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School supply lists for Kindergarten.
I just looked online at the things we need to get for school. I didn't know we have to get things until I saw a notice on the electronic sign at DD's school about the list being online.
So this is what we need to get.
KINDERGARTEN
PLEASE LABEL:
Standard-sized backpack (No
Toddler Sized and No Wheels)
1 Student scissors
2 bottom pocket folders with
Fasteners(plastic)
DO NOT LABEL:
1 box Crayola crayons
1 dozen #2 Pencils
4 Elmer?s glue sticks
1 pack dry erase (Expo) markers
1 pack 3x5 blank Index cards
MOST HELPFUL:
1 Box of snack size Ziplocbags
1 Box of quart size Ziplocbags
1 pkg. of Seasonal rewardstickers
1 Ream of white copy paper
1 Box of Band-Aids
1 Box of baby wipes
1 Box of Kleenex tissues
1 Bottle pump of handsanitizer
(alcohol free)
107 Read/listened to in 2011: 91 Books/16 Audiobooks
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Re: School supply lists for Kindergarten.
I was just gonna post something about back to school shopping as I'd like to take advantage of the deals that are starting to come out. I keep looking for our district to update the website but so far I just see 'recommended dollar donation' to the classroom from last year.
ETA: I just found ours. It's also very specific--but some of ours is broken down to those with last names beginning A-M bring ... I think I might scope our Big Lots and Dollar Tree this week and just stock pile some of the basic stuff.
Thanks for posting!!
br
not sure about here, but in texas those sorts of things - as well as *any* decoration/embellishments - come out of the teacher's pockets. And since teachers get paid worse than any other noble profession i know...
Yep...100% if we don't get it from parents/students we don't get it at all unless we buy it. IMO, I would assume that the bottom section is optional. I ask for a lot of those things but I say they are optional and I get what I get. It's better than nothing and some parents want their kids to have that stuff at school so they are willing to donate it.
Also, the specific brands are because truly some are much better than others. The Expo brand dry erase markers are by far superior to any other brand, the crayola stuff is the same thing...it lasts longer and is a much better buy for your money. I've seen all the brands and know which work better than others which is why I ask for brand specific items.
I hear ya but I would respond much better to a suggested brand versus telling me what brand to buy.
br
And I can appreciate that ;-)
Ditto everything that Mary said. Lists get longer when budgets get cut, but unfortunately that frequently coincides with a poor economy and parents who are also experiencing budget cuts of their own.
The brand thing is legit... I have seen so, so many glue sticks dry out before they're even opened. Nothing but Elmer's in my classroom!
One year, my fellow first grade teachers and I decided to increase the classroom donation fee instead of asking for those items from the parents (glue sticks, erasers, the things that are brand-specific), so we could buy them ourselves for all the students. But there was an uproar from the parents that we were asking for too much money, so we had to return to a brand-specific list. You're never going to please everyone, and many people don't understand that the teachers actually do have the best interest of the students and their learning at heart when they make those lists!
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Haley Beth ~ March 3rd, 2011
Ditto. Would you believe that I've spend $250 already for NEXT school year? I just ran to Office Max because I could buy ten folders for 1 cent each and sharpies for $1. I'm constantly spending my own money, and searching for good deals.
In truth, public school cannot require any supplies, but we do ask. When I have taught in low-income areas I had to buy every student's folders, pencils, etc...when you have 34 kids, it adds up to SO much.
In general the brand specific bugs me, but my mom was a K teacher for 30+ years and she HATES non-Crayola crayons. The colors are inaccurate (like pink instead of red), they break really easily, and are difficult to wash out of stuff. She always asked for Crayola crayons for those reasons, but totally understood if budget didn't work out.
Our list (for half day K)
Baby wipes, 2 boxes of 24 ct crayola, low odor dry erase, sharpies, kleenex, zip lock bags, scissors, eraser, glue sticks, highlighter, thin and thick markers, #2 pencils, colored pencils, hand sanitizers, watercolors, cheap headphones for the computer, and a ream of copy paper. (Almost all have brands listed.)
Our school links to a page/company where you can just buy it all for $55 or you can go out and buy yourself (with lists available in local stores)....but I did my math and even with 4-5 of the things I already have, the prepared set is still cheaper.
I don't see a problem making parents buy this stuff. It helps teach the students and in some cases the parents responsibility. In cases of hardship there is always help with supplies (just don't tell me you have a hardship while you are spending $30 a month on your phones data & text plan.)