Q: What school supplies will my student need if they are in the remote learning academy?
A:
Elementary School (Grades K-5)
Accelerate Education identifies the following basic school supplies as necessary for elementary students participating in the remote learning academy. NWLSD encourages elementary families to provide these supplies for students who will be a part of the remote learning academy.
Kindergarten-Grade 5
Colored Pencils | Pencils (12 pk) |
Composition Notebooks, QTY 4 | Ruler |
Glue | Scissors |
Highlighter, Yellow | Scotch Tape |
Marker, Black Permanent | Watercolor Paints |
Paint Brushes |
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*NWLSD has purchased and will provide headphones for students in grades K-5 to assist with concentration. Headphones are a board approved instructional fee item and a $8.00 fee will be assigned for students in the Remote Learning Academy. The district Technology Fee will also be assigned.
Middle School: (Grades 6-8)
Accelerate Education does not indicate that any supplies are necessary for middle school students. NWLSD encourages middle school families to provide the following basic school supplies for students who will be a part of the remote learning academy.
Pencils (12 pk) | Composition Notebooks, QTY 4 |
Colored Pencils | Highlighters, Yellow QTY 2 |
Wide-Ruled Paper (1 package) | 4 different colored folders for organization (optional) |
*NWLSD has purchased and will provide earbuds for students in grades 6-8 to assist with concentration. Earbuds are a board approved instructional fee item and a $5.00 fee will be assigned for students in the Remote Learning Academy. The district Technology Fee of $15.00 will also be assigned for students in the Remote Learning Academy. Students in the Access program will receive the Wordly Wise workbooks that are board approved as fee items for these courses ($13.00).
Accelerate Education identifies the following materials as additional items that would be beneficial for students using their online program. These represent items that will be used throughout the course of the school year.These items are not all needed at the start of the course but may be acquired throughout the year. Many are regular household items. NWLSD is sharing this information with families but is NOT expecting families to go out and purchase these items. These items are optional. Our NWLSD teachers will support families who do not have these items with key associated learning concepts through their Google Classrooms.
Kindergarten - Optional
Alfalfa seeds ½ teaspoons | Bag of dry beans, QTY 100 |
Beads (caution: buttons would be a choking hazard), QTY 50 0f various size and color | Beads in three colors, 1/8” to 3/16” wide, QTY 30 of each color |
Bean seeds, Lima, QTY 2 | Bean seeds, Scarlet runner, QTY 20 |
Blocks (Lego, building blocks, etc.), QTY 16 | Coin Pennies (Caution: choking hazard) QTY 10 |
Cardboard, 8.5” X 11”, QTY 2 | 3x5 Index Cards (100pk) |
Crayons (64ct) | Cloth, (as a cape), 22” X 32” |
Coin, Dime (Caution: Choking hazard), QTY 1 | Coin, Nickels (Caution: Choking hazard), QTY 5 |
Chalk, sidewalk, 1 piece | Cotton balls, 1.25 cups |
Cup, clear plastic, 12 oz (drinking glass) | Cup, clear plastic, 9 oz (glass tumbler) |
Cups, foam coffee, 8 oz | Deck of cards, (like kid’s Crazy 8s) |
Dowel, 12” X 3/8” | Felt, 8” X 8” |
Flashlight, easy to take apart standard type | Garden stakes, 3’ to 4’ long, QTY 3 |
Iron filings, 3 cc | Jar, wide mouth, 16 to 32 oz |
Magnets, 1 each of bar type and horse shoe type | Magnifying glass, 50 to 75 mm |
Maple sugar, 1 tablespoon | Mixture of soil, sand and peat, 1 cup |
Modeling clay, about 2.5 lbs | Nails, zinc 2” to 2.5”, QTY 3 |
Paper plate, 9”, QTY 5 | Paper towel to use as blotter paper, 2 sheets |
Pipe cleaners in various colors, QTY 26 total | Plastic, vinyl, 6” X 6” |
Pots, starter peat pots (includes soil), QTY 5 | Rubber band, thick, 3” long |
Salt, 1 cup | Sand or glitter, 1 teaspoon |
