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School Supplies For Prince George’s County

Here's what your child will need for the first day of school.

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As your children rummage through the back-to-school shopping aisle, searching for the most colorful folders and backpacks featuring their favorite superheroes, make sure they grab these supplies required by Prince George’s County Public Schools:

Elementary School Basic Supplies

  • Backpack

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  • Composition books (wide ruled)

  • Plastic school box

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  • Glue sticks

  • #2 pencils  

  • Crayons

  • Scissors

  • Facial tissues

    • Secondary School Basic Supplies  

    • Three-inch, three-ring binder  

    • Subject dividers

    • Loose-leaf notebook paper (college ruled)

  • Composition books (college ruled)

  • Blue or black ballpoint pens

  • #2 pencils  

  • Colored pencils

  • Highlighter

  • Ruler

  • Book covers

    • PGCPS recommends these supplies for intermediate grades:

    • Ruler

    • Protractor

  • College ruled notebook paper

  • Highlighters

  • Book covers

    • More information on the first day of school in Prince George’s County is available at http://www1.pgcps.org/backtoschool/.

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