Schools
K-5 Suggested School Supplies for the New Year
The Peabody Public Schools have a list of suggested supplies by grade level.
Trying to figure out what your child needs for school supplies before Sept. 3 rolls around?
The Peabody Public Schools have posted the following suggested supplies list for grades K-5 to help you out:
Kindergarten
- Backpack (no large pull handles or wheels)
- Composition notebooks
- Crayons (thin and thick)
- Elmer's White School Glue (for use at home)
- Large glue sticks (for use at home)
- Lunch box (for student who brings lunch from home)
- Washable markers
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Pencil pouch
- Pocket folders
- Smock/old shirt (for painting)
Requested items for classroom use:
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- Kleenex
- Baby wipes
- Liquid soap
- Paper towels
- Ziploc bags (gallon size)
- Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
Grade 1
- Backpack (no large pull handles or wheels)
- Composition books
- Crayons
- Large glue sticks
- Lunch box (for student who brings lunch from home)
- Markers
- Pencil
- Pencil pouch
- Colored pencils
- Erasers
- Pocket folders
Requested items for classroom use:
- Kleenex
- Baby wipes
- Clorox wipes
- Liquid soap
- Paper towels
- Ziploc bags (gallon size)
- Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
Grade 2
- Backpack (no large pull handles or wheels)
- Binder or composition book or spiral notebook
- Colored pencils
- Pencils
- Crayons
- Glue sticks
- Highlighters
- Washable markers
- Erasers
- Pencil pouch
Requested items for classroom use:
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- Kleenex
- Baby wipes
- Clorox wipe
- Liquid soap
- Paper towels
- Ziploc bags (gallon size)
- Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
Grade 3
- Three-ring binder -- 1 inch softer, flexible cover
- Backpack (no large pull handles or wheels)
- Book covers/book sox
- Composition notebooks
- Crayons
- Glue sticks
- Highlighters
- Wide rule loose leaf filler paper
- Washable markers
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Pencil pouch
- Pocket folders
- Colored pencils
Requested items for classroom use:
- Kleenex
- Baby wipes
- Clorox wipes
- Liquid soap
- Paper towels
- Ziploc bags (gallon size)
- Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
Grade 4
- Three-ring binder -- 1 inch softer, flexible cover
- Backpack (no large pull handles or wheels)
- Book covers/book sox
- Colored pencils
- Crayons (for use at home)
- Dividers (for three-ring binders with pockets)
- Glue 4 oz.
- Glue sticks
- Highlighter
- Markers
- Four composition notebooksor spiral notebooks -- (one subject)
- Wide rule loose leaf paper
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Pencil pouch
- Pocket folders
Requested items for classroom use:
- Kleenex
- Baby wipes
- Clorox wipes
- Liquid soap
- Paper towels
- Ziploc bags (gallon size)
- Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
Grade 5
- Three-ring binder -- 2 inches
- Backpack (no large pull handles or wheels)
- Book covers/book sox
- Pencils
- Erasers
- Colored pencils
- Four composition notebooks or spiral notebooks (one subject)
- Crayons
- Dividers (six to eight with tabs for binder)
- Glue sticks
- Highlighters
- Wide rule loose leaf paper (three-hole)
- Markers
- Pencil pouch
- Pocket folders (green/red/blue/yellow)
- One thumbdrive
Requested items for classroom use:
- Kleenex
- Baby wipes
- Clorox wipes
- Liquid soap
- Paper towels
- Ziploc bags (gallon size)
- Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
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