School Supply Lists

Dear Families,

I am so excited to welcome your child to Kindergarten at East Syracuse Elementary School. Your child will enjoy learning the foundational skills necessary for success in the subsequent years, all while having fun with their peers in engaging, hands-on activities.

I absolutely love teaching, and I anticipate that your children will have a great year. If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out to me so that I can help. Great communication is key to a successful year, so please always feel confident reaching out, as I am here to help. Use this form to contact me or the email address in the letter sent home. We will be using ParentSquare for most of our communication. Your child's safety and learning are my top priority, and of course their happiness is as well.

Please send in the items from the grade level list that you've either already received or will be receiving soon, and label everything with your child's full name on each article.

Here are the most important items for my classroom:

• Full-sized backpack (large enough for a 2-pocket folder to fit inside)
• Change of clothing (socks, 2 pairs of underwear, seasonally appropriate shirt and shorts/pants) placed in a gallon-sized ziplock bag. Please label everything including the bag.
• Headphones for their Chromebook (plug-in only; no Bluetooth)
• Beach towel or small blanket for quiet time
• Sneakers (children need to wear sneakers for gym class, and we prefer that they wear them on the playground as well for safety reasons). Please, no flip-flops or any shoe without a back, such as a sandal or croc without a back strap — we will be traveling up and down stairs daily, and I want them to be safe. Sandals or crocs with the strap in the back are fine, but please send in sneakers on gym (PE) days.

I will send home our schedule once the school year begins. We have PE every other day.

The following items are not mandatory, but if you'd like to donate them at some point in the school year, I'd appreciate it. I will be donating to the classroom as well:

• Tissues
• Paper towels
• Lysol or Clorox wipes
• Baby wipes

Also, if anyone would like to send in gallon-sized ziplock-type bags, that would be great.

You may wonder how you can support us at school. Simply talking positively about entering kindergarten, helping your child write their first name, and reading to them each day to instill a love of reading would be an incredible way to help. You can also practice counting objects at home or while running errands around town, helping your child see that learning is fun and all around us. This will help make for a smooth transition.

Most sincerely,
Ms. Heather Brown

Here's a little information about me: I am the mother of an incredible 22-year-old, Grace, who just graduated from SUNY Morrisville and is now entering the "real world" of working full-time. I am very proud of her. I love teaching, and this will be my 32nd year teaching elementary school. Most of my years have been spent as the general education teacher in an inclusion classroom. I was the online Kindergarten teacher during the pandemic, and then I spent two years on special assignment as an instructional coach in our district. I've taught K, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6th grade, and I also taught for two summers at Hutchings Psychiatric Center with children ages 5 to 21. My favorite grade is Kindergarten, as I love nurturing our youngest students, teaching them foundational skills, and getting them excited about becoming lifelong learners. I majored in Psychology with a concentration in Elementary Education at LeMoyne College in 1995, and I received my first Master's degree in Special Education from LeMoyne in 2001. I am currently earning my second Master's degree at LeMoyne in their Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and will graduate in the fall of 2027. When I retire in two years, I will begin my career as a clinical mental health counselor and eventually hope to have my own practice. Teaching and helping others is not just my profession; it is my passion, my purpose. I look forward to getting to know all of you, and I hope that you will share your time and talents with our class over the school year. We all have so much to share with one another.

Welcome to Kindergarten! Below is a list of supplies your child will need for the school year. These items will help ensure a successful and organized learning experience. Please bring these items on the first day of school. Thank you for your support!

Personal Supplies (Labeled with your child's name):

• Backpack: Large enough to fit a folder and lunchbox
• Water Bottle: Spill-proof and labeled
• Change of Clothes: Including underwear and socks, in a labeled ziplock bag
• Headphones: Over-the-ear headphones that plug in are preferred
• Sneakers: For the playground and gym

Optional Classroom Supplies (do not need to be labeled):

• Tissues
• Disinfecting Wipes
• Hand Sanitizer

Thank you for helping to ensure that your child and their classmates have everything they need for a wonderful school year!

Warm regards,
The Kindergarten Team

Welcome to Kindergarten!

Below is a list of recommended personal supplies your child will need for the school year. These items will help ensure a successful and organized learning experience. Please bring these items on the first day of school.

Recommended Personal Supplies (Labeled with your child’s name):

• Backpack: Large enough to fit a folder and lunchbox
• Water Bottle: Spill-proof and labeled
• Change of Clothes: Including underwear and socks, in a labeled ziplock bag
• Headphones: Over the ear headphones that plug in are preferred
• Sneakers: For the playground and gym

Classroom donations are always welcome:

• Tissues
• Disinfecting Wipes
• Hand Sanitizer

Thank you for helping to ensure that your child and their classmates have everything they need for a wonderful school year! Warm regards, The Kindergarten Team

Dear Parents and/Guardians:

September will be here before we know it. We would like to ask for your cooperation in preparing the children for 1st grade.

