Research shows that students should read about one million words a year to develop sufficient vocabulary and continually improve their reading proficiency.  Research also shows that vocabulary knowledge, which typically doubles during grades four through eight, is a direct result of how much a student reads. The more a student reads, the more the vocabulary knowledge increases. For example, students who read one-half million to one million words of running text generally learn approximately 3,000 new words per year.  The goal of Dover Middle School is for each of our students to read at least one million words this school year.

Middle School Supply Lists

6^th Grade

Zip-up binder – LARGE – for allsubjects

8 tab dividers – Literacy &Keyboarding/Research

6 pocket folders with prongs, noplastic – 2 Math, 2 Science, 2 S.S.

2 pencil pouches for 3-ring binders

1 box colored pencils, 12 ct.

Wide-ruled binder paper, (no spiralnotebooks)

Pencils and erasers

1- 2-inch 3-ring view binder, white –Literacy

1-1/2 inch 3-ring view binder, white –keyboarding/research

1 composition notebook – Literacy

1 small packege of sheet protectors –Literacy& Keyboarding/Research

3-pack Post-it notes – Literacy

2 boxes 120 ct. Kleenex

4 dry erase markers

Small simple function calculator

Flash drive – for personal project,keyboarding/research

(can be a used flash drive or theflash drive from previous year)

 

GIRLS Only: 1 roll paper towels, 1 boxsandwich-size Zip-loc baggies

BOYS Only: 1 package wet wipes, 1 boxquart-size Zip-loc baggies

 

Art class:

9 x 12 inch sketchpad

1 set Prang watercolors

 

7^th Grade

 

1-       3-ring(zip-type)  BINDER/ORGANIZER

      10-   3-prong POCKET FOLDERS

      1 pkg.  12 or 24 countCOLORED  PENCILS

      1 pkg.  EXPO  MARKERS

      2 dozen PENCILS

1-      CALCULATOR  T130X  (Optional  for work at home)

1-      GLUE STICK

1-      COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK

 1 pkg. LOOSE  LEAF  NOTE BOOK PAPER

2-      HIGHLIGHTERS

1-      BOX OF TISSUE

1-      CONTAINER OF BABY WIPES

 

 

8^th Grade

 

1Three-ring binder (at least 2 in.) trapper keeper zippered

1three-ring binder (1 in. black) for CO

3packages of loose leaf paper

2packages of dividers (8 tab) 1 for CO

1four pack of 4 color highlighters

3packages of pencils

1package of colored pencils (not for art class)

1package of blue or black pens for science

1pencil pouch for binder with 3 holes

1package cap-erasers

2hand-held pencil sharpeners

1protractor

1package of pastel copy paper for CO

2boxes of tissue for homeroom

1TI83 or TI84 calculator (to use/keep at home for math)

1large eraser

 

Mrs. Burris’sSelf-Contained Class

 

2-       3-ring (zip-type)  BINDER/ORGANIZER

       1   3inch BINDER

       1 pkg. 12 or 24 count COLORED  PENCILS

      1 pkg. CRAYONS  

        1 pkg. EXPO  MARKERS

2       dozenPENCILS

2    BOTTLES OF GLUE 

3-      COMPOSITION  NOTEBOOK

1 pkg.LOOSE  LEAF  NOTE BOOK PAPER

4-      HIGHLIGHTERS

2-      BOX OF TISSUE

1    pkg. POSTER PAINT