Important Information

The district has standardized supply lists for all elementary schools this school year.  Due to the specific Montessori curriculum and multi-aged classroom environments, some of the district requested supply items are not applicable.  To save parents from purchasing items not needed and to ensure that the children have the appropriate supplies for daily use at school, a classroom supply wish list has been compiled by the teachers at each level.  Thank you for your understanding.

Primary Wish List (K3, K4 & K5)

• Change of labeled clothes in a labeled ziplock bag
• 2 boxes of kleenex
• 1 full-sized backpack, large enough to hold a 9” x 12” folder
• Suggested classroom supply donation of $20
• 1 package of Cello brand sponges, multi-colored, without scrubbers (approximate size:  3” x 5”)
• 1 pack jumbo crayons (8 colors)

Lower Elementary Supply Wish List (grades 1, 2, & 3)

• 40 yellow #2 PAPER MATE pencils: sharpened if possible.
• 1 bottle of liquid hand soap
• 2 boxes of tissues
• 4 composition notebooks (70 page spiral bound)
• 2 packages of loose leaf paper (wide rule)
• 2 packages of pink erasers
• 1 package of glue sticks (preferably Elmer’s brand)
• 1 package scotch tape and 1 roll of masking tape
• 4 pocket folders (plain colored)
• 2 packages of colored pencils (Prang or Crayola)
• Suggested classroom supply donation of $20
• 1 package hand towels (white)

Upper Elementary Supply Wish List (grades 4, 5, & 6)

The supplies in a Montessori classroom are shared with all the children.  We encourage a sense of community by asking each family to make contributions to the supply shelf, the housekeeping area and the snack shelf.  Every child should bring a full-size backpack or book bag to school each day.  This will allow us to send school notes home and help your child become more organized. Be sure to label your child’s book bag with his/her name, home address, school and Room number.

Note:  Additional materials may be needed in January.  All supplies will be collected and distributed as needed by the teacher. Also, due to an early lunch time, students will sign up to bring an afternoon healthy snack for the entire class approximately once a month.

• Book bag or backpack
• Pencil pouch
• Washable white glue, 8oz (1)
• Crayola or Prang brand colored pencils, 24ct. (1)
• No. 2 pencils, 20 ct. Standard yellow 5 boxes, preferably Ticonderoga or Papermate brands
• Large rectangular eraser, pink (2)
• Washable markers, 8ct. (1)
• Pocket folders (6)    Plastic folders preferred
• Spiral notebooks, 70 pages (6)
• Theme paper, 1 pkg., 200 pages or more 3 packages
• Flash drive/ memory stick- 6th years
• Graph paper (1)
• Suggested classroom donation of $25.00 for supplies and Time for Kids homework magazine
• (2) boxes Kleenex
• (1) bottle liquid hand soap (Last names beginning with A-L) or one (1) dish soap (M-Z)
• one package hand towels (white)

Please purchase and keep at home for homework

• 12” ruler
• Protractor
• A valid Milwaukee Public Library card

Adolescent Supply Wish List (grades 7 & 8)

• 12 two-pocket folders, 2 in each of the following colors: red, yellow, green, blue, purple, other
• 6 notebooks in the following colors: 2-red, 1-yellow, 1-green, 1-blue, 1-purple (Must have perforated edges)
• 2 packs of loose-leaf paper
• 2 packs of graph paper
• 1 pack of white copy paper
• 1 pack of index cards with lines
• 2 packs post-its (any size)
• 1 trapper keeper or large binder (needs to hold all folders/notebooks at once)
• 3 packs of #2 pencils (One pack to the community, two packs for your student)
• 1 pack blue pens (Community use)
• 1 pack red pens (Community use)
• 1 pencil case
• 4 highlighters (at least 2 different colors)
• 1 glue stick
• 1 glue bottle
• 1 pair scissors
• 1 12″ ruler
• 1 scientific calculator
• 2 boxes of Kleenex
• 1 Flash drive
• 1 box of markers (Community use)
• 1 bottle hand sanitizer
• Milwaukee Public Library card
• Suggested classroom supply donation of $20.00 (used for other needed supplies throughout the year and for science lab materials)

Optional Math Supplies:

• 1 protractor
• 1 math compass
• Graphing calculator