GRADES 6 7.8—SUPPLY LIST

2008-2009 School Year

1 Pencil case to hold the following supplies:

5 Black Ball Point Pens

3 Red Ball Point Pens

3 Highlighters

1 pkg. Pencils – mechanical pencils only

(please note – pencil case is not for art supplies)

2 sm. pks. HB lead (will be collected and kept at school by teachers where it will be available)

3 Folders – 2 pocket – 3 prong (do not put names on folders)

4 pkgs. Looseleaf filler paper (200 sheets)

1 Ruler (metric/English)

9 Hardcover Composition Book Only! (stitched binding)

2 Large boxes Kleenex

1 pk. Multicolor Construction Paper

1 Combination Lock (no key lock)

1 8 pocket accordion folder (one pocket for each subject)

1 Scotch Tape

1 Art box large enough to fit the following supplies:

1 pk. Crayons (16 count)

1 set each Skinny and Thick Markers

1 Small scissors (pointed)

2 Large glue sticks (no liquid glue allowed)

(Please note – art boxes may not be brought home

Additional supplies should be purchased for home use.)

1 (7th and 8th grade only) TI 30-XA Texas Instrument Calculator

1 Agenda - Special Assignment pad must be purchased at school in

August or at the uniform sale on July 31.

(6th grade and all new students) – plastic folder (for English Compositions) with pockets and 3 prong with 30 sheets of loose-leaf in it. Name on outside.

Please purchase extra school supplies while they are on sale to replenish your child’s supplies as they run out. Keep in mind the restrictions on acceptable notebooks.

Dear Parents,

As educators we have become increasingly aware over recent years of the necessity of promoting a balance between the time children spend watching the visual media (movies, television, videos, video games) and reading. With such a large and varied array of new and exciting gadgets and activities, it is no wonder why children choose to spend less and less time with books.

One of the goals of the curriculum at St. Anthony School is to foster a love of reading. We are convinced that the majority of our children in grades 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 seldom read unless there is an assignment, and quite often not even then. Time after time, however, we have witnessed children reluctantly begin to read a book for a book report, become “hooked”, and really enjoy finishing the book.

We may wonder, then, why children do not develop a habit of reading for fun. We believe that the competition for a child’s leisure time among the elements of the passive visual media has made reading a pastime an event of times passed.

Therefore, in an effort to promote the concept of reading for pleasure among our students, St. Anthony School has established a summer reading program.

Students must read two books from Accelerated reading list. No book may be more than 2 grades below student’s grade in school. Example: A student entering Grade 6 cannot read a book below level 4; a seventh grader below level 5; an 8th grader below level 6.

Students must also read one other book from the Accelerated Reader list for Grades 6-8. (A total of two books will be read.) Tests will be given as soon as school starts in August.

Warning: The tests are on the novels, not the movie version. It is cheating to try to pass a test by watching the movie.

Sincerely,

Marie K. Cannon

Principal

Please keep this list for your use all year. If lost, a new one must be purchased.