Appendix II

Budget

Rent or Mortgage: where?
Electricity
Telephone
Home Heat
Transportation: Bus passes or

Automobile: Car payment

gas, oil/maintenance,

registration, insurance

Child care
Clothing
Groceries
Hygiene and cleaning supplies (personal and household)
Insurance: life, home/possessions
Entertainment (include babysitting,$10-15 /hour
Credit cards/student loans/etc.
Total Monthly Costs
Total Monthly Remainder
If (or more likely, when) this family encounters a financial crisis*, where are the funds needed going to come from?  In other words, what items on the family budget are able to be negotiated or manipulated?
What is missing from this budget?

24/7 Schedule

Day/Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
6 am

 

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11

 

12 noon

 

1 pm

 

2

 

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12 am

 

Priority Schools

Priority School A:

Must Haves:

Notebook (hardcover)

2 package of lined paper (200-250 pages)

Scissors

Glue Stick

White Glue

Few packs of pencils

Coloured Pencils

Pencil Case

Earphone (available at Dollar stores)

4 pack Hilroy exercise books

Remember to label all supplies with your name.
Please send pencils and colored pencils already sharpened.
Some items may need to be replenished throughout the year (this list is for startup).

 

8 pocket folders

Erasers

Ruler

Pack of white board markers

Pack of post-its

Clipboard

Indoor Shoes (for gym)

Pencil sharpener

2 Black Sharpies

 

Optional:

2 boxes of facial tissues

Markers

 

 

Priority School B:

1 – 1 inch binder

5 pkg. HB pencils

2 pkg. 24 coloured pencils

1 pair of scissors

1 – 30 cm. metric ruler (clear)

3 white vinyl erasers

3 glue sticks (large ones)

1 pencil case

1 protractor

1 composition book (Dollarama)

 

2 Highlighters (different colours)

1 pencil sharpener

1 pkg. dividers

2 twin pocket portfolios

3 pkg. loose-leaf

1 pkg. – 4 lined scribblers

7 duo tangs (one each of black, yellow, orange, blue, green, red, purple)

 

 

Priority School C:

1 school sized backpack (please label)

lunch bag (please label)

5 duo tangs (blue, red, green, yellow, orange)

1 package of crayons

1 package of markers

1 package of colour pencils

3 packages of pencils

1 pair scissors

2 glue sticks

5 white erasers

1 pencil tool kit

2 black Sharpies

3 highlighters

1 package of graph paper

1 pocket Folder

1 package of Hilroy scribblers

1 pair of headphones

water bottle

1 composition book

 

Non-Priority School A:

3 – 1” binders (no larger please, as they will not fit in the desk)

1 package of dividers to divide up binders

3 packages of good quality pencils (10 per package) already sharpened or

a few mechanical pencils with a supply of lead

1 good quality pencil sharpener that has a closed container to catch the pencil shavings

1 large glue stick

1pair children’s scissors

1 clear ruler (metric – with centimetres)

1 pencil case (not too large)

 

3 white erasers

1 package coloured pencils (sharpened)

1 package of coloured markers (unscented)

1 package of loose leaf (200 sheet package)

1 pocket folder

1 pair of inside sneakers for Phys. Ed. to be left at school

1 pair of headphones that are durable. Ear buds are the best option since they will fit in the desk.

 

Optional:

2 boxes of tissues

 

 

Non-Priority School B:

2 blue duo tangs with inside pockets

3 white erasers

3 large white glue sticks

package of coloured markers

package of coloured pencils

basic calculator

4 packages of HB pencils (please send a few already sharpened)

covered pencil sharpener

30 cm metric only ruler

pair of pointed tip scissors

4 packages of 200 sheets of loose leaf (leave 2 at home until needed)

1” binders

packages of dividers

plastic pencil case/container

package of graph paper

highlighters

package of fine tip Sharpies

pair of ear buds/ear phones (not expensive) in a labeled Ziploc

sketch book

roll of scotch tape

Agenda

$4.75 to be sent to classroom teacher on first day of school in an envelope labeled “agenda” and your child’s name.

French Class:

pocket folder (labeled)

pencils (labeled with your child’s name)

eraser

Optional:

pair of indoor sneakers (to be kept at school)

large boxes of tissue

 

 

Non-Priority School C:

pack HB Pencils  (NO Staples, Simply, or yellow Papermate)

white erasers

large glue sticks

handheld pencil sharpener

pair scissors

pack 24 crayons

pack original colour broad tip markers

pack 24 coloured pencils

pack 200 page loose-leaf

pack 1-cm grid paper

permanent marker (black Sharpie brand fine point)

extra-large sturdy pencil box or case to hold all colouring tools

highlighters (yellow)

30cm transparent ruler – (non-bendy)

7 – 3-pronged duo tangs (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 orange, 1 black, 1 purple)

“Composition Notebook” (lined 180 pages -24.7cm X 19 cm) (Dollarama)

unlined notebook for sketching/ drawing (Dollarama)

plastic 3-pronged duo tangs with DOUBLE POCKET FOLDERS

1.5” binder with pockets in the covers

vinyl legal sized courier zipper bag (Dollarama)

large coiled 30 page scrapbook (30 cm x 25 cm)

lined Scribblers/ Exercise Books, 32 pages each

pair indoor sneakers for gym (non-skid, non-marking)

backpack, lunch bag, water bottle

pair of headphones (not ear bud style) in a zippered case

French Supplies:

Hilroy exercise book (scribbler)

two-pocket folder Pocket folder

 

** Good quality name brand items are suggested, as they tend to last longer and work well.

** Please put all supplies in a large sturdy reusable shopping bag. Clearly label the bag and all supplies with the student’s printed first name.

** Any supplies that are not used will be returned in the reusable bag at year end.

Some items may need to be replaced throughout the year.

We are asking for 1 or 2 boxes of Kleenex.

 

 

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