I just ordered DD's school supplies today. I was able to order a package from the PTO so it was super easy, but expensive. $90 in supplies for my first grader. Ugh.
Teachers, what are the most needed items to restock as the year progresses?
I taught k and for us it was glue sticks. We use them for word study sorts and they get used up fast. We were only allowed to request 6 at the beginning of the year so I ended up buying them all the time.
would buying less expensive backpacks be like buying roseart crayons? We are donating two filled backpacks via a local charity and I am having some sticker shock. I spent $80 buying all of the good supplies. I should probably suck it up and get them jansport or equivalent backpacks, yes? Or are random brand target bags ok? These are for grade 2-5.
Get the High Seirra backpacks at Costco. They are $18 and better than some more expensive brands.
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Not having kids, I am always shocked by the school supplies list. Now THIS is something I wouldn't mind paying a bit more in taxes for. Thanks to this thread I just posted in my towns FB page asking for school supply lists for each school in town so I can buy some to donate. I looked at my town and they spend $16,600 per student. I would much rather more go to technology than for kids that can't afford school supplies.
Most stores have the lists in the school supply department. Both my Target and WalMarts have the lists printed out that you could grab and shop off of.
Most stores have the lists in the school supply department. Both my Target and WalMarts have the lists printed out that you could grab and shop off of.
Thanks. I got a list and a PTO contact from my local FB group. They all said they usually need rectangular boxes of tissues. I will get those and then pick one thing from every grade level list.
Teachers, what are the most needed items to restock as the year progresses?
I taught k and for us it was glue sticks. We use them for word study sorts and they get used up fast. We were only allowed to request 6 at the beginning of the year so I ended up buying them all the time.
I think my DD's K5 list asked for 10 glue sticks. I was curious as to WTF kindergarteners do to go through them so fast!
Her list also called for a single-subject spiral bound notebook with no perforated pages. I have looked at pretty much every store that I can think of that sells school and office supplies and can only find them with perforations. I'm wondering if her teacher is testing the parents in some way...
Post by DarcyLongfellow on Aug 3, 2015 23:08:25 GMT -5
DD1's school's PTO does the thing where you can order the supplies at the end of the previous year. It's the greatest thing ever.
The supply list isn't fun at all. It's super specific (down to what color folders should be), and a lot of the stuff is requested in qualities that aren't sold (like, 2 packs of 6, but only packs of 8 in a slightly different size are in stores).
The supply packs aren't cheap (maybe $80 or so), but from what I understand, the PTO basically does it at cost (it's not a money maker). I would happily do it even if it were more expensive.
I really want to donate school supplies this year. I've sent in extra to DD's class before, but her school is pretty well off in general. I should call the local food pantry and see if they collect school supplies.
Last year my daughter was in kindergarten and I ordered the school supply box for around $35. This year I bought off the list and spent $12. I still have to buy crackers and tissues.
I just ordered DD's school supplies today. I was able to order a package from the PTO so it was super easy, but expensive. $90 in supplies for my first grader. Ugh.
I find out what , if anything, BabyLiu needs for K a week before she starts. That's also when we find out if she's in morning or afternoon class.
How exactly is one supposed to plan their life and child care needs of they don't even know when they need care until a week before it is necessary?
This is not uncommon and is insanely ridiculous (as is the persistence of half day K in general). My town just implemented full day K but when my oldest was in K we had less than a month's notice about whether she would be in am or pm. They don't send teacher assignments until the last minute many places because parents call to complain about who their kid got and try to switch and they want as little time as possible for that to happen.
In my town most households that use traditional daycare (versus a SAHP or a nanny) didn't use public K when it was half day because the wrap around care costs made it no cheaper than full time daycare, so people kept their kids in daycare for that year then entered public in 1st grade instead. When they build an addition to accommodate full day they went from 2 K classrooms (2 am/2 pm) to 5 classrooms.
I find out what , if anything, BabyLiu needs for K a week before she starts. That's also when we find out if she's in morning or afternoon class.
How exactly is one supposed to plan their life and child care needs of they don't even know when they need care until a week before it is necessary?
These are people who have never stepped foot in a Staples or Office Max a week before school begins. It's a veritable feeding frenzy and all the good supplies are kaput
We moved to full day the year Jackson started K but if we hadn't - the K day was 7:45-1 or something like that. But no bus service and I don't know if they were eligible for after care.
But the thing that our school did that was insane (and they still do) is for the first two weeks of school, K kids are divided into small groups and go 2 half days (1 each week). It was a nightmare for working parents because the older kids were all in school on the regular schedule, all the summer camps and stuff were over, etc.
I think most lists aren't updated very often, which is why you get requests for things that don't exist- like the flip top cigar box pencil box DD2 was supposed to have in third grade. :/
I find out what , if anything, BabyLiu needs for K a week before she starts. That's also when we find out if she's in morning or afternoon class.
