Middle School Students: MATERIAL
MATERIALS
ERIALS LIST
On the first day of class all grade 6 and new students will receive a package with all materials
needed for the Organizational System, which was implemented few years ago in Middle School.
School.
You MUST purchase
purchase the following items through the MS Office:
Office:
One 4-ring binder (*
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EARJ Study Skills divider set for binder and special binder paper
50 clear sheets for binder to hold notes and handouts (**
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EARJ agenda (**
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*) – You may prefer to buy another 4-ring binder. Make sure that the EARJ Study Skills divider set
fits the binder of your choice. This is a requirement.
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** – These items are available at the Little Shop, if you need replacements.
Your parents will receive a boleta (bill) in order to cover the
the expenses for this package.
package. A teacher
will explain the Study Skills Program and the proper usage of the binder system. If you have
questions about this information, please contact the office at [email protected] or
[email protected]
All Middle School Students:
Students: These materials should be brought
brought to school the first day:
One 2 GB pen drive or memory stick
One small lock with 2 keys for your locker near the Middle School area. One key will be kept
in the MS Office.
Boys Only: In addition, all boys need a second lock with 2 keys for PE. One key will be kept
in the PE Office.
Grade 6: two hard-cover, spiral notebooks (90-100 pages): one for Math and one for English
Grade 7: one small spiral notebook for English (journal size)
Grade 8: one small spiral notebook for English (journal size)
Pencil case, pencils and sharpener
Pens (blue, black, green, and only one red)
Eraser and white-out (liquid paper)
Three or more highlighters of different colors
Small ruler, small scissors, tape, small glue stick
Colored pencils and/or markers
Only for 8th grade students in Algebra/ Honors Algebra: TITI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphing
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(3) Physical Education Uniform: (Available at the Stock Room with Mr. Wilson)
Two pairs of shorts
Girls’ Tactel
Boys’ Tactel
Cotton/Suplex Bermuda
Two shirts
Short sleeve shirt
Girls’ Baby look shirt
In addition, students need to supply:
Socks
One warm up suit (optional for cold days)
Suplex/ Ballet Pants
Girls’ Fleece Pants
Boys’ Fleece Pants
Girls’ Fleece Sweatshirt
Boys’ Fleece Sweatshirt
AND
Tennis Shoes
TOOLS FOR STUDY AT HOME
This is a list of recommended items that might be useful for students doing assignments at home.
Utensils
Room light and desk lamp
Pencils and pens
White-out (liquid paper)
Erasers
Colored pencils and/or markers
Highlighters (3-4 different colors)
Glue stick
One 30-centimeter ruler – with centimeters
and inches
Paper
Large monthly planner / calendar
Lined paper
White paper
Computer paper
Colored typing paper
Scissors
Stapler and staples
Paper clips
Scotch tape
Simple calculator with square root function
Protractor & compass
Clock
Access to a word processor, internet, and
printer
Scratch paper
Poster board (“cartolina”)
Index cards
Post-Its of various sizes and/or colors
REFERENCE MATERIALS
These are highly recommended
recommended for students to have and keep at home.
Dictionaries
One English language dictionary – A “junior" dictionary is recommended over a
collegiate level one; however, dictionaries that have the etymology of words can be very
helpful for students. One suggestion is Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
One Portuguese language dictionary – Mini Aurélio – Século XXI by Editora Positivo is
one suggestion for students in the Língua Pátria class. Another suggestion: Mini Houaiss
- Portuguese Dictionary. (According to the “Nova Ortografia”.)
One English/Portuguese - Portuguese/English dictionary – Strongly suggested for all
students, but required for students in Portuguese for Foreigners class.
Recommendation:
Recommendation Longman - Dicionário Escolar Inglês-Português/Português-Inglês
by Editora Longman or Michaelis - Dicionário Escolar Inglês-Português/PortuguêsInglês by Editora Melhoramentos are recommended.
For students in French – One French dictionary (French/English - English/French or
French/Portuguese - Portuguese/French) Larousse recommended.
For students in Spanish – One Spanish dictionary (Spanish/Portuguese Portuguese/Spanish or Spanish/English - English/Spanish) Michaelis recommended.
Thesauri – English and Portuguese as needed.
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