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HADLEY RICHARDS,
6, homeschooled
WILTON PFIFER, 4,
Gonzales, Louisiana
(Visiting Columbus)
Sisters by Raina
Telgemeier, because
its funny. And I have
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reading about having
sisters.
CARLY ELIZABETH
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ADRIANNA
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Caledonia Elementary
CONNOR RICHARDS,
8, homeschooled
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Easton Caldwell (8), son of DeDe and Bill Caldwell of Starkville, has his eyes checked by Dr. Amy Crigler at Crigler Family Vision in Starkville in preparation for the new school year.
Photograph by Luisa Porter
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he start of the school year doesnt have to mean the end of time outdoors. Many
parents, teachers and schools are finding ways to keep kids connected to nature all year.
It may be even more important for kids to be connected to nature during the school year
than just in the summer, says Richard Louv, author of the new Vitamin N: The Essential
Guide to a Nature-Rich Life (Algonquin Books) and the best-selling Last Child in the
Woods (Algonquin, 2008).
Amid all the focus on technology, weve been missing something quite elemental, Louv says.
Just a walk through an urban park, he says, can help kids performance in school. I
cant tell you how many times teachers who bring their classes into natural settings say that
the troublemaker in class is the very one that turns out to have leadership qualities in the
woods, he says.
Sarah Milligan-Toffler, executive director of the Children and Nature Network, a
Minneapolis-based non-profit, says that getting kids connected to nature doesnt have to
mean a major outing.
There is something about natural environments that is really stress-reducing, she says,
even if its just 10 minutes a day in a neighborhood park or planting a pollinator garden.
Many botanical gardens, parks and nature centers offer after-school and weekend
programs, and are helping schools bring environmental awareness into the classroom, too.
Schools in Mamaroneck, New York, for example, have worked with a local nature preserve
in the last few years to get kids from preschool to high school outside for science, says the
districts assistant superintendent for curriculum, Annie Ward.
I know were in a time of standards, and so forth, but how do we help kids grow up with
a sense of place, of regional identity? she says. Especially now, with all these issues being
talked about the rise of technology, of kids being hyper-scheduled theres particular
power in being outside, in being close, careful observers of the natural world. Theres a sense
of calm and a sense of being unplugged.
Naturalists come to school and prepare kids and teachers for field trips, Ward says.
Third-graders go to a nearby Long Island Sound beach to learn about tidal ecosystems.
Fifth graders take pond samples to study under microscopes. High school students in an
advanced placement environment class helped to remove invasive plants from a meadow at
the preserve.
Nationally, a federal program, Every Kid in the Park, offers free admission to national
parks and other public lands to the families of all fourth graders.
And many schools are beginning to realize the value of green schoolyards or gardens.
Schools are public lands accessible to children, and too often the yards consist of a
blacktop thats locked up at night, says Milligan-Toffler.
Louvs latest book outlines ways that families can advocate for more green space in
schools and form networks of families interested in getting outdoors. Particularly for older
kids, he notes, outings are more enticing if their peers go too.
For parents looking for places to go as a family, Nature Rocks, a program of the Nature
Conservancy, has a website where you plug in your location and the weather, and it will list
ideas.
The Children and Nature Network also lists on its website groups interested in getting
outdoors.
Louv notes that kids dont need to come inside just because of cold or rain; they just need
to dress accordingly. In winter, he suggests, carry a fold-up magnifying glass to examine
snowflakes; build igloos or snow forts; or go sledding or snowshoeing.
And even when kids are stuck indoors, they can start a windowsill garden, or put together
an aquarium or terrarium.
It isnt about going back to nature, but forward, he says.
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MSU Summer Scholars Kyra Warnock, 14, Jasmin Warnock, 15, and Sarah Swiderski, 16 all from Starkville
read from their scripts for the 2016 On Stage production, Prime Time Pilots. (Luisa Porter/ Dispatch Staff)
A FOCUS ON THEATER
The first week of the theater camp consists
of a Writers Camp. This summer 23 students
arrived July 3 to develop an original script,
complete with 11 original songs.
