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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 28, 2019 19:29:24 GMT
...but isn't it about time to have a fight about school supplies?  |
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 28, 2019 19:54:16 GMT
The orange notebook! The search for the box of 18 crayons!
I remember those days and don’t miss them one bit. I can remember the hunt for the elusive orange folder that neither Staples, Office Depot, Target, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, the teacher supply store or the school store carries. We were asking friends who were out of state on vacation to look for them. Then that teacher remarked in passing one day that she was so surprised to see that none of her kids had notebooks with their favorite characters/puppies/kitties/horses on them. So I told her the story about the orange folder and how her list specified one blue, green, yellow, and red notebook. Evidently the head teacher had put in the supply list and just went off of what could be ordered by the school from their vendor.
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Post by wellway on Jul 28, 2019 19:56:26 GMT
Never have to buy any part of a school uniform again, yay!
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Post by Peal on Jul 28, 2019 19:59:41 GMT
My only complaint is that my kids are in High School and get the list of things they need on the first day of school. Which is after all the sales and everything is picked over. I have no intention of buying stuff in case they need it. I am no longer ok being a school supply hoarder. I bought a couple of boxes of pencils yesterday. I make no promises I will be able to provide exactly what the teachers want after that.
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Post by Merge on Jul 28, 2019 20:00:17 GMT
Nope. I told my kids they had to find what they could in the graveyard of their unused supplies from years past. If the folder is the wrong color, they can paint it.
(I am going to Amazon Prime a case of Kleenex and one of hand sanitizer up to the high school. Those poor teachers don’t get anything for their rooms. Another friend sends Expo markers.)
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 28, 2019 20:02:58 GMT
Should I have to give my child's teacher a box of tissues? Effing ridiculous! I'm going to send my child with one of those plastic purse sized packages of tissues and she can keep it in her desk.
(ETA - I am being sarcastic. This is just one of my favorite responses to tissues being on the supply list. I actually had a parent send in a personal purse pack for her daughter one year to keep in her own desk.)
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Post by ShesaRenegade on Jul 28, 2019 20:03:37 GMT
It's the most wonderful time of the year!  |
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 28, 2019 20:13:20 GMT
"I will tie dye some shit!"
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 28, 2019 20:14:59 GMT
...but isn't it about time to have a fight about school supplies? I'm ignoring summer is almost over.  |
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 28, 2019 20:15:32 GMT
...but isn't it about time to have a fight about school supplies? I'm ignoring summer is almost over. I basically go back to work this week, so I'm dragging all y'all down with me! |
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 28, 2019 20:17:40 GMT
I bought my kid up and up brand washable markers for 65 cents instead of the crayola washable for $3. Flame on! 🤣
She is at my site. They have community supplies. I will get more when the need is there.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 28, 2019 20:17:45 GMT
My only complaint is that my kids are in High School and get the list of things they need on the first day of school. Which is after all the sales and everything is picked over. I have no intention of buying stuff in case they need it. I am no longer ok being a school supply hoarder. I bought a couple of boxes of pencils yesterday. I make no promises I will be able to provide exactly what the teachers want after that. luckily hs teachers rarely care what color things are. The big fight here right now is spiral vs composition notebooks. Some of the teachers want composition because they feel they hold up better. But they are also more expensive and I personally prefer spiral. |
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 28, 2019 20:18:57 GMT
My only complaint is that my kids are in High School and get the list of things they need on the first day of school. Which is after all the sales and everything is picked over. I have no intention of buying stuff in case they need it. I am no longer ok being a school supply hoarder. I bought a couple of boxes of pencils yesterday. I make no promises I will be able to provide exactly what the teachers want after that. luckily hs teachers rarely care what color things are. The big fight here right now is spiral vs composition notebooks. Some of the teachers want composition because they feel they hold up better. But they are also more expensive and I personally prefer spiral. I hate composition books! You tear one page out and they fall apart! Lol |
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 28, 2019 20:18:57 GMT
My only complaint is that my kids are in High School and get the list of things they need on the first day of school. Which is after all the sales and everything is picked over. I have no intention of buying stuff in case they need it. I am no longer ok being a school supply hoarder. I bought a couple of boxes of pencils yesterday. I make no promises I will be able to provide exactly what the teachers want after that. luckily hs teachers rarely care what color things are. The big fight here right now is spiral vs composition notebooks. Some of the teachers want composition because they feel they hold up better. But they are also more expensive and I personally prefer spiral. I hate composition notebooks because they don't lay flat for writing. No thank you! |
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 28, 2019 20:19:06 GMT
