Buy 12 glue stick, 45 crayons, 6 reames of paper

[knight1fox3]

^ should be fairly simple....

Bluetooth speaker

E-reader

Portable hard drive

Flash drive

External hard drive

Laptop

Printer

Smartphone

Tablet

Tablet keyboard case

Tablet stylus

USB battery pack

USB wall charger and surge protector

All set! :thumbs:

 

[knight1fox3]

This is actually a pretty cool list that gives recommendations on what to buy and where to find the cheapest price. And not just for small kids, college too.

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-school-supplies/

 

[Road Guy]

its not as bad in middle school and high school as it is in elementary school.

Half the stuff we bought this year didn't get used but at least our kids were able to bring it home.. for the most part we just get them notebooks and paper and don't pay any attention to whatever BS list the school sends out..

There are enough people raping the school systems for free lunch I shouldn't have to buy them glue sticks too

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

With the charter school my kids attend, their annual fee covers the materials. Kids just show up on the first day and their supplies are waiting for them in their desks. The only things we need to provide are things like a backpack and a 3-ring binder.

 

[Ken PE 3.1]

The list we had every year was stupid.

Why! ! ! ! Do they need dry erase markers and colored pencils? They never use them. And don't get me started about Clorox wipes.

lol

 

[csb]

This year they sent home a note that they simplified the supply list. No sh!t they did. There's now one list for all elementary and it's pretty simple. I had been using the Staples school kit, but I can pick all of this up at the store pretty easily. http://buildakit.net/ is what we used last year and the year before and we loved it.

K–6 districtwide elementary list school supply checklist  csb's district schools supply lists are standardized for all grade levels K–6. The same list will be used for every elementary school in the system.

1 Box of #2 Pencils (24 count)

2 Boxes of Tissue

4 Glue Sticks

1 Box of Fat Washable Markers (10 count)

1 Box of Crayons (24 count)

2 Large Erasers

1 Backpack

 

[wilheldp_PE]

1 Box of #2 Pencils (24 count)

I'd be willing to bet that I have never completely used up 24 #2 pencils in my entire life (not counting ones that I shoved into an automatic pencil sharpener until they were completely eaten).

 

[Road Guy]

For fun i always just send one mechanical pencil instead

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

This year they sent home a note that they simplified the supply list. No sh!t they did. There's now one list for all elementary and it's pretty simple. I had been using the Staples school kit, but I can pick all of this up at the store pretty easily. http://buildakit.net/ is what we used last year and the year before and we loved it.

K–6 districtwide elementary list school supply checklist  csb's district schools supply lists are standardized for all grade levels K–6. The same list will be used for every elementary school in the system.

1 Box of #2 Pencils (24 count)

2 Boxes of Tissue

4 Glue Sticks

1 Box of Fat Washable Markers (10 count)

1 Box of Crayons (24 count)

2 Large Erasers

1 Backpack

Why does a 6th grader need crayons?

 

[csb]

Or four glue sticks, for that matter.

It makes the whole list a lot shorter and I don't have to buy post-its, but I have the feeling this doesn't even start to touch what they actually need for school. For instance, there's no folders or paper listed.

 

[snickerd3]

so I managed to time my entrance to the store at the exact time they were putting out the school supply list. Not a huge list but WTF does a kindergartener need 4 boxes of crayons and 2 boxes of markers for...it's not communal as they said to put the kids name on everything. Walmart had the items on super duper sale, well not the Ticonderoga pencils, but everything else.

4 box of 24ct CRAYOLA crayons

2 boxs of 10 count WASHABLE classic color CRAYOLA markers (the washable variety are expense, glad they were onsale)

2 bottles of elmers school glue, with a note NOT to substitute for any other brand

fiskars blunt scissors

Ticonderoga brand pencils Talk about expensive...needed 4, but the smalled size package they had was 24.

1 large box of tissue

1 package of baby wipes

boys- 1 box quart size ZIPLOC brand freezer bags

girls - 1 box Gallon size ZIPLOC brand freezer bags

 

[snickerd3]

with all the brand name listings you'd think they were getting paid for product placement. ~$20 without getting a backpack.... grandma is looking to buy that when we she her next

 

[Ramnares P.E.]

Might be a stupid question but why do the boys need quart size ziplocs vs gallon size for the girls?

 

[snickerd3]

i think it is so the teachers get a somewhat predetermined variety, so they don't get all gal or all quart

 

[Ramnares P.E.]

Agree on how ridiculous the specificity of the brands are. Too bad you can't just send them to school with a mechanical pencil instead of buying boxes of the regular ones :/

 

[snickerd3]

although it is all the required medical visits that will really add up. They must have the regular dr physical with up to date shots, dentist visit, and eye visit. minisnick already does those things on an annual/smei annual basis because my insurance covers it, but for those whose doesn't that can get pricey really quick.

 

[Ken PE 3.1]

I'm sure glad my last kids is in high school. It seems to be getting worse each year.

 

[Road Guy]

See, you all thought I was crazy when I first posted this thread

 

[Freon]

I have three in college (two undergrads and one grad student) their list is much simpler:

Laptop

VISA Card

Heavy-Duty Blender

 

[Road Guy]

^- I am very afraid of that!

In 3 years I will have 1 kid in College

in 4 years I will have 2 kids in College

In 6 years I will have 2 kids in College (assuming the first one graduates)

I got to Denver on the wrong side of the housing bubble and am really fucked. Will most likely be living in apartment or trailer in 4 years to help out.. I am trying to convince one of the older two that 4 years in the Coast Guard would be an awesome adventure!