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 

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TK/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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 

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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