You may have received a supply list, but it is generic. This one here is more specific to my classroom.
Please look around your house for the things on the list, there is no need to go buy a bunch of new stuff.
FYI- I collect and store the extra supplies (not in use each day) in a ziplock bag for each student. This way supplies are not lost or borrowed. When students need a new pencil or more looseleaf, they come to me and get their ziplock bag of supplies.
2 packages of good quality pencils, I recommend Staedler. They are the blue pencils with a white eraser. They last longer, don't have a weak lead, and are a superior quality to other pencils. Please scratch away a strip of the blue paint near the eraser, and write your child's name in pen on the side of each pencil.
3+ white erasers. Please put your child's name on each one.
7 Duotangs- 2 labelled Spelling, Journal, 5 for projects later in the year.
1 inch (or larger) binder, with dividers labelled- Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, French, and Other. Please write the student name on the spine and front.
1 basic calculator, student name on it.
1 package of coloured pencils, basic colours, student name on each one. You can use old ones from the year before, no need to buy a new package if you can find the basic colours.
2 fine tip black markers, please put student name on each one.
3+ glue sticks, please put student name on each.
1 pair decent scissors, name on the handle in permanent marker.
1 package fine tip felt coloured markers, name on each.
1 large size scrapbook with manila paper (yellow). A standard scrapbook that you remember from your childhood. Please put your child's name on the front.
1 box of kleenex.
1 pencil box to hold the little bits and pieces mentioned here.
2 black or blue pens, name written on each one.
1 red pen, name on it.
1 bottle of white glue, no need for a name on this one, I collect them and store for art projects.
1 pencil sharpener with reservoir to hold the shavings. A good quality one is essential.
Approximately 250 sheets of looseleaf paper. You can put about 20 sheets in each section of the binder mentioned above, and bring the rest to class.
1 long ruler with centimetres and millimetres, please label with student name.
1 protractor (plastic semi-circle tool to measure degrees), name on it, that's all you need, not the whole math set.
1 highlighter marker.
1 large ziplock bag, the biggest one you find at the grocery story, clearly write your child's name on it.
