Appropriate Dress - General

	• Children should dress in consideration for weather conditions. Each child should
	  dress in a manner that is appropriate for a school setting, remembering that school
	  is a child’s place of business. 


	• It should be assumed that we will have outdoor recess and the children should be 
	  prepared. In the colder  or snowy weather, children should come to school with warm
	  jackets, boots, mittens, and a hat, all labeled. It may be necessary to wear a sweater
	  in the classroom. 


	• Special attention should be paid to footwear. We ask that children wear shoes that are
	  securely fastened to the feet with straps, ties or  buckles so that we don’t have accidents.
	  Flip flops, backless sandals, and high heels are inappropriate for school, and sometimes 
	  disqualify a child from participating in an educational activity. Socks should always be 
	  worn. We ask special consideration, when buying new shoes, that you try not to get the kind 
	  with black soles that scuff our floors. 


	• Clothing which exposes undergarments or personal body parts, the midriff or the very top of 
	  the thigh, is not considered appropriate dress for school. 




Appropriate Dress - Physical Education
	Kindergartners have physical education once a week.
 
	Grades 1 - 5 have physical education twice a week.


	• Mark your calendars so that you know  on which days your child will have to dress for 
	  physical education. There is no time or place to change before going to the gym. Children
	  should wear loose fitting trousers or shorts on physical education days. The only kind of
	  footwear allowed is sneakers which either tie or have Velcro fasteners. Soft soled shoes 
	  are not allowed for physical education instruction. 


	• Children will come properly dressed for participation in all physical education activities
	  on the days it is scheduled for their classes. Only written excuses issued by a doctor will
	  be considered viable for exclusion from physical education instruction. 


	• Physical education instruction is an important school subject, addressing the total health 
	  and well-being of your child. Please do not ask for your child to be excluded from any areas
	  of the curriculum. It would be like asking to be excluded from grammar lessons.
 

	• Children are tested in fitness twice a year, once in the beginning and again at the end.
	  They set standards upon which to improve for themselves. All children are encouraged to do 
	  their personal best. 


	• Any questions about our physical education program should be addressed to Mr. Larry  Moore,
	  623-8757.