School PE

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Yes it's trivial but AIBU to be annoyed I've been told on Friday evening that the kids will be travelling to school in their PE kit on PE day and staying in it all day? This means I've had to order another pair of trainers for Monday. Managed to find some trail running ones with a grip sole and water resistance. His feet would be soaked if travelling in his usual PE trainers. His school shoes keep his feet dry but ordinary trainers won't. PE is first lesson so if they get wet through outside they will be sat in lessons in wet PE kit all day

Do you want them back at school? Stop complaining about the safety measures schools have been told to put in!

@MorganKitten

Do you want them back at school? Stop complaining about the safety measures schools have been told to put in!

Yes lots of things are going to be different, it will be trialand error, but joggers and a t shirt all day are all my ds has lived in if not shorts

@Aragog i don't think secondary are mych better, my ds has aquired an extra pe top no idea whose as it has no name in it

I wear trainers. My feet don’t get wet.

I’m horribly confused. You have the full PE kit. No one is asking for any more than you already have? You’re choosing to buy more trainers because it might rain at a time when your child might be outside and they might get damp feet? That’s your choice. School hasn’t demanded it. Just pack them some dry socks in their bag if you’re worried and they can change them if the PE lessons consists of paddling in puddles.

PE was a total fuck up here 🤣🤣 I think the principles forgot they turned their halls into classrooms, also forgot we live in Ireland so it rains 364 days in the year 😂😂

They were told to wear PE kits in, they wear shorts.. Was then told to buy whole new tracksuits, after handing out for their normal gear and extra uniforms as they want them washed daily.

So now all our schools mine go to, wear their uniforms and huddle under the front porch roof every PE day.

I'm honestly not sure why PE kits are magically more infectious at other schools???
At my school it's not about the kit being infectious and more than having large numbers in the changing rooms is always a squeeze, there'd be zero social distancing, and no way of reducing the risk.
It's either PE as usual, come in PE kit and stay all day, or no PE.

My Y3 and Y7 kids are both in PE kit tomorrow. They will both be wearing their usual outdoor kits. They will be OK.

Our primary have asked for PE kit all day because it means the youngest don’t need help to change and usually years 5 and 6 split so girls and boys change separately.

Secondary used to do PE kit all day before the new changing rooms were ready. Going back to this reduces the amount the kids have to carry as they are not using lockers this year as they don’t allow space for social distancing.

I don't understand what the point is. Standard classroom secondary school for me I was 35 people in one class sat right next to another student and less than a metre from another. How does being close to other student in the changing room become higher risk than in science?

I just wish my DS1 didn’t have PE Monday and Tuesday. If he gets his kit wet or muddy (he’s 7...it’s fairly likely!) then I’ll have to get it turned around overnight as they insist on branded only. We’ve got a tumble drier so we can (apart from trainers...hmmm) but not everybody will. If it was Monday and Thursday then at least there’d be a hope of getting things dry!

How does being close to other student in the changing room become higher risk than in science?

It would be helpful if the logic behind some decisions was shared but my guess would be that with all the moving about and huffing and puffing in a changing room there is much greater risk of contact and transmission. That said, I am happy for my kids to wear PE kit to school. The trainer thing is an issue for me as they are not waterproof - I don't know of any that are? so they will let in a lot more water than leather shoes (which are, of course, not fully waterproof either). But my kids can carry their trainers and change into them when needed. However, my concern is them sitting in wet clothes for the rest of the day. It's not always afternoon PE at their school. I have, when running, on occasion got so wet that my underwear is soaked. It's clearly not acceptable or safe for a child to sit that wet for 4 hours before being able to change. My guess is that in appalling weather they will have to abort (if they can't do something indoors which I don't think they can due to limited space). I know being cold does not give you viruses but it does affect your immunity so I would hope there is some common sense being applied here.

PS, should add that I am watching closely and thinking of contacting the school as my daughter has some health issues exacerbated by being cold which means she absolutely can't have all break times outdoors and stay in wet PE clothes which appears to be the current plan - though that's a little based on rumour as the school's only sharing of info at the moment has been through webinars which run in the middle of the working day......

