At our school it is the counselor who arranges for the supplies. I'm sorry OP.

Email the school counselor

You may be able to get some supplies at the MCPS Back To School Fair on Saturday:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/community-engagement/fair/

Also try to recycle what you have left over from prior years.

Anonymous wrote:Do we sent an email to the teacher if we can only afford half of the school supplies for a 4th grader?

I am sorry but we both been out of work after the Federal Governments cuts.

Many of the school supplies actually get handed into the teacher and shared communally anyway. And often they include things that a particular teacher doesn't even want. Yes, email the teacher and ask which supplies are most important if you'd actually like to purchase some yourself for your child, and/or ask the teacher or PTA if you'd like help accessing free supplies.

I would also go to a few back to school fair. You can gather much of the supplied if you go to a few.

Anonymous wrote:Do we sent an email to the teacher if we can only afford half of the school supplies for a 4th grader?

I am sorry but we both been out of work after the Federal Governments cuts.

Well, you certainly don't post about it here if you need help. Yes, email the school.

Do we sent an email to the teacher if we can only afford half of the school supplies for a 4th grader?

I am sorry but we both been out of work after the Federal Governments cuts.