I bought my kid up and up brand washable markers for 65 cents instead of the crayola washable for $3. Flame on! 🤣 She is at my site. They have community supplies. I will get more when the need is there. I hate off brand. The color sucks, but if she is young enough for washable markers then it doesn't really matter. (Actually, I don't like markers in general except for crafts) |
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Post by beachbum on Jul 28, 2019 20:19:06 GMT
As a retired teacher I say, "School supplies? What the hell are school supplies?  " How soon we forget, it's only been 6 years. Carry on |
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 28, 2019 20:20:10 GMT
I'm ignoring summer is almost over. I basically go back to work this week, so I'm dragging all y'all down with me! I have to go to new teacher breakfast on the 9th to talk to them about joining the union. I officially start August 12th |
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 28, 2019 20:20:24 GMT
I bought my kid up and up brand washable markers for 65 cents instead of the crayola washable for $3. Flame on! 🤣 She is at my site. They have community supplies. I will get more when the need is there. I hate off brand. The color sucks, but if she is young enough for washable markers then it doesn't really matter. (Actually, I don't like markers in general except for crafts) 3rd grade, community supplies. at home, we have good markers.... sharpies. 😁 |
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 28, 2019 20:20:42 GMT
Nope. I told my kids they had to find what they could in the graveyard of their unused supplies from years past. If the folder is the wrong color, they can paint it. (I am going to Amazon Prime a case of Kleenex and one of hand sanitizer up to the high school. Those poor teachers don’t get anything for their rooms. Another friend sends Expo markers.) THANK YOU!!! |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 28, 2019 20:32:49 GMT
Nope. I told my kids they had to find what they could in the graveyard of their unused supplies from years past. If the folder is the wrong color, they can paint it. (I am going to Amazon Prime a case of Kleenex and one of hand sanitizer up to the high school. Those poor teachers don’t get anything for their rooms. Another friend sends Expo markers.) We do similar—find out the needs and send boxes of products over. |
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 28, 2019 20:35:03 GMT
I am having my daughter write her name on every single crayon in her box of 5,326. I am not here to supply other people's kids with school supplies.
(My daughter is actually in high school and she is still recycling her binders from freshman year and has an eraser from elementary school. But I used to teach and have heard my share of complaints about The List.)
ETA - also sarcastic.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2019 20:35:18 GMT
...but isn't it about time to have a fight about school supplies? I think it is an indication of how the general population of the board is ageing. When I started I had kids in middle school. Now they have kids in middle school! School supplies aren't on my radar. |
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Post by christine58 on Jul 28, 2019 20:35:19 GMT
As a retired teacher I say, "School supplies? What the hell are school supplies? " How soon we forget, it's only been 6 years. Carry on Entering my 3rd year of retirement...WOOHOOO |
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 28, 2019 20:36:50 GMT
...but isn't it about time to have a fight about school supplies? I think it is an indication of how the general population of the board is ageing. When I started I had kids in middle school. Now they have kids in middle school! School supplies aren't on my radar. You just called us all old. (And you might be right! hahahaaha) |
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Post by eversograceful1 on Jul 28, 2019 20:37:10 GMT
Our list wasn’t bad. We search the graveyard first and fill in anything missing.
I would like to complain about summer work though.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 28, 2019 20:37:51 GMT
"I will tie dye some shit!" Hilarious!! |
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Post by luckyjune on Jul 28, 2019 20:38:32 GMT
Say it with me, people: Ti-con-de-ro-ga. Most other pencils, especially those bargain packs or, worse yet, the ones wrapped in plastic designs, make life miserable.
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Jul 28, 2019 20:38:53 GMT
I don't miss any of that shit show of buying the crap on the list and having 3/4 of it return home unopened or unused!!
After about the 3rd yr of that happening I quit buying what was on the list and sent them to school with a few binders, scribbles and recycled the pens, pencils, crayons and markers.
Such a time and money sucker and I remember my kids getting teary eyed because God forbid they didnt have the required pencils.
I hated when my kids had to go back to school and the lunches, volunteering, fighting with them to get up, do homework. I hated dealing with teachers who were lazy or teachers who didn't want Spencer in their classroom because he didnt fit their cookie cutter idea because he had a disability and learning difficulties. Yeah they aren't all like that but our small town school seemed to have more than their fair share!
When I go to walmart or staples in August I grin like a crazy person because I don't have to deal with any of that frustration or the whiny kids or the crowded aisles or the bitchy moms LOL.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 28, 2019 20:39:05 GMT
Our list wasn’t bad. We search the graveyard first and fill in anything missing. I would like to complain about summer work though.  |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 28, 2019 20:39:37 GMT
Say it with me, people: Ti-con-de-ro-ga. Most other pencils, especially those bargain packs or, worse yet, the ones wrapped in plastic designs, make life miserable. OhMyGosh I love the smell of those pencils!!!! |
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