Elementary School
Supply List & Summer Reading

The New Roads Elementary School community champions the joy of reading and encourages all students to read at least two books over the summer. Our students have a wide range of reading skill levels and interests. Our teachers have put together a list of recommended and required books for parents and students to choose from below. After your child finishes a book, they are encouraged to write a review of the book, noting what they liked, did not like, and a short summary of the story. They will be asked to bring this in during the first week of school and give this to the teacher who recommended the book. We will be having brief discussions, or book clubs, early in the year. If your child would like to read something outside of the recommended reading on this list, they are welcome to.

Happy reading.

Summer Reading 25-26

List of 6 items.

Supply List 25-26

List of 7 items.

  • All Grades

    Please label everything possible, especially clothing items! Please pack ample snacks and lunch. Please have students leave toys, stuffed animals, electronics and cell phones at home.

    Suggested:
    All students need to bring a healthy snack each day.     Please pack ample snacks and lunches, and refrain from items with sugar. 

    Any medications need to be given to the office and not left for children to take themselves, including inhalers, sunscreen, and cough drops. In addition, the prescription form needs to be filled out and returned to Inez Collins, Divisional Manager K-5 by August 22.

    Please have students leave toys, stuffed animals, electronics, and cell phones at home. While cell phones are highly discouraged at the elementary school, if your family chooses to send your child with a phone, please contact Mark Vickers-Willis, K-8 Director, to discuss.

    We encourage students to pack their own backpack with homework and needed items (such as instruments and snacks) before going to bed. We also suggest that, if possible, you assist your child in packing their snacks and lunch. These habits and routines support healthy conversations around food choices, as well as provide organizational and time management skill-building.

  • Kindergarten, First & Second Grade

    • Backpack labeled with your child’s name (should be large enough to fit all the belongings he/she/they bring to school, including lunch).
    • Complete change of clothing to be kept in the student’s backpack, including socks and underwear. More than one set of clothes is recommended. (Kindergarten and 1st only)
    • Lunchbox with your child’s name on it (if your child is bringing lunch).
    • Reusable utensils and containers in the lunchbox.
    • Reusable water bottle, labeled.

  • First Grade

  • Second Grade

    • 1 pencil pouch 
    • 1 composition notebook/journal
    • Erasers (such as pink, Ticonderoga, wedge erasers) 
    • 1 pack of glue sticks 
    • 1 pack of dry black-erase markers
    • 1 12-inch ruler 
    • 1 folder (any color) for homework 
    • 1 green folder for in progress work

  • Third Grade

    • Backpack with your child’s name written on it (no larger than 13” wide, 13” inches tall and 15“deep). Please make sure backpacks fit within these dimensions.  
    • One pencil box or pouch of your choice
    • 1 composition book, 100 pages, any color
    • Reusable water bottle, labeled 
    • Reusable utensils and containers in lunchbox (if your child brings lunch)

  • Fourth Grade

    • Backpack with your child’s name written on it (no larger than 13” wide, 13” inches tall and 15” deep). Please make sure backpacks fit within these dimensions. 
    • One pencil box or pouch of your choice
    • 2, 24-pack boxes of number 2 pencils 
    • 2 sturdy folders - two different colors
    • 1 pack of dry-erase markers 
    • Reusable water bottle, labeled 
    • Reusable utensils and containers in lunchbox (if your child brings lunch) 

  • Fifth Grade

    • Backpack with your child’s name written on it (no larger than 13” wide, 13” inches tall and 15” deep). Please make sure backpacks fit within these dimensions. 
    • Four 2-pocket folders with prongs or fasteners (in 4 different colors)
    • One pencil box standard size (Measures 8.2 by 4.6 by 2.3 inches) 
    • Box of number 2 pencils 
    • Erasers (such as pink, Ticonderoga, wedge erasers) 
    • Whiteboard Markers
    • Blue ball-point pens (such as BIC)
    • Four wide-ruled Composition notebooks, 100 pages, 4 different colors
    • Reusable water bottle, labeled 
    • Reusable utensils and containers in lunchbox (if your child brings lunch)
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