The new school year is stressful enough, so we've put together the ultimate checklist for getting your child ready for school.
Uniform checklist
- Four shirts or polo shirts
- Boys – two pairs of trousers, one pair of shorts
- Girls – two pinafores/skirts/trousers
- Jumpers – one with a logo and one plain for spare
- Shoes
- Socks
- Lightweight waterproof coat (foldable)
- Heavier coat for colder days
- Wellies
- Hat
- Hi Viz Kids Vest
PE kit checklist
- Gym bag
- Trainers
- Shorts
- T-shirt (check your uniform guide for colours)
- Tracksuit for cold weather
- Spare pair of socks (especially for girls who might be wearing tights that day
- Hair tie for kids with long hair
Other back to school supplies
Check with your school about water bottles, lunch boxes, pencil cases and other supplies as rules may have changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Name labels
- Lunch box or lunch bag – see a great selection of lunch boxes in your local Homeland store
- Small water bottle for lunch – can be found in your local Homeland store too
- Pencil case with pencil, pen, coloured crayons or pencils, ruler, pencil sharpener, rubber. Older kids may also need highlighters and calculator
- Older kids may need a notebook and folders to hold their work
- School bag to carry it all in
