Finishing yr 6 starting yr 7 - useful to know (a year on).

Mrs_Arcanum

A couple of my DD's friends have friended me so I can keep a weather eye on things.

Chipsmum_2

This is a great thread. My DS (12 in Oct) starts secondary (we're in Scotland) in just over four weeks. We have the jumper and polo shirts with logo bought through the school. Everything else we have to get. We didn't get a list of things that we need to buy so just hope when we go shopping we get most things.

Reading through the threads I am picking up some great ideas and recommendations about things. As for school bus it is through the local authority picked up in the village and dropped off again at night.

Again DS hardly wears a jacket and many a time came home from primary soaking, even at times with his jumper in the bag! As for shoes they want, in his case astroturfs, all very nice but not from what I've seen the slightest bit waterproof.

But I'd better get saving for all the extra activities / school trips now. :rotfl:

Poppy9

Chipsmum wrote: »

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Again DS hardly wears a jacket and many a time came home from primary soaking, even at times with his jumper in the bag! As for shoes they want, in his case astroturfs, all very nice but not from what I've seen the slightest bit waterproof.
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Check if the school has a policy on school shoes. Many schools ban trainers, even if black and leather and insist on proper shoes!

In DD school they were stricter on them in early years as in Y10/11 she took to wearing uggs under her trousers or blooming plimsols!

kazd

Spendless wrote: »

Any chance of a link? I googled the YacPac brand you mentioned but couldn't find an animal one.

Here you go

http://www.yakpak.com/mg/index.php/

Didn't see an animal one, may be an old design, there was a skull and crossbones one though.

Cat501

Darren_G wrote: »

The school mine go to forbid mobile phones. If one is found on a student, it is confiscated and will only be handed over to a parent at the end of the week.

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I find that an incredible breach of rights. If a pupil is found with a switched on mobile during school time, fair enough, but I'd kick up a real stink if my DS was banned from taking his to school at all. He often decides to stay out playing football for a while - a good few hours usually - after school and uses it to text me and let me know.

daisiegg

Cat501 wrote: »

I find that an incredible breach of rights. If a pupil is found with a switched on mobile during school time, fair enough, but I'd kick up a real stink if my DS was banned from taking his to school at all. He often decides to stay out playing football for a while - a good few hours usually - after school and uses it to text me and let me know.

They a probably not completely forbidden to take them to school - I'd imagine it's more like the rule at my school where phones have to be switched off and locked in their lockers from the first bell in the morning to the end of the day. If they are found with a phone on them during the day (even at lunchtime) it is confiscated, the pupil gets a 2 hour detention after school on Friday and the phone is only returned to a parent. It works very well!

Cat501

daisiegg wrote: »

They a probably not completely forbidden to take them to school - I'd imagine it's more like the rule at my school where phones have to be switched off and locked in their lockers from the first bell in the morning to the end of the day. If they are found with a phone on them during the day (even at lunchtime) it is confiscated, the pupil gets a 2 hour detention after school on Friday and the phone is only returned to a parent. It works very well!

That would be fine, our school doesn't have lockers though so they have to be carried in their bag/pocket. Personally though, I wouldn't like DS being told he couldn't use his at lunchtime if he's off the school grounds which he usually is.

daisiegg

Cat501 wrote: »

That would be fine, our school doesn't have lockers though so they have to be carried in their bag/pocket. Personally though, I wouldn't like DS being told he couldn't use his at lunchtime if he's off the school grounds which he usually is.

Your son must be in sixth form then if he goes off the school grounds at lunchtime? The rules are different for sixth formers at our school - they are allowed to use their phones in sixth form areas (common room, study rooms) but they will still be confiscated if used in a lesson.

Cat501

daisiegg wrote: »

Your son must be in sixth form then if he goes off the school grounds at lunchtime? The rules are different for sixth formers at our school - they are allowed to use their phones in sixth form areas (common room, study rooms) but they will still be confiscated if used in a lesson.

No, we're in Scotland and he's going into 3rd year in August. I think there was once a rule about 1st years having to stay on school grounds at lunchtime but I'm not sure that exists now.

balletshoes

Cat501 wrote: »

No, we're in Scotland and he's going into 3rd year in August. I think there was once a rule about 1st years having to stay on school grounds at lunchtime but I'm not sure that exists now.

we didn't have any rules about high school age kids needing to stay on school grounds at lunchtimes in Scotland either - most of us used to be out of school during lunch break.