Old fashioned primary!

[csmithy]

I've just got round to looking in detail at the uniform list for DD's new school. I was shocked to read that "girls wear bottle ggreen gym knickers and white vests and are barefoot" for PE lessons! Does anyone else's children endure this anachronism?!

[CMDarete]

Yes they are, as this is the only thread I contributed to! I didn't realise that here on Mumsnet, it was obligatory for one to post on multiple threads.

I'm still confused about the website that you're claiming I used to post on, bruffin. I have never used another parenting site, so it would be nice if you could either let me know what specifically you think I did, or apologise. I realise that on internet fora, this rarely happens, but I'd like to think that people can be as polite online as they are in person.

[bruffin]

I do, CMDarete says she forgot her old name but managed to dig up her old post from 3 years ago

Only posts under original name of csmithy three years ago are about gym knickers!

[deste]

I dont know if she means you CMDarete

[CMDarete]

I really don't know what you mean! If I'm causing some sort of offence I can only apologise, and if that's what others here at mumsnet think then I'll delete my account and not darken your door again.

[bruffin]

A certain government very badly run parenting website that was a playground for school uniform fetishists.

[CMDarete]

Eh? Who do you think I am? Where did "I" used to post?

I joined here years ago and due to various circumstances let me account lapse.

[bruffin]

this is a troll, used to appear regularly on another parenting site.

[CMDarete]

It's csmithy here, I forgot my login details having not posted here for years. A mention of Mumsnet on TV recently reminded me that I posted here.

In te end I got used to the PE kit. I simply bought some underwear vests from Woolworths (remember them?!) and now get them from Asda. DD was 7 when I posted this, and now, aged 10 we both seem totally used to her PE kit. My twins are now 6 and at the same school, so I've been able to use DD1's old PE kit for them (giving one the hand-me-down vests and one the gym knickers!). DD1 recently attended a taster day at a senior school and was asked to bring her PE kit with her. I think she and her friends felt they stood out a mile in their kit, amongst girls in shorts, t-shirts, jogging trousers, gym skirts, plimolls and trainers!

[csmithy]

Yes, I had to do PE at primary school in my undies as well, but I thought things had moved on! It's also a bit of a pain buying these things; how many places sell gym knickers?! You can pick up shorts anywhere. Also the only vests I can find are underwear nes, and if dd wears one of those, what's the point in having a different one for PE?

[marialuisa]

Yes, polo shirts with their names embroidered on them.

[WigWamBam]

They look enough like shorts that for me it wouldn't be an issue.

I was gobsmacked when we found out that dd had to wear her ordinary knickers and vest for PE but the kids don't bat an eyelid, and if it's not a problem for them then maybe it shouldn't be for us either.

[csmithy]

Bet they have t-shirts or polos though, not vests?!

[marialuisa]

DD wears similar (navy with red stripes) but her school refers to them as shorts. She doesn't mind at all-they have traccy bottoms for outside and they have skirts to go over the top when they get to Y3.

[csmithy]

Gym knickers are these: Grange Park

[csmithy]

It's a mixed school, the boys wear shorts and vests.

[beckybrastraps]

Gym knickers are sort of like hotpants though aren't they? Not really knickers as such. Is it an all-girl school, or is there a different requirement for boys?

[csmithy]

It wasn't so much the bare feet that I thought odd, more the gym knickers and vest.

[WigWamBam]

Dd's just finished Reception, and has been wearing vest and knickers for PE - which they do barefooted. They only do outdoor games/PE in Year 2. When she goes back she'll have a proper PE kit of shorts and T-shirt - but will still be barefoot.

[nikkie]

Another barefooted school here too!(indoors at least)
They do have proper shorts and t-shirts too though.

[cece]

rather the children are barefooted, I am not!

[cece]

For health and safety reasons I teach PE (gym) in barefoot.

[Hallgerda]

My children are barefoot for some varieties of indoor PE (dance and gym) but wear trainers for outside PE and games.

[mazzystar]

barefoot is probably much better for climbing on monkey bars, that getting around the room without touching the floor game and pretending to be a seed growing into a tree.

[flutterbee]

lol @ charlie

I remember going in one day when swimming was first lesson so I wore my swimming cossie under my uniform, wasn't until after the lesson I realised I had forgotten my knickers and had to borrow some from school property.

the shame I think I was about 7 or 8

[MrsBadger]

hah, when I was in reception we did PE in our actual vests and knickers - I remember fighting to wear the My Little Pony vest on a PE day so I could show it off.

sounds v sensible to me, even if a bit dated.