Dear Parents,

I hope you are all enjoying your summer.  I’ve noticed a few “Back-to-School” ads coming out already.  So for those of you who are hoping to get a head start on school shopping I’ve made a list of classroom supply needs for this coming school year.

PLEASE LABEL THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR CHILD’S NAME:

• 3 regular composition notebooks
• 2 Primary composition notebooks. (for 1st and 2nd graders only. See sample picture below)
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• 2 sturdy plastic pocket folders with prongs (color specified by grade). 1st graders-2 green; 2nd graders-2 blue; 3rd graders-2 red
• Small sturdy dry-erase lapboard
• Pencil pouch
• 8 count watercolor
• Water bottle
• Slippers with sturdy soles.  (2016-2017 MMA Parent Handbook:  “All students need to have a soft sole shoe/slipper that must be worn at all times while in the building. The slipper needs to be free from logos, lettering, graphics, sparkles, sheen, decorative accents, and characters. *Note: a small pattern is acceptable.”)

PLEASE DO NOT LABEL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

• 2 fine point dry-erase markers
• 2 Packages of regular non-mechanical pencils
• Large package of Crayola twist-up colored pencils (not twist-up crayons)
• 1 box of tissues
• 1 roll paper towels
• 1 container Clorax or Lysol wipes
• 2 Yellow highlighters
• 1 ream of paper
• 1 package of Ziploc bags any size