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[quote=Anonymous]It's definitely not like elementary - you're not going to find a list detailing one box of colored pencils, last names A-K bring a box of quart ziplocs and L-Z bring gallon ziplocs, etc.  It varies too much depending on the classes and individual teachers.  Also keep in mind that the kids are going to be moving between classrooms, and carrying everything in their backpack - my kid's MS had lockers, but nobody ever used them because the building is so large and spread out, the locker was never convenient for the walk between classes.  So it all had to fit in a backpack that he could carry all day - there's no stash of supplies left in the classroom.

I'd start the year with just the basics: pens and pencils, loose leaf paper, a couple of folders and spiral notebooks.  Then, at orientation or the first week of school, teachers will tell the kids what they need for their specific classes.  And the kid can decide how to organize for the year.

My kid had a block schedule, with alternating A classes on one day and B classes on the next.  So what worked for him was to have 2 2.5-inch binders, one for A classes and one for B classes.  Then a couple of spiral notebooks or composition notebooks for the classes that specifically requested them.  A pencil pouch in each binder with a handful of pens, pencils, eraser, etc.  That way he didn't have to carry A class stuff around on B days, but there was minimal effort to switch out between days.[/quote]

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