Recommended Supply List (We will supply your child with ALL of the other items):

• Backpack
• Art Smock (can be an old t-shirt, labeled with their names)

Donations for the following items are always welcome:

• Tissues
• Baby wipes
• Paper towels

We hope you enjoy your summer. We look forward to an exciting school year.

Thank you for your time spent helping to prepare your child for a successful start to first grade.

Sincerely,
The 1st Grade Team

Welcome to Second Grade!!

We have many exciting activities planned for next year. We cannot wait to meet you in September!

Here are some recommended supplies. All other supplies will be provided!

• Backpack
• Water bottle
• Daily Snack

Donations are always welcome: 

• 24 packs of Crayola Crayons
• Elmers Glue Sticks
• Baby wipes for cleaning hands and desks
• Clorox Wipes
• Facial tissues
• Paper towels

Have a Great Summer!!
See you soon!

Miss Albanese, Mrs. Gates, Miss Simmons

Dear Parents and/or Guardians:

September will be here before we know it. To start the new school year, we would like to ask for your cooperation in preparing the children for 3rd grade at East Syracuse Elementary School.

The school will supply these items if necessary, but oftentimes children prefer their own for these particular items.

• Art smock (can be an old t-shirt/ labeled with their names)
• 1 set of headphones

We welcome any donations of the following items:

• Tissues
• Baby wipes
• Paper towels
• Clorox/Lysol Wipes

Great news - all other items will be provided by the school! Please do NOT send in any additional supplies.

We hope you have an enjoyable summer vacation. We look forward to an exciting school year.

Sincerely,
The 3rd Grade Team at ESE

Dear Fourth Grade Students and Families,

Hello and welcome to fourth grade!

Many supplies are now being ordered through our classroom budget (crayons, pencils, erasers, glue, folders, etc.). Below is a list of supplies to help get the school year underway. Please let us know if you need help with these items. 

The school will supply these items if necessary, but oftentimes children prefer their own for these particular items.:

• Backpack
• Pencil box or pencil pouch
• Art smock (labeled) - oversized T-shirt
• Reusable water bottle (labeled)
• Headphones or earbuds (for chromebook use)

Donations of the following items are always welcome:

• large boxes of tissues
• rolls of paper towels
• bottles of hand sanitizer
• plastic bags - (sandwich, quart or gallon)
• Lysol Wipes (non bleach)

We are very excited to meet and work with you in September!

Sincerely,
Fourth Grade Team

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Here is your school supply list for the first day of school, which will be Tuesday, September 8th. If you need help with these items, please let me know.

I will be providing many basic supplies, such as pencils, crayons, markers, colored pencils, glue sticks, and scissors. Your children will keep most of these supplies in their desks or chair pockets in a pencil case. I utilize most supplies I provide in a community sharing format. If your child runs out of any supplies, I will provide more.

Please do NOT send in any mechanical pencils or binders; we do not use them in 5th grade.

Recommended personal items: 

• Reusable water bottle - NOT a plastic, disposable bottle
• Art Smock (an old t-shirt works well)
• Earbuds/Headphones (NO bluetooth, MUST be able to fit in a quart size ziplock bag) - they have to REMAIN at school.

We will have these items for your child or you can bring your own:

• 5 plastic/poly folders (red, yellow, blue, green, and orange). Please stick to the colors listed, as they are designated for each subject area.
• 2 marble composition notebooks
• 1 zippered pencil pouch, NOT a pencil box

If you would also be willing to donate the items below to our classroom, they will get put to good use throughout the year! We would greatly appreciate:

• 1 box of tissues (from last names A-L)
• 1 roll of paper towels (from last names M-Z)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.You can reach me through this form or at 315-434-3850. I am looking forward to a wonderful year with your children!

Thank you!
Mrs. Brown

Mrs. Simone’s Supply list – Grade 5

We will have these items for your child or you can bring your own

• Backpack
• 1 packs of dry erase markers
• 2 composition notebooks
• Folders ( 1 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Blue, 1 Green, and 1 Orange)
• Pencil case
• Headphones

Donations are always welcome: 

• Tissues
• Paper towels
• Lysol wipes
• gallon size Ziplock bags or snack size

Ms. Mackey's Supply List
Grade 5

• Backpack

We will have these items for your child or you can bring your own

• Two Packs of dry erase markers
• Two Composition Notebooks
• Folders (1 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Blue, 1 Green, and 1 Orange)
• Pencils
• Pencil case
• Headphones

Donations are always welcome:

• Tissues
• Paper towels
• Lysol Wipes