DE markers aren't in our list, but the list retail is $40+ here. Paper, pencils, crayons, markers, notebooks, all of particular brand/size; reams of paper, etc.; daughter brought in batteries, yarn, a couple other oddities too this year. These all get put into the general classroom bucket. That said all the local stores (including Wal-Mart) have the stuff on sale in August, so it usually rings in around $20, less for us because we hit sales throughout the year.
Kids who can't afford it - literally 98% of my kids' school is on free lunch, 99% if you include reduced - bring what they can, and the teachers make up the difference. [Well, and those of us with jobs usually send in extra.] Here the teachers, even though they make less than other area professionals, are making more than the average income of the families in this school, and they know it. I don't begrudge them asking for classroom supplies from the kids, and don't mind helping. I prefer to do it voluntarily; basically I see it as a local use tax, and I believe it is technically a charitable donation though I've never taken it. When my kids graduate I likely won't be paying it anymore, which is a sight better long term than if the local property tax, and thus administrative overhead, was raised to pay for the things. -Tim I drop my kids off with the 300D, usually, but took the rental today because SWMBO is not back yet. And I was going to take off work to finish the SDL, but didn't. See? Almost on topic. On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > They do here. The kids need to bring in a pack of dry-erase markers, 2 packs > of printer paper, and 2 boxes of tissues for "the classroom" in addition to > all their personal supplies. > > Allan > > On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:24 -0600, "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> > wrote: >> then its just a Claremore thing as I suspected >> >> On 1/2/2011 10:39 PM, OK Don wrote: >> > They don't do that in Norman ---- >> > >> > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:21 PM, Kaleb C. >> > Striplin<ka...@striplin.net>wrote: >> > >> >> So I got to know, down there do they make it a requirement that the kids >> >> bring dry erase markers as part of their required supplies every year? I >> >> dont have a problem with the dry erase boards except for them making the >> >> kids supply the teachers. >> >> -- >> >> >> > OK Don >> > 2001 ML320 >> > 1992 300D 2.5T >> > 1990 300D 2.5T >> > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> >> -- >> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK >> 95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, >> 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, >> 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
