Anonymous
08/04/2025 07:38
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
My students leave their new supplies in their locker and me and my para deal with them from there. We know who doesn’t bring anything.
Anonymous
08/04/2025 01:13
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The last few years of my child’s elementary school I stopped donating the crazy amounts of things and no one noticed or cared. They collect a lot at the open house and no one actually sees what you donate. For example, they wanted 2 packs of dry erase markers. Nope. We just got 1. Kid never used even one marker from it all year. They also asked for a dry eraser. I didn’t buy that at all - I will buy if my kid tells me they need one. She never asked the whole year. 10 packs of pencils? Nope. One pack, and we took out a few already to add to her pencil pouch and donated the rest of that one pack. 24 glue sticks? Absolutely not. We bought 6-12, kept 2 in her pouch and donated maybe 4? The rest we keep at home. 3 boxes of Clorox wipes, 75 count. Hell no. We donate one box only. They are pricey. 2 boxes of tissues? Nope, just 1.
Easy.
Oh, they noticed you didn’t bring supplies. They just didn’t say anything to you about it. I bet it makes you feel so superior knowing you got one over on that teacher.
No they didn’t. There were nearly 30 kids plus parents in the room at the same time for Open House. The teacher did not see what each kid was donating into each of the premade piles set out to collect community supplies such as tissues, wipes, pencils and dry erase markers. In fact, I asked the teacher about certain supplies on the list and she said the list was made before the other 2 teachers left so she didn’t really want some of that stuff. The list had required giant spiral notebooks and 2 binders. Both the giant spiral notebooks and the binders were never used. One of the teachers was going to just keep the unused binders and I specifically asked for them back so we could reuse this year. Good thing I did because they are in mint condition and were $7 each.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 20:47
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
On another thread the teachers are saying they can get supplies, but they ask the parents so they don’t have to go through the hassle of getting their orders approved or ordering from Office Depot (the horror).
So I think I’d ask an administrator what the supply system was. If FCPS truly provides no cleaning materials for classrooms I’d donate in a heartbeat, and write my school board member.
So I think I’d ask an administrator what the supply system was. If FCPS truly provides no cleaning materials for classrooms I’d donate in a heartbeat, and write my school board member.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 20:38
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The last few years of my child’s elementary school I stopped donating the crazy amounts of things and no one noticed or cared. They collect a lot at the open house and no one actually sees what you donate. For example, they wanted 2 packs of dry erase markers. Nope. We just got 1. Kid never used even one marker from it all year. They also asked for a dry eraser. I didn’t buy that at all - I will buy if my kid tells me they need one. She never asked the whole year. 10 packs of pencils? Nope. One pack, and we took out a few already to add to her pencil pouch and donated the rest of that one pack. 24 glue sticks? Absolutely not. We bought 6-12, kept 2 in her pouch and donated maybe 4? The rest we keep at home. 3 boxes of Clorox wipes, 75 count. Hell no. We donate one box only. They are pricey. 2 boxes of tissues? Nope, just 1.
Easy.
Teacher here. I had to fill in for you. Yes, these supplies are pricy. When you and other parents sent just one box of Clorox wipes, I had to purchase tons of Clorox with my own money to make up the difference.
So you simply transferred the cost to me. I guess that’s okay, but it starts to add up when a lot of parents do it.
Nope. We found out the reason they wanted 3 Clorox wipes was because each teacher was giving one to the Art teacher. The school can pay for Clorox wipes. They can place team orders.
I’m a former FCPS teacher and I can tell you I had tons of leftover supplies at the end of the year. We don’t need 24 packs of pencils of 24 glue sticks whatsoever. I also ended each year with a ton of paper towels and tissues, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes. It’s gluttonous.
Well, I had 5 out of 20 students bring their elementary supplies. Who paid for the rest? Me. Who hasn’t gone on a vacation in 10 years due to lack of funds. Me. Who went to Paris for spring break? The family who couldn’t bring in school supplies.
Last year, after 15 years of teaching, when kids told me they didn’t have supplies, I said “tell someone at home.” The only extras that I supplied were pencils. Half of those brought some in within a week. The rest just shoved papers in their desks, used 2-3 crayons they found on the floor, borrowed scissors from a classmate, etc. One of the kids with no supplies is part of a family that owns a restaurant with 3 locations in NoVA.
You are better than I, my fellow teacher. Every time a child does not have supplies, I send an email, dojo message, remind message, etc and yes I can send every single day for a month. So when a parent attacks me as to why their child is failing but is so smart, I direct them to all the documentation with time stamps. I am your child’s teacher, not your child’s parent. Be your own kids hero.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 20:33
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: No really I don’t use Clorox wipes at home and grew up in a catholic school system that did not use them. However, got used to the back to school supplies for Catholic elementary school which included wipes, paper towels, and tissues. Public high school suddenly no requests for the wipes.
