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