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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach kindergarten and I'd say I spent at least $1K my first year and maybe $500 for the next few years. Now it's less than $250 each year. I had to buy everything except classroom furniture and basic school supplies that the students brought it. Classroom library books, bulletin board stuff for 4+ board, classroom posters, mailboxes, pencil cases, classroom rug, storage containers, classroom incentives, manipulatives, clipboards, ink for my color printer, my printer, etc. We don't have a PTA so it's all on us. [/quote]

Why didn't you ask for Classroom book donations? Our school does this and the response is overwhelming. 
We always send our kid with pencil cases, etc based on the supply list. Even the incentives are on the list.

Use your head. [/quote]

What a great idea! I can't believe this never occurred to me. My school has a 95% poverty rate. In a good year, half of my students bring in supplies on the supply list. That means that there is a shortage of supplies from the very beginning of the year. My students don't have books in their homes. When we get a donation of books to send home, the students look like they've won the lottery.

I asked for book donations on FB and Nextdoor and got a few boxes of them. I bought the rest of them at yardsales, garages sales, FB Marketplace, etc.

Perhaps YOU should use your head and think before replaying. Step outside of your bubble. Not everyone has the money that exists at your school.

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