Tap Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 In elementary there are school supply lists how do you handle it for jr/sr high? Do you just wait until after classes start and wait for each teachers list? Or do you just buy some basics to keep on hand, and use what you have? When I was in school, the requirements were pretty cut and dried. There were usually a few supplies required by each teacher, but the bulk was intuitive (3 hole paper, spirals, binders etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 We usually wait because one or two teachers will throw in something wonky. Since they tend not to do a whole lot on the first day, it hasn't been a problem for us:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixie Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 My oldest may be entering middle school (or may be homeschooling, long story...) and we got a supply list at the end of 5th grade for this coming year. Our district hands out supply list all the way through high school. Otherwise I would just buy the basics and wait to get the teachers' requests after school starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I wait. Some of the teachers are specific about the type of notebooks they want the students to use. Since they generally have a week or so before they *must* have the items in class, I shop in the middle of the first week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 So that I am not running up to Staples like every other parent in our school district the day after school starts. I pick up a couple of 1" binders, pencil, paper(college ruled), pens(black/red), highlighters and couple pieces of poster board to keep on hand. I also grab a pack or markers and colored pencils when they are really cheap. Maybe some graphing paper, compostion book, and a few dua tang folders, sprial single subject note books and divider tab things. My boys never tell me until the night before they need things like poster board, note cards etc. so I always keep some on hand. I also keep a stock of paper so when they run out I always have it and pick up a couple packs when I am out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Does your school have a back to school night? Every school in our district has one a few days before school starts and each teacher will have a list of school supplies there for the students. Doesn't help much with shopping beforehand, but you'll know what they need before the first day of school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only me Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Some teachers are very specific, others are not. They actually give a list for freshman but none of the other classes except for Spanish. We usually get a good amount of items I know they will need ahead of time: folders, paper, pens, pencils etc. and then get more once school starts. We learned the hard way last year though completely waiting to buy anything until after school started. The supplies were already well picked through. My dd needed a specific calculator, which was a bit more difficult to find so you may want to find out about that ahead of time. We also found the selection of folders and notebooks was limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 So that I am not running up to Staples like every other parent in our school district the day after school starts. LOL! This happened to us last year!! :lol: Just about every elementary school class required those black and white composition notebooks! You couldn't find one within a 50 mile radius of our county for weeks!! :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbows Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 my kids don't find out their teachers until the first day, so we don't know what they need unti then. Drives me crazy because the last thing I want to do is run around that night and try and hunt down everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 When my DD was in public school, I tried to buy things that I KNEW she would need (folders, notebook paper, pencils, highlight markers). Everything else we waited until school orientation. That usually took place the Friday before school was scheduled to start. Like everyone else stated, some teachers require specific items (flash drives and expensive calculators), so I would hold off on those until you know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 When Wal-Mart has its huge loss-leader sale, I buy the basics that are no-brainers: loose leaf paper, composition books, pencils/pens, folders, and notebooks. When we get the lists the first week, we shop for the specifics that each teacher asked for. HIH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgm Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I went with the team list the first year of middle school - it's mailed to us 2 weeks before hand. There were so many odd items that my son could not keep himself organized nor could he haul it all home in addition to his instrument and athletic supplies. At open house I asked for the purpose behind each comp book...most teachers were fine with ditching it in favor of looseleaf. Ds went to the traditional looseleaf & binders w/zipper pouches for supplies and a pocket for handouts that need hole punched. Completed units are kept in subject binder at home; units in progress are in binders that travel back & forth to school. So..beginning of year supplies are restocked at the back-to-school sales: index cards pen/pencils colored pencils flair markers in assorted colors as well as black notebook paper dividers poster board glue sticks post-its memory stick or flash drive to be compatible with the new team's hardware sneakers for phys ed/sports shorts and dollar store t-shirts for phys ed (these are always getting stolen as gym locker room can't seem to be kept secure) I also have a graph stamp and stamp pad for algebra which has come in handy For the calculator, I call somebody whose youngest is ahead of mine and see if they want to sell... Extra stuff that we don't need from lower grades is donated to the backpack for the poor program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I do buy some things ahead of time that I know he will need (paper, notebooks, pens). The teachers provide a list of things needed during the first few days of class and we take stock of anything else he might need after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 (edited) My oldest dd is in ps high school. At orientation, they get their schedules, then go to the classrooms to meet their teachers and get supply lists and syllabi. For most clases, they are required to have all the supplies on the first day of school. The supply lists for the elementary and middle schools are posted on the school's website and students are expected to have supplies on the first day of school. Edited July 30, 2009 by LizzyBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Thanks everyone, sounds like I will do as planned and shop in two stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Our school has supply lists for middle school as well. I printed it off the website but they are also available at Walmart and Target, you know for convience sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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