Students in Crossroads should purchase these items instead of the items on the regular 6th grade supply list.

• Independent reading book (This is a daily requirement.) 
• 1 durable 3-ring binder - blue (1 inch for Crossroads - labeled with your name on it) 
• 1 durable 3-ring binder - white (1 inch for Math - labeled with your name on it) 

• 1 spiral notebook for math 
• 1 TI-34 calculator for math 
• 1 Package of Loose Leaf Paper 
• 1 box of hole reinforcements 
• 5 subject dividers for Crossroads binder 

• 4 boxes (at least!) of #2 pencils. (2 for September, 2 for January) 
• 1 hand-held pencil sharpener 
• 1 soft pencil case for holding writing utensils and your sharpener (put your name on it) 
• 2 boxes of ball point pens (black or blue ink, please) 
• 1 package of post-it notes (approx. 1.5” x 2” size is best) 

• Two boxes of tissue with your name on box (bring this in the first week of school) 
• Ear buds for use with Chromebooks (NOT Apple devices)- attach tape with your name on them.  They must be wired – no Bluetooth earbuds. 
• 1 bottle hand sanitizer 
• 1 container of Lysol or Clorox wipes (or similar) 

Other Items: 

• This year, RMS is encouraging students to purchase personal copies of required novels read in school.  This will allow students to annotate their books.  The full-class novels we’ll read in Crossroads this year are: 

• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit ISBN: 9780312369811 (September) 
• Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie ISBN: 9780062073501 (February) 
• A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park ISBN: 9780547577319 (March) 

• REUSABLE Water bottles (with only water in them) are permitted in Crossroads.  Please NO METAL BOTTLES.  (They make an ear-piercing noise when they inevitably fall on the floor.) 

• These supplies are helpful, but not required:  Magic markers, colored pencils, and glue sticks (We do have those in limited supply in class if necessary.)