Notices & Updates for Families 2024-2025

Summer Reading Guide

FAMILIES

Review this guide’s resources to support your child in building their literacy skills

• Tips for Families to Support Reading at Home

• Recommended Titles by Grade Bands

• Resources for Finding Books and Texts

• Additional Resources to Support Literacy Development

• Set a summer reading goal with your child and your child’s school.

Sample goals can include:

• Number of books read

• Number of pages read

• Time spent reading

• Exploring new genres and new authors

A note to families: Book titles and websites in this guide have been suggested by librarians and educational organizations. Be an active part of your child’s book selection. Also, please check with your child’s school if there are additional lists for recommended or required books.

Please bring the following change of clothes in case of accidents:

1 shirt
2 pairs of pants
1 pair of socks
1 pair of underwear ( if your child wears them)

Your child will also need:

A small blanket for naptime (we will send home every Friday to be washed)
A 4x6 family photo (for classroom display)
A water bottle (please send daily)

****PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS WITH YOUR CHILDS NAME****

We would appreciate the following donations:

2bottles of hand soap (NOT hand sanitizer)
2 boxes of tissues
2 packages of baby wipes
2 boxes of gallon size ziplock bags

*Students do not need school supplies such as pencils or crayons.

*Students will be given breakfast and lunch from the school every day, but you are welcome to send them with lunch from home if you desire.

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Kindergarten

The following is a list of supplies your child will need for kindergarten. Please put your child's NAME on all the notebooks and supplies. *You do not need to send everything in one day, you can spread it during the week. LARGE, zippered schoolbag without wheels

3 hardcover primary writing notebooks (these notebooks have dotted lines on the bottom and an empty space on the top of the page)

3 plastic solid-colored folders with pockets (2 red, 1 orange)

3 boxes (12-pack) sharpened pencils (Ticonderoga brand preferred) 1 pack of large pink erasers (NOT pencil toppers)

3 packs of thin-tip dry-erase markers--Expo brand

2 boxes of CRAYOLA crayons- 24 count only

6 Elmer's SOLID glue sticks (no liquid glue)

2 boxes of tissues (Kleenex or Puffs)

2 rolls of Bounty paper towels

1 package of baby wipes (Huggies or Pampers)

1 bottle of hand sanitizer

1 bottle of hand soap

1 pair of safety scissors (metal blade ONLY)

1 pack of large (gallon-size) zip-lock bags

1 pack of small sandwich zip-lock bags

Your child will need these supplies at home to complete homework assignments. Crayons, glue, safety scissors, and pencils

The following items are needed for the classroom but are not part of the supply list. If you would like to donate any of these items, it would be greatly appreciated. Lysol disinfectant wipes, gallon-size Ziploc bags with slider, Quart size Ziploc with slider

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First Grade

● (3) black and white marble notebooks (wide ruled) NOT colleges ruled

● (5) PLASTIC two-pocket folders (1 of each color: red, blue, green, yellow, orange)

● (3) boxes of crayons- 24 pack

● (4) packs of SHARPENED pencils (Ticonderoga or staples brand)

● (1) safety scissor

● (2) 4 pack of ELMERS glue sticks

● (1) 4 pack THIN dry erase markers

● 1 dry erase eraser

● 1 soft pencil case with zipper (NO boxes)

● Headphones for iPad- NO earbuds or wireless headphones

● (2) Paper towels

● (2) Tissue boxes

● (1) Ziploc gallon size

● (1) Ziploc quart size

● (1) container of Lysol wipes

● (1) package of baby wipes

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Second Grade

NOTE: UNWRAP YOUR CHILD’S SUPPLIES! STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN LABELED SUPPLIES

**Earbuds/Headphones Labeled with your child’s name

Three Marble Notebooks

4 Plastic Folders (1 each Red, blue, green and yellow)

3 Boxes of Sharpened pencils and 2 erasers

1 box of Crayola crayons

Colored Pencils

6 Elmer’s Glue Sticks

Child safety Scissors

Soft Pencil Case Note: To keep pens and pencils in the classroom

3 packs of EXPO Skinny Fine Tip Black Dry Erase Markers & Eraser

2 Pack of Baby Wipes

3 Boxes of Tissues

2 Rolls of Paper Towels

1 Box of gallon Ziploc Bags

1 Box of Sandwich Ziploc Bags

See you in September!

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Third Grade

Label these items with your child’s name and bring on the first day:

4 marble notebooks

6 folders

2 dozen sharpened pencils soft pencil case

1 dozen (12) dry-erase markers Dry eraser

Colored pencils

crayons

1 pair of scissors

1 handheld pencil sharpener with a cover

2 sets of earbuds or headphones

Please send these items on the second day of school: 1 box gallon-size Ziploc bags

2 boxes tissues

2 rolls of paper towels

1 hand sanitizer

1 package of sanitizing wipes

1 package lined index cards

1 package of post-its

Please DO NOT SEND: copy paper, loose leaf paper, highlighters, scotch tape

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Fourth Grade

The following is a list of supplies your child will need for Fourth Grade

Please bring the following items on the 1st day of school (9/5/2024)

4 marble notebooks (no spiral notebooks)

6 plastic coated folders (yellow, red, green, purple, blue & orange)

3 dozen sharpened pencils

3 packages of dry erase markers

1 dry erase eraser

1 soft pencil case (no pencil boxes)

2 package of glue sticks

1 pair of scissors

1 package of 24 count crayons

1 package of colored pencils

2 sets of earbuds (no headphones, they are too bulky)

2 packages of post-it notes

2 package 3X5 ruled index cards highlighters (blue, yellow & pink)

Please bring the following items on the 2nd day of school

1 box gallon size ziploc bags

2 boxes of tissues

1 roll of paper towels Boys bring

1 package of baby wipes Girls: bring 1 liquid hand soap (not hand sanitizer)

Please DO NOT SEND: pencil sharpeners, scotch tape, loose leaf paper, copy paper, binders, or spiral notebooks

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Fifth Grade

The following is a list of supplies your child will need for Fifth Grade:

HEADPHONES or Earbuds (Top priority) (9/5/24)

2 packages of 4 low odor expo markers w/ an eraser multi-color (Top priority) (9/5/24)

3 marble composition notebooks (200 pages) (9/5/24)

5 folders (9/5/24) 1 package of #2 pencils (9/5/24)

Pencil bag or case (9/5/24) One box of quart size Ziploc bags (9/9/24)

Clorox wipes or baby wipes (9/9/24)

1 roll of Scotch tape (9/9/24)

1 package of markers (9/5/24)

1 package of (at least 24) colored pencils (9/5/24)

1 box of Crayons (9/5/24)

1 glue stick (9/9/24)

1 roll of paper towels (9/9/24)

1 boxes of tissues (9/9/24)

1 pair of small safety scissors (9/9/24)

1 ruler (9/9/24)

1 sharpener with container (9/9/24)

1 package wide-ruled loose leaf paper (9/9/24)

1 eraser (9/9/24)

1 package of index cards (9/9/24)

Multi-colored highlighters (at least 4 colors) (9/9/24)

1 bottle of hand sanitizer (9/9/24)

Please take note of the following: Please be advised that this year’s Senior Dues will be determined ASAP. Collection begins in January 2025 All fourth grade students received a Summer Learning Packet. Successful completion of this packet earns your child an additional ten (10) Senior Points to start their senior year in P.S. 64 Queens Your child is expected to have the times tables memorized by the start of 5th Grade.

Thank you. The Fifth Grade Teachers

Announcements

Guide to Summer Reading

2024-2025 School Supply List

Pre Registration

P.S. 64Q Uniform Policy