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School Supplies

  • Two hands painted with colorful smiley faces against a green background.

    • 4 packs of Play-Doh
    • 1 pack of beginner pencils (Ticonderoga jumbo)
    • 1 pack of pencils (Ticonderoga preferred)
    • 4 boxes of Crayola crayons
    • 2 boxes of Crayola washable markers
    • Copy paper
    • 2- 3 prong plastic folders with pockets- 1 black, 1 blue
    • 1 pack of white cardstock
    • 1 pack of colored cardstock (Astrobright cardstock)
    • 1- 8 pack of glue sticks
    • 1 pair of blunt tip scissors
    • 1 pack of black thick Expo markers
    • 1 pack of black thin Expo markers
    • 2- 3 ring binder pencil pouch
    • 1 pair of corded headphones (no wireless)
    • 1 pack of white T-shirts (size up)
    • 1 primary composition journal (space for picture at the top, sentence at the bottom)
    • 1- 3 boxes of tissues
    • Zip-lock bags- boys bring gallon-sized, girls bring sandwich-sized bags
    • 1 pack of Clorox wipes
    • 1 pack of baby wipes
    • 1 pack of 3 rolls of paper towels
    • 2 hand sanitizers (large bottle)
    • 2 hand soap (large bottle)
  • A young artist draws a detailed beetle and ladybug with colored pencils on a white sheet of paper.

     

    • Book Bag - (No Rolling Book Bags)
    • l Binder - 1-inch, 3-ring, white, clear view binder
    • Crayons - 4 boxes of Crayola
    • 24 Count Erasers - 6 large block erasers
    • Glue - 4 Elmer's large glue sticks (no liquid or flavored glue sticks)
    • Folders - 2 plastic, 3-prong folders with pockets (l-blue, 1-green)
    • Markers - 1 pack Crayola water-based markers (8-10 count)
    • Markers - 4 black fine-tip Expo markers
    • Pencil Pouch - 2 heavy-duty nylon zippered, 3 holes pencil pouch
    • Pencils - 1 pack of Ticonderoga My First Beginner Pencils, yellow, 2 count
    • Pencils - 1 pack of Ticonderoga #2 yellow wooden pencils Scissors
    • 1 pair of Fiskars blunt-tip scissors
    • 2 PRIMARY JOURNALS (K-2)
    • 1 pair of corded headphones

     

     

     

    DONATIONS for the following will be greatly appreciated:

    • Clorox or antibacterial wipes
    • band aids
    • kleenex
    • paper towels
    • hand sanitizer
    • Lysol spray
    • ziploc bags (quart, or gallon sized)
    • treasure box items
  • A row of sharpened colored pencils arranged in a rainbow spectrum against a white background.

    • Book Bag - no rolling book bags
    • Headphones (not wireless and no earbuds)
    • Wireless Mouse with Battery
    • 1 Pencil Pouch
    • 1 Pack of 10 Crayola Washable Markers
    • 1 Pack of 12 Crayola Colored Pencils
    • 4 Boxes of 24 Crayola Crayons
    • Elmer's Glue Sticks
    • 1 Pair of Scissors
    • 4 Pink Block Erasers
    • 1 Pack of 2 Chisel-Tip Yellow Sharpie Highlighters

    • 2 Wide Ruled Composition Notebooks
    • 2 Plastic Folders with Pockets (at least 1 with prongs)
    • 1 Pack of  Chisel-Tip Dry Erase Expo Markers (please be sure at least 1 black marker is included)
    • Standard Sheet Protectors
    • 1 Pack of Copy Paper (boys)
    • 1 Pack of Cardstock Paper (girls)

     

    Donations that would be greatly appreciated:
    Sandwich Ziploc Bags

    Gallon Ziploc Bags

    Paper Towels

    Band-Aids

    Kleenex

    Germ-X

    Clorox Wipes

  • A blue backpack filled with school supplies, including notebooks, pens, pencils, and a calculator.

    • 1book bag - no rolling
    • 1 pack of 24-count Ticonderoga pencils (SHARPENED)
    • 4 Elmer's glue sticks - no jumbo - no liquid
    • 2 boxes of 24-count Crayola Crayons
    • 1pack ultra FINE tip black Expo markers (for student use)

    • 1pair of Fiskars blunt-tip scissors
    • 3 packs of white copy paper
    • 4 black sewn-bound composition notebooks (no spiral)
    • Paper Towels
    • 2 boxes of Kleenex

    OPTIONAL, BUT ALWAYS APPRECIATED SUPPLIES:

    • Garbage bags (19 gallon)
    • Bandaids
    • Ziploc bags (snack or gallon size)
    • Clorox wipes
  • A child's hand rests on the touchpad of a laptop, with a pencil and papers visible on the table.

    • 3 composition books (not spiraled)
    • 3 plastic three-prong folders with pockets
    • 2 packs of loose-leaf paper
    • 1 ream of copy paper
    • 1 pack of graph paper
    • 1 zipper pencil pouch
    • 4 packs of #2 wooden pencils (SHARPENED)
    • 1 pack of highlighters
    • 1 pair of scissors
    • 1 pair of earbuds (wired)
    • 1 box of Kleenex
    • Girls: Gallon ZiplocR, Clorox Wipes
    • Boys: Quart ZiplocR, Paper Towels
    • 1 bottle of hand sanitizer

    If you can donate more of any of the following items, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

    • Kleenex
    • Clorox wipes
    • Paper towels
    • Bandaids
    • Handsoap
    • Lysol spray
  • A group of students walk away from the school building, carrying backpacks.

    • Book Bag- no rolling book bags
    • Binder-2"-3" ring binder
    • Dividers-1 pack
    • Index Cards- 2 packs (3x5)
    • Small, Fine-Tip Expo Markers-1 pack of 4 count
    • 2 Composition Notebooks
    • 2 packs of #2 pencils
    • Paper-1 pack, college ruled
    • Colored Pencils or Crayons-1 box
    • Erasers-1 pack of pencil top cap erasers
    • Glue-2gluesticks
    • Liquid glue-1 bottle
    • Scissors-1 pair
    • Pencil Pouch-1 Large zipper pouch with 3 holes
    • Ziploc Bags:
      • Quart size (last name A-M)
      • Gallon size (last name N-Z)
    Any of the following donations are greatly appreciated:
    Tissue Paper Towels
    Disinfectant Wipes
    Band-aides
    Hand Soap
    Hand Sanitizer
    Disinfectant Spray
    Colored Copy Paper
  • A row of sharpened colored pencils arranged in a rainbow spectrum against a white background.

    • 1 pair of headphones with an aux connection (NO BLUETOOTH)
    • 1 bookbag- no rolling bookbags
    • 1 pencil pouch
    • 4 boxes of mechanical pencils
    • 4 boxes of #2 Pencils SHARPENED (Ticonderoga brand preferred)
    • 15 Packs of Glue Sticks (no liquid glue)
    • 1 pair of scissors (larger adult size preferred)
    • 1 pack colored pencils (Crayola brand 24 pack preferred)
    • 4 composition notebooks (NO SPIRALS & must be 100 pages)
    • 2 packs of highlighters
    • 2 packs of notecards

    Please consider donating 2 or more of any of the following:

    Clorox wipes

    Paper towels

    Band-Aids

    Gallon-sized storage Ziplocs

    Dawn Powerwash

    Large variety packs of Crayola Colored Pencils- 100 count or more are the best to go in our community color pencil bags. The students love having the most color options.

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