funny, too.

Squirrel26 · 15/01/2019 10:49

God, when I was younger (and I’m talking 25, not 4), I was once at work slightly hungover, looked down mid conversation with my boss and realised that my top was on inside out. I probably put that on Facebook too.

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HopeGarden · 15/01/2019 10:49

I can’t believe that you’ve got people telling you to take this up with the school!

It’s totally normal for Reception. Half the Reception kids in our school come out with clothes put on back to front on PE days.

Once DS1 came home wearing 2 left shoes. One of them belonged to another child and was a size smaller than his.

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 10:49

Some people need to lighten up!

And yes, therapy is needed. So damaged are we... Grin

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BatShaped · 15/01/2019 10:55

My DS regularly comes downstairs in the morning with his jumper on inside out and his shirt buttoned up wrong

Err he's 12 Grineasily distracted

At 4 this is just par for the course. To be expected

BatShaped · 15/01/2019 10:57

Oh and when he was younger I was undressing him for a bath and said ' umm where are your pants?'

Oh I forgot to put them on today he said, not a care in the world

I did pant check every morning from then on

AlanThePig · 15/01/2019 10:58

DD actually went in to school in her PJ's once. DH and I were on a rare few days away and FIL was in charge. He sent the then 6 year old DD to get dressed. She appeared in her school trousers with her jumper all ready.
Only when she got home and did a dramatic strip in the living room of her uniform did he realise she's still got her pyjamas on. She was so pleased, thought she'd found a great time saving hack 😂

Hersetta427 · 15/01/2019 11:00

Totally normal - teachers haven't got time to help dress 30 kids. DD is 7 and came home a while ago with his jumper inside out and back to front !

Threewheeler1 · 15/01/2019 11:03

I once sent DS to school with his trousers on back to front.
Only noticed it when he came home. He didn't have PE that day so it must have been me Shock
I used to regularly accidentally give them odd shoes. 2 boys, only a shoe size difference, same style black shoes, it's bound to happen that they get one of each size Grin

StoppinBy · 15/01/2019 11:10

Haha, my DD dresses herself, she's 5, sometimes she put her jumper on back to front... I never say anything, just send her in, at least it shows the teachers that she has the responsibility of dressing herself Wink , same thing when she puts her shoes on the wrong feet, she will figure it out when her feet are uncomfortable lol.

twosoups1972 · 15/01/2019 11:28

I agree with the comments, they're ridiculous but OP really you've only got yourself to blame for posting this non-issue on FB in the first place.

Why do we need to 'share' every blithering thing these days? Angry

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cjt110 · 15/01/2019 11:30

@twosoups1972 I shared it because it was humourous. I didnt make it an issue. I posted saying "Look at what this wally did" No issue was made by me.

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RosemarysBabyDress · 15/01/2019 11:31

I thought that back to front tops was the way to know they had PE that day!

I am bit puzzled on how they manage to put their trousers back to front and find it easier that way, but when they're little, it's cute.
Even their socks are labelled, I can't phase the idea of them sniffing their socks to find the right one, so I am hoping reading the label helps.

Tidypidy · 15/01/2019 12:15

My ds2 went in with trousers on back to front yesterday! The teacher let him change it. He has come out with them still back to front having been like that all day before now.
Ds1 once came home with 3 left foot black shoes after pe. None were his!

Woohoo1 · 15/01/2019 12:19

Mine came home with two pairs on pants on after swimming in reception!! Some poor sod must have been commando all afternoon

JiltedJohnsJulie · 15/01/2019 12:26

In Reception is just be happy that he came home with the jumper. There are some seriously strange people on FB.

Cel982 · 15/01/2019 12:26

Incidentally, why do schools insist on such young children wearing uniform in to school on PE day and changing during the day? When I was at primary school (Ireland) we were always allowed to wear our (regulation) tracksuit for the whole day on PE day. Kids that age don't get sweaty enough to really need to change afterwards. And trying to supervise and assist 30 four-year-olds to change their entire outfit twice during the school day seems like an awful faff.

imamearcat · 15/01/2019 12:26

Well I've been to work before with my jumper on back to front!

cakesandphotos · 15/01/2019 12:29

One of the kids I nanny came home with odd shoes. Neither were hers and they weren’t the same size 😂

RosemarysBabyDress · 15/01/2019 12:29

why do schools insist on such young children wearing uniform in to school on PE day and changing during the day?

when else would they learn? They have to start doing it at some point, reception sounds reasonable. My kids started practicing at nursery, but not all of them do that. If the children are not getting dressed at home on their own, and clearly some aren't, there has to be a point. Better starting when they are 4 or 5 than when they are 10!

Ribbonsonabox · 15/01/2019 12:31

Lol that's very normal my son is nearly 4 and comes home every other day with his jumper on back to front, they all do! 4 year olds aren't going to notice someones jumper is on back to front... and even if they did it's not a bullying matter is it? Because once alerted to the fact their jumper is on back to front surely the child would just put it back on the right way?!

Cel982 · 15/01/2019 12:52

when else would they learn? They have to start doing it at some point, reception sounds reasonable.

Well, sure, but given that they have a minimum of 14 other opportunities per week to practice changing their clothes at home, it just seems like a bit of a waste of time... PE kit is smart enough to just wear for the day.

RosemarysBabyDress · 15/01/2019 13:06

they have a minimum of 14 other opportunities per week to practice changing their clothes at home
but that's the point, if it's such a mess it's because many of them do not practice at home! Do you know how many kids do not know how to put their shoes on or take off their jumpers in reception? At least uniforms prevent parents from sending them with fussy clothes, but some still never had a chance to do it themselves.

Gramgram · 15/01/2019 13:25

It doesn't do any harm. DS used to dress himself, odd socks, t shirts and jumpers back to front. I found out the reason for the odd socks was because of the way I put them in pairs and he always ended up with one inside out, because he didn't like the feel of the seam he 'd find another pair and end up quite happy with two different coloured socks on his feet. I learnt to pick my battles regarding his dyslexic dressing. He has a Maths degree so is not a reflection of their intelligence.