Fifth Grade Student Supply List 2026-2027

Welcome to the Fifth Grade! Here is a list of supplies needed for the upcoming school year. Label all items with your child’s name and class.

Please note that it is extremely helpful if you send in supplies on the first day of school.

• 1 zippered soft pencil case (No boxes)
• 1 - 2 subject spiral notebook
• 2 boxes of Kleenex brand facial tissues
• 1 box of (50) sharpened pencils
• 1 roll of paper towels
• 1 Fiskars scissor
• 1 pack of Elmer’s washable glue sticks
• 1 pack of multi-colored highlighters
• 2 Lysol or clorox disinfecting wipes, canisters
• 1 package of computer paper
• 1 package of Post it notes (pack of 4)
• 1 package of baby wipes
• 1 box of gallon sized zip-loc bags (boys)
• 1 box of quart sized zip-loc bags (girls)
• 1 liquid antibacterial hand soap
• 1 fine point stylus pen (Not bluetooth)
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NO pencil sharpeners or mechanical pencils
More items may be added in September according to your child’s teacher’s preference.

Be sure that your child is prepared for school every day. Organization is the key to success. We look forward to seeing you in September!

Fifth Grade Teachers

School Hours

Monday - Friday 8:00am-2:14pm

Arrival 7:40am-8:00am

Dismissal 2:14pm-2:20pm

School Uniforms

P.S. 52 follows the School Uniform Policy.
Students are required to wear their school uniform Monday-Thursday.
Uniforms (khaki pants, skirt or shorts with navy blue top) must be worn Monday - Thursday.
Sneakers should be worn on gym days.
Friday is a dress down day.
On gym days, students can wear P.S. 52 shorts or sweatpants and a solid navy shirt.

Money Collection

Throughout the year, there will be times that we will need to collect money, like for trips or school events. We ask that the money be placed in an envelope. Seal the envelope, and on the front, please write the following information: Child's Name, Class #, Amount of money enclosed, and what the money is for.

Birthday Parties

Please provide notice to the teacher one week in advance that you would like to celebrate your child's birthday. Birthdays will be celebrated in the classrooms, in the afternoons, and should last about 20 minutes. Due to allergies and safety concerns, goody bags containing food cannot be distributed. Please also check with your child's teacher to see if there are any food allergies in the class. Parents may attend, but siblings of any age may not attend.

Parent Communication

Class Dojo

• Class Dojo is checked daily and your child's teacher will respond at his/her earliest convenience.
• For reminders
• please make an appointment to discuss student progress

Google Classroom

• Emails and passwords will be distributed.
• Utilized in the event we are remote.

Monthly Newsletter

Snapshot of what your child is learning each month.

Behavior Management

We have incentives and compliment charts to ensure good behavior

Curriculum

Eureka Math is the program that we use at PS 52.

Zearn.org can be used to review numbers to 20. Your child will receive log in information from that soon.

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness

Fast, fun, and effective, our 10-minute daily lessons deliver explicit instruction in critical phonemic awareness and early literacy skills.

Orton-Gillingham

A structured, multisensory method for teaching reading and spelling

HMH Reading

• Students will focus on a skill and strategy each week.
• Some strategies that we will focus on are sequencing story events, story elements (character, setting, problem, solution), making inferences, asking questions and using picture clues.

Clusters

• Music
• Science
• Gym
• Social Studies