Provide your own apron for school?

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This term my DS (year3) is doing celebrations, which coincides with the Chinese new year, as part of this they are making Chinese dragons.

On Friday he came home covered in red paint. I was not overly happy but sucked it up and put it to soak and then wash. The paint did NOT come out, so in the bin it went.

On Monday I asked the TA to make sure he wears an apron to paint in.

I pick him up from after school club today and once again he is covered in red paint! I said why didn't you wear an apron? He says he has to take his own in!!

Am I being unreasonable to think school should provide an apron especially for things that stain?

Oh and not only that I can't ever remember recieving a letter telling me about this.

My recollection is that the school uniform list said we did have to supply aprons (not that my dcs were ever prepared to wear one!).

It's not on the uniform list.

I had to provide one for my daughter. My mum had to provide one for me.

YABU-always had to provide one for my kids

The school should ask for an apron to be supplied if they're not going to provide one. I'd be furious if clothes or uniform was ruined by paint.

It's not particularly providing one I'm bothered about, it's that I haven't been informed that he needs one.

Even when speaking to the TA she never mentioned it.

We have to supply apron at our school, although it is clearly listed along with uniform and PE kit.

They need to tell you in advance if they want one provided!

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect you to supply an apron, but it's unreasonable to expect you to just know that you're supposed to. Dd's school emailed last week to say they would be doing a messy painting project and we should send in some old clothes for them to wear.

We supply and old, oversized T-shirt but yes they should let you know if one is needed!

Have you had a letter home and missed it perhaps?
Maybe you need to advise them to have it added to the uniform list.

DD is in an independent prep school and they do provide their own art aprons, from reception upwards. It is part of the uniform list. But we do know in advance so know to have one bought. It stays at school and comes home at half terms for washing.

In secondary school first term we had to make our own apron and then wear it for the rest of school for cookery and cdt etc

If he's coming home covered in paint send him in with an old t shirt / apron and a note to the teacher saying that you would like him to wear it when doing messy work.
If he still comes back covered in paint, ask why.
Some DC get really messsy, others don't. Some will need aprons , others won't. Just send him in with one.

Another one here who had to make her own apron. And embroider initials on it in house colours. I wonder if anywhere still makes kids do that.

We just had to embroider
The school logo as we didn't have houses.

My mum still has it (it's not
Well made!)

Our state primary provides aprons.

Send him in with an old shirt of his father's

DDs school they had to have aprons when they were in infants, an old shirt in juniors.

They wore them for painting, but annoyingly not for sticking - poster paint washes out, glue doesn't.

If DDs uniform did get an unwashable stain, I didn't bin it - its only for wearing at school, that sort of stain isn't 'dirty'.

Why can't you provide an apron? Or an old shirt?

My DDs have an art apron, science overall and cookery apron.

I'm a bit surprised this hasn't been an issue before if he's in year 3. Maybe they provided them in the infants? I've never known a school to provide them, tbh, the kids usually have their own.

Why not buy him one like this - they keep the sleeves clean too:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Art-Kids-Children-PVC-Long-Sleeve-Smock-Apron-Red-/300647365953?pt=UK_Crafts_Children_s_Crafts_EH&hash=item45fffabd41#ht_1698wt_798

DS hasn't come home in such a mess before, especially one that doesn't wash out!
I work in a state school and we supply the aprons for art work, which is partially why I'm surprised by DS's school. Occasionally we ask parents to send in old shirts to put in a central stock of painting aprons, but that's it.
It's not the providing that is bothering me, it's not being told prior to the activity!

Standard practice to supply your own apron.

I have never known a school supply aprons.

Oh and never buy one!

Just cut the collar off and part of the sleeves (to length) of one of dad's old shirt and do it up backwards... does a fine job

YANBU- the school are expecting you to guess these things.

It's obvious you don't have a problem with providing one, but it's also obvious the school have told you nothing about this!

DS's school used to drive me mad with their "We expect you to be telepathic" type communication. I'd complain to the school so they don't miss it off next uniform list and ruin someone else's uniform.