BACK TO SCHOOL

2008-2009

BACK TO SCHOOL 2008-2009

ALL River Bend Schools will open for classes on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. The first day will be only a partial day. Fulton Elementary School and River Bend Middle School students will be in attendance from 8:10 A.M. to 11:10 A.M. ONLY FRESHMEN AND NEW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS will be required to attend Fulton High School from 8:10 A.M. until 11:20 A.M. on this day.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008, will be the first full day of School attendance for all River Bend Schools. Daily starting and closing times are as follows:

Fulton Elementary School 8:10 A.M. - 3:05 P.M.

River Bend Middle School 8:07 A.M. - 3:05 P.M.

Fulton High School 8:10 A.M. - 3:15 P.M.

NOTICE TO NEW PUPILS

A pupil registering in a River Bend School for the first time after having attended school in another community, should ask his former school to send his grade and health records to the School he will attend this year. If this has not been done the parent can sign a release and we will send a request for these records.

REGISTRATION & FEE COLLECTION

All school offices will be open for registration and fee collection the following dates and times:

August 6, 2008 8:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M.

August 7, 2008 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Fees will be collected at the time of registration.

School Registration Fee:
K-5 $65.00

6-8 $75.00

9-12 $95.00

Other fees are:

P.E. Lock Fee (9-12) $6.00

Driver Education $150.00

Extra Curricular (6-8) $50.00 (multiple activities)

Extra Curricular (9-12) $150.00 (one activity)

Extra Curricular (9-12) $200.00 (multiple activities)

Gym Suit: (@ cost)

Shirt $6.00

Shorts $7.00

(9” inseam shorts @ FHS $10.00)

(Extra curricular includes interscholastic athletics, jazz choir, jazz band, scholastic bowl, thespians, cheerleading and speech team.)

2008-2009 Supply list

KINDERGARTEN

1. One large box of Kleenex

2. Tote Bag

3. One box of 8 crayons (skinny)

4. Paint shirt (old large shirt to be used for cover-up)

5. 5” x 8” plastic pencil box

6. Pencils (skinny)

7. Elmer’s School glue – 4 oz. size (no gel and no “no-run” glue)

8. Pocket folder

9. One box of Ziploc storage bags (optional)

10. Extra set of clothes (in case of emergency or muddy recess)

11. Box of crackers/cereal

12. One large eraser

13. Crayola watercolor paints (8 colors)

14. Gym shoes for P. E. (These may be a second pair or the student’s

regular tennis shoes that are worn daily. They must be tie shoes – NO

ZIPPERS OR SLIP-ONS.)

15. $5.00 for “Let’s Find Out” weekly magazine

16. $2.00 for student headphones used in computer lab

17. Girls – container of Clorox cleaning wipes for Art

18. Boys – box of Kleenex for Art

Note: Please label all items with permanent marker.

These supplies may need to be replenished during the year.

FIRST GRADE

1. Elmer’s White School Glue – 4 oz. size

2. Eraser – pink or green

3. Gym shoes for P. E. (These may be a second pair or the student’s regular tennis shoes that are worn daily. They must be tie shoes – NO

ZIPPERS OR SLIP-ONS.)

4. Crayola crayons (box of 24) basic colors

5. 8 pencils (yellow preferred)

6. 2 portfolios with 2 pockets

7. Small school box

8. Large box of Kleenex

9. Scissors

10. Box of crackers or cereal

11. Large tote bag that will hold a folder – no wheels

12. Washable markers – Classic colors – (box of 8)

13. Colored pencils

14. 2 thick spiral notebooks

15. 4 glue sticks

16. Paint shirt for art class

17. $4.50 for Weekly Reader

18. $2.00 for student agenda

19. New students - $2.00 for student headphones used in computer lab

20. Girls – container of Clorox cleaning wipes for Art

21. Boys – box of Kleenex for Art

*Please stick to this list and do not send other supplies (paints,

trappers) because these are not used.

*These supplies may need to be replenished during the year.

*Please label all items with permanent marker.

