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School Supply List

At the beginning of the school year, students need to bring a set of school supplies for their classwork. If you are unable to purchase these supplies, please see your school counselor.

Preschool

  • 1 each backpack – big enough to fit papers – no wheels
  • 1 change of clothes

Optional Items – NOT Required:

  • 8 each Elmers glue sticks – purple
  • 1 each bottle of Elmer’s glue  
  • 1 each Crayola watercolor paints – 8 primary colors
  • 1 each box of Crayola crayons – 24 count 
  • 1 each box of markers – Crayola Pip-Squeaks short markers
  • 1 each plastic folder (no prongs)
  • 1 each 1.5 inch white binder with clear view pocket on front  
  • 1 each Expo dry erase markers -4 pack
  • 1 each play dough – 4 pack – Play-doh brand 

Kindergarten

  • 1 each backpack – no wheels (label with child’s name)
  • 1 pair tennis shoes needed for PE
  • 6 each glue sticks
  • 1 bottle of school glue – 4 oz.
  • 1 box washable markers – classic colors, set of 8
  • 1 each fine tip Expo dry erase markers – 4 pack
  • 3 boxes crayons – 24 count
  • 10 each yellow #2 wooden pencils – sharpen before bringing
  • 1 each pink eraser
  • 1 each scissors – blunt tip
  • 3 total pocket folder – plastic, plain color (no designs and no vertical pocket)
  • 1 each one-inch three-ring binder – white with presentation cover (no designs)
  • 2 each wide-rule spiral notebook – plain color (no designs)
  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • Reusable water bottle 

Optional

  • Hand-sanitizer
  • 1 box gallon size plastic baggies – slider zipper
  • 1 box quart-size plastic baggies – slider zipper
  • 2 boxes of facial tissues
  • 1 each supply box – hard plastic (8.5 x 5)

1st Grade

  • 1 each backpack – no wheels (label with child’s name)
  • 1 pair tennis shoes needed for PE
  • 2 each glue sticks (large)
  • 1 box washable markers – classic colors, set of 8
  • 2 each wide tip Expo dry erase markers – 4 pack
  • 2 boxes crayons – 24 count
  • 24 each yellow #2 wooden pencils – sharpen before bringing
  • 1 box colored pencils – 24 count
  • 1 each pink eraser
  • 1 each scissors – blunt tip
  • 5 total pocket folder – plastic, plain color (1 each: yellow, blue, red, green, purple)
  • 1 each 3-ring binder, 1″ size, white, presentation cover (no designs)
  • 2 total wide-rule spiral notebook – plain color (no designs)
  • 2 package sticky notes, any color (3 x 3)
  • 1 each supply box – hard plastic (8.5 x 5)
  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • Reusable water bottle 

Optional

  • 1 box gallon size plastic baggies – slider zipper 
  • 1 box quart size plastic baggies – slider zipper
  • 2 boxes facial tissues
  • Hand-sanitizer

2nd Grade

  •  1 each backpack – no wheels (label with child’s name
  •  1 pair tennis shoes needed for PE
  • 2 each glue sticks (large)
  • 1 box crayons – 24 count
  • 1 box washable markers – classic colors, set of 8
  • 2 each Expo dry erase markers – 4 pack
  • 1 box colored pencils – 24 count
  • 24 each yellow #2 wooden pencils – sharpen before bringing
  • 2 each pink eraser
  • 1 each scissors – pointed tip
  • 5 total pocket folders – plastic, plain color, no brads (1 each: yellow, blue, red, green, purple)
  • 1 each 3-ring binder, 1″ size, white, presentation cover (no designs)
  • 2 total wide-rule spiral notebook – plain color (no designs)
  • 1 package wide-rule loose leaf paper
  • 1 each supply box – hard plastic (8.5 x 5)
  • 2 package sticky notes – any color (3 x 3)
  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • Reusable water bottle

