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What Stationary Bits will my Son need for year 7?

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Julezboo · 02/08/2013 10:40

Seems a long time since I had to buy for myself!!!! I have hit a brick wall. Its so worrying this year 7 stuff!

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Hulababy · 02/08/2013 17:35

Trinity - that's the calculator model DD for yesterday. In blue. Good to hear a positive review of it :)

Hulababy · 02/08/2013 17:34

We were sent a list. Got it all sorted yesterday infact.

We have:
Pencil case
Pencils
Coloured pencils
Eraser
Ink pen and cartridges or roller ball pen
Scissors
Glue stuck
A4 wallet
A4 ring binder

For art:
Set of drawing pencils - HB, 2B, 4B
Set of coloured pencils
Eraser
Pencil sharpener
Black Niro
Black water soluble fine line pen
Ruler

For maths:
Scientific calculator
Ruler
Protractor
Pair of compasses
Set square

For languages:
Ear phones

Also an English dictionary

lljkk · 02/08/2013 17:27

DS is in y8 & gets by with:

Clunky calculator (big button ones are popular, only need very basic functions at this point)
1 pencil
1 pen (occasional inconsistent demands about what sort)
a protractor with ruler side.

Talkinpeace · 02/08/2013 17:00

DCs school sold us their ideal pencil case fully set up and calculator at the July induction evening when they met their tutors

Julezboo · 02/08/2013 13:59

ah tis meant to be Pink :o

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Julezboo · 02/08/2013 13:57

Thanks all. School only gave us a uniform list. Feel like Im going in blind. Or rather he is. Not thats hes all that bothered lol

What is Pi?

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 02/08/2013 13:31

I love the idea of a calculator coming in Pi! Grin

xylem8 · 02/08/2013 13:29

Oh and brown paper for covering textbooks

xylem8 · 02/08/2013 13:29

Get calculator, dictionaries through school they will be able to buy them much more cheaply.Glue stick is a must, plus all the normal pen, pencils,coloured pencils rulers .Lots of spares.Probably won't need a memory stick as there will be a portal to get onto his school files from home.

Anthracite · 02/08/2013 12:55

Add to the other suggestions with memory stick and dictionaries.

trinity0097 · 02/08/2013 12:22

I would buy the Casio fx 83/85 calculator, the one you can get I most supermarkets, they come in black, blue, Pi and for the first time this year white. It is well made and will last until the end of gcses in terms of it's functions. Most supermarkets include it in their back to school offers when they do those.

But a cheap geometry set, but keep it at home. A long ruler is not necessary for most of the time, either buy a 15cm one if your kid has a small pencil case, or a folding one, long ones get post as they don't fit in pencil cases.

Identify everything, but doesn't need to be as e,harassing as a name on things like pens and pencils, a blob of nail varnish will do!

Have plenty of spares at home, e.g. Pens, pencils, but just a couple at a time to take to school!

Zingy123 · 02/08/2013 12:03

My niece needed loads of sticky back plastic, they had to cover all their books.

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basildonbond · 02/08/2013 11:24

Pen, pencils, colour pencils, ruler, scissors, glue stick - that's what ds needed for Y7 plus compass, protractor etc but not immediately

At ds's school everything is written in school-provided exercise books so they don't need paper and folders etc until later

Have the school not given you a list?

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