Its fun to see the campers having the same
experience I did when I was a camper, learning
about writing plays at a very accelerated rate,
Fritzius says.
For weeks two and three, an additional 32
students moved into MSUs Cresswell Hall,
and the production portion of the camp began.
Actors collaborated with writers to interpret the
script and give characters true forms. On July
22 and 23, campers performed their original
three-act play.
The name of this years show was Prime
Time Pilots. Its structure followed the format
of pilot episodes of TV shows.
Act one prepared the audience for a season of
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Fairview Elementary
Pre-Kindergarten
1 8-count boxes Crayola crayons
1 box Crayola markers
1 handwriting tablet
6 glue sticks
2 large boxes Kleenex
1 kindergarten rest mat
1 backpack, no rollers
1 towel for nap
1 box Ziploc bags (boys-gallon/girls-quart)
1 box Wet Ones or baby wipes
1 bottle hand sanitizer
1 box Clorox wipes
Change of clothes (uniform, underwear, socks)
Fourth Grade
2 large boxes Kleenex tissue
2 folders w/pockets & brads
2 large bottles hand sanitizer
2 glue sticks
2 packs #2 pencils
1 24-count box crayons
4 packs wide rule loose leaf notebook paper
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
1 backpack
2 yellow highlighters
1 pack pencil erasers
2 black & white composition journal (no wire)
1 pack dry erase markers
1 pair earbuds
Kindergarten
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
2 packs #2 pencils
3 24-count boxes Crayola crayons
1 kindergarten composition notebook
9 glue sticks
4 large erasers
1 school supply box
1 backpack, no rollers
2 large boxes Kleenex
1 box Ziploc bags (boys-gallon/girls-quart)
1 box West Ones or baby wipes
1 large bottle hand sanitizer
1 pack dry erase markers
1 plastic travel soap container
1 carton Clorox or Lysol wipes
Fifth Grade
2 boxes Kleenex
1 large bottle hand sanitizer
2 packs #2 pencils
4 Pink Pearl erasers
2 packs wide rule loose-leaf notebook paper
2 yellow highlighters
4 marble composition journal (no wire)
6 subject dividers
2 folders w/pockets and brads
1 box 24-count crayons
1 backpack, no rollers
1 1 3-ring binder
1 pack dry erase markers
1 box Clorox wipes
1 pair earbuds
First Grade
1 backpack, no rollers
2 boxes Kleenex
1 roll of paper towels
2 packs #2 pencils
1 pack pencil cap erasers
3 glue sticks
2 24-count boxes crayons
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
1 spiral notebook with 120 sheets
3 folders w/pockets & brads
1 pack wide rule loose leaf paper
1 box Ziploc bags (boys-gallon/girls-quart)
2 large bottles hand sanitizer
1 carton Clorox wipes
1 pair earbuds or headphones
Franklin Academy
Medical Sciences & Wellness Magnet
Pre-Kindergarten
$15 workbook fee
4 glue sticks
2 boxes Kleenex tissue
2 cans Lysol disinfectant spray
2 packs Clorox/Lysol wipes
1 pack large primary pencils
1 bottle Elmers glue
1 handwriting tablet
1 24-count box crayons
1 rest mat
1 small blanket for rest time
1 clear or mesh backpack, no rollers
Change of clothes (uniform, underwear, socks)
1 6-count pack Expo dry erase markers
1 pack wet wipes
1 navy or white sweater for classroom
Second Grade
1 backpack, no rollers
24 #2 lead pencils
2 glue sticks
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
2 composition notebooks
1 pack markers
2 large boxes Kleenex
2 24-count boxes crayons
1 highlighter
2 packs wide rule loose leaf paper
2 folders with pockets
1 pack pencil erasers
1 plastic pencil box
1 roll paper towels
2 bottles sanitizer
1 pack dry erase markers
