Do you do art projects in your classroom?  How about Science Experiments?  Who pays for the supplies at your school?

Here, we usually end up paying for anything unusual that you want to use to experiment or create.  We give every student a list of supplies they NEED to participate in class and to help them learn.  They rarely bring everything they are supposed to and then they lose what they did bring. 

Most of the year, I hear..."Do you have any glue? Pencils? Tape? Color crayons? etc? etc?  Does the school pay for these supplies?  NO.  We do if we want them to do the activities that are required by our texts and district.

I don't understand parents who don't bring in their supplies.  We are out of lined paper.  The students are supposed to provide in and turn it in to me.  I put it out as needed.  They are supposed to bring 10 packets.  Less than half of the students brought any and they only brought 2 or three packets.  I have called for paper again and again.  Now we are out.  I am not buying paper.  I am not using my very limited $50.00 warehouse allowance to buy paper that the parents were supposed to supply.  I need my allowance for printer ink.  I have to print report cards and progress reports.

How sad that we have come to a place where people think that schools should provide everything.  I remember when we actually DID provide everything.  But, times changed and taxes don't cover as much as they used to.  Now we require students to bring their own materials.  Does that mean that students who don't bring them can't do the work?  I usually have a generous soul in my room who shares.  I love those kids.