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Seminole County Schools Supply List
A general middle school supply list from South Seminole Middle School, with what changes from sixth to eighth grade.
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Check with your child's teachers before you buy. South Seminole Middle School's page on SupplyList.com asks parents to consult teachers before any purchase and calls its lists a general recommendation. In a 2021 article, a Seminole County district spokesperson said middle and high school supplies vary by teacher and class, and students typically learn their needs at Meet the Teacher or during the first week of school. This list draws on the sixth- through eighth-grade lists for one Florida middle school. It leaves out elementary supplies, which the same article described as a separate list.
Why these items are on the list
- Ask each teacher before buying. SupplyList.com says consult teachers first. In 2021 the district said students typically learn needs at Meet the Teacher.
- Composition notebooks, 5. Sixth and seventh grade list 5; eighth lists 1, plus 5 spiral notebooks.
- Pocket folders, 5. Sixth through eighth all list 5; seventh specifies brads and pockets.
- Three-ring binders, 2. Sixth and seventh grade list 2; eighth lists 1.
- Loose-leaf paper, 1 package. Seventh grade says 100 sheets minimum; eighth lists 3 packs of filler paper.
- No. 2 pencils, 1 box. Mechanical pencils are accepted on the sixth grade list; eighth lists 2 boxes.
- Pens, 1 box. Sixth and seventh grade specify black or blue and list red pens too; eighth lists pens only.
- Highlighters, 2 to 3. Sixth lists 2 yellow; seventh and eighth list 3.
- Pencil sharpener. Listed on the sixth and eighth grade lists; sixth grade specifies handheld.
- Pair of scissors. On the sixth and eighth grade lists, not seventh.
- Scotch tape or plain tape. All three grades list tape; seventh and eighth specify a roll. Confirm quantity with teachers.
- Calculator, plus scientific for seventh. Sixth and eighth list one calculator; seventh lists a calculator and a scientific calculator.
- Ruler with inches and centimeters. Sixth and seventh grade specify both scales; eighth lists a 12-inch ruler.
- Locker lock. Sixth and seventh list a padlock; eighth lists a combination lock.
- Index cards. Sixth lists white ruled cards, seventh 3 x 5, eighth lined.
- Book covers, 6. All three grades list 6 book covers.
- Backpack or rolling backpack. Sixth lists a rolling backpack; seventh and eighth list a backpack.
- PE clothes, 1 set. Listed on the sixth and seventh grade lists.
- Thermal lunch box. Sixth and seventh list a lunch box; eighth a lunchbag. Sixth adds an ice pack.
- Thermal water bottle. Listed on the sixth and seventh grade lists.
- Disinfecting wipes and tissues. Sixth and seventh grade each list one box of each.
- Dry erase markers, 1 pack. Listed on the sixth grade list only.
- Compass and protractor. Listed on the seventh grade list only.
- Dividers and hole puncher. Eighth grade lists dividers, a hole puncher and hole reinforcements.
- Assignment book and flash drive. Listed on the eighth grade list only.
Read the grade in each note, tick what applies to your child, and leave the rest unticked.
When to use it
Use it in the weeks before school starts, then recheck after Meet the Teacher or the first week.