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Mark DeLay Elementary School Supply Lists for Grades K-2

Get a jump on school shopping by finding out what supplies your child needs on the first day of school, which is Thursday, Aug. 23 for students in Darien Public School District 61.

Following are lists of school supplies needed by students at Mark DeLay Elementary School this year, according to the district website

Kindergarten:

  • 3 boxes Crayola Crayons (24-count each box)
  • 1 box #2 sharpened plain pencils with erasers
  • 4 Expo-brand dry erase markers (any color)
  • 5 Elmer’s glue(only Elmer’s) 4 oz. squeeze bottle
  • 2 pkgs. washable Crayola markers (fat ones, 8 basic colors)
  • 2 boxes Kleenex (200 count)
  • 1 pair of headphones
  • 1 pair Fiskars-brand scissors (Fiskars only)
  • 1 Crayola watercolor set (8 colors)
  • 1 container of antibacterial wipes for hands
  • 1 large bottle of antibacterial hand gel in pump bottle
  • 1 old shirt/smock labeled with name (long-sleeved T-shirts work great)
  • 2 boxes of Ziploc bags (gallon size)
  • 1 box Ziploc bags (sandwich size)
  • 1 personal folder labeled with name (used for daily take-home)
  • 2-pocket plain paper folders with prongs (any color)
  • 1 clip board (labeled with child’s name)
  • 1 pkg. of school-type stickers (any kind)
  • 1 back pack large enough to hold supplies and folders
  • 1 pair gym shoes (You will have the option of having your child wear gym shoes the day he/she has P.E. or have him/her keep a pair at school.)

Parents are asked not to label their child’s supplies except for take-home folder, clipboard and art smock; and to bring one extra set of clothing in a small plastic bag labeled with child’s name in case of an accident.

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First Grade:

  • 1 box Crayola Crayons (24 count)
  • 24 #2 sharpened pencils with erasers
  • 1 Crayola 10-pack Washable Markers (wide tip)
  • 2 soft erasers
  • 1 Elmer’s glue – 4 oz. Squeeze bottle
  • 2- 5-inch pairs pointed Fiskar’s-brand scissors
  • 3 vinyl pocket folders (1 blue, 1 green, 1 yellow)
  • 1 red vinyl pocket folder
  • 6 glue sticks
  • 1 clipboard
  • 1 Mead primary journal
  • 1 school bag/back pack
  • 1 old paint shirt for art
  • 1 Crayola Preferred water color paints
  • 1 pkg. of reward stickers
  • 1 ruler, marked with inches and centimeters
  • 1 plastic school supply box (8-1/2-inches long x 5-3/4 inches wide x 2-1/2 inches high)
  • 2 Expo dry erase markers
  • 1 pair of headphones
  • 2 pkgs. of Wet Ones wipes
  • 1 bottle of hand sanitizer
  • 1 box of Kleenex (200 count)
  • 1 box Ziploc plastic bags, gallon size

Second grade:

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  • 1 Crayola Washable Markers (thick)
  • 4 soft erasers
  • (1)  4-oz. white Elmer’s glue
  • 1 ruler, marked in inches and centimeters
  • 1 pair of scissors
  • 1 Crayola Crayons (24 count)
  • 24 pencils (sharpened)
  • 1 set colored pencils
  • 4 glue sticks
  • 5 vinyl pocket folders (red, blue, green, yellow, orange)
  • 2 spiral notebooks
  • 1 clipboard
  • 2 red pens
  • 1 Post-it Notes
  • (1) 1-inch or 1-1/2-inch 3-ring binder
  • 1 jumbo box of Kleenex
  • 2 dry-erase markers (any color)
  • 1 pencil box
  • 1 yellow highlighter
  • 1 old shirt for art class
  • 1 pair of headphones
  • 1 back pack/school bag
  • 1 box Ziploc baggies, quart size
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