Messages from the Principal
August 5th 2025
Message to 6th Grade Families & Students
Good afternoon.
Earlier today, you will have received information from 6th grade Team Leader, Jay Peringer, regarding school materials for your child's core courses as well as information on helping your child to successfully transition to middle school.
Below is a list of school supplies your child will also need for their Allied Arts classes.
Also, as a reminder, Midstep is next week. If you haven't yet signed up, you still can by using this link.
To sign up for a district-issued Chromebook, use this link. With the passage of the a law banning personal electronics during the school day, I would strongly recommend all families sign their child up for a district-issued device.
Allied Arts
Wellness: Two pocket folder
PE: two pocket folder (preferably plastic for durability)
Art: set of markers (classic colors), a 12-inch ruler, erasers x3, handheld pencil sharpener
Music and Computers: headphones or earbuds (preferably wired)
Chorus: 1-inch black binder, wired headphones
Band: Box of reeds for Clarinet and Saxophone, Essential Elements Book 2 for your child's instrument (available on Amazon), wired headphones
Also recommended: a small Chromebook carrying case such as this.
If you will have any issues getting any of these supplied, please email Jay Peringer at jperinger@sau4.org.
Message to 7th Grade Families & Students
Good afternoon, parents of rising 7th grade students. Below you will find the list of required and recommended school supplies for the upcoming school year.
If you have any questions or concerns about acquiring any of these supplies, please contact 7th grade team leader Chris Cronin at ccronin@sau4.org.
To sign up for a district-issued Chromebook, use this link. With the passage of the law banning personal electronics during the school day, I would strongly recommend all families sign their child up for a district-issued device.
Literacy
1 ½ inch 3 ring binder
5 dividers
1 college rule, single subject notebook
50 pencils (yes, our students tend to go through that many!)
Math
2 inch binder (to leave in class)
1 college rule, single subject notebook
1 composition notebook
Social Studies
1 college rule, single subject notebook
Two pocket folder (preferably plastic for durability)
1 package white lined paper
Science
Colored Pencils
1 college rule, single subject notebook
Gluestick
Scissors
Allied Arts
Wellness: Two pocket folder
PE: two pocket folder (preferably plastic for durability)
Art: set of markers (classic colors), a 12-inch ruler, erasers x3, handheld pencil sharpener
Music and Computers: headphones or earbuds (preferably wired)
Chorus: 1-inch black binder, wired headphones
Band: Box of reeds for Clarinet and Saxophone, Essential Elements Book 2 for your child's instrument (available on Amazon), wired headphones
Also recommended: a small Chromebook carrying case such as this.