Endeavour Elementary School
5th Grade Merlin Supply List / 2015-2016
(Note: You may reuse any materials from 4th grade that are usable.)
Binder Supplies
(NOTE: Please organize your binders before school starts. Follow binder
organization steps on back to set up your binders.)
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3-ring binder, 2 – 3 inch size. Preferably zippered and sturdy enough to last all year.
3-ring binder, 1 inch size – for literacy work
14 Subject Dividers – preferably plastic or with reinforced holes to be durable
3 hole punched notebook paper: approximately will need 150 pages during the year.
Cloth or sturdy pencil pouch designed to keep in binder.
1 folder with bottom pockets, 3 hole punched (or you may use the pockets in your 2 – 3 inch
binder if it has them)
 20 clear plastic sheet protectors
Writing Supplies
 4 - 6 Mechanical pencils (5 or 7 mm., soft or medium lead), and extra lead/erasers
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OR 2 packages of No. 2 pencils, individually labeled with your initials to use in class. Only bring 5
or 6 pencils to school at a time.
1 package of No. 2 pencils to contribute to class supply. Do not initial these.
1 -2 erasers
2 highlighters – different colors
3 red pens for correcting
1 plastic pencil supply box for desk, approximately 8” by 4” size – NO LARGER PLEASE
Clipboard –8½” by 11” size
USB FLASH DRIVE: Used to store and transfer documents from school and home. Mark with your
name. (You will be able to use this in middle school as well.)
Math Materials
 Ruler with metric and English units
 Calculator, Texas Instrument TI-30XS, TI-34 or any similar style calculator (Will use in middle
school)
 2 grid/graphing composition books – for math notes and assignments. (Keep one at home.)
Art Supplies
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Colored pencils (Crayola or of good quality), box of 24
Crayola crayons, box of 24
Thick Markers, (8-12 colors, good quality)
4 black sharpies (2 fine point, 2 ultra-fine)
Set of watercolors (at least 8 colors), Crayola or Prang brand
4 glue sticks
Scissors with points, good quality similar to Fiskars
Art Supplies (cont.)
 Set of oil pastels – 12 or 24 set
 Small personal pencil sharpener
Miscellaneous
 2 3” x 3” post-it notes
 Package of index cards
 Please bring the following items in on your birthday or half-birthday month to donate to our
classroom supply : 1 ream of white paper, 1 box Kleenex (100 – 120 tissues), & 1 container of
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes
Note: Payment for the student planner, Wordly Wise book, Science Weekly, map, and the
math problem solving book will be collected in the fall. I will send home information on the
exact amount owed then.
Optional Supplies (Some students used these supplies last year)
 Notebook paper hole reinforce stickers / notebook paper reinforcements
 Whiteout / Liquid Paper
Other
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Your glue, art supplies, colored pencils, markers, and crayons will be kept in a container
in the classroom. Extra pencils and notebook paper can be kept at home until you need
them.
Because we have limited storage space in our classroom, please bring your donation of
a ream of white paper, Kleenex, and Disinfecting Wipes to school during your birthday
month or half-birth date month. (I will send home a reminder during your birthday
month.)
Organization for your binders:
Please place these items in this order in your “regular” 2-3” binder:
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Pencil Pouch
18 Plastic Sheet protectors – (We will fill these at school.)
Planner – (You will get your planner from me when school begins.)
1 Bottom Pocket Folder with one pocket labeled “To Finish” and one pocket labeled “To
Take Home” or if your binder has pockets you may use the pockets to organize your
homework and take home papers.
5. 5 Dividers labeled
Reading/Writing
Math
Social Studies
Science
Health
6. Notebook Lined Paper
Please place these items in this order in your “literacy” 1”binder:
1. 2 Plastic Sheet protector – (We will fill these at school.)
2. 9 Dividers labeled
Reading Records
Strategies/Lessons
Reading Responses
Book Clubs
Writing Records
Tools/ Notes
Rubrics/Checklists
Grammar/DLI
Drafts