PE kit for first day of school

[Tiggles]

Probably a dim question, but how likely is DS to need his PE kit on his first day at secondary? They have had a week's induction in July so I think they are pretty much straight into 'normal school'. I think he should take it just in case, DH is convinced they won't need it. School not answering the phone...

[haggisaggis]

Did he not get a timetable during his induction? If he's timetabled for it, he will get it.

[noblegiraffe]

If he had a week's induction does he already have his timetable?

Chances are he won't have PE and if he does have PE so many others won't have their kit that they won't do a practical.

[BackforGood]

Probably not that likely - but that said, none of mine had a week's induction, so possibly more likely for your ds than my dd

Either way, my dd will be taking hers, as I think it's better to have it and not need it, than not have it if they do need it.

[orangeandemons]

Am amazed at all these kids who got their timetable during induction. The staff in our school only got them on the last week of term

[NoComet]

Almost certainly not DDs never do, they do planning and talking about things if there is PE first day back.

[Tiggles]

No, he didn't get a timetable, they just had lots of lessons and maths tests etc. All the other forms did PE in the induction week except his.

[PareyMortas]

Dd1 had PE on her first day in year seven, it was timetabled for the afternoon.

[haggisaggis]

I know at ds's school that they go on to the new timetable at the end of June before school finishes for the summer - and I remember he already had his timetable before he started S1. But maybe it's different up here.

[utterlyashamedofmyself]

I did PE on my first day of Senior school , I also didn't take my kit & ended up in detention not bitter at all

[cricketballs]

at my place, normal lessons happen in the afternoon of the first day; timetables are only given out in the morning (as staff we are lucky if we get them in the last week of July). If he has pe in the afternoon I very much doubt it will be expected that he will have kit. The first PE lessons for all year 7 is not a practical lesson anyway as they have to go through rules, procedures, reminding them where everything is etc and then an information gathering exercise as in who prefers what sports, who does what outside of school etc

[Tiggles]

after reading utterly's horror story I think I'll send him in with kit just to be on the safe side. He has autism, and if he gets something like that 'wrong' I may struggle to ever get him to go again.

[Anthracite]

I imagine the PE teachers work each day of the week, so there is a chance he will have PE and will need his kit.

This reminds me that I still need to label DD's kit.

[creamteas]

At my DCs school, normal lessons after morning break and detentions on day one in no PE kit :(

Does he have access to a locker? If so it is no hardship to take it in on day one and just leave it there till the first PE lesson anyway

[Saffyz]

Might as well take it in case.

[AChickenCalledKorma]

Mine is taking hers. They should get their locker keys on the first day, so if she doesn't use it she can shove it in her locker and I won't have to think about it any more.

[Hulababy]

DD hasn't had a timetable yet. She will take her PE bag in on the first day and it will then reside in her sport's locker.

[Tiggles]

Thanks all. It's in his bag. As far as I can tell they don't have lockers though.

[cls77]

My dd started year 7 today and has to collect her pe kit at the school today?! Not sure when they expect us to label it

[epic78]

Now I am worried. Dd starts middle school tomorrow and I haven't even labelled pe kit. Also no locker until we pay a deposit /fee.
Only hald day induction and no timetable.

[MadeOfStarDust]

Ours were told no-one needs PE kit first day back after summer. They get their timetables on day1 and have enough to think about.