Donating supplies?

[Anonymous]

I volunteered yesterday helping in my DS 1st grade class. In conversation with the teacher, we got to talking about how the kids are short on a specific supply. Teacher said she could get more from the office, but they are stingy with the supplies. I asked her if she needed or would like a donation of the supply. I think I made her uncomfortable, she wouldn’t say yes or no, obviously, and I said I wouldn’t mind donating.

I got home and looked up bulk supplies of this, and it will run me no more than $20. My husband says I’m sucking up. I’m not. My OWN kid is working without and $20 is a small price to pay to help the whole class. Is my husband right?

[Anonymous]

I suggest you attend a PTA meeting and mention this shortage of supplies in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suggest you attend a PTA meeting and mention this shortage of supplies in the classroom.

Next PTA meeting isn’t until January. So are you saying in the meantime, don’t send supplies? I can have them to send Monday. Should I reply wait until mid-January?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suggest you attend a PTA meeting and mention this shortage of supplies in the classroom.

Next PTA meeting isn’t until January. So are you saying in the meantime, don’t send supplies? I can have them to send Monday. Should I reply wait until mid-January?

*really

[Anonymous]

I send supplies in all the time. It's no big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I send supplies in all the time. It's no big deal.

I send in supplies regularly when I see them on sale. I buy extra at the beginning of the year. I have extra pencils, erasers, glue sticks and a few other things I'll donate in January or so. Teacher commented she needed stuff for indoor recess so I'm going to send in some new books and games I got black friday. I don't think they are allowed to ask. Just send it in with your child. I also send in wipes, kleenex and other stuff. I figure it our teacher doesn't need it another may.

[Anonymous]

Just send it in. Raise at a pta meeting if you want just to see if this is an across the school issue but in reality school do not seem to appropriately fund supplies so it would seem instead a problem of not asking for enough at the start. But it is no big deal for teachers to tell parents they are running low and could use more tissues or whatever.

[Anonymous]

Send it out with your child ith a note saying, “extras for your class.”

[Anonymous]

I send in baby wipes, ziplock bags, tissue (esp. after my DC has had a cold and I figure she used up half the classroom box). I don’t think it’s sucking up at all, it’s just helping out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I send in baby wipes, ziplock bags, tissue (esp. after my DC has had a cold and I figure she used up half the classroom box). I don’t think it’s sucking up at all, it’s just helping out.

Same here. It's really NBD OP. Probably more parents do it on a regular basis than you are even aware. At least I hope!

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher in a public school. Please go ahead and purchase what the classroom needs. Otherwise, the kids will go without or the teacher will be buying it. It really adds up. I could have paid for one of my kid's college education by this point if I'd taken the money I spend on my classroom and put all of it into a college fund. For real.

[Anonymous]

In our school (LCPS) the teachers send home notes when they need things and parents send them in. Dry erase markers, pencils, Kleenex, etc.

[Anonymous]

Of course you send in the supplies. There is always a need for different items so if you can, do it.