It's government guidance to keep changing rooms closed a bit of a pain but understandable I think

Changing rooms are out of bounds due to be needing to be cleaned in between year groups.
Simple as that, it's not to do with social distancing. At least that's what our school has said

Why do people suddenly think that a PE kit will make their child wetter than lunch break in school uniform? If it’s pissing down they won’t do PE. If it’s spitting they will wear a coat and stay on the playground. If it’s dry then they won’t get wet.

In primary lower down the school I cannot even begin to tell you how many children I have to button, turn the right way around, locate pants, tie shoes, do zips, relocate pants, check names touch touch touch PE kit and school clothes. Further up the school there isn’t space to split boys and girls as we are in smaller bubbles. In secondary schools they can’t have hundreds of children touching the same surfaces and breathing in the same small room.

Our classrooms are in rows and students keep masks on until everyone is seated, no face to face working or group work, plus teachers are having to wipe tables and the sanitising units down between lessons so the next teacher/class can use it.

PE changing rooms are a lot more crowded, getting changed involves more face to face contact and the changing rooms would need cleaning betwren groups, which isn't possible.

Why do people suddenly think that a PE kit will make their child wetter than lunch break in school uniform?

I didn't think the kids would be made to stand for an hour in the pouring rain during the lunch breaks.

If it’s spitting they will wear a coat and stay on the playground.

PE with a coat on? Not sure there will be much exercise being taken with a winter coat on. I'll have to suggest to my kids that they also take their raincoats as well as winter coats on PE day.

I'm more concerned that my DDs school are asking them to bring their PE kit in a bag on day one and use it twice a week before bringing it home at half term!
I would prefer her to wear her PE kit twice a week.

Really sensible for them to be wearing PE kit in on that day.

Why aren't his trainers waterproof?

In my kids school they have never changed for pe. On pe days they have always worn runners and the school tracksuit and nobody has ever had a problem. More things in life to worry about than being in runners all day!

@HerNameWasEliza

How does being close to other student in the changing room become higher risk than in science?

It would be helpful if the logic behind some decisions was shared but my guess would be that with all the moving about and huffing and puffing in a changing room there is much greater risk of contact and transmission. That said, I am happy for my kids to wear PE kit to school. The trainer thing is an issue for me as they are not waterproof - I don't know of any that are? so they will let in a lot more water than leather shoes (which are, of course, not fully waterproof either). But my kids can carry their trainers and change into them when needed. However, my concern is them sitting in wet clothes for the rest of the day. It's not always afternoon PE at their school. I have, when running, on occasion got so wet that my underwear is soaked. It's clearly not acceptable or safe for a child to sit that wet for 4 hours before being able to change. My guess is that in appalling weather they will have to abort (if they can't do something indoors which I don't think they can due to limited space). I know being cold does not give you viruses but it does affect your immunity so I would hope there is some common sense being applied here.

And, unlike the classrooms where many are tending to have the majority of their lessons in one room, PE would mean every year group using the same changing area without any realistic way of cleaning in between.

Trainers with mesh may let water in, but they also let water evaporate out again, unlike school shoes, as they are designed to do so. They'll likely be warmer than the kids in standard uniform on PE days, too.

Three kids in three different schools who are all doing different things.

The simplest one are the primary kid who is leaving pe kit in school.

Ds13 has to wear his pe kit into school.on pe days and take spare trousers and shoes if he gets mucky.

Ds8 - who knows yet? I think pe is cancelled at his SEN school. His out of school sen swimming club folded so got to extra careful he gets enough exercise at home going forward.

Just keep everything simple. I have bought the 13 year old a new boot bag to take clean shoes and trainers in. I might just shove another non branded pe kit in their as his peers will all be in pe kit anyway. I'm not going to overthink any of this or buy the normal branded PE kit either. Less faff = easy life

I wish our school would do that instead they insist that year 5 children get changed in front of each other in the class... ermmm WRONG some girls have boobies at 10 and started their periods... 🤦🏻‍♀️

Ffs just get decent trainers. Can teachers do anything right, no matter what they do parents moan.