June 2012

Dear Incoming 8th Grade Parents,
We are excited to meet our new classes and begin this special year with your children. Below you will see the supplies that are required for eighth grade. Refer to your child’s schedule for specific teachers. We are looking forward to an enjoyable school year!

Sincerely,
UMMS Eighth Grade Teachers

All Eighth Grade Students need the following:

• flash drive-Verbatim 2GB ($15) is recommended
  (Cruiser by SanDisk is not recommended)
• index cards (3x5)
• loose leaf paper
• highlighters (4)
• dividers for binders (1 set)
• post-its (3x3)
• pen/pencils/erasers
• box of tissues (homeroom)
• 1- 2 inch binder

Literacy - Bremer, Clancy, Keck, Klocek, Sowers

• 2 marble notebooks
• 1 copy of The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
• 2 folders
• plastic magazine rack

Literacy/Humanities - Riband

• 1-1˝ inch binder with dividers
• 1 marble notebook
• 1 copy of The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton

Social Studies-Ricker, Hedeman

• 1 folder
• 1 section of a binder

Science - Carder, Walton

• 2 sections of a binder
• 1 marble notebook

Foreign Language -
Spanish - Cramer, Grande
German - Leistrum
French - Bakey

• 1 section of a binder
• dividers
• 1 folder

• 1-3 subject notebook
• Calculator-Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS Solar Scientific (Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Depot)

Math - Ludlow***

• 1 section of a binder
• Calculator-Texas Instruments TI-30X IIS Solar Scientific (Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Depot)

*** Both math teachers require the calculator listed above. In addition, it is suggested that anyone who will be taking Algebra 2 should also purchase a TI 84 Plus graphing calculator.