Well, now I'm having flashbacks!! I remember grade 1, we all had to line up before class and show our hands, fingernails and our fresh hankie (with our names in the corner). Woe betide any small person with grubby mitts or minus the hankie.
High school had the dreaded maroon coloured gym dress (not too short, we had to do the get on the knees and measure thing) They also had the matching bloomers, fetching numbers with vast amounts of fabric and thick elastic waist and legs.