SECOND GRADE

1. Pencils with #2 lead

2. Green or pink rectangular eraser

3. One box of 24 crayons

4. Glue stick

5. 4 oz. bottle of glue

6. Scissors

7. One package regular size post-it notes

8. School box to hold items above

9. One package college narrow lined notebook paper

10. Binder for paper above (No “Trappers”, please)

11. 12 inch ruler with inches and centimeters

12. 2 folders with 2 pockets each

13. Gym shoes (These may be a second pair or the student’s regular

tennis shoes that are worn daily. They must be tie shoes – NO

ZIPPERS OR SLIP-ONS.)

14. Large box of Kleenex

15. Box of snacks for milk break (crackers, cereal or cookies)

16. 2 spiral notebooks with college lined paper

17. Paint shirt for art class

18. Highlighter

19. Wide dry erase marker

20. One package colored pencils

21. $2.00 for student agenda

22. $4.00 for National Geographic magazine subscription

23. New Students - $2.00 for student headphones used in computer lab

24. Girls – container of Clorox cleaning wipes for Art

25. Boys – box of Kleenex for Art

*Please label every item with permanent marker.

*These supplies may need to be replenished during the year.

THIRD GRADE

1. Pencils (no mechanical)

2. Baggies – any size

3. Crayons or colored pencils (no more than a box of 24)

4. Ruler with metric and English measure

5. Scissors

6. Two packages of paper – wide lined/loose leaf

7. Gym shoes for P. E. (These may be a second pair or the student’s

regular tennis shoes that are worn daily, must be tie shoes – NO

ZIPPERS OR SLIP-ONS.)

8. Two large boxes of Kleenex

9. Erasers

10. Three pocket folders

11. 4 oz. bottle of glue or glue stick

12. Pack of 100 index cards

13. One spiral bound wide lined notebook – 70 pages

14. $2.00 for student agenda

15. Post-It notes – 2 packs

16. Dry erase marker – any color

17. New student - $2.00 for student headphones used in computer lab

18. Small pencil box

19. Girls – container of Clorox cleaning wipes for Art

20. Boys – box of Kleenex for Art

*No trappers or binders – there is not enough room to store them.

*These supplies may need to be replenished during the year.

FOURTH GRADE

1. 3 packs of paper – WIDE lined

2. Erasers

3. 3 spiral notebooks

4. Pencils and pencil box

5. Crayons (box of 24)

6. 5 pocket folders – 1 green, 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow, 1 your choice of design

7. Gym shoes (may be a second pair or the student’s regular tennis shoes that are worn daily, must be tie shoes – NO ZIPPERS OR SLIP-ONS.)

8. Colored pencils

9. 2 large boxes of Kleenex

10. Scissors

11. One package of nutritional snacks

12. 12 inch ruler with inches and centimeters

13. 2 glue sticks

14. Markers (box of 8)

15. One box of Ziploc bags (any size)

16. 2 Highlighters

17. One bottle of glue

18. 3 x 5 plain index cards

19. 2 inch 3-ring binder

20. $2.00 for student agenda

21. $2.00 for vocabulary sorter- payable to classroom teacher

22. New students - $2.00 for student headphones used in computer lab

23. Girls – container of Clorox wipes for Art

24. Boys – box of Kleenex for Art

NO PENCIL SHARPENERS

*Optional for those that would like to donate the following to be used in the class as supplies run out:

pencils paper glue bottle glue sticks

markers highlighters index cards box of baby wipes

FIFTH GRADE

1. Loose-leaf paper (WIDE line, not college ruled)

2. Pencils – Eraser

3. Two pocket folders

4. Blue or black ink pen

5. Ruler containing both inches and centimeters

6. Pencil case

7. Crayons

8. Scissors

9. Colored pencils

10. 3 boxes of Kleenex

11. Elmer’s glue

12. $5.00 for Scholastic News or Time for Kids – Weekly Reader

13. $2.00 for student agenda

14. Gym shoes for P.E. (may be a second pair or the student’s regular

tennis shoes that are worn daily, must be tie shoes – NO ZIPPERS

OR SLIP-ONS.)

15. New students - $2.00 for student headphones used is computer lab

16. Girls – container of Clorox cleaning wipes for Art

17. Boys – box of Kleenex for Art

*These supplies may need to be replenished during the year.

*DO NOT buy Trapper Keepers, they take up too much room.