Elementary School Supply Lists: 2011-2012
Parents: please note that these supplies will be kept here at the school. In order to establish good homework habits, please have supply of pencils, an eraser, ruler, and colored pencils at home also.
Establishing a quiet place at a desk at home stocked with these necessary supplies will prove beneficial to your child's organization, motivation, and ultimately their learning.
Every student is required to bring
- WATER BOTTLE (labeled with name)
- BACKPACK (labeled with name and large enough to hold a take home folder and a lunchbox)
These supplies are for the classroom and will be pooled. Please do not put your child's name on these supplies.
- 2 double pocket folders
- 8 glue sticks
- 1 8ct. Jumbo crayons
- 1markers 8 or 12 pk
- 4 thick pencils
- 1 pkg. Ziploc bags (large size)
All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah. There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.
Every student is required to bring
- WATER BOTTLE (labeled with name)
- BACKPACK (labeled with name and large enough to hold a take home folder and a lunchbox)
These supplies are for the classroom and will be pooled. Please do not put your child's name on these supplies.
- 2 double pocket folders
- 4 white liquid school glue
- 2 packets of crayons 16 each
- 2 packets of coloring pencils 12 each
- 8 Glue sticks
- 2 ziploc bag (1 medium and one small size)
- 2 boxes of thick markers
- 1 pair of children's scissors
All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah. There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.
Every student is required to bring
- WATER BOTTLE (labeled with name)
- BACKPACK (labeled with name and large enough to hold a take home folder and a lunchbox)
These supplies are for the classroom and will be pooled. Please do not put your child's name on these supplies.
- 1 large pencil case
- 4 boxes of crayons, 12 each
- 1 pair of blunt edge scissors
- 1 box of washable thin markers, 12 each
- 2 boxes of washable thick markers, 12 each
- 2 boxes of colored pencils, 12 each
- 10 small glue sticks
- 2 small liquid white glue
- 6 2-pocket folders
- 1 white plain t-shirt
- 2 pencil erasers
- 2 dozen pencils with erasers
- 1 boxes of oil pastels
- Boys: 1 box of gallon size Ziploc bags
- Girls: 1 box of sandwich size Ziploc bags
- 1 clipboard
All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah. There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.
Every student is required to bring : WATER BOTTLE (labeled with name) & BACKPACK (labeled with name and large enough to hold a take home folder and a lunchbox)
Some supplies will be shared within the classroom. Please do not put your child's name on the supplies.
- 6 white erasers
- 1 package (12 total) eraser caps
- 1 box of Crayola crayons
- 1 box of colored pencils
- 2 package of Crayola washable colored markers
- 2 package of Crayola washable narrow tip colored markers
- 8 Large glue sticks • 2 bottles of large Elmers glue
- 2 plastic two-pocket folders
- 2 plastic folders (snap shut)
- BOYS-1 box of Ziploc bags (medium)
- GIRLS -1 box of Ziploc bags (large)
- 1 package of lined index cards 3" x 5"
- 1 index card holder (3" x 5") (similar to recipe box holder)
- 2 1-inch 2 ring binder with see through pocket on the cover
- Pencil case
- Pencil sharpener with cap
- 4 dozen #2 pencils
- 1 pair of pointed 5 Fiskar scissors
All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah. There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.
Note: Every student is required to bring a water bottle (with name) and a Backpack (with name) large enough to fit a take-home folder and a lunch box.
These supplies are for the classroom and will be pooled. Please do not put your child's name on the supplies.
- 3 dozen black #2 pencils, with erasers on the end (not made in China)
- 5 blue ink ball point pens
- 5 red correcting pencils or red inked ball point pens
- 1 small plastic pencil sharpener that catches the shavings
- 6 high quality white plastic erasers
- 1 box of colored pencils (12 colors or more)
- 2 boxes of wide colored washable markers
- 2 boxes of narrow tipped colored washable markers
- 4 narrow tipped black markers "sharpies"
- 1 box Crayola 32 crayons
- 4 large Elmer's glue sticks
- 1 bottle Elmer's glue
- 1 black composition books (100) pages
- 6 two pocket plastic folders without rubber bands
- 1 pair of scissors
- 1 ruler with inches on one side and centimeters on the other side
- 2 plastic "envelopes" with snap closure size A4
Arabic Supplies: (Please send these in a separate bag to the child's Arabic class)
- 2 pocket folders
- 1 copybook (preferably Arabic)
- 1 box crayons
- 1 dozen pencils
- 1 pencil sharpener
- 1 eraser
- ESL SUPPLIES : 1 composition book & 2 2-pocket folders
All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah. There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.
