As I fill the supply list for Grade 1 & 2 I find myself thinking about what some of these items signify for the year ahead. Come along on a little shopping trip with me...
- 36 pencils - American brand only
- Writing, lots and lots of writing. Great! I'm excited about the writing...however, I couldn't find "American" pencils at WalMart, Target, OR Fred Meyer. Hopefully a same-colored cousin will do.
- 1 box of Crayola Crayons (24 count)
- 1 box of Crayola fine tip markers
- How many??? I got the 10 count, keep your fingers crossed.
- 1 box of Crayola regular tip markers
- Again, how many! My blood pressure is rising.
- 10 Elmer's white acid free glue sticks
- 22 cents at Target! Score! But 10 sticks! Writing and gluing, that is what she is going to master this year.
- 2 or 3 large boxes of Kleenex
- Costco, last isle, another lady and I hold our lists up squinting...is it the rectangle or square box? Ummm, rectangle, they are larger. I grab mine, she follows suit. I wonder where they store all these boxes at the beginning of the year.
- 1 plastic 3-brad pocket folder
- What the??? Oh, the folders with holes and pockets, duh! Wonder if it'll get used this year or just spend time, empty, lonely, in the backpack while papers get shoved on top like last year.
- 3 Composition notebooks (no spiral or tear out)
- OK, I know what this is, whew! Three full rows sold out at Target, only black at Walmart, too many choices at Fred Meyer. Convince Kyndra to get the ones with the highest paper count. Again, lots of writing, how exciting.
- 1 package of sheet protectors
- Very curious. Found without a problem with rainbow edges but I wonder how these will be used...maybe a portfolio.
- 2 pink pearl erasers
- Once again, I should start at the store I save for last...WalMart!
I did it! I survived filling the gut bomb inducing school shopping list! First grade HERE SHE COMES!
As I fill the supply list for Grade 1 & 2 I find myself thinking about what some of these items signify for the year ahead. Come along on a little shopping trip with me...
6 comments:
It was a great shopping trip and thanks for taking us along
Glues sticks are essential :)
Have a GREAT time in 1st Grade Kyndra!! :)
LOL
They are always very specific about the one thing that you can't locate...
for us it was Fiskar scissors with a pointed tip...I'm convinced they don't exist. We went with the cousin too!:)
Happy back to school!!
Shopping for school supplies is the BEST! I used to have my sister send me the kids' lists so I could shop school supplies and then send them a goodie box. Koda is too old now, Will (the boy) just doesn't get too excited over school supplies and Saige (litte miss independent) would rather do her own. Those days are past now. I still like buying supplies so now I just put them in the "drop box" as a donation. I still get the joy of shopping supplies and seeing all the cool stuff, so it works.
I'm laughing, sort of, cuz I'm a mom who hasn't found the right stuff before...and I'm a snobby teacher who hates cheap pencils, blue glue sticks and LOVES only Fiskar scissors. Even though I sometimes ask for specifics, I am happy with what ever I get. -Also, you know how teachers have to store the books somewhere all summer when they are not in the desks? Well that is where we put all the kleenex on the first day. FYI. :-) I'm swinging back and forth between being excited and dreading school starting. Saw the application for mobile lab...will get that request in this week. Yeah!
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