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Preschool Dress Code

PK students are required to wear a gym uniform and sneakers on the day their class has gym. Each preschool class has gym once per week and your child’s teacher will let you know the day. The gym uniform is optional for the other days when your child attends school. The gym uniform consists of an ash gray tee shirt and/or ash gray sweatshirt with the St. John’s logo along with hunter green or navy blue athletic shorts or sweatpants. The items are available for purchase from Flynn & O’Hara and from the PTO Spirit Wear sales.

 

Please be sure that your child wears simple, washable play clothes with button snaps and zippers that he or she can manage alone. Also, please have shoes that have quiet, NON-MARKING SOLES. Please, no flip-flops, Crocs, boots or sandals. Preschool students are not permitted to wear tattoos, extreme hair styles or jewelry to school. Kindly label all clothing items that can be removed such as jackets, sweaters, etc. We are not responsible for lost items. The first cool day means extra clothing and the children cannot always identify that new jacket or sweater. A tote bag will be provided for your child which will contain a communication folder. Please check it often and send to school each day with your child.

Elementary Dress Code

Uniform components may be purchased from Flynn & O'Hara Uniform Company, throughout the year, online or at the stores (Towson or Harrisburg). Families donate uniforms back to school and are available to the current families. 


At all times, students are to be: 

  • Neat and clean in appearance, no rips or tears in clothing.

  • Girls’ hair should be neatly arranged and not hanging in their eyes.

  • Girls’ headbands, clips, bows or barrettes, if worn, are limited to dark blue, dark green, white, or the uniform print purchased through Flynn & O’Hara. No bright colors, designs or patterns are permitted.

  • Boys' hair must be cut above the collar, above eyebrows and above the ears.

  • All students’ hair may not be dyed, colored, or highlighted. Extreme hairstyles are not permitted, included but not limited to mohawks, fauxhawks, mullets, shaved heads, etc. 

  • If a student is not dressed in the school uniform, parents/legal guardians are to send a note to the classroom teacher explaining the reason.

  • If the principal feels that a student's clothing is not appropriate, parents/legal guardians will be contacted to bring a change of clothing to school.

  • Please label everything your child wears to school. Lost and found items not claimed will be donated.

  • Necklaces of a religious nature may be worn. Girls may wear small post earrings only. 

  • Multiple piercings and facial piercings are not permitted for boys or girls. Boys may not wear earrings. Other jewelry is not to be worn including but not limited to rings, bracelets, pins, etc. 

  • Tattoos are to be washed off/removed before coming into school.

  • No nail polish, fake fingernails, makeup, or tattoos as they are distractors to learning

  • Non-uniform sweatshirts are not permitted. 

  • No smart watches are to be worn by the students. Students may wear exercise tracking devices such as Fitbits only. A traditional watch may be worn, if it is not a distraction to learning.

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A uniform violation slip will be given for non-compliance of school uniforms. After five violations, detention will be required to be served. 

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BOYS K-6

Daily Uniform must be neat and tidy with shirts tucked in.
Elementary School Uniform Dress Code

  • Pants: plain dress khaki or navy blue; long pants must be worn for the Middle trimester; shorts may be worn the first/last trimesters as long as the temperature is above 50 degrees. NO cargo pants, drawstring pants or khaki jeans.

  • Shirts: MUST be tucked in at all times; Green polo with the school logo - long or short sleeve. White button-down shirt with navy blue or hunter green tie for Mass and special events.

  • Belt: brown or black (grades 1 - 6).

  • Shoes: DRESS brown or black with NON-MARKING SOLES, no boots, no sport shoes. 

  • Shoes must fit securely, and laces tied at all times. 

  • Socks: white, black, navy blue or dark green only and must be free of logos. Socks must cover ankle bone and be visible at least two inches above the ankle. 

  • Optional sweater: Hunter green or navy-blue cardigan or v-neck with SJB Catholic School logo

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Girls Grades K-6

Daily Uniform must be neat and tidy.

  • Grades K-4: plaid jumper with white Peter Pan collar blouse - long or short sleeve (Purchased from Flynn & O'Hara). The jumper may be no more than 2 inches above the knee.

  • Grades 5-6: plaid skirt and navy blue polo shirt with the school logo, purchased from Flynn & O’Hara may be work with school logo sweater in the winter. This is for 5/6 grade girls ONLY. The plaid skirt may be no more than 2 inches above the knee. 

  • Slacks: plain girls’ khaki dress slacks with black or brown belt. Grades K-4 may wear khaki slacks with the white Peter Pan collar blouse. Grades 5/6 may wear khaki slacks with the navy blue polo shirt with the school logo.

  • Shoes: DRESS brown or black with NON-MARKING SOLES, no boots, no sport shoes. Shoes should fit securely, and laces tied at all times. 

  • Socks: white, navy blue or dark green only and must be free of logos. Socks must cover ankle bone and be visible at least two inches above the ankle. Tights or knee socks must be worn during the middle trimester. They may be dark green, navy blue or white. Leggings worn with socks are not permitted. Footless tights are not permitted.

  • Optional sweater: hunter green or navy blue cardigan or v-neck with SJB Catholic School logo

 

PE Uniform is to be worn on school day on which your child has Gym class.

  • Tee shirt and sweatshirt: light gray with SJB Catholic School Logo 

  • Shorts and sweatpants: hunter green or navy blue (no gray and no leggings)

  • Sneakers are to be NON-MARKING ONLYSocks: white, navy blue or dark green only and must be free of logos. Socks must cover ankle bone and be visible at least two inches above the ankle.

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Non-Uniform Day Dress Code

This is a privilege and exception, not a right. When students are granted a non-uniform pass, their clothing must conform to the following standards:

  • Any dress or skirt must be the required length or longer than the uniform jumpers and skirts, and “modest” in style. Shorts, if worn, should be similar to Bermuda style shorts and be the same length or longer than the required length of the uniform jumpers and skirts.

  • If leggings are worn, the student is to wear a shirt that comes to mid-thigh. 

  • All shoes must have NON-MARKING SOLES and be either school uniform shoes or sneakers. No sandals, flip-flops, Crocs or high heeled shoes are to be worn.

  • Shirts must have sleeves, cover the shoulder and be long enough to cover the waistband of the pants that are being worn and must have appropriate logos and wording.

  • Pajama pants may not be worn unless there is a specific pajama day event.

  • Gym shorts may be worn under sweatpants. 

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