Note: Every student is required to bring a water bottle (with name) and a Backpack (with name).
These supplies are for the classroom and will be pooled. Please do not put your child's name on the supplies.
- 1dozen # 2 pencils - (Not mechanical)- high quality with eraser tips
- 3 erasers (large size)
- 1 box colored pencils (12 +/ box) high quality
- 2 Ultra Fine point Black Sharpie markers or any ultra fine point black permanent marker
- 1 Fine point black Sharpie marker
- 1 large glue stick (Elmer's brand or UHU brand preferred)
- 2 spiral notebooks-lined 70-100 pages only, without dividers (8 1/2x 11 inch or A4)
- 1 good quality enclosed pencil sharpener
- 4 plastic 2-pocket folders A4 size . ruler with centimeter and inches (not flexible)
- ruler with centimeter and inches (not flexible)
- ARABIC SUPPLIES: (please send these in a separate bag to your child's Arabic class.)
- 2 2-pocket folders
- 1 Copybook (preferably Arabic)
- 1 box crayons
- 1 dozen pencils
- 1 pencil sharpener
- 1 eraser
ESL SUPPLIES: 1 composition notebook & 2 2-pocket folders.
HOME SUPPLIES: Each child will need colored pencils, ruler with centimeter and inches, and scissors at home.
All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah. There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.
Note: Every student is required to bring a water bottle (with name) and a Backpack (with name) .
- 1 pencil case for daily use
- 4 dozen #2 pencils
- 6 large erasers
- 1 box colored pencils (12 colors)
- 1 package thick colored markers (12 colors)
- 1 box of crayons (24 crayons)
- 4 fine-point black Sharpie markers
- 4 ultra-fine black Sharpie markers
- 5 red ballpoint pens
- 5 blue or black ballpoint pens
- 4 thick highlighters (different colors)
- 12 large glue sticks (or 24 small glue sticks)
- 1 bottle white or clear liquid school glue or glue pen
- 8 spiral notebooks, lined pages (8 1/2 inches by 11 inches or A4 size about 80-100 pages)
- MUST BE SEPARATE NOTEBOOKS - not notebooks with dividers
- 1 box of Ziploc quart size bags (Sandwich bags)
- 2 pairs of scissors of pointed scissors (1 to keep at school, 1 for home for school projects)
- 1 ruler, centimeters and inches (30 cm/12 inches)
- 1 small pencil sharpener with cap
- 8 2-pocket folders (1 for each subject)
- USB Drive (Labeled in Sharpie with NAME)
- Arabic and ESL supplies are included in this list.
- All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah. There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.
Every student is required to bring: WATER BOTTLE (labeled with name), BACKPACK (labeled with name)
NOTEBOOKS: by fifth grade the quality and size of the notebook is important. Notebooks need to last and need a durable cover. They also need a vertical margin on the left side of each page will allow for good organization and note taking.
- 3 Composition Notebooks ( hard cover 7"x 9")
- 3 SPIRAL single subject Notebooks MUST be full sized 8 1/2"x11" (100-150 pages)
- 2 dozen (# 2, good quality) pencils with eraser tips
- 2 green and 2 red ball point or gel ink pens
- 3 highlighters (yellow, blue, pink)
- 1 USB (also known as a thumb drive or memory stick)
- 4 erasers
- 1 pair scissors (pointed end, steel cutting blades, not primary size)
- 1 box good quality colored pencils (at least 20 count)
- 1 package thin colored markers
- 1 good quality enclosed pencil sharpener (Steadtler or Maped are best)
- 4 large glue sticks (UHU is best)
- 1 white liquid school glue (4oz)
- 3 extra fine tip black SHARPIE permanent markers
- 1 long 12" ruler (MUST have BOTH cm and inches)
- a heavy duty folder for Homework (durable, strong plastic that will last all year)
- 3 2-pocket folder (durable, any design or picture)
- 1 bottle white-out correction fluid
- And a small pencil case that students can take to the computer lab, library research or Arabic class. It needs to big a size that can contain 2 pencils, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, red/green pen, 6 colored pencils and a glue stick.
- ARABIC SUPPLIES (will be collected and kept in the Arabic classroom) 1 dozen pencils
- ESL class: 1 2-pocket folder
- All the above items can be purchased at ISTIKLAL , a big school supply and stationary store in Sweifeyah There is also Sweifeyah bookstore around the corner from Istiklal on the same side of the road as the corner supermarket. And DOCULAND, on Abdullah Ghosheh which connects 7th circle to Mecca St. All of these have a good selection of school supplies on this list.