School Uniform

Children should wear a School polo shirt, available in one of 6 vibrant colours – lime green, sunshine yellow, royal purple, very raspberry, tangy orange and happy turquoise.  Children may wear any colour on any day, but they must wear a School-branded polo shirt. Trousers, skirts and pinafores should all be grey. Children may also wear non-branded grey jogging bottoms too. (Gingham summer dresses are not part of the School  Uniform).

Children should wear sensible shoes or trainers. Fashion shoes cause danger and are not suitable for school. Children need slippers for classrooms and those within the EYFS require a pair of wellington boots too.

Parents and Carers are able to purchase School Uniform via the ‘payments’/’shop’ facility on the ParentMail app.  We do not sell uniform via the School Office and TVI is a cashless School.

Dressing appropriately for hot and cold weather

It is really unhealthy for children to come to school  overly dressed in warmer weather. Children are very active in school throughout the day and wearing unnecessary layers (vests, leggings, shirts and jumpers) will cause children to over-heat.  It also increases the chances of items getting lost as they remove extra layers to cool down.  Please dress you child appropriately for the weather.  In turn, we’ll help them to stay healthy (including empowering them to take clothes off and put them  back on again when either too hot or too cold). School Uniform can be purchased from the school office.

PE Uniform

For safety and hygienic reasons children are expected to change for PE. We sell PE kits, including a “PE-bag”.

Children will need:

• A white T-shirt and navy or white shorts.
• A tracksuit or extra jumper and trousers for outdoor PE on chilly days.
• Children do not wear footwear for indoor PE – it is safer to work in bare feet. Children will, however, need plimsolls or trainers for out-door activities
• Please inform school if your child has a verucca. He/she will need to wear plimsolls for all PE lessons, until the verucca has gone.
• Children who forget their PE kit will be expected to do PE in pants and vest.

PE is part of the school curriculum and is important for your child’s healthy development; he/she will be expected to participate in all lessons.

During Year 2 swimming lessons, boys should wear trunks or shorts (which don’t go below the knee) and girls should wear one-piece swim suits (not bikinis).

It is very difficult to identify lost items of uniform, so please mark clothing with your child’s name using a permanent marker pen. We help children to look after their uniform but this is a learning process. Despite all this care and good-intention, uniform on occasion does still get lost. If this is the case, please try not to worry: it usually turns up in the end.  Our lost property is in the hall. If you perceive that your child seems to be losing a lot of uniform, please come and speak to us.

Earrings

Wearing jewellery in PE lessons is hazardous; accordingly, children should not attend school wearing jewellery.  If a bangle is worn for religious reasons it should be covered with a sweatband for PE. It is best for children not to wear any earrings. Children with pierced ears may only wear plain studs, which must be removed for PE. Your child’s teacher will let you know when his/her class will be having PE, as it is not safe for children to wear jewellery during PE lessons.