Dear Kahoa Families,
Traditionally, one of the rituals families participate in as they prepare for the new school year is to purchase school supplies. In accordance with the Nebraska Constitution and state and federal law, Lincoln Public Schools provides a free, public education to all students. This generally means the district provides the supplies needed for instruction at no cost to students. This includes textbooks, pencils, erasers, crayons, glue, scissors, paper, notebooks, tissues, etc. For this reason, please do not send school supplies for your child’s individual use at school.
You are NOT required to purchase any of these items, but you may wish to purchase and donate some items to your child’s classroom. We ask that you do not put your child’s name on any items. All items purchased will be graciously accepted as a donation to the school and will be shared by all students within the classroom.
Kindergarten:
- Glue sticks
- One inch 3 ring binder
- 2 spiral notebooks (wide ruled)
- Washable markers
- Black skinny/fine point Expo Brand dry erase markers (we go through a lot of these)
- Facial Tissues
- #2 Pencils (sharpened if possible)
- Crayons (twistable or regular)
- Small blunt tip scissors
First Grade:
- Pencil Box (no name)
- Small Scissors
- Small boxes of crayons (24 count) and markers (8 count)
- Box of Tissues
- #2 Pencils with erasers
- Pink block erasers & pencil top erasers
- Black Expo brand dry erase markers, fine tip
- Box of band-aids
- Glue Sticks
- Hand Sanitizer
- Clorox Wipes (ONLY Clorox & Seventh Generation brands have been approved by the CDC)
- Ziplock bags (any size)
Things NOT to bring to First Grade:
- Large notebooks
- Trapper Keepers
- Small pencil sharpeners
- Mechanical pencils
- Colored Pencils (unless Twistables)
- Toys
Second Grade:
- Crayola 8 ct. Classic Markers
- Crayola 24 ct. Crayons
- Folders (2)
- Wide Ruled Notebook
- Glue Sticks
- Pencil Top Erasers
- Child-sized Scissors
- Expo Dry Erasers
- Hand Sanitizer
- Kleenex
- Ziploc Bags-Any Size
- Band-aids
- Pencils
- Post-It-Notes
- Personal size pencil box (No name please)
- Individual plastic crayon box (.99 Walmart or Michaels)
- Travel Toothbrush Case (will be used for individual pencil storage)
Things NOT to bring to Second Grade:
- Trapper Keepers
- Small pencil sharpeners
- Mechanical pencils
- Gel Pens
- Toys
Third Grade:
- Hand Sanitizer
- Clorox Wipes (ONLY Clorox & Seventh Generation brands have been approved by the CDC)
- Kleenex
- Markers (8ct)
- Crayons(24 ct)
- Colored Pencils (12 ct)
- Low odor dry erase markers
- Glue Sticks
- 70-sheet wide-ruled spiral notebooks
- Looseleaf wide-ruled notebook paper
- Pencils with erasers
- Pink erasers
- Scissors
- Ziplock Bags (any size)
- Band-aids
Fourth Grade:
- 1 1/2″ 3 ring binders
- #2 Pencils (preferably Ticonderoga) & Colored Pencils (Box of 12)
- Mechanical Pencils (preferably Bic)
- Skinny Black Dry Erase Markers (preferably Expo or Office Depot)
- Crayons (Box of 24)
- Markers (Classic box of 8)
- Tissues
- Ziploc bags (various sizes)
- Glue sticks
- Scissors
- Erasers
- Red Checking Pens
- Highlighters
- Packs of lined paper
- Wide-ruled single subject notebooks
- Band-aids
- Clorox Wipes (ONLY Clorox & Seventh Generation brands have been approved by the CDC)
- Hand Sanitizer (Purel or Germ-X)
Things NOT to bring to Fourth Grade:
- Pencil boxes/pouches
- Trapper Keepers
- extra notebooks/folders
Fifth Grade:
Please do not label any of the following items with names. Teachers will help the children label.
- Kleenex
- Crayola Markers
- Colored Pencils
- Black Dry Erase markers
- Clorox Wipes (ONLY Clorox & Seventh Generation brands have been approved by the CDC)
- 1″ Binders ( will be using 3 per student)
- Three spiral notebooks
- Two-pocket folders (preferably plastic & will be using 5 per student) Example
- Ziploc Bags (any size)
- Post-It Sticky Notes (3 x 3 is preferred in any color)
- Pencils (Preferably Ticonderoga Brand)
- Pencil top erasers
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Band-aids
- Wide ruled notebook paper
