End of school Hoodie given out too early

[Woolfatthedoor]

My son finishes primary school at the end of July. We have paid for special hoodies to be printed to mark this special landmark.
I was really upset to find that the PTA decided to give them out last Friday without consulting any other parents.
Obviously the kids are excited but I feel that they would have really marked the end of
Primary School if they had waited till the end of term. AIBU.

Going back a few years, but both my two had theirs early and were allowed to wear them to school as part of uniform. Got lots of use out of them and the kids liked being part of the little team wearing them together.

It makes sense for the children to be able to have them for the last term and wear them as uniform surely?

Join the PTA and put some time and graft in if you think your views are so important. What a fuss about nothing.

Sorry, YABU, they’ve just finished SATS. It’s the perfect time to hand them out so they get some use.

Now is much better! My daughter got hers end of GCSEs hoodie in June - worn a couple times that's it. She picked the colours a few months before and would have had a lot more wear if given out earlier.

At least this way they will get some use out of them. I cant imagine many will want to wear a "Yay Ive finished at primary school" hoodie once they are at secondary school. Plus if they are printed with their names they are of no use to anyone except one child. Even with just the schools name on......... who is going to want them? Zero waste fail.

I want your life if this is something you have time and energy to worry about.

Our year 6 wear them as soon as they return from October half term. They get given out in assembly along with a speech from the head teacher about the privileges and expectations of being in year 6.
Means they get some wear out of them.

I think they should get them on day 1 of year 6. They can then wear them all year. They will never be worn again after they start year 7. The end of year 6 could then be celebrated by them signing one another’s hoodies.

All the schools round here give them out in time for the last term if not before so kids can actually wear them to school and feel a bit special for a bit. Honestly after a few weeks into the summer holidays they won't get worn much or at all.

Wish DS had his early worn once and now just hanging in wardrobe

Oh god

End of SATs for most round here I think so they get used for the post exam treats etc. It's nice.

Our primary school leavers wear them for the last few weeks of school. The last two weeks of term are transition weeks to high school, in normal uniform. The leaders hoodies at school are a ceremonial rite of passage.

Is this all you have to concern yourself with?!

End of year hoodie isn't done at our school, the kids get a group photo, special treats, a personalised cup with class photo and they all do the old fashioned signing of shirts. Which is hung up in wardrobe and forgotten about. My child left y6 last year and is still close friends with his primary group

Ours have had them for a few months so they can wear them on own clothes days and to their residential trip.

Why?
At least they will get some wear out of them if they are given out now. It seems a very sensible thing to do.

When DD finished her year 11, she got her hoodie at the end of term and has never, ever worn it. Such a waste of money.

Same here, ours got them around now too so they could wear them for the last few weeks of term. DD still wears hers loads now though (she’s year 7) so it’s getting plenty of wear.

We handed ours our months ago... They might as well enjoy them.

Thoughts and prayers

...and that's saying something!

I see kids round here wearing them all the time!
I still wear and have my sixth form one from the 2000s!

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