PE Uniform Information Including Sweatpants/Sweatshirts

The Holy Spirit gym uniform consists of the Holy Spirit gym shirt, the Holy Spirit gym shorts (both of which are items that must be ordered through PTO), socks, and tennis shoes.  These are items that need to be worn each and every gym class (preschool-eighth grade) and they are worn all day.  If gym clothes have been ordered and have not come in yet (as of September 8, 2011), students need to wear an appropriate athletic pair of shorts and an appropriate athletic t-shirt for class.  All returning Holy Spirit students from last year should wear last year’s PE uniform if a new uniform has been ordered, but has yet to arrive.

Optional items include sweatpants and sweatshirts.  The sweatpants this year must be a solid color (they may have a colored line down the side) and they must be a dark color (navy, black, etc.) and can be ordered through PTO if the student would like sweatpants that say “Holy Spirit” on them.  It is NOT required for students to purchase sweatpants through PTO if students have sweatpants at home that fit the said criteria.  If sweatpants are worn, the PE uniform shorts still must be worn underneath to still be considered in proper PE uniform.  If sweatshirts are worn (fleece or traditional)—they MUST BE purchased through PTO, so the sweatshirt must be a Holy Spirit sweatshirt, which differs from the sweatpants.  Again, students must have their normal PE gym shirt underneath to be considered in their proper PE uniform.  Part of the PE grade in grades 3-8 (this includes the 2/3 split class—Mrs. Elliot’s homeroom) is directly tied into students bringing their gym clothes to class.  It is considered the students’ “book” for PE class.

They will be days in the fall that we will go outside for class, so please pay close attention to the weather.  It is extremely rare for us to go outside in the winter into early spring when the temperatures are close to or below freezing.

Just as an FYI, middle school has an A, B, C rotation in which 8^th grade has PE on “A” days, 6^th Grade on “B” days, and 7^th grade on “C” days.  Students received a calendar that is updated through the end of September and each middle school homeroom teacher has a calendar posted in homerooms.  We are in the process of finalizing the middle school calendar for the rest of the year—beyond September.  Kindergarten through fifth grade has PE twice a week, and preschool (4-year olds) has PE once a week.

If anyone has any questions concerning the gym uniform, please do not hesitate to let me know:

kbranigan@holyspirit-indy.org

Mr. Branigan