Yep. High school is when the nonsense finally stops. No requests for tissues or wipes or any of that crap.
Actually I’ve had a few teachers in middle and high send out announcements mid year asking for any donations people want to contribute for tissues and wipes.
+1, do you think kids stop blowing their nose in HS?
Middle school teacher here. Kids are a lot more responsible when it comes to their basic needs once they hit middle school. Susies allergies are acting up then she leaves the house with pocket tissues. Not so much elementary kids, they still use their sleeves. It is very difficult to have middle and high school kids bring in supplies. Parents tend to be more checked out by the age and kids think it’s not cool to tote around supplies. I can barely get kids to bring in one pencil for themselves. Janitors can only give us what they have. Our staff bathroom isn’t even stocked. We have to bring toilet paper home to use. So we don’t have any for the kids.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 20:26
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The last few years of my child’s elementary school I stopped donating the crazy amounts of things and no one noticed or cared. They collect a lot at the open house and no one actually sees what you donate. For example, they wanted 2 packs of dry erase markers. Nope. We just got 1. Kid never used even one marker from it all year. They also asked for a dry eraser. I didn’t buy that at all - I will buy if my kid tells me they need one. She never asked the whole year. 10 packs of pencils? Nope. One pack, and we took out a few already to add to her pencil pouch and donated the rest of that one pack. 24 glue sticks? Absolutely not. We bought 6-12, kept 2 in her pouch and donated maybe 4? The rest we keep at home. 3 boxes of Clorox wipes, 75 count. Hell no. We donate one box only. They are pricey. 2 boxes of tissues? Nope, just 1.
Easy.
Teacher here. I had to fill in for you. Yes, these supplies are pricy. When you and other parents sent just one box of Clorox wipes, I had to purchase tons of Clorox with my own money to make up the difference.
So you simply transferred the cost to me. I guess that’s okay, but it starts to add up when a lot of parents do it.
Nope. We found out the reason they wanted 3 Clorox wipes was because each teacher was giving one to the Art teacher. The school can pay for Clorox wipes. They can place team orders.
I’m a former FCPS teacher and I can tell you I had tons of leftover supplies at the end of the year. We don’t need 24 packs of pencils of 24 glue sticks whatsoever. I also ended each year with a ton of paper towels and tissues, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes. It’s gluttonous.
Well, I had 5 out of 20 students bring their elementary supplies. Who paid for the rest? Me. Who hasn’t gone on a vacation in 10 years due to lack of funds. Me. Who went to Paris for spring break? The family who couldn’t bring in school supplies.
Last year, after 15 years of teaching, when kids told me they didn’t have supplies, I said “tell someone at home.” The only extras that I supplied were pencils. Half of those brought some in within a week. The rest just shoved papers in their desks, used 2-3 crayons they found on the floor, borrowed scissors from a classmate, etc. One of the kids with no supplies is part of a family that owns a restaurant with 3 locations in NoVA.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 20:21
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The last few years of my child’s elementary school I stopped donating the crazy amounts of things and no one noticed or cared. They collect a lot at the open house and no one actually sees what you donate. For example, they wanted 2 packs of dry erase markers. Nope. We just got 1. Kid never used even one marker from it all year. They also asked for a dry eraser. I didn’t buy that at all - I will buy if my kid tells me they need one. She never asked the whole year. 10 packs of pencils? Nope. One pack, and we took out a few already to add to her pencil pouch and donated the rest of that one pack. 24 glue sticks? Absolutely not. We bought 6-12, kept 2 in her pouch and donated maybe 4? The rest we keep at home. 3 boxes of Clorox wipes, 75 count. Hell no. We donate one box only. They are pricey. 2 boxes of tissues? Nope, just 1.
Easy.
Teacher here. I had to fill in for you. Yes, these supplies are pricy. When you and other parents sent just one box of Clorox wipes, I had to purchase tons of Clorox with my own money to make up the difference.
So you simply transferred the cost to me. I guess that’s okay, but it starts to add up when a lot of parents do it.
Nope. We found out the reason they wanted 3 Clorox wipes was because each teacher was giving one to the Art teacher. The school can pay for Clorox wipes. They can place team orders.
I’m a former FCPS teacher and I can tell you I had tons of leftover supplies at the end of the year. We don’t need 24 packs of pencils of 24 glue sticks whatsoever. I also ended each year with a ton of paper towels and tissues, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes. It’s gluttonous.
Well, I had 5 out of 20 students bring their elementary supplies. Who paid for the rest? Me. Who hasn’t gone on a vacation in 10 years due to lack of funds. Me. Who went to Paris for spring break? The family who couldn’t bring in school supplies.