1 pair earbuds
Third Grade
2 3pk boxes Kleenex
2 packs #2 pencils
2 packs wide rule loose leaf paper
4 folders with brackets
1 box crayons
Kindergarten
$15 workbook fee
Clear or mesh bookbag, no rollers
2 8-count boxes of Crayola crayons
6 glue sticks
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
3 large boxes Kleenex tissue
2 packs Clorox disinfecting wipes
2 boxes Ziploc bags (gal./qt. or snack size)
2 bottles 10 oz.+ hand sanitizer
3 boxes Kleenex tissue
2 24-count packs #2 pencils
1 large pink eraser
1 pack construction paper
1 pack Expo markers
2 composition wide rule, single subject notebooks
1 navy or white jacket/sweater for classroom
No rest mat
First Grade
$15 workbook fee
Book bag, no rollers
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2 24-count packs Ticonderoga #2 pencils
2 24-count boxes Crayola crayons
6 glue sticks
1 solid pocket folder with brads
3 boxes Kleenex tissue
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
2 packs loose leaf wide rule paper
2 composition notebooks
1 box Clorox wipes
1 box Ziploc bags (boys-quart/girls-gallon)
4 large pink erasers
1 bottle hand sanitizer
1 4-count pack Expo dry erase markers
1 plastic school supply box
1 pack 3x5 index cards
1 navy or white jacket/sweater for classroom
Second Grade
$15 workbook fee
Bookbag, no rollers
2 boxes Kleenex tissue
2 glue sticks
2 16-count boxes Crayola crayons
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
4 packs wide rule notebook paper
2 spiral notebooks
1 composition notebooks (no spiral)
2 24-count packs Ticonderoga #2 pencils
4 large pink erasers
1 plastic pocket folder with brads (heavy duty)
1 pack Expo dry erase markers
2 12 oz.+ bottle hand sanitizer
1 carton Clorox disinfecting wipes
1 box Ziploc bags (boys-quart/girls-gallon)
1 navy or white jacket/sweater for classroom
Third Grade
$15 workbook fee
Bookbag, no rollers
2 24-count packs #2 pencils
2 glue sticks
1 pair Fiskars blunt scissors
1 pack colored pencils
2 boxes tissue
1 pack Expo dry erase markers
2 10-ounce+ bottles hand sanitizer
1 pack Clorox wipes
1 roll paper towels (girls)
1 box Ziploc bags (boys-quart)
2 composition notebooks (not spiral)
1 1.5 3-ring binder w/pockets
3 packs wide rule notebook paper
1 pack 6-subject dividers
2 packs pencil-top erasers
1 pack multi-colored highlighters
1 navy or white jacket/sweater for classroom
4 3-prong folders (heavy duty)
1 pair earbuds
Fourth Grade
$15 workbook fee
Bookbag, no rollers
2 24-count packs #2 pencils
1 24-count box Crayola crayons
1 pair Fiskars scissors
2 packs pencil top erasers
2 boxes Kleenex tissue
1 4-count pack Expo dry erase markers
2 bottles hand sanitizer
1 pack wet wipes
4 packs wide rule notebook paper
1 pack index cards
1 pack colored pencils
2 rolls paper towels (girls)
1 can Lysol (boys)
1 bottle of glue or pack of glue sticks
4 three-subject wide rule notebooks
3 plastic folders w/ pockets & brads
1 2 3-ring binder
1 pack 6-subject dividers
1 navy or white jacket/sweater for classroom
1 pair earbuds
Fifth Grade
$15 workbook fee
Book bag, no rollers
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First Grade
2 plastic pocket folders w/ brads
1 pair Fiskars scissors
3 boxes Kleenex tissue
2 24-count boxes Crayola crayons
2 24-count packs #2 pencils
1 pack 2-count Elmers Glue Sticks
4 large Sanford white erasers
1 composition notebook (black & white)
1 small plastic school supply box
4 black Expo dry erase markers
2 12 oz. bottles hand sanitizer
1 roll paper towels
1 tub Clorox wipes
Second Grade
2 24-count boxes Crayola crayons
