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Shopping List for School

  • 12-06-2011 7:44pm
    #1
    happydayz8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭


    Hi All

    My child is starting school in September and I'm clueless as what he needs beside the official school uniform and books as I wasn't educated in Ireland and went home for lunch.

    - do kids use lunch boxes or bags...any recommendations
    - pens and pencils and exercise books - are these supplied by the school or do I buy them and what type and where
    - school bag, where to buy a good one that won't do any back damage
    - any thing else I may have forgotten

    Last, does any one know if the lunches offered by the City Council are any good. We have the option of subscribing to them.

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


Comments

  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Usually the school gives a list of what you will need.
    A school bag without a featured character is a good choice, otherwise half way through the year someone may tell your child that Dora/Ben ten is for babies and suddenly, you may find your child looks for a new bag.

    A lunch bag is a good idea, then if anything leaks it won't be all over the school books. A bottle for drinks that is non-spill and that your child can open and close. Ditto for the lunch box.

    Label everything ,down to the very last pencil or you will be broke from replacing them, likewise, ties, jumpers, coats.

    I'd contact the school and ask them if there is a list of things you should get. If there isn't, I'd just get some triangular pencils(easier to grip),colouring pencils (NOT markers!!!) and a rubber or two, for the moment.


  • #3
    happydayz8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭happydayz8


    thanks byhookorbycrook. Good thinking on the character bag! The school did give me a list of what is included in the 60 EUR I already paid for Photocopying, Arts&Crafts, Subject Money, Computer Consubables??? and Stationery but no idea if pencils and stuff are included in that.

    What kind of lunch box is best, just tuperware or is there some particular brand that is good?


  • #4
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Moved to Primary & Pre school


  • #5
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Can't say what you'd find best, maybe see what he finds easiest to open at home. Avoid those sports bottles, they leak like mad!!

    Check what "stationery" includes. Our infant teachers buy pencils,crayons copies etc, makes it easier all round.


  • #6
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    From a books point of view shop around. You can get the books cheaper online that in Eason or your local bookshop. There's a few sites that do the books and even wrap them free if you order them in July. Schoolbooks.ie is the one I've used most but there are others.

    I'm not familiar with the City Council lunches you mention. I know that some schools in certain areas get free lunch but no idea what they are like. If your school has it and your child is eligible then you may not need to worry about a lunchbag at all. Some teachers here hopefully will have more info.

    As for schoolbag ... in primary most books are left in school anyway so back problems are not an issue. Just get a cheap backpack that has an outside pocket for the drinks bottle (just in case). Lidl and Aldi usually do some in August that are fine for young children.

    As for sports bottles - we must have been lucky - the ones we've had have been leakfree apart from one which was spotted before use.


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