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How many school jumpers for one child?

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RedBlackberries · 04/10/2017 08:08

Dd (4) is coming home from reception each day looking like she's been painting herself with her school dinners!

I'm eaither scrubbing it off early morning or if I'm being more organised doing a twenty minute wash the night before. I'm happy (ish their £10!) to buy another one but in the welcome pack they suggested 2 skirts, 3 tops etc and just one jumper which suggests this isn't an issue for most family's. How many do you own?

I really don't want to send her in looking grubby.

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Gileswithachainsaw · 04/10/2017 08:12

3

One being worn
One in wash
One in wardrobe

kuniloofdooksa · 04/10/2017 08:13

Does your school require the jumper to be logoed or is a plain jumper of the right shade acceptable?

If they require you to buy expensive logoed jumpers then I expect the uniform list is misleadingly optimistic in order to avoid being accused of having a uniform list that is ££££ to buy.

Our school is happy for them to wear any jumper of the right shade. We have one logo one for school photograph days, concerts and other special occasions and buy multiple cheap unlogoed ones from Asda. I usually start each term with 5 but am down to 2 by the end of term. They do have to be laundered every day there is no way a young child can keep a jumper clean throughout a single school day.

HashiAsLarry · 04/10/2017 08:16

As giles says - 3.
Due to school not purchasing enough branded stuff for parents to buy, we've only had 2 for ds until recently. 2 definitely wasn't enough.

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RedBlackberries · 04/10/2017 08:16

3! Your children must be spotless Grin

They're logoed . You the school office has run out but I can buy online where you just type the school name in.

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RedBlackberries · 04/10/2017 08:17

Have to be logoed

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Gileswithachainsaw · 04/10/2017 08:17

Spotless?

Mine doesn't even make it to the car clean Grin

nightshade · 04/10/2017 08:18

Two...one for wash one for wear..

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RedBlackberries · 04/10/2017 08:18

Yep teethbrushing then get dressed Grin

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SeraphinaDombegh · 04/10/2017 08:19

See I started DS in reception with 3. Found it still difficult to keep on top of laundry due to lack of tumble dryer, so this year he's got 5 and that's comfortable. They're logoed but Tesco ones, not expensive local supplier.

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RedBlackberries · 04/10/2017 08:19

So is everyone washing a jumper daily?

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HashiAsLarry · 04/10/2017 08:19

Definitely nowhere near spotless!
Passable at best Grin

thismeansnothing · 04/10/2017 08:21

In reception we had two but three would have been ideal. It wasn't necessarily DD but other kids that are obviously wandering round with pens or paint brushes in their hands and catching her as they wander past. She'd regularly have random marks all the way up the pack of her tops.

Year 1 and touch wood a cardi and a jumper has been just fine (forgets the first day of term when she lost her cardi but was luckily located the next day)

Flumplet · 04/10/2017 08:21

If you can afford it about 750 ought to do it. Mine ‘misplaces’ his jumper almost daily then whines when he has to go in on a cold morning like this morning with no jumper under his coat. So about 750 jumpers ought to be enough to keep you going.

dementedpixie · 04/10/2017 08:24

Mine don't really wear the jumper unless it's snowing! Think ds might have 1 and dd had 2 cardigans

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RedBlackberries · 04/10/2017 08:26

I'll buy another one. It was a bit optimistic for the school list to say one (without putting a hundred after).

I think the cardigans look a bit chilly. The jumpers are all fleecy and warm.

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toptomatoes · 04/10/2017 08:26

3 for my youngest 2 DC. DS1 doesn't wear his so only 1 for him (school photo, trips etc.).

Kerberos · 04/10/2017 08:28

5 ish. But this is DC3 with hand me downs and 2nd hand I've picked up from school. Annoyingly he rarely wears a jumper.

BarbarianMum · 04/10/2017 08:34

Mine always had 4 at that age. They needed a clean one each day. That's one to wear, one being washed, one drying and ine to be left at school. Smile

I don't know anyone who managed with one.

Worriedobsessive · 04/10/2017 08:36

750 is excessive for one child. 600 will be enough. One for each day of the week and then one for every bloody crevice of the car, classroom and sports hall. Yes 600 is optimal.

Allyg1185 · 04/10/2017 08:54

One for every school day of the year. That way you don't need to bother looking for it on a daily basis Wink

Seriously we have three. One on, one in the wash and one clean

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RedBlackberries · 04/10/2017 08:58

Right I'll get ordering!

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GreyCloudsToday · 04/10/2017 08:58

We have 5 but 4 would probs be enough. We both work f/t and would rather buy more and have less pressure to wash.

Frazzled2207 · 04/10/2017 09:00

We have to have logoed ones and I originally got 2 but have since got a third.
Didn’t want to be under pressure to wash one every day!!
Feels about right to me but my son has now cottoned on to the fact that the school is quite warm so takes it off first thing-
It’s coming home spotless most days now.

Igottastartthinkingbee · 04/10/2017 09:01

Mine has 5 Blush but he needs a fresh one daily as he's a total mess by the end of the day. Wears plain supermarket ones though. I will be getting one official school jumper for his school photo, it will not go on him till that morning!!

neversleepagain · 04/10/2017 09:22

Mine have a logo jumper and logo cardigan but they are too thick and warm for this ti.e of year so I bought them a think cardigan from Sainsburys which they actually prefer as they're not boiling hot in it. So we have 3 but for us, 2 is enough.

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