Starting Primary School 2013 Chat

[Cally]

We got shoes last week. Now just need to name the hat and jumper and we are ready to roll!

[Beach Mama]

I got some bike shorts for DD today at Kmart - they are a size 7 and are a bit tight, and some skorts that were size 6 and HUGE on her- thinking I will need to take her with me to do that stuff. She's able to wear runners and the ones she has still fit so that is easy - just need to get a hat, dress, labels and lunch box stuff now! So excited for her - oh and we need to pack our house and move to Seachange town in the next 2 weeks as well, should be right mate

[MrsFabuloso]

We have a school dress and a few pairs of skorts for DD. I have to get the rest of her uniform online, since we live remotely and have no stores which supply any of it. I am worried about getting shoes online, but hey, what can I do?! We have a bag, lunch box and drink bottle too. She is so excited and keeps on talking about when she goes to school, and how things will be. She is just too cute!

[Olive]

Tan the slazenger skorts are the best ones! I got a new one for DD from target.

[Beach Mama]

Cool will have a look tomorrow hun, target have 30% school stuff, yay!

[beansbeans!]

So DD1 is off to school this year. Very mixed emotions, Im so excited for her, but so worried for her at the same time.
So today we got her raincoat, her tights and her shoes. We have her uniform too, bag and hat.

I just wanted to ask, DD is going to a public school. Is it the norm now that the uniform has to be bought from the school, with the school logo on it? Everything, the uniform (white shirt, blue shirt, pants, hat, bag) all have the school logo and such on them. Even the socks come from the uniform shop, which is at the school, no other places where you can buy them. Is this normal? I want to buy dd some shirts and skorts and such from target but they dont have the school details on them and am worried that they wont be allowed to be worn.

[Trillian]

I think it's pretty normal these days, but I know most schools won't mind if they don't always have the emblem on their shirts. So long as you have at least one with the emblem to wear for school pics/excursions/special event days at school then you will be fine.

[Trillian]

oh and we need to pack our house and move to Seachange town in the next 2 weeks as well, should be right mate

you'll Be just in time for school to start