I always send in extra but we haven’t been on a vacation in many years. Don’t assume you know.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 20:19
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: No really I don’t use Clorox wipes at home and grew up in a catholic school system that did not use them. However, got used to the back to school supplies for Catholic elementary school which included wipes, paper towels, and tissues. Public high school suddenly no requests for the wipes.
Yep. High school is when the nonsense finally stops. No requests for tissues or wipes or any of that crap.
Actually I’ve had a few teachers in middle and high send out announcements mid year asking for any donations people want to contribute for tissues and wipes.
+1, do you think kids stop blowing their nose in HS?
Anonymous
08/03/2025 19:53
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The last few years of my child’s elementary school I stopped donating the crazy amounts of things and no one noticed or cared. They collect a lot at the open house and no one actually sees what you donate. For example, they wanted 2 packs of dry erase markers. Nope. We just got 1. Kid never used even one marker from it all year. They also asked for a dry eraser. I didn’t buy that at all - I will buy if my kid tells me they need one. She never asked the whole year. 10 packs of pencils? Nope. One pack, and we took out a few already to add to her pencil pouch and donated the rest of that one pack. 24 glue sticks? Absolutely not. We bought 6-12, kept 2 in her pouch and donated maybe 4? The rest we keep at home. 3 boxes of Clorox wipes, 75 count. Hell no. We donate one box only. They are pricey. 2 boxes of tissues? Nope, just 1.
Easy.
Teacher here. I had to fill in for you. Yes, these supplies are pricy. When you and other parents sent just one box of Clorox wipes, I had to purchase tons of Clorox with my own money to make up the difference.
So you simply transferred the cost to me. I guess that’s okay, but it starts to add up when a lot of parents do it.
Nope. We found out the reason they wanted 3 Clorox wipes was because each teacher was giving one to the Art teacher. The school can pay for Clorox wipes. They can place team orders.
I’m a former FCPS teacher and I can tell you I had tons of leftover supplies at the end of the year. We don’t need 24 packs of pencils of 24 glue sticks whatsoever. I also ended each year with a ton of paper towels and tissues, hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes. It’s gluttonous.
Well, I had 5 out of 20 students bring their elementary supplies. Who paid for the rest? Me. Who hasn’t gone on a vacation in 10 years due to lack of funds. Me. Who went to Paris for spring break? The family who couldn’t bring in school supplies.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 19:49
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:The last few years of my child’s elementary school I stopped donating the crazy amounts of things and no one noticed or cared. They collect a lot at the open house and no one actually sees what you donate. For example, they wanted 2 packs of dry erase markers. Nope. We just got 1. Kid never used even one marker from it all year. They also asked for a dry eraser. I didn’t buy that at all - I will buy if my kid tells me they need one. She never asked the whole year. 10 packs of pencils? Nope. One pack, and we took out a few already to add to her pencil pouch and donated the rest of that one pack. 24 glue sticks? Absolutely not. We bought 6-12, kept 2 in her pouch and donated maybe 4? The rest we keep at home. 3 boxes of Clorox wipes, 75 count. Hell no. We donate one box only. They are pricey. 2 boxes of tissues? Nope, just 1.
Easy.
Oh, they noticed you didn’t bring supplies. They just didn’t say anything to you about it. I bet it makes you feel so superior knowing you got one over on that teacher.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 19:32
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: No really I don’t use Clorox wipes at home and grew up in a catholic school system that did not use them. However, got used to the back to school supplies for Catholic elementary school which included wipes, paper towels, and tissues. Public high school suddenly no requests for the wipes.
Yep. High school is when the nonsense finally stops. No requests for tissues or wipes or any of that crap.
Actually I’ve had a few teachers in middle and high send out announcements mid year asking for any donations people want to contribute for tissues and wipes.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 18:49
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote: No really I don’t use Clorox wipes at home and grew up in a catholic school system that did not use them. However, got used to the back to school supplies for Catholic elementary school which included wipes, paper towels, and tissues. Public high school suddenly no requests for the wipes.
Yep. High school is when the nonsense finally stops. No requests for tissues or wipes or any of that crap.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 16:16
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
No really I don’t use Clorox wipes at home and grew up in a catholic school system that did not use them. However, got used to the back to school supplies for Catholic elementary school which included wipes, paper towels, and tissues. Public high school suddenly no requests for the wipes.
Anonymous
08/03/2025 06:44
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Anonymous wrote:My child brought home unused boxes of pencils at the end of the school year. Included unused glue sticks and unused post it's (without the plastic wrapping). Can my child take those back to school so we don't have to buy those? They are unused but the boxes look as if they are used.
Absolutely take those back in!
—teacher
Anonymous
08/03/2025 04:30
Subject: School Supplies lists and Janitorial Supplies
Above poster again.
How about colored folders? If there are a couple of stickers from last year, can those be reused?
How about colored folders? If there are a couple of stickers from last year, can those be reused?