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TEACHER SUPPLY STORE:
          Ready for Another Year?

Since 2018, Suffolk Public Schools and the Suffolk Education Foundation have teamed up to bring the SPS teachers a unique Teacher Supply Store.  To fill unmet classroom needs, all Suffolk school teachers can “shop” monthly for items at no cost to themselves. These free supplies supplement their classroom and help students in need throughout the school year. 

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Nationwide, it is estimated that more than 15 million children don't have the resources they need to succeed in school … and that teachers spend more than $1 billion a year stocking their own classrooms due to a lack of school funding.  That computes to teachers spending close to $500 of their own money to give all students the basics for success.  

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Join Our Campaign to
STOCK the STORE
for 2024-25 School Year

The store is open Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., housed at John F. Kennedy Middle School.  The store opens in August and remains open until May each year.

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The store welcomes regular donations of supplies, or cash donations.  Or you can donate time by re-stocking on Wednesdays or assisting teachers on Thursdays. 

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WANT TO VOLUNTEER? 

If you are interested in helping on “shopping days” and/or with behind-the-scenes volunteer opportunities, please contact Lesa McNamara, store manager, at lesamcnamara@spsk12.net

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WANT TO MAKE A DONATION?
Monetary donations will be accepted, as well as donations of office and school supplies. Contact Lesa McNamara, store manager, at lesamcnamara@spsk12.net

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OUR WISH LIST 

Here is a list of items that we always need for the store.  Please pick up some extras when you are shopping.

  • 3 prong folders – paper assorted colors

  • 3 prong folders – plastic assorted colors

  • 1" binders

  • 2" binders  

  • Binder clips – small, medium and large

  • Colored pencils – 12 count

  • Composition books

  • Crayola crayons – 24 count

  • Earbuds 

  • Expo dry erase markers – black, blue, red, green

  • Expo white board cleaner

  • Filler paper – college ruled

  • Filler paper – wide ruled  

  • Filler paper – graph ruled

  • Hand-held pencil sharpeners - with covers

  • Highlighters - any color

  • Index cards – 3 x 5 ruled

  • Markers - 10 pack fine point

  • Markers - 10 pack classic

  • Paper clips – standard size and  jumbo

  • Pencils

  • Pencil cases

  • Pens – black, blue & red ink

  • Rulers - 12 inch and centimeters

  • Sharpie fine point markers – black, blue, red

  • Sharpiesultra fine point markers – black, blue, red

  • Sheet protectors with 3-ring holes for binders

  • Spiral notebooks – single subject

  • Tissues

  • Ziplock bags – gallon size

  • Ziplock bags – sandwich size
     

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