PARENT'S SIGNATURE : __________________________________________
DEAR PARENTS,
    THIS IS A LIST OF THE SUPPLIES WHICH YOUR CHILD WILL NEED THIS
YEAR.  I AM SENDING IT HOME SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THE NEEDS WHICH
YOUR CHILD HAS FOR THIS CLASS.   PLEASE DO NOT THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEMS OUT THERE.    SO LONG AS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE SET FORTH HERE HAVE BEEN MET, THEN THIS WILL BE FINE.
    PLEASE SIGN ABOVE TO INDICATE THAT YOU WILL COMPLY.  IF THERE
ARE ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  THESE ARE NOT CAPRICIOUS OR
ARBITRARY REQUIREMENTS.  THIS LIST HAS EVOLVED OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS
AND IT IS GEARED TO BE THE MINIMUM OF WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GIVE YOUR CHILD THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS THIS YEAR.
                                           THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION,

                                                     Mr. Naya

          MATERIALS NEEDED FOR SIXTH GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS: 2002-2003
1) LOOSE-LEAF NOTEBOOK (THREE-RING BINDER OR DUO-TANG)
    TRAPPER KEEPERS WILL BE TOLERATED, BUT NOT PREFERRED.
ABSOLUTELY NO SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS ARE TO BE USED FOR THIS CLASS!

2) AT LEAST TWO PENS OF EITHER BLUE OR BLACK INK ARE REQUIRED.
ABSOLUTELY NO RED INK OR OTHER COLOR INK WILL BE TOLERATED!

3) DIVIDERS FOR THE NOTEBOOK'S FOUR SECTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED.

4) A FEW NUMBER TWO PENCILS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF
    TESTING WHICH WILLL BE ADMINISTERED DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

5) SUFFICIENT ERASERS FOR THE PENCILS SHOULD BE OBTAINED.

6) A POCKET DICTIONARY IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

7) A POCKET THESAURUS IS ALSO RECOMMENDED.

8) STANDARD SIZED 3-HOLED LINED LOOSE-LEAF NOTEBOOK PAPER IS NECESSARY.

9) WHEN BOOKS ARE ISSUED, IT WOULD BE WELL TO COVER THEM (COVERS DO
    NOT HAVE TO BE FANCY OR STORE BOUGHT).
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY SCOTCH TAPE TO THE BOOKS OR YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGED DONE TO THE BOOKS.  ALSO, DON'T USE CONTACT PAPER!

10) STUDENTS WILL HAVE PORTFOLIOS, THEREFORE, PLEASE OBTAIN DOU-TANG LIKE FOLDERS WHICH HAVE INTERNAL POCKETS BUT NO CLIPS FOR PAPER.  THIS ITEM WILL BE EXPLAINED TO THE STUDENTS IN CLASS.