Uniform- what do girls go back wearing in September?

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Summer dress? Winter pinafore? I want to get uniform all sorted so I can pretend she's not going relax. I'd assumed winter and just seen a 'memory' type post of a friend's daughter trying on her uniform for first day of school and she's in a summer dress. I guess September could be warm doubtful, we're north west

I always think summer dresses should only be worn during the summer term.

Biro on the label lasts 6 months.

I found biro in label means the items vanishes. DD has a very short name, 8 letters in total but she coped a lot better with a bright label. It is too hard to read and she couldn't be bothered searching for it. I put the label in the neck, only last year, y3, I ironed it at the seam.

I iron in and yes, it takes an hour plus but normally a glass of wine and music helps to pass the time. If short on time I put sticker labels on the size/care label but that sometimes comes off during washing.

Summer uniform until half term here.

In my 15 year experience of a teacher I would say buy dresses/skirts as you would expect but provide a summer dress (cheapy from tesco/asda?) too because September ALWAYS has days when it is warm (Indian Summer?) and classroom in the afternoon are bloody hot. Kids are complaining of the heat. September is the beginning of the autumn term but we don't really get autumn weather til mid-October (and I am in Yorkshire!)
Same with boys. Provide a pair of school shorts. My DS will be going back to Nursery this September but when he starts FS2 next year, he will be going back in shorts. Trousers won't be worn until it's needed.

In terms of what to buy all children need about 3 t shirts/shirts and same for jumpers/cardigans. Unless you are fab at keeping up to date with washing and drying (even in wet weather), you will need that extra 3rd item because kids often go home with yoghurt explosions, paint, dirt from the field/playground (bark especially in FS playgrounds - outdoor play is ALL day!) and general muck. Imagine on Monday 'Tommy' coming home with yoghurt down his jumper then the next day he managed to paint his cleann one despite wearing an apron (it happens! - including some who maange to CUT their clothes with child scissors!?!?!?). You'll need that third. If cost is an issue, buy plain without the logo from supermarket clothing range.
I will be providing DS with shorts, 2 pairs of trousers, 3 t shirts, 3 jumpers, shoes, school coat (cheap one), PE shorts, PE top, school trainers (cheap ones) and jogger outfit for outdoor games (if they do it!). DD will have the same numer of t'shirts, PE stuff, shoes and coat but 2 x cardigans, 1 x jumper and 1x pinafore, 1 x skirt, 1 trousers and 1 x summer dress.
PLEAE, PLEASE label all clothes. September is awash with angry parents expecting 'us' to find a jumper that 29 other kids wear too that belongs to their beloved child and still expects us to locate it when they haven't labelled it with a name.

Summer dresses here for a few weeks, in the south west.

My eldest stating reception so no handmedowns but got a Summer dress for her school for a quid in 2nd hand shop (what luck) so may send her in it if it is warm. And if it is allowed (will check first - i think it is)

DD wears summer dresses all year round. However, she is odd!

Mine started in winter kit of pinafores and skirts however teamed with short sleeved blouses and.school logo cardigans as opposed to long sleeves and the sweatshirts. Now she's been there two years (sob) and has the summer dresses from the term before she'll go in one of them if it's warm enough, though only two made it through the cull at the end of term, the rest were a bit grotty and limping through the remainder of the year, teamed with new socks, shoes, cardigan etc.

Plus it's pretty much a rite of passage to be four, wearing a pinafore etc all massively too big for you in September, adds to the cute factor

DD loves her summer dress so I bought her 2 a size too big (if that makes sense) and she doesnt seem to grow fast so she should get 2 years out of it.
Originally I only had about 3 days of uniform but I was endlessly washing and ironing stuff and someone said to me 'oh no you need 5 sets!'. So now we have 4 sets (4 summer dresses, 3 pinafores, 4 shirts etc) and can just about make it through the week..

Whatever you do - label everything. I looked through the village school lost property and it was about 1 m3!!!! (95 kids!) You wouldnt believe the stuff - 90% unlabeled and 75% from George at Asda!

I have given up on iron on labels for everything except socks and just use these instead. They are brilliant, much faster than ironing on and they are all stuck still on the clothes labels 1 school year on.

I keep them handy as we quite often buy things mid term that need labeling up.