Optional

  • 2 boxes facial tissues
  • Hand-sanitizer

3rd Grade

  • 1 each backpack – no wheels (label with child’s name)
  • 1 pair tennis shoes needed for PE
  • 2 each glue sticks (large)
  • 1 box fine point washable markers – classic colors, set of 8
  • 2 each Expo dry erase markers – 4 pack
  • 1 box crayons – 24 count
  • 24 each yellow #2 wooden pencils – sharpen before bringing
  • 1 box colored pencils – 24 count
  • 1 each pink eraser
  • 1 each scissors – pointed tip
  • 2 each highlighter marker – yellow
  • 5 total pocket folders – plastic, plain color, no brads (1 each: yellow, blue, red, green, purple)
  • 1 each 3-ring binder, 1″ size, white, presentation cover (no designs)
  • 4 total wide-rule spiral notebook – plain color (no designs)
  • 2 package wide-rule loose leaf paper
  • 1 each supply box – hard plastic (8.5 x 5)
  • 1 package sticky notes – yellow (3×3)
  • 1 package sticky notes – yellow (2 x 1.5)
  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • Reusable water bottle

Optional

  • 2 boxes facial tissues
  • Hand-sanitizer

4th Grade

  • *No Trapper Keepers due to limited space*
  • 1 each backpack – no wheels (label with child’s name)
  • 1 pair tennis shoes needed for PE
  • 2 each glue sticks (large)
  • 1 box washable markers – classic colors, set of 8
  • 2 each Expo dry erase markers – 4 pack
  • 24 each yellow #2 wooden pencils – sharpen before bringing
  • 1 box colored pencils – 24 count
  • 1 each pink eraser
  • 1 each scissors – pointed tip
  • 1 each highlighter marker set – 4 color
  • 4 total pens (2 each red and 2 each black or blue)
  • 5 total pocket folders – plastic, plain color, no brads (1 each: yellow, blue, red, green, purple)
  • 1 each 3-ring binder, 1″ size, white, presentation cover (no designs)
  • 7 total wide-rule spiral notebook (1 each: yellow (2), blue, red (2), green, purple)
  • 2 package wide-rule loose leaf paper
  • 1 each wide-rule composition notebook
  • 1 package ruled note cards – white (3 x 5)
  • 1 each pencil bag or pouch (no boxes)
  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • 2 packages sticky notes – yellow (3×3)
  • Reusable water bottle

Optional

  • 2 boxes facial tissues
  • Recorder – Yamaha YRS 24B or YRS 20 (soprano recorder standard fingering)
  • Hand-sanitizer

5th Grade

  • *No Trapper Keepers due to limited space*
  • 1 each backpack – no wheels (label with child’s name)
  • 1 pair tennis shoes needed for PE
  • 2 each glue sticks (large)
  • 2 each Expo dry erase markers – 4 pack
  • 24 each yellow #2 wooden pencils – sharpen before bringing
  • 1 box colored pencils – 24 count
  • 1 each scissors – pointed tip
  • 1 each highlighter marker set – 4 color
  • 2 each pens (red or black)
  • 5 total pocket folders – plastic, plain color, no brads (1 each: yellow, blue, red, green, purple)
  • 1 each 3-ring binder, 1″ size, white, presentation cover (no designs)
  • 5 total wide-rule spiral notebook – plain color (no designs)
  • 1 package wide-rule loose leaf paper
  • 2 each wide-rule composition notebook
  • 1 package ruled note cards – white (4 x 6)
  • 1 each pencil bag or pouch (no boxes)
  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • 3 packages sticky notes – yellow (3×3)
  • Reusable water bottle 

Optional

  • 2 boxes facial tissues
  • Recorder (New to Ankeny Students Only) – Yamaha YRS 24B or YRS 20 (soprano recorder standard fingering) 
  • Hand-sanitizer

6/7th Grade

  • 5 notebooks
  • 6 folders
  • Pencils – #2 and colored
  • 1 glue stick
  • 8 black dry erase markers
  • 3 highlighters – any color
  • 6 pack of Post-it notes (3×3 size)
  • 2 each wide-rule composition notebook
  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • PE attire: All students are required to wear a school-appropriate physical education attire during physical education classes. Students must wear tennis shoes when in the gym/weight room.
  • Reusable water bottle 

Optional

  • Calculator – TI 30 or equivalent containing functions of square root, negative integers, squared terms, and fractions (7th Grade only)
  • Hand-sanitizer 

8th-12th Grade

  • Ear buds/headphones (any variety, for Chromebooks)
  • PE attire: All students are required to wear a school-appropriate physical education attire during physical education classes. Students must wear tennis shoes when in the gym/ weight room.
  • Reusable water bottle

Optional

  • Calculator – TI 84 graphing calculator (Check with your child’s math teacher prior to purchase)
  • Hand-sanitizer