School Uniform

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 17 Aug 2004, 15:42

Today, as I was driving home from a very pleasant morning spent in Plaisir du Chocolat, I happened to be going past Porty High at lunchtime

Anyway, at the risk of sounding like a complete old fogey, I thought that everyone looked great in their school uniforms

It makes such a difference

The tie seems to have changed from the navy and gold stripes that I wore though and looks more like the old Sixth Year tie

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Aug 2004, 17:11

Agreed. My two went off this morning looking as smart as buttons. I am delighted about the new policy and its not before time.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 17 Aug 2004, 19:28

I know I might be slightly biased but I also thought the kids looked brilliant today. They seemed to be mainly enthusiastic about the whole thing. My very own pet teenager was even up early to iron his shirt!!!

(oh, and he even folded up his trousers when he got in - although it is still only day one!)

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 17 Aug 2004, 20:46

<big grin>
Other half works now in an office with a parent of Porty High pupils. One of whom was sent home today for arriving wearing non-standard uniform. The funny part was that said co-office worker's child was sent home by husband of...other new office co-worker! Oops!

I think it's great that the uniform thing has come back.

Lindsay the Book · Post by **Lindsay the Book** » 18 Aug 2004, 16:52

Some of the kids remarked that the teachers should also be subject to a dress code. They were complaining bitterly about tee shirt and jean wearing staff.

flearoy · Post by **flearoy** » 18 Aug 2004, 17:38

Quite right, teachers should be setting an example. There isn't many jobs these days that you can turn up looking scruffy and when your standing on front of impressionable young people you should quite frankly look the part.

I agree everyone looks really good it's much nicer than the mingin green uniform i had to wear to my school and the krappa kappa all the porty lot used to wear. Bruce and my sister where so excited that last week they where both prancing around the house at 1 am in full uniform looking in all the mirrors.

He's going to be

now.

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 18 Aug 2004, 18:31

lol flearoy

that's what sisters are for imo

there's so much fun to be had making a brother

Jamesie · Post by **Jamesie** » 18 Aug 2004, 23:25

You've got to ask why the kids are turning up out of uniform. If its because they're trying to be fashionable, then send them home to have a long think.

If its because the parents haven't bought them uniforms, then thats another matter entirely. I trust the Portobello High guidance system will root out the posers from the genuine cases.

James

Beach Babe · Post by **Beach Babe** » 19 Aug 2004, 14:16

Marya wrote:Beachbabe wrote;
there's so much fun to be had making a brother
shouldn't you have added " .......for Emily" ?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 19 Aug 2004, 16:44

the stork's not coming again is it ?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 21 Aug 2004, 17:20

Back to the original topic! I heard a wee story today from a friend who was at the bus stop standing beside two boys in their obviously new uniforms. An old lady came up and asked them if her bus had gone past and then told them how lovely they looked. When they went away she said to my friend that she was normally too wary to speak to teenagers but these two looked so nice in their uniforms that they didn't frighten her!

Result!

flearoy · Post by **flearoy** » 22 Aug 2004, 18:40

I went too a private school and wore uniform, almost every single day i would be approached by an elderly person for a bit of banter at a bus stop. I think it's great and i am glad it's happening for the porty crew as well. The communication between older and younger people on this website is brilliant as well. i love it! especially when someone approachs me in the blue bean for a wee chat.

am putting away my spray can and crow bar an putting up my hand to salute all you fogies.

Post by **wangi** » 22 Aug 2004, 19:39

I remember reading somewhere in our "guidelines" I shouldn't do this... But the opportunity is just too good...

"You went to a private school", how was the English?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 22 Aug 2004, 19:50

I blame the teetchers myself. Wangi, consider yourself reprimanded.

Post by **wangi** » 22 Aug 2004, 20:03

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves" is a good read - I'd never have thought grammar could be entertaining!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 65-8135049

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 22 Aug 2004, 21:47

wangi wrote:"Eats, Shoots & Leaves" is a good read - I'd never have thought grammar could be entertaining!

I think you meant to say the following sentence.

"The book entitled "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" is good. I would never have thought that the subject of grammar could be an entertaining one.".

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Aug 2004, 22:41

wangi wrote:I remember reading somewhere in our "guidelines" I shouldn't do this... But the opportunity is just too good...

"You went to a private school", how was the English?

She got an A in her Higher, I think it was the highest mark in the School and is going on to study English Lit. A bit scary don't you think?

flearoy · Post by **flearoy** » 23 Aug 2004, 11:56

well, i'm on holiday

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 23 Aug 2004, 21:01

Flearoy, if you intend to be a writer and cannot spell you will be in the company of Hemmingway, Keats, V Woolf and Yeats, according to an article in the Indy on Sunday yesterday.

And also accordingly to this article 'weird' is one of the top ten missspelled words in English, so, wangi, you are not alone either!!

The article was basically a 'puff' for a book due out next week, which sounds like it might appeal to those of us who enjoyed 'Eats, Shhots and Leaves'.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/ ... 32-6365230

And I have to confess I wrote an essay about the poem 'Michael' by Wordsworth - and spelt it 'Micheal' the whole way through!!

[and I mean 'wrote' - no spellcheck in 1974!!

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