1 10-count box Crayola markers
2 200-count pack wide rule loose leaf paper
3 boxes Kleenex tissue
2 12 oz. bottles hand sanitizer
1 pair Fiskars scissors (blunt)
3 24-count packs Ticonderoga #2 pencils
1 zippered pencil pouch
1 4-pack Elmers glue sticks
3 composition notebooks (not spiral)
3 plastic folders w/pockets & brads
1 tub antibacterial wipes
2 boxes Ziploc bags (boys-gallon/girls-quart)
1 pair earbuds
Kindergarten
1 pair of Fiskars scissors
3 24-count boxes Crayola crayons
3 Elmers glue sticks
2 vinyl/plastic pocket folders w/ brads
3 boxes Kleenex tissue
4 boxes Ziploc bags (2 gallon/2 quart, zipper closure)
4 packs #2 pencils
2 1 ruled writing tablet
1 primary journal
4 jumbo erasers
4 tubs Clorox antibacterial wipes
4 bottles hand sanitizer
1 packs Post-It Notes
1 6-count pack Expo dry erase markers (black)
1 small school supply box
Third Grade
3 composition notebooks (not spiral)
3 200-count packs wide rule loose leaf paper
3 24-count packs #2 pencils
1 24-count box Crayola crayons
First Grade
4 plastic folders w/ pockets & brads (4 different colors)
4 boxes Kleenex tissue
6 packs #2 pencils
1 small bottle Elmers Glue
3 6-count packs Expo dry erase markers
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First Grade
2 bar erasers
2 12-count pack #2 pencils
2 tablets (broken lines/white paper)
2 70-page wide rule spiral notebooks
1 8 oz. bottles school glue
1 or 2 24-count box crayons
2 10-count boxes Crayola color markers
2 glue sticks
1 pair safety scissors (blunt)
2 boxes facial tissue
2 rolls paper towels
1 can Lysol spray
1 bottles hand sanitizer
1 box Ziploc bags (boys-quart/girls-gallon)
Seventh Grade
Wide rule loose leaf notebook paper
Pens (blue or black)
#2 pencils
4 sets five-subject dividers
1 pack colored pencils or markers
1 box facial tissue
Master combination lock
1 pack assorted construction paper
1 1.5 3-ring binder
1 2 or 3 3-ring binder (preferably zippered)
2 rolls paper towels
2 bottles hand sanitizer
1 pack graphing paper
Calculator
Dictionary (needed at home)
Third Grade
2 boxes Crayola crayons
1 box washable Crayola markers
24 #2 pencils
1 box colored pencils
Scissors
1 bottle glue or glue stick
2 rolls paper towels
1 box gallon Ziploc bags
2 large boxes Kleenex
2 packs wide rule loose leaf notebook paper
1 bottle hand sanitizer
Book bag, not rollers
Bar or pencil cap erasers
1 pack highlighters
Pencil box
1 box wet wipes
6 plastic folders w/ brads & pockets
(red, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple)
6 70-page wide rule notebooks
1 Avery 3-ring binder
Eighth Grade
Wide rule loose leaf notebook paper
Pens (blue or black)
Pencils
4 sets five-subject dividers
1 pack colored pencils or markers
2 boxes facial tissue
1 pack assorted construction paper
1 1.5 3-ring binder
1 2 or 3 3-ring binder (preferably zippered)
2 roll paper towels
2 bottles hand sanitizer
1 pack graphing paper
Calculator
Master combination lock
Dictionary (needed at home)
Fourth Grade
2 boxes Kleenex
2 rolls paper towels
2 bottles Germ-X
24 pencils
Scissors
2 glue sticks
Markers
Crayons
2 bar erasers
15 sheet protectors
2 spiral notebooks
1 pack notebook paper
6 3-prong folders
2 pocket folders
Highlighter
Pencil pouch
Overstreet Elementary
Fifth Grade
12 pre-sharpened pencils
1 roll paper towels
2 boxes Kleenex
1 5 pointed scissors
2 Elmers glue sticks
1 pack Crayola markers
1 150-count pack wide rule paper
4 composition notebooks
1 2-hole pencil sharpener
1 35-count containter Clorox wipes
1 bottle hand sanitizer
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