Pennell Elementary School – 5th Grade Supply List
We hope your summer vacation will be very enjoyable and that you will come back to school in September
ready to work. The first week in September we will be working with the summer assignment. Make sure you
do all the reading and work assigned this summer, as this will be the first grade you receive in 5th grade and
your first chance to impress your new teacher. Do your very best!
Materials Needed
Ear buds or head phones (to cost no more than $5).
5 Spiral Notebooks
1 – Marble Composition book
1 ½” binder
1 – Accordion folder
Pack of Dry Erase Markers – one thin and one thick
1 containers of Clorox wipes
Box of 12 #2 pencils (NO MECHANICAL PENCILS PLEASE)
Colored pencils (very important – we use these a lot)
1box of tissues
Glue stick – 2 fat ones or 3 little ones
2 – 3 pack of post-it notes
1 pair of good scissors
1 roll of scotch tape
Assorted markers and crayons
Zipper pencil case – no boxes
2 Highlighters
1 cm. Graph paper notebook
Ruler
Please put your name on all of your supplies. NO TRAPPER KEEPERS OR GEL PENS, PLEASE.
Homework Policy
Class assignments are written on the board and explained in class. Students are expected to copy these into
their assignment books which are being supplied by the PTL. Work not finished in school becomes homework.
Students going to safety posts, music lessons, and seminar are responsible for finding out and completing
missed assignments. If your child is absent, he/she is responsible for making up missed work. Please make
arrangements to pick up the work or have someone bring it home so your child does not get too far behind.
Questions? Problems?
If you need to contact any 5th grade teacher, write a note or call 610-497-6300, extension 7500 between 8:10
and 3:40 Monday through Friday. Leave a message with the school secretary and the teacher will return your
call as soon as possible. Email is the best way to contact the 5th grade teachers.
Homeroom Parents
Each class needs 1 or 2 volunteers to serve as Homeroom Parents for the school year. If you are interested,
please send your name and phone number to your child’s homeroom teacher. Will be chosen randomly
Absent/Late Notes
If your child is absent or late, he/she must, upon returning, bring a note. All absences are unexcused unless a
note is sent into school within 5 days.
We hope you have fun this summer, and we look forward to seeing you in September.
The Fifth Grade Teachers