• 3 glue sticks
• 2 marble composition notebooks
• 1 pack of expo markers
• An old sock to be used as a dry-erase eraser
• 1 pack of colored pencils (12 colors)
• 1 box of crayons (no more than 24)
• 1 box of pencils
• 3 pink erasers
• Art smock/old t-shirt with name written clearly on it
• Soft zippered pencil case (not a pencil box)
• Box of tissues
• Lysol wipes for classroom

For a smooth transition into first grade, there are a few skills you might want to reinforce with your child over the summer:

• READ, READ, READ! After you have read to your child or they have read to you, ask him/her to tell you about the story
• Try to incorporate math into every day conversations (ex: "How many steps are there from the kitchen to your bedroom?")
• Encourage your child to write about what they are doing over the summer

• Box of 24 crayons
• Colored pencils (Crayola Twistables are a convenient choice because they do not need to be sharpened)
• 15 pencils (preferably sharpened)
• 2 hand-held erasers
• Hand-held sharpener
• Children's scissors
• 4 glue sticks
• 4 dry-erase markers
• Sock to be used as a dry-erase eraser
• Zippered pencil bag (not a pencil box)
• Art smock/old t-shirt
• 4 folders with horizontal pockets
• 3 post-it pads size 3"x3" or bigger and lined (the post-its will be collected by the teacher and shared with the class)
• Headphones for computer lab (optional)
• Box of tissues
• Lysol wipes

For a smooth transition from first to second grade, there are a few skills you might want to reinforce over the summer:

• READ, READ, READ! After your child has read aloud to you, ask him/her to retell or summarize what they just read.
• Encourage your child to write in a journal. This reinforces writing skills and also keeps a record of interesting and exciting activities over the summer.
• Study the addition and subtraction facts for "quick recall".
• Most important of all... RELAX AND HAVE FUN!

• 1 package of notebook paper (wide ruled)
• 1 8-pocket folder
• 3 100-sheet marble composition books (wide ruled)
• 12" ruler (inches and centimeters)
• Scissors (labeled with child's name)
• 4 glue sticks
• Colored pencils and/or crayons
• Pencil case
• 10-12 pencils and erasers (Please try to sharpen pencils before school. Also, no mechanical pencils!)
• 1 package of thin dry-erase board markers
• 1 package of regular dry-erase board markers
• 1 manual pencil sharpener (small, for desk use)
• 1 pair of headphones
• 1 box of tissues
• 1 box of Clorox/Lysol wipes

Summer Preparation for Third Grade:

• Know all addition and subtraction facts from 0-20
• Daily reading: Read at least 3 books at your level and try to read at least 20 minutes daily.
• After you finish reading each book, you should be able to answer the following questions:
  • Who is the author?
  • Who were the main characters?
  • What was the setting?
  • What was the big problem (conflict) of the entire story?
  • How did the big problem get solved (resolution)?

• 2-inch three ring binder. Do not purchase oversized or padded binders because they will not fit in the students' desks.
• 8-subject area dividers
• 2 marble composition books
• 3-subject spiral notebook (non-perforated)
• Ruler for 3-ring binder (inches and centimeters)
• Blue, red, or green pen(s) for editing
• Scissors
• Highlighter
• Colored pencils
• Pencils and an eraser - Please no mechanical pencils
• Pencil case to fit in binder
• Dry-erase/Expo markers
• Box of tissues
• Lysol/Clorox wipes

Summer Preparation for Fourth Grade:

• Maintain 20 minutes of daily reading
• Know addition and subtraction facts up to 20
• Know multiplication facts 2-12

Summer Reading:

• Please make sure each student reads at least one chapter book at his/her level.
• Students will be completing a project using this book in the first week of school.
• Students will need to know the title and author and be able to write a summary of the book.

• 3-ring loose lead binder (2" or bigger)
• Pencils and erasers
• 3-ring notebook
• Pencil case
• Thin-line magic markers
• Colored pencils
• Colored pen(s) for editing
• 2 70-page composition notebooks, one for science and the other for social studies
• A set of 8 dividers
• 3 2-pocket folders
• Dry-erase markers
• 3 packs of 3X3 post-its
• Ear buds/headphones for Chromebook
• Portfolio to hold reading items (Picture shown below. Available at Target)
• Tissues
• Lysol/Clorox wipes
• Smock for Art
• For use at home - ruler, protractor, compass