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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids pre-k list is all cleaning supplies: no markers, no crayons, no pencils. Why can the school provide those things, but not cleaning supplies? (Or, worse, they won't be using those things?)[/quote]

Don't send it in. No way do I send in cleaning supplies and things (and I'm a teacher). If the teachers at that school feel they need to provide things that run out, it's their job to approach the principal / school board with rebudgeting concerns.[/quote]

Question for you classroom teacher...Do you clean your classroom? Building service vacuums, replaces paper towels, and quickly wipes the countertop once a week. I'm a classroom teacher too and [b]clean the desks and tables in my room every single week[/b]. I always do this on Friday afternoon. This way every student starts off the week with a clean desk. The [b]kids love having clean desks![/b] Building service staff do not clean individual desks. Some of my colleagues clean like I do, and others never clean their students' desks. You can spot these classrooms as soon as you enter their rooms. I think that's disgusting. I feel bad for the kids in those rooms. If teachers are asking for donations such as Clorox wipes or bottles of Fantastic/409, etc., it's because they clean their classrooms. You can't order these things from the warehouse. I sincerely appreciate any donations throughout the year! I absolutely spend my own money on supplies (cleaning and otherwise) every single year. When I'm at Costco buying things in bulk, my husband always asks me why I am paying for cleaning supplies for my classroom, and I remind him that the cleaning done by building service staff is limited, and that the school does not provide these items for me. I want a clean classroom, so I clean it myself. I think it helps keep germs from spreading, and it just feels good to work in a clean space.[/quote][/quote]

Please teach and instill some responsibility and have the students clean their own mess![/quote]

The students aren't allowed to handle the types of cleaners necessary to really clean those desks, such as Clorox wipes.  If a student ends up with a skin sensitivity or has an asthma attack from the fumes then the teacher has endangered their health.  It's not worth the possible lawsuit, especially in this area.

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This is true. One spray in the wrong direction and a student may say I sprayed something on them. Please know that I do indeed instill responsibility in my students. Cleaning the tops of their desks cleans the dirt, grime, etc. that builds up throughout the week. It's not a "mess" they created per se. While I'm cleaning desk tops, they are cleaning the inside of their desks. They literally have to take everything out, go through every folder to make sure papers are in the right folder, recycle papers no longer needed, and put everything back in their desks neatly. In the beginning, some students need help with the organization piece. I don't do it for them though. Rather, I sit with them and guide them through the process. By the end of the year, they have all improved their organizational skills. [/quote]

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