Uniform
We take great pride in our school uniform and hope that you will join us in this as we believe that wearing a school uniform gives our children a sense of belonging and an identity as a school community. Children, like the staff, are asked to take pride in their appearance and to dress smartly for school.
Uniform
- Reception to Year 4 children: Archibald First School red sweatshirts or cardigan
- Nursery children: Archibald First School blue sweatshirt and blue polo shirt.
- Plain navy trousers, pinafores or skirts with white polo shirts.
- Red and white checked / gingham summer school dresses may be worn in the warmer months.
- School shoes should be plain and dark in colour, appropriate to the age of the children and provide adequate protection for your child’s feet. Plain trainers, multi-coloured trainers and football shoes are not allowed.
Leggings, jeans, striped tracksuit bottoms or combat trousers are not permitted.
PE Kit
Children in Reception to Year 4 require a PE Kit.
- Plain red school t-shirt
- Royal blue PE shorts and/or navy, plain tracksuit bottoms
- Suitable footwear for sports.
- Optional: A school PE hoodie
Football kits, other hoodies and general sportswear are not permitted.
Jewellery and Hair
Only the wearing of stud earrings and a watch is acceptable in school. Earrings must be removed on PE days.
The Governing Body will accept no responsibility for injury caused by a child wearing any jewellery. Staff can not be responsible for the removal and replacement of earrings etc. The school will not be held responsible for the loss of any jewellery on school premises.
Please note that children with long hair should make sure it is tied back for health and safety reasons during PE lessons. Only simple and plain hair bands and bobbles should be worn.
Bookbags
Every child in Reception is presented with a school bookbag as a gift from the PTFA on their first day. Children joining us in Years 1 to 4 also receive his gift.
Branded Uniform
We want our uniform to be as affordable as possible. Whilst many families choose to purchase some branded items this is not essential. The only items we encourage to be branded with the school logo is our jumper or cardigan and the PE T-shirt to have Archibald logo on.
Branded uniform with the school logo on can be purchased from Tots to Teams at Kingston Park or from Ciel School Uniform on Gosforth High Street. Ciel School Uniform will embroider our logo onto school wear purchased via supermarkets or the high street. They also have iron on badges for sale.
Sustainability
We hold regular uniform swap shops throughout the school year where uniform can be taken. There is no charge for the uniform, however, a small donation is always gratefully received. We also encourage families to share uniform for Gosforth Junior Academy when older siblings outgrow their uniform.
To facilitate uniform swapping in between the official school swap shops, families can also join the ‘Archibald Exchange’ Facebook group which is run by parents. Please note that the school is not involved with this.
If you need something in between the swap shops, please contact the school office or the PTFA (archibaldchair@yahoo.co.uk) and we will look into the swap shop stock that we have in school.
Helping Hands
School will continue to support families who may need help with replacing uniform. Please get in touch with us at the school office and we will endeavour to help where possible. Any conversations are always treated confidentially.
Community Awareness
Excess uniform and uniform that we cannot swap or will be either donated to schools in Newcastle where we know that families cannot survive due to cost of day to day living or donated to the Community Clothing bank.
We will offer uniform direct to these schools/facility for free. This includes school shoes, so please consider keeping these for our swap shops.
As we also have families in this position, we will continue to discretely pass uniform on to those who are in need.