How exactly is one supposed to plan their life and child care needs of they don't even know when they need care until a week before it is necessary?
Prayer, apparently.
I'm hoping she gets afternoon, so that our morning routine will be basically the same since my current daycare provider will ferry her to and from school. If she gets morning, then I have to adjust my work schedule to drop everyone's behind off at different places, but my daycare provider will pick her up in the afternoon.
If daycare auntie couldn't help, I'm not sure WTF we would do in general.
How did we ever manage to have Kindergarten before the invention of glue sticks?
Our supply list is simple - water bottle, snack, lunch and a backpack if you want to bring a stuffed animal to school. Get good rain gear for the rainy days. Yay super casual private school. I'm planning to donate pencils, erasers and crayons to a lower income school in our area.
Teacher here (we go back in 3 1/2 weeks) -- Ticonderoga is THE pencil. Ditto to the PP that said they sharpen like a hot knife in butter in 1/2 the time. Say it with me school-supply-buyers: TI-CON-DER-O-GA. LOL
Re: the glue sticks, I thought the purple ones were better? That you can then tell when the item is dry? Isn't that why the glue is purple in the first place? Why would a school say no dice on the purple GS?
I have asked some friends if they are driving by a Staples (or a Target) to stop in and get 30 of the quarter, single subject, 70 sheet notebooks. I teach at a Title 1 school and that's by far the biggest complaint--that students don't have paper/a notebook to keep their information (notes) in for a particular class. I teach World Languages, so we use them specifically for their notes, practice activities, listening sample responses, etc. We get plenty of art supplies (CRAYOLA, BABY!), pencils, etc. for student use. So far, my bestie picked me up 60 notebooks (she went twice, she loves me) and I went today to get 30 more. I have 240 students (I split rosters for some of my classes), so I could potential need a bunch of these. I thought if I get a TON of them, I could share them with other teachers in my department.
It never occurred to me to make an Amazon wish list for supplies. I don't think I really need it, but perhaps I might in the future.
My DD goes back next week so we have already bought ours. This year I used Amazon. They had her school and list already set-up so I just clicked, clicked, clicked and then was done!
DD starts school tomorrow. Every year I dread taking her shopping with me, and this year was no different. Her supply list wasn't too involved, and we were able to get out of Target with minimal extras added to cart. Can't say the same about clothes shopping though.
I taught k and for us it was glue sticks. We use them for word study sorts and they get used up fast. We were only allowed to request 6 at the beginning of the year so I ended up buying them all the time.
I think my DD's K5 list asked for 10 glue sticks. I was curious as to WTF kindergarteners do to go through them so fast!
Her list also called for a single-subject spiral bound notebook with no perforated pages. I have looked at pretty much every store that I can think of that sells school and office supplies and can only find them with perforations. I'm wondering if her teacher is testing the parents in some way...
Our grocery store had these. They were 19 cents each.
Not alone - I've been looking forward to it for years. Of course, all she needs for pre-school is a backpack, lunchbox, towel for nap, tissues, hand sanitizer, and clorox wipes.
Can I assume there will be an outbreak of MRSA at some point?
This is actually the worst part of school starting, after the schedule adjustment. Every kid gets sick within weeks, although generally it's not MRSA, LOL.
Also, lice.
my kid picked up a nasty staph infection in our pool...
i'm waiting for the lice outbreak the 2d week of school.
This is actually the worst part of school starting, after the schedule adjustment. Every kid gets sick within weeks, although generally it's not MRSA, LOL.
Also, lice.
my kid picked up a nasty staph infection in our pool...
i'm waiting for the lice outbreak the 2d week of school.
Yeah, the pool is actually a great place for picking up random ickiness.
We just got back from school supply shopping and it wasn't terrible, although I was kind of shocked by the short supply of certain items already. School doesn't begin until September but contact paper was already tough to find.
I just ordered DD's school supplies today. I was able to order a package from the PTO so it was super easy, but expensive. $90 in supplies for my first grader. Ugh.
I think ours was $115.
I ordered my kids online in June before the end of school last year. I think they were around $50 and $70 for K and 5th grade. Worth every penny!! I despise school supply shopping.
Sadly, in middle school we don't have the kit option and we have to shop.
Post by oscarnerdjulief on Aug 5, 2015 14:27:38 GMT -5
Someone asked what supplies need replenished as the year progresses. In my classroom, it's definitely dry erase markers, tissues, and loose leaf notebook paper. I also have an abundance of folders in case kids need them late in the year. Sometimes the old ones rip.
I'm so pleased that I am done with working in my classroom and buying all the supplies. Thank goodness I went to the teacher store for most items last week; yesterday, I got a few last-minute things, and it was crazy. Almost impossible to shop!