Elementary School Supply List for 2022-2023
The elementary teachers have compiled a list of items for parents to prepare over the summer. TCPS does provide basic provisions; however, the following list of items would help to supplement what the school provides.
Grade 1
- 3 large glue sticks
- 50 plastic sheet protectors
- 2 duo-tangs with twin pockets for Music, any colour
- 1 duo-tang with twin pockets for French, any colour
- 6 Sticky note pads (assorted colours size 3”X 3”and 4”X 6” (3 each)
- 1 cloth or canvas bag to be used to carry a musical recorder instrument
Grade 2
- 3 large glue sticks
- 1 package of washable markers, 10 pieces or more
- 1 Children’s Dictionary
- 1 duo-tang with twin pockets for Music, any colour
- 20 Duo tang, 3-hole punch multi-coloured folders (4 each of yellow, green, light blue, red, dark blue)
- 1 cloth or canvas bag to be used to carry a musical recorder instrument
Grade 3
- 5 large glue sticks (40g) – spread out over the year
- 1 small clear protractor (Helix or Staedtler brand) – January
- 1 box of 24 pieces (or more) pencil crayons
- 1 box of 10 pieces (or more) washable markers
- 1 combination lock (preferably a Dudley lock with a word to spell, rather than a number-dial)
- 2 x 1-inch binders for French and Music
- 1 Scholastics Children’s Dictionary
- 20 Duo tang 3-hole folders (in assorted colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and grey total quantity of 20)
- 20 clear plastic sheet protectors
Grade 4
- 1-inch binder for Music – red colour
- 1-inch binder for French – green colour
- 2 pocket folders for student portfolio- black colour
- 2 to 3 erasers
- 1 geometry set box – (Helix or Staedtler brand)
- 1 Small sharpener
- 4 to 6 large glue sticks
- Small calculator
- French/English Dictionary
- 1 box of 12 washable markers
- 1 box of 12 pencil crayons
- 2 mechanical lead pencils and .5mm or .7mm refills as may be appropriate
- 10 Duo-tang 3-hole punch folders (not plastic), two of each black, red, green, blue and yellow
- 1 combination lock
Grade 5
- 4 to 6 large glue sticks
- 1 geometry set
- 5 pocketed folders
- 4 mechanical lead pencils
- 12 assorted coloured markers
- 4 assorted Sharpies permanent markers
- 12 assorted gel pens
- Large pack of assorted coloured pencils
- 12 multi-colour 3-hole punch, Duo-tang folders
- 3 x 1-inch binders (for PYP Exhibition, French and Music)
- French/English Dictionary
Grade 6
- 3-4 large glue sticks
- 5-8 blue or black pens
- 3-4 red pens
- 4-6 pencils
- 2-3 erasers
- 1 pencil sharpener
- 1-2 White-Out correction tape
- Paper reinforcers
- 1 math set (compass and protractor)
- 1 basic calculator
- 20 Duo-tang 3-hole punch folders in assorted colours
- 1x 2-inch binder for French
- 1 twin pocket folder for Music
- Laptop
Windows or Mac
4-core CPU
8GB RAM
128GB Hard Drive
Grade 7
- 2-3 large glue sticks
- 1 pack of HB pencils
- 1 pack of blue pens
- 1 pack of red pens
- Scientific calculator
- Protractor
- 1 to 2 erasers
- 1 package of coloured pencils
- 1 pencil case or storage box
- 1 English Dictionary, 1 French/English Dictionary (optional)
- 5 x 1-inch or 1 ½ inch binders, according to personal preference, in assorted colours: blue, green, yellow, red
- 10 to 15 binder dividers
- 20 x Duo-tang 3 hole punch folders (in assorted colours blue, green, yellow, red, orange and purple, total of 20)
- Laptop
Windows or Mac
4-core CPU
8GB RAM
128GB Hard Drive
Grade 8
- 2-3 large glue sticks
- 1 pack of blue or black pens
- 1 pack of red pens
- 2-3 erasers
- 1 package of White Out or correction tape
- 2 highlighters
- 1 package of coloured pencils
- 1 package of markers (optional)
- 1 pencil case or storage box
- 1 geometry set
- 1 scientific calculator (for Term 2)
- 1 English Dictionary
- 1 French/English Dictionary (optional)
- 6 x 1 or ½ – inch binders, according to personal preference, soft covered preferred, in assorted colours
- 10 to 15 binder dividers
- 6 x Duo-tang folders: preferable different colours
- Laptop
Windows or Mac
4-core CPU
8GB RAM
128GB Hard Drive