Seeds, flowers, QTY 10 | Straws, clear drinking, QTY 6 |
String, 9’ | Sunflower seeds (to plant), QTY 25 |
Tacks / pushpins, QTY 26 | Toothpicks, QTY 10 |
Poster Board (8.5 x 11, 9 pieces) | Pen, black click (able to be taken apart) |
Watercolor paper, 9” X 12”, QTY 2 | Multi-Color Construction Paper |
Variety of containers | Large piece of display board, about 36” X 48” |
Textured fabrics and materials of different kinds (velvet, wool, sandpaper, bubble wrap, etc). | Sweet potato or avocado seed |
Garden fork | Potato |
Apples |
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First Grade - Optional
Bags, plastic zip close type, quart size, QTY 2 | Balance scale (small handheld) |
Ball, indoor safe, about 2”-3” | Bean bags, QTY 2 |
Beans, as counters, QTY 100 | Bird seeds, 1 cup |
Blindfold (bandana) | Bowl, foam, 20 oz |
Bowl, foam, 12 oz | Box, cardboard, shoe box size |
Thermometer, outdoor, with Celsius and Fahrenheit measurements | Cardstock printed with coins (included in the supply kit) or coins |
Cardstock printed with sock shapes to cut out | Clay, 4-6 oz |
Compass, 25 mm or larger size | Container, about 2 oz |
Cotton balls, 1-2 cups | Deck of cards such as “Go Fish” game |
Dowel, 8” X 5/8” | Drinking glass, plastic 12 oz |
Forceps or tweezers | Globe, inflatable |
Hole puncher, single | Honey, small packet |
Inflatable ball (soccer ball size) | Inflatable beach ball, about 6” |
Jump rope, kid’s size | Magnet, with center hole |
Magnifying glass, 50mm or larger | Nails, 1.5”-2”, QTY 3 |
Paper clips, QTY 12 | Paper towels (blotting paper), 6 sheets |
Paper, 8 ½” X 11”, QTY 10 | Paper, legal size, QTY 12 |
Paper, poster, about 11” X 17”, 3 Pieces | Paper, roll of blank white, 24” X 10’ |
Pin, sewing type | Pine cones, QTY 3 |
Plate, plastic, 9” | Potting soil, 1.5 cups |
Push pins, QTY 3 | Starting pots, 2 ½” X 2 ½”, QTY 2 |
Straw, plastic drinking | String, cotton 16’ |
Crayons (64ct) | Tomato seeds, QTY 8 |
Cardboard, about 11” X 17” | Multi-Color Construction Paper |
Toothpicks, QTY 10 | Wax paper, 12” pieces, QTY 4 |
Wood dowel (or stick), 12” | Yarn, 12’ for 4 pieces of finger knitting |
Yarn, 8”, 6 pieces | Empty toilet paper roll |
Socks (from family laundry) | Hard boiled eggs, QTY 7 |
Large box (big enough for the student to sit in) | Rope for tug of war |
Gallon or half gallon plastic milk jug | Hat |
Flowers or plants for pressing | Old sheet or towel |
Soapy water | Iron |
Pre-made calendar or available calendar | Peanut butter |
Empty milk carton | 1 cup of Crisco or shortening |
Water | Large pot, pitcher, or sink filled with water |
Marbles (optional) | Play Dough (optional) |
Magazines (optional) | Popcorn (optional) |
Toys (optional) |
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Second Grade - Optional
Bag of Beans, for counters, about 130 beans | String, 13 feet |
Birdseed, 1 cup | Towel |
3x5 Index Cards (100pk) | Multi-Color Construction Paper |
Hole punch, single | Wax Paper, 10” X 12”, QTY 10 |
Rubber bands, colored | Push pins, tall, QTY 25 |
Globe (inflatable) | Seeds, beans, QTY 6 |
Pots for plants, 2.5” square, QTY 3 | Yarn, red, blue and green, 8’ each |
KoKo's Kitten (Francine Patterson) Book | Yarn, 8”, QTY 9 |
Popsicle Sticks (craft sticks), QTY 2 | Potting soil, about 2 cups |
Iron | Small objects for measuring (string, paperclips, etc.) |
Large grapefruit or orange | Leaves (evergreen and / or deciduous) |
Old sheet or towel | Gum, about 10 pieces |
Third Grade - Optional
Balloons, 9”, QTY 2 | Pitcher (Gallon) |
Brass Brad | Plastic bowl, 12 oz |
Cardboard, 8.5” X 11”, QTY 3 | Clay, air dry, 2.5 pounds |
Clay, any color, 4 oz non drying | Clear plastic or plastic wrap, 6” X 6” |
Construction paper, Blue 3 hole pre-punched, 7 pages | Printed sheet of coins with 50 pennies, 4 dimes, 1 nickel, 1 quarter, 1 dollar bill, and 30 counters |
3x5 Index Cards (300) | Tempera Paint (R,Y,B) with small roller |
Cups, foam, 3 to 6 oz, QTY 2 | Cups, paper, 3-5 oz, QTY 3 |
Cups, plastic clear, 12 oz, QTY 2 | Cups, plastic clear, 9 oz, QTY 3 |
Eye dropper | Foam craft material, 8.5” X 11” |
Foam rod, round ½” X 20’ | Food coloring (red and green), 5 mL each |
Globe, inflatable, 10” to 14” | Hole puncher, single hole |
Jar with lid, 6 oz to 12 oz | Liquid Measuring Cup, 1 cup (8 oz) |
Liquid Measuring Cup, 4 cups / 1 liter | Magnifying glass, 2x to 10 x |
Nail, 2 ½” | Outdoor thermometer / general purpose, F/C |
Paper clips, large, QTY 12 | Permanent Marker, black |
Plate, paper, 9” | Plate, plastic, 9” |
Plate, small paper 6”, QTY 2 | Cotton balls, about 1 quart |
Rubber band, 3” | Sheets of Hundred Blocks, QTY 13 |
Sponge, standard, 2” x 2” x ½” (clean) | Sponge, standard, 2” x 4” x ½” |
Spoon | Steel washer, 7/16 – ½” |
String, cotton, 10 feet | Tablespoon |
Tape measure, 60” cloth with metric and inches | Teaspoon |
Toothpicks, box of 100 | Watercolor paper |
Yarn, 14 feet | Yarn, ball, 30-60 feet |
Wire hanger | Cylinder object such as a crayon |
Gallon job | Meat thermometer |
Body temperature thermometer | Dictionary, print or online |
Lamp from your home or school | Gallon container or similar bowl or pan |
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Ice cubes | Globe and / or world maps that indicate terrain (Google maps) |
Avocado or sweet potato | Celery stalk |
Flower | Leaf |
Fourth Grade - Optional
Aluminum Foil, about 12” X 10” | Bag, clear plastic, 1 gallon, 2 mil, zip lock |
Bags, 4” X 6” 4 mil, zip-close plastic, QTY 3 | Balloons, 9”, QTY 3 |
Battery, D | Bowl, 12 oz foam, QTY 4 |
Box for a diorama, shoebox size | Car, small toy |
Chalk, ½ Teaspoon, ground up | Clay, air dry, 8 oz |
Clay, modeling, 2 oz each (blue, brown, green, white, gray, yellow) | Container, plastic, 6 quarter, QTY 2 |
3x5 Index Cards (100pk) | Highlighters – 4 Colors, No Yellow |
Craft sticks, small, wooden, QTY 4 | Cup, clear plastic, 9 oz |
Cups, 12 oz clear plastic, QTY 8 | Cups, paper, about 3 oz, QTY 4 |
Dirt, ½ teaspoon | Drawing paper, 8.5” X 11, 28 pound, QTY 6 |
Epsom salt, 12 oz | File folders, manila, tabbed, QTY 7 |
Flour, 1.1 cup | Foam, plastic, 2” X 3” X ½” |
Food coloring (any color will work) | Inflatable globe |
Gumdrops, 5 of one color, 1 of each of 4 colors | Index cards, 4” X 6”, QTY 30 |
Indoor holiday light, 1 bulb with wires attached | Jars with lids, clear plastic, 6 oz, QTY 8 |
Liquid measuring cup, 1 cup / 250 ml size (metric & stan-dard) | Match, QTY 3 |
Measuring spoon, ½ teaspoon | Measuring spoon 1 tablespoon |
Nail, 3”, zinc (galvanized nails are zinc coated) | Oil, ½ teaspoon cooking |
Pebbles, 1 cup | Pitcher ½ gallon |
Plate, white foam, 9”, QTY 1 | Plywood, about 5” X 11” |
Potting soil, 1.5 quart | Protractor |
Salt, 1.75 cups | Sand, 1.25 quart |
Soap, ½ teaspoon liquid | Soap, ½ teaspoon solid laundry |
Socks, 1 pair | Sponge, 2” X 2” X ½” (simple, inexpensive sponge with no scrubber side) |
Spoon, large mixing | Straight pin |
Straw, clear plastic drinking | String, light cotton, 6’ |
Sugar cubes, QTY 6 | Sugar, 3 teaspoons of regular granular |
Thermometer, 6” | Thumbtacks, QTY 2 metal |
Toothpicks, QTY 16 | Vinegar, 4.2 oz |
Wax paper, 12” long, QTY 7 | Wire, copper with insulation, ends stripped, 20 gauge 12” |
Wire, copper, 3”, bare thick 10-14 gauge | Wood block, about 1.5 “ X 3.5” X 4” |
Poster Board, 11’x17”, 3 Pieces |
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Graph paper | Dictionary, print or online |
House plant | Bottle, 2-Liter, plastic |
Lamp from your home or school | 3 liquids (pint of milk, bottle of water, can of juice, etc.) |
Rubbing alcohol | Water bottle |
Eggs, QTY 2 | Orange juice, can of frozen concentrate |
Bottle of soda, 2-Liter | Watch or clock |
Leaf, large | Alcohol, ½ teaspoon rubbing |
Ice cubes, 2-3 trays | Materials for wrapping cups (such as bubble wrap, aluminum foil, plastic bags, newspaper, cardboard or cloth) |
Metal and non-metal objects | Tap water |
Lemon | Cardboard, heavy paper, and/or modeling clay to make creatures |
Materials to build landscape | Leaves and grass, collected |
Fifth Grade - Optional
Comb, 4-inch plastic | Pennies, QTY 8 |
Balloons, 12”, QTY 2 | Cardboard, 8.5” X 11”, QTY 2 |
Cheesecloth, 8” X 8”, QTY 2 | Clothespin |
Container, 6 qt plastic shoebox size (to hold the water) | Containers, small plastic with similar volume and different shapes, QTY 3 |
Dice, QTY 2 | Dried mint leaves |
Dried sweet basil | Fabric, soft such as lightweight flannel, 9” X 9”, QTY 2 |
Flashlight | Ground cloves |
Needle and thread | Paper towel, 1 sheet |
Paper, drawing, 3 sheets | Rubber bands, 3” |
Small mirror, about 2” X 3” | Tape measure, cloth |
Three types of seeds: corn (maize), bean (lima or other large bean), and radish | Waxed paper, 4” X 3” |
Wineglass, with thin rim | Ziploc or plastic lunch bag, quart size |
3x5 Index Cards (10) | Highlighter - Blue |
Masking Tape | Multi-Color Construction Paper |
Poster Board 8.5”x11” | Jars with lids, clear plastic, 6 oz, QTY 8 |
Calculator, handheld or online | Rectangular prisms of any size from around your home or school (tissue box, shoe box, cereal box, etc.) QTY 5 |
Graph paper, can be printer | Paper towel tube |
Rose petals |
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Accelerate Education does not identify additional materials for any of the Middle School courses.
Additional Note: Independent Reading and Novel Studies
NWLSD will be removing the independent reading and novel studies and activities that are listed in the Accelerate Education program. Accelerate Education does not provide the books and novels that are identified and we feel that purchasing these would be an unnecessary burden for our families. NWLSD has purchased online resources for independent reading that have been approved by the board of education and purchased for and are being used in classrooms and these will be made available to students in the Remote Learning Academy through the student’s Clever dashboard (Reach for Reading - Elementary, StudySync - Middle School). Families are encouraged to promote independent reading with materials of their choosing as part of their overall at-home learning experience. NWLSD teachers can help direct students to the many free e-books that are available from local and national vendors and libraries, as well as those which are purchased by the district.
Q: What do we need to know about the Accelerate Education student workbooks? Are they required?
A: Accelerate Education offers printed workbooks for students in Grades K-5 for all four core subjects (Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science). Parents may purchase these workbooks independently at a cost of $17/subject for each semester. Workbooks for the first semester (two quarters) are labeled with an “A” and those for second semester with a “B”. Workbooks are not required to participate in the remote learning academy. All activities that are part of the workbook are included in the Accelerate Education digital platform as PDFs that can be downloaded and printed.
The District will print the Language Arts and Math workbooks for families who are eligible for an instructional fee waiver. Eligibility is determined through the application process with our Food Service Department. The District is waiting for Accelerate Education to release electronic versions of these workbooks so that they can be printed. Families will be required to pick printed workbooks up from their child’s school.
As soon as these workbooks are available, eligible families who have expressed an interest will be notified.
There are no Accelerate Education workbooks for middle school students.
Important Remote Learning Course Update:
Accelerate Education made NWLSD aware on 8/13/2020 that students in Grades K-5 will not have the option to enroll in their physical education courses. We sincerely apologize for this change in offerings.
