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Old Orchard Junior High

School Supplies

Old Orchard Junior High School Supply Lists

Welcome parents and families! We’re excited to kick off a new school year with your child. To help them start the year off strong, please make sure they have the supplies they will need.

    • 2 - folders (Science-Green,, Social Studies-yellow)
    • 1 - pack of wide ruled loose leaf paper for Math
    • Pencils (2 dozen)
    • 3 - erasers
    • 2 - inch Binder for Math
    • 8 - binder dividers for Math
    • 4 - highlighters
    • Three-ring pencil pouch (to place into a binder)
    • Set of earbuds or headphones
    • 5 - large boxes of Kleenex tissue (HIGH DEMAND)Please give to 1st period core teacher

     

    Optional supplies:

    • Styluses, Water bottle (Hard-sided strongly recommended)
    • PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH
    • P.E. Uniform - $16 (Shirt $6, Shorts $10, sweatpants available for $16.50 – available from P.E. teacher)
    • P.E. Lock - (Will be supplied from the P.E. teacher. There will be a $5 charge for lost/non returned
    • locks)
    • Roll-on Deodorant, Recommended (no aerosol or glass)

     

    ENCORE

    BAND

    • Essential Elements Book 1 for your instrument
    • Winning Rhythms
    • Pencils
    • Instrument
    • Please DO NOT bring binders for music – folders will be provided Supplies
    • needed that are specific to your instrument will be emailed to you directly.
    • FOREIGN LANGUAGE
    • SPANISH
    • 2 Pocket folder

     

    MUSIC

    • Folder
    • Box of Pencils
    • BOX OF TISSUE (HIGH DEMAND)

     

    ORCHESTRA

    • Instrument (Skokie music stores: Seman Violin and Cassandra Strings)
    • Violinists/violists: rosin and shoulder rest or sponge
    • Cellists/Bassists: rosin and rock stop
    • 3 ring binder for music
    • 6th Grade Orchestra: String Basics book 1
    • 7th and 8th Grade Orchestras: method book is TBD
    • Optional: metronome, tuner, music stand, MakeMusic subscription; Orchestra t-shirt
    • purchase

     

    ART

    • Box of Pencils (regular or shading)
  • SUBJECT REQUIRED SUPPLIES: 

    MATH(Blue)

    • Folder (blue**)
    • Texas Instrument Calculator TI-30X IIS

     

    READING/LANGUAGEARTS (Red)

    • Pocket Folder (red**)

     

    SCIENCE(Green)

    • 3-Ring Binder (for science use only, green**)

     

    SOCIAL STUDIES (Yellow)

    • Pocket Folder (yellow**)

     

    7th grade teachers strongly encourage students to organize supplies for each subject by color, but this is just a suggestion

    • Math- Blue
    • Reading/Language Arts- Red
    • Science- Green
    • Social Studies- Yellow

     

    GENERAL SUPPLIES

    • 3-4 Boxes of tissue (to be turned into your first period teacher)
    • Pencils (5 dozen) (1 dozen to be collected by a teacher)
    • Pens (blue or black)
    • Colored Pencils
    • Highlighters
    • Set of Headphones (to be kept in school)
    • 2 dry erase markers, any size or color (to be collected by a teacher)
    • Pencil Case (optional)

     

    • PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH
    • P.E. Uniform - $16 (Shirt $6, Shorts $10, sweatpants available for $16.50 – available from P.E. teacher)
    • P.E. Lock - (available from P.E. teacher–there will be a $5 charge for lost/not returned locks)
    • Roll-on Deodorant, Recommended (no aerosol or glass)

     

    ENCORE

    BAND

    • Essential Elements Book 2 for your instrument
    • Winning Rhythms
    • Pencils
    • Instrument

    Please DO NOT bring binders for music – folders will be provided Supplies needed that are specific to your instrument will be emailed to you directly.

    FOREIGN LANGUAGE

    SPANISH

    • 2 Pocket folder

     

    MUSIC

    • Folder
    • Box of Pencils
    • Box of Kleenex tissue HIGH DEMAND

     

    ORCHESTRA

    • Instrument (Skokie music stores: Seman Violin and Cassandra Strings)
    • Violinists/violists: rosin and shoulder rest or sponge
    • Cellists/Bassists: rosin and rock stop
    • 3 ring binder for music
    • 6th Grade Orchestra: String Basics book 1
    • 7th and 8th Grade Orchestras: method book is TBD
    • Optional: metronome, tuner, music stand, MakeMusic subscription; Orchestra t-shirt purchase

     

    ART

    • Box of Pencils (regular or shading)
    • 4 - Large Boxes of Tissue / Kleenex (HIGH DEMAND)
    • 4 - dozen Pencils, #2 OR
    • Mechanical Pencils
    • 3 - 2-pocket folders (Reading/LA, Social Studies, & Math)
    • 2 - Binder 1.5” Three Ring Hard Cover with clear front sleeve
    • (1 Science & 1 Math)
    • 1 - Notebook, Spiral 8 x 10.5” (Math)
    • 1 - Composition notebook (Reading/LA)
    • 1 - Pencil Case
    • 1 - Pencil Sharpener
    • 1 - Erasers
    • 1 - Red Pens
    • 1 - Blue Pens
    • 1 - Highlighters
    • 1 - Dry Erase Markers (thin)
    • 1 - Texas Instrument Calculator TI-30XIIS (ALL MATH CLASSES - TI-30XIIS ONLY)
    • 1 - Earbuds/Headphones (WIRED)
    • 1 - Sticky Notes / Post-It
    • 1 - Loose-leaf paper
    • 1 - Graph Paper

    Links to items are provided. You do NOT need to purchase the same exact item/brand listed. *

    Label student items with student name

    If you have any questions contact Mr. Khalil: hkhalil@skokie68.org

     

    Physical Education/Health

    • P.E. Uniform - $16 (Shirt $6, Shorts $10, sweatpants available for $16.50 – available from
    • P.E. teacher)
    • P.E. Lock - (Will be supplied from the P.E. teacher. There will be a $5 charge for lost/non
    • returned locks)
    • Roll-on Deodorant, Recommended (no aerosol or glass)

     

    ENCORE

    BAND

    • Essential Elements Book 2 for your instrument
    • Winning Rhythms
    • Pencils
    • Instrument

    Please DO NOT bring binders for music – folders will be provided Supplies needed

    that are specific to your instrument will be emailed to you directly.

     

    FOREIGN LANGUAGE

    SPANISH

    • 2 Pocket folder
    • MUSIC
    • Folder
    • Box of Pencils
    • Box of Kleenex tissue

     

    ORCHESTRA

    • Instrument (Skokie music stores: Seman Violin and Cassandra Strings)
    • Violinists/violists: rosin and shoulder rest or sponge
    • Cellists/Bassists: rosin and rock stop
    • 3 ring binder for music
    • 6th Grade Orchestra: String Basics book 1
    • 7th and 8th Grade Orchestras: method book is TBD
    • Optional: metronome, tuner, music stand, MakeMusic subscription; Orchestra t-shirt
    • Purchase

     

    ART

    • Box of Pencils (regular or shading)