Updated Montessori Supply Lists

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Please find the updated Montessori Supply Lists Below:

Montessori Supply Lists

Each grade band (K-2 & 3-5) has a specific supply list below.

Kindergarten, First & Second Grade

Updated List (2026-2027) Lower Elementary

Personal Supplies - Please label with your child’s name.

• A complete change of clothes for your child in a Ziploc bag (in case of accidents or spills).  Optional:  raingear to leave at school

• Emergency Supply Bag – 1 package non-perishable food item in case of emergency (crackers, bars, jerky, etc.)Food items should have a 1-year shelf life.

• 1 blue 2-pocket folder

• 1 sketch pad (no larger than 8 ½ x 11)

• 2 Primary Journal (each page is ½ blank space for drawing and has lines underneath for writing) Last year, Office Depot and Fred Meyer carried these; they are also available from many online vendors.

• One box pencils (pre-sharpened if possible)

• One pink eraser

• One pack baby wipes

Shared Materials (Do not label):

Grade Kindergarten

• 1 box chubby crayons (8 colors) 

• 1 box chubby pencils 

• 1 box watercolors

First Grade

•  1 box of facial tissues (kleenex)

• 1 box thin markers

• 1 pack glue sticks

Second Grade

• 1 box colored pencils

• 1 box markers

• 1 pack white cardstock

Note: Individual teachers may have an additional request once the school year begins.

Third, Fourth & Fifth Grade

Updated List (2026-2027) Upper Elementary

Personal supplies (write student’s name on these items, PLEASE.)

• 1” binder

• 6 dividers with pockets

• 3 plastic folders with pockets and brads  

• Clipboard without calculator

• Backpack or book bag. (The ORLA Office has backpacks available with basic supplies included, just ask!)

• 4 Composition Notebooks [red (ELA/Writing), blue (Math/Geometry), and black ( S.S./Science), please]

• 1 hi-polymer eraser

• 1 ruler (inches & centimeters)

• 1 sturdy magazine holder (Kyrian and Deb’s class ONLY)

• 1 drawing notebook (blank pages, may use last years)

• 1 emergency pack: a Ziploc style bag with your child’s name, containing a change of clothes, socks, non-perishable foods, and an emergency blanket.

• 1 spill proof water bottle to leave at school (LABELED)

• Tri-fold board for Science Project (5th grade only)

Shared supplies throughout the year: (Please do not write student’s names on these items)

• 24 pencils (plain yellow, wooden) Ticonderoga preferred

• 1 box of 12 count colored pencils

• 1 set of 16 watercolors

• 5 whiteboard markers

• glue sticks (pack of 4)

• 1 pair of older student scissors (not blunt)

• 2 Large containers of disinfectant wipes

• 2 boxes of Tissues

• One Costco Sized bag or box of non-perishable snack

• 2 ultra fine point Sharpie

• 2 fine point Sharpie

• 1 packet Wide Ruled Lined paper

Optional/Suggestion Items:

• 1 pad of Post-it Notes

• 1 pack of 3x5 index cards

• 1 pair of quality headphones (corded for computer/optional with a boom mic)

• Erasable Pens for Final Drafts

• Pencil Top Erasers

• Oil Pastels

• Noise Cancelling Headphones

• Large ziplock bags

• Small ziplock bags

• Hand Sanitizer