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Printable School Supply List – 6th Grade (PDF)

Printable School Supply List – 7th Grade (PDF)

Printable School Supply List – 8th Grade (PDF)

Printable Art Supply List (PDF)

Important Note:

  • Athletic shoes are required for PE
  • Advisory/Homeroom supplies will need to be replenished at Winter Break

6th Grade

  • 5 1.5-inch binders
  • 2 sets of 5 divider tabs (Madison & Coleman)
  • 2 marble composition notebooks (100 pages)
  • 3-ring pencil pouch
  • 4 packs pencils (min. 10 pencils per pack)
  • 5 packs l oose leaf paper
  • 2 poly-plastic folders with pockets
  • Colored pencils
  • Headphones or earbuds (to be kept at school/ in locker, no Bluetooth items)

 

Advisory/Homeroom

  • 4 pack Expo markers*
  • 3 boxes tissues*
  • 2 packages of Clorox wipes*
  • *These items will need to be replenished after Winter Break

 

6th Grade Art

  • At lease 50 pages of plain white copy paper (NO lines)
  • Several wooden pencils with erasers (NO mechanical pencils)
  • Handheld pencil sharpener
  • 2 Black Sharpie markers
  • 1 roll of masking tape (any brand, any width)

 

7th Grade

Pencil Pouch including:

  • #2 Pencils
  • Pens
  • Glue sticks
  • Highlighters
  • Scissors
  • Colored pencils
  • Cap erasers
  • Handheld pencil sharpener
  • Headphones/Earbuds with case

 

Science:

  • Binder
  • Notebook paper
  • Calculator (to use at home)
  • 1 3-prong folder with pockets
  • Notecards
  • Sandwich baggies with zip top (to be turned in to Mrs.Purvis/Ms. Bowen)
  • 1 3-prong folder
  • 3 boxes tissues (to be turned into Mrs.Purvis/Ms.Mays)

English:

  • Binder (2” for English ONLY)
  • 5 tab dividers
  • 2 packs loose leaf paper
  • highlighters

Honors English

  • 2 spiral-bound notebooks (70 pages), 1 per semester
  • 1 2-inch binder with pockets (for English ONLY)
  • 1 folder wtih pockets
  • 1 100-count pack of index cards
  • Headphones/earbuds with case (must be wired)

Math:

  • Binder (preferably 2” for math ONLY)
  • 5 Tab dividers

Honors Math:

  • Binder (preferably 2” for math ONLY)
  • 5 Tab dividers
  • Notebook paper
  • Ruler (at-home use)
  • Graph paper (to be turned in to teacher)
  • Index cards

Civics:  

  • Binder
  • Binder Dividers
  • Notebook paper
  • Highlighters
  • Pens (red, blue/black)
  • Wired headphones

Advisory:

  • Tissues
  • Dry-erase markers

 

7th Grade Art

  • At lease 50 pages of plain white copy paper (NO lines)
  • Several wooden pencils with erasers (NO mechanical pencils)
  • Handheld pencil sharpener
  • 2 Black Sharpie markers
  • 1 roll of masking tape (any brand, any width)

8th Grade

  • 1 1-inch 3-ring binder
  • 3 1.5-inch 3-ringed binders
  • 3 packs notebook paper
  • 1 3-subject notebook
  • 1 composition notebook
  • #2 pencils
  • Colored pencils
  • 4 5-tab dividers
  • Sheet protectors
  • 2 1-pocket folders
  • 3 packs index cards
  • Scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Highlighters
  • Hand-held pencil sharpener
  • Headphones

 

Advisory:

  • 1 box of tissues
  • 1 pack copy paper
  • 1 box sandwich plastic bags
  • 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
  • 1 pack of notebook paper

 

At home:

  • Ruler
  • Hand-held calculator (desmos online scientific calculator)

 

8th Grade Art

  • At lease 50 pages of plain white copy paper (NO lines)
  • Several wooden pencils with erasers (NO mechanical pencils)
  • Handheld pencil sharpener
  • 2 Black Sharpie markers
  • 1 roll of masking tape (any brand, any width)
  • 1 box sandwich bags

 

Art Donations Appreciated: 

  • sponges
  • scouring pads/sponges
  • Clorox wipes
  • dish detergent
  • tissues
  • Ziploc baggies (all sizes)
  • glue sticks
  • handheld pencil sharpeners
  • erasers
  • card stock (white and colors)
  • Astrobrights colored copy paper
  • microfiber cleaning rags
  • scrapbook paper
  • plastic straws

Donations of recyclable items accepted for use in art projects:  

  • empty paper towel rolls
  • empty plastic tubs and lids (yogurt, applesauce, sour cream)
  • “age-appropriate” magazines
  • old calendars
  • newspapers