StallmanK4K5

K5/1st Grade Supply List

**Some items may need to be replenished during the year**

24 Count CRAYOLA Crayons

24 #2 Pencils

8oz. ELMER’S Glue Bottles

Glue sticks

Large Boxes of Kleenex

Plastic School supply Box (standard size); no zipper pouches

Clear View Binder – hard cover with clear pocket on front; (1st Grade – please bring 2 binders)

5” Blunt Fiskar Scissors

Assorted Colored Vinyl Folders with Pockets and Brads

Package Large Size Classic Colors Washable Markers

Backpack – Please refer to Handbook for acceptable type

Dry Erase Markers broad-tip dark colors only

Package Clear Plastic Page Protectors

1 Box Quart Size zip-lock baggies

1 Box Sandwich Size zip-lock baggies

1 Box Gallon size zip-lock baggies

1 Tub/Container of Wet Wipes

1 Container/Tube of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

2 Yellow Highlighters

**Please bring supplies on Wednesday, August 29th to our “Meet the Teacher” Day.

My Favorite Story For Parents

Thoughts at the Bottom of a Beanstalk

(author unknown)

Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Jack who was about to climb his very first beanstalk. He had a fresh haircut and a brand new bookbag.

Even though his friends in the neighborhood had climbed this same beanstalk almost every day last year, this was Jack's first day and he was a little nervous. So was his mother.

Early in the morning, she brought him to the foot of the beanstalk. She talked encouragingly to Jack about all the fun he would have that day and how nice his giant would be. She reassured him that she would be back to pick him up at the end of the day. For a moment, they stood together, silently holding hands, gazing up at the beanstalk. To Jack, it seemed much bigger than it had when his mother had pointed it out on the way to the store last week. His mother thought it looked big, too. She swallowed. Maybe she should have held Jack out a year....

Jack's mother straightened his shirt one last time, patted his shoulder and smiled down at him. She promised to stay and wave while he started climbing. Jack didn't say a word.

He walked forward, grabbed a low-growing stem and slowly pulled himself up to the first leaf. He balanced there for a moment and then climbed more eagerly to the second leaf, then to the third and soon he had vanished into a high tangle of leaves and stems with never a backward glance at his mother. She stood alone at the bottom of the beanstalk, gazing up at the spot where Jack had disappeared. There was no rustle, no movement, no sound to indicate that he was anywhere inside.

"Sometimes," she thought, "it's harder to be the one who waves good-bye than it is to be the one who climbs the beanstalk."

She wondered how Jack would do. Would he miss her? How would he behave? Did his giant understand that little boys sometimes act silly when they felt unsure? She fought down an urge to spring up the stalk after Jack and maybe duck behind a bean to take a peek at how he was doing. "I'd better not. What if he saw me?" She knew Jack was really old enough to handle this on his own. She reminded herself that, after all, this was thought to be an excellent beanstalk and that everyone had said his giant was not only kind, but had outstanding qualifications.

"It's not so much that I'm worried about him." She thought, rubbing the back of her neck. "It's just that he's growing up and I'm going to miss him."

Jack's mother turned to leave. "Jack's going to have lots of bigger beanstalks to climb in his life," she told herself. "Today's the day he starts practicing for them...and today's the day I start practicing something too: cheering him on and waving good-bye."

The End

Just a Few Important Reminders........

We have Music class on

Monday and Wednesday

afternoons at 2:15 in the

Fellowship Hall.

Our class will visit the Angleton Library on Wednesdays.

We will be at the Library at 9:30 for

"Ms. Emmy's Storytime." Students

will have the opportunity to check out

books. Please make sure your student

brings their library books back each

Wednesday in order to check out new books.

We have our Chapel Service every

Wednesday from 8:30-9:00. Students

should wear their red polo shirt and

khaki pants/shorts. Please join us for

this special time as students recite Bible

verses and share songs of praise!

We have PE class on

Tuesdays and Thursdays

at 2:15. Students have a

GREAT time with

Ms. Hazlewood! Please have

your child wear comfortable

tennis shoes on these days!