Rockford Christian School
School Supply List 2021-2022

Supplies to be purchased by students. Supplies may need to be replenished during the year as needed.

K—4th Grade Art

• Old adult-sized t-shirt with name written on the front in permanent marker

K—8th Grade PE

• Clean non-marking athletic shoes for indoor PE use that remain indoors
• Sturdy outdoor shoes that can be used on the playground for recess and outdoor PE class (garage sale shoes are fine

K — 4th Grade General Supplies

• The K-4 grade teachers will be purchasing next year’s school supplies for you.
• You will need to send in $10.00/student to the school office when school starts in August.
• If you have more than one student in these grades, you may write just one check to RCS.  
• Your back-to-school shopping list will not need to include any of the usual pencil boxes, pencils, erasers, markers, folders, binders, staplers, crayons, scissors, etc.  
• You can spend your time in August replacing those worn-out shoes, jeans, and sweaters instead!  
• Any extra supplies that you would like to donate will graciously be accepted for classroom use.

1st — 4th Grade Spanish

• 1” 3 ring binder (with pockets on the side)

Kindergarten

• Backpack, big enough to hold a LARGE library book
• Inexpensive gym shoes to be kept at school (velcro and non-marking bottoms preferred!)
• Box of tissues for the classroom
• Girls — 1 pkg plastic spoons
• Boys — 1 box of tissues

1st Grade

• Box of tissues
• Post-It Notes (pack of 3 — 3” x 3”)
• 4-pack of Expo dry erase markers
• Cloth tote bag with name on it (to carry work materials outside
• PE shoes to be kept at school
• 1 roll of masking tape
• Old t-shirt (for art and painting in the classroom)

2nd Grade

• Girls – 1 pkg. GALLON size Ziploc bags
• Boys – 1 pkg. QUART size Ziploc bags
• Personal/adjustable headphones
• 4-pack of black Expo dry-erase markers
• Post-It Notes (pack of 3 — 3” x 3; not the pop-up kind)
• Box of tissues for the classroom

3rd Grade

• Sticky Notes (pack of 3 — 3" x 3" inch)
• Gym shoes
• Art shirt
• Personal water bottle
• Earbuds or headphones
• Rain gear (optional, but nice to have boots/coat already at school for recess/outdoor learning when weather is wet)
• Last names A-L:  quart size zip plastic bags
• Last names M-Z: sandwich size zip plastic bags

4th Grade

• Girls – 1 pkg. sandwich Ziploc bags, 1 box plastic spoons
• Boys – 1 pkg. gallon Ziploc bags, 1 box plastic forks
• Post-It Notes (pack of 3 — 3” x 3” inch)
• Box of tissues for the classroom

5th/6th Grade

• Trapper or Binder (enough to hold five folders and school-provided planner)
• Earbuds (preferably NOT wireless)
• Colored  pencils    
• Pencils (36 qty)                                                                
• Highlighter
• Pencil Case (slim size; goes in binder)
• Ruler
• Scissors
• 1 package of loose-leaf paper
• Calculator (inexpensive)
• NIV Bible
• 3 wide-ruled notebooks
• The school will provide folders and an organizational system for students.

5th/6th Grade Outdoor Education

To be kept in locker at school:

• Camp chair
• Outdoor boots
• Raincoat/poncho
• Environmental backpack (for adventures)
• Personal water bottle
• Work gloves
• Bug spray

Spanish

• 1” — 3 ring binder
• A set of 5 divider tabs
• Loose-leaf paper to put in the binder

7th/8th Grade

• Camp Chair

Art 

• Incoming 8th graders may reuse sketchbooks from the previous school year.
• Wire bound, 100 sheet, 9x12” or 8.5x11.5”
• Personal sketchbook (Strathmore recycled or student sketchbooks are a good choice, but any comparable brand is fine)
• Standard Size black Sharpie                

Bible/Science                                        

• Loose notebook paper                                
• Spiral notebook and pocket folder for each class                                
• Glue sticks                                        
• Pens, pencils, and erasers — continue to supplement throughout the year                        
• NIV Bible with concordance (one they can write-in)
• Ruler

One to One Devices

• Earbuds
• Optional: flash drive
• 8th Grade only: 11.6” Laptop sleeve/carrying case for MacBook Air
• 7th Grade only: optional —  iPad with a keyboard for a 6th generation 9.7” iPad

Math 7/Pre-Algebra/Algebra/Geometry

• 1.5” — 3 ring binder (only to be used for math class)
• Spiral notebook
• Pencils/erasers
• TI-30XIIS Calculator
• Math 7 needs only a basic 4-function calculator
• All other courses need a scientific calculator TI-30XIIS

Spanish

• ½” or 1” — 3 ring binder and a spiral notebook
• A set of 5 divider tabs (one that you can write labels on)
• Loose-leaf paper to put in the binder
• A pocket-size English-Spanish dictionary (NOT REQUIRED)

Language Arts/History

• Notebook and pocket folder for each class
• Colored pencils
• Loose notebook paper
• Pen, pencils, and erasers – continue to supplement throughout year

7th Grade History

• ½” to 1” — 3 ring binder