Getting Ready for Back to School

Hello St. Mary Families,

You may be getting ready for Back to School and looking for advice on what school supplies students may need to get started for another year of learning.  Please find below recommended school supply lists for students by division.

Getting Ready for the Primary Grades (Gr. 1-3)

  • A backpack that your child can carry comfortably and that will be large enough to carry a lunch bag, agenda, library books and other school notebooks.
  • Indoor pair of shoes with non-marking soles
  • pencils
  • an eraser
  • ruler
  • pencil crayons
  • glue sticks
  • scissors
  • a pencil case large enough to hold the above items
  • a box of large Ziploc baggies
  • a box of Kleenex tissues
  • Masks 
  • a mesh bag or a paperbag to store masks at snack/lunch or recess 
  • a ziplock bag with extra socks, t-shirt

Agendas have been ordered for all students and will be distributed in September.

Getting Ready for the Junior Grades (Gr. 4-6)

  • duotangs (1 of each colour: red, black, light blue, dark blue, yellow, green, orange) 
  • Pencil case to hold the following materials: 
  • Pencils 
  • Erasers 
  • Ruler 
  • Blue pen 
  • Red pen 
  • Pencil crayons 
  • Markers 
  • Protractor 
  • Calculator 
  • Box of tissue
  • Masks
  • Mesh bag or paper bag to store masks safely during snacks/lunch or recess 

Please note: students are permitted to bring their own devices (BYOD) such as tablets, laptops, chromebooks…NO cell phones or ipods are to be used as devices and personal devices may be brought in once the appropriate permission forms have been signed. Further information will be provided by the classroom teacher during the first week of school. 

Getting Ready for the Intermediate Grades (Gr. 7-8)

  • Three 1” or 1 1⁄2” inch binders 
  • Loose leaf lined and graph paper 
  • Dividers 
  • Plastic page protectors 
  • duotangs (1 of each colour: red, black, light blue, dark blue, yellow) 
  • Pencil case to hold the following materials: 

○ Pencils/pencil sharpener 

○ Erasers 

○ Ruler 

○ Blue pens 

○ Red pens 

○ Pencil crayons 

○ Markers 

○ Highlighters 

○ Sharpies 

○ Glue sticks 

○ White out 

○ Protractor 

                ○ Scientific Calculator 

  • Masks
  • Mesh bags or paper bags for safe storage of masks during snack/lunch and recess

Please note: Intermediate students are permitted to bring their own devices (BYOD) such as tablets, laptops, chromebooks…NO cell phones or ipods are to be used as devices and personal devices may be brought in once the appropriate permission forms have been signed. Further information will be provided by the classroom teacher during the first week of school.