Dress Code

Dress Code for 1st through 8th Grades

Shirts: Solid White or Navy Blue
• Short sleeve or long sleeve collared shirt (golf, oxford, turtleneck or blouse).
• ALL SHIRTS must be tucked in.
• If an undershirt is worn, it must be solid navy blue or white without writing or decals.

Pants: Solid Navy Blue or Khaki
• May be pleated or flat front and hem or cuff should be at top of shoe.
• If the pants have belt loops, child MUST wear a belt.
• The following are not permitted: jeans, cargo or Capri style, extremely flared legs, sweatpants or pants with rivets.
Boot cut or minimal flare is allowed.
• Must be worn at the waist; no hip huggers or low-rise pants.

Sweaters: Solid Navy Blue, solid Dark Green or solid White
• Sweater or sweater vest (V-neck, crew neck or cardigan style). No hoods, please.
• All sweaters, like all clothing, must fit well: nothing too big or too small, please.
• A collared shirt must be worn underneath.

Sweatshirts and Fleeces: Permitted if they are ordered from Copper Penny or Lands’ End. Other sweatshirts are not permitted during the school day.
• Colors include: white, grey, navy blue, royal blue or hunter green, all available from our suppliers. No other colors
are permitted.
• Fleeces may be vests or half-zip or full zip. Sweatshirts must be crew-neck only.
• A collared shirt must be worn underneath.

Shorts, Skirts, Jumpers and Skorts: Solid Navy Blue or Khaki
• No cargo style.
• Length must be two inches above the middle of the knee or longer.
• Must be worn at the waist, no hip huggers or low-rise.

Shoes: sneakers or leather are permitted, as well as dress shoes. Shoes must cover the entire foot, heel and toes.
• Boots with pants only.
• One pair of non-marking sneakers needed for gym class only.
• No mules, clogs, or crocs, except on dress-down days. Flip-flops are never permitted at school.
• Sneakers must be laced and tied cleanly and tightly.

Socks and Tights: Must be solid navy blue or solid white.

Gym Uniform (Grades 4-8): This is available for purchase directly from St. Anne’s at the start of the school year. All students in grades 4-8 must wear the school-purchased uniform of white t-shirt and navy “St. Anne’s” shorts. No other clothing will be allowed. If the fourth graders have PE at the beginning or end of the school day, they may wear their PE uniforms and/or sweatshirts and sweatpants to or from school. Fourth graders who wear their PE uniforms to school will be required to change into their school uniforms a the conclusion of PE class.
Jewelry, Hats, Hair and Makeup: All jewelry must be small and appropriate for school. Multiple bracelets, earrings or necklaces are not permitted. Earrings must be smaller than one inch long. If girls do wear makeup, it should be minimal, and sparkles are not allowed. Boys are not allowed to wear earrings or makeup. Body piercing, body jewelry, body drawing and tattoos are not allowed. No hats or hair coverings should be worn in the building unless required for medical or religious reasons. Sweatbands and bandanas are not allowed. Hair must be neat, clean and out of the face and eyes. Boys’ hair must be cut above the shirt collar. Hair must be a natural color; no dyes allowed and should not be distracting to others or spiked.

• Clothing should be label or emblem-free. Please mark all clothes with your child’s name.
• Interpretation of these rules allows for some individuality of expression, but students who are out of dress code may
be issued an appropriate consequence or face other disciplinary reprimand.

Out-of-Dress Code Days
• There will be a few out-of-dress code days scheduled throughout the year. There may be an announced theme for style of dress. Students must avoid designs of questionable taste, as well as torn, abused, or revealing items (tube tops, cropped tops, spaghetti-straps or strapless tops). P.E. uniforms must be worn during P.E. class on out-of-dress code days. Logos and some writing are allowed, as long as they are appropriate for school. Mules, clogs, or crocs, are allowed on dress-down days. Flip-flops are never permitted at school.

Dress Code for All Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Students

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students do not have to follow the 1st – 8th grade requirements of colors but may use the limitations as a general guide with the following statements in mind.

• Dress should be neat and appropriate for school.
• Please do not send child into school wearing anything too big or too small.
• Jeans and cargo and Capri style pants are permitted as are leggings and sweatpants.
• Some writing on clothing, which is appropriate for school, is allowed in PreK and K.
• Shirts do not need to tucked in and children are not required to wear belts.
• Please keep at home accessories that may get in the way, like purses, ties, jewelry and toys.
• Dress shoes and sneakers must be worn: sandals, clogs, mules, crocs or open-toe shoes are not permitted for safety reasons.
• Short sleeves are permitted. Spaghetti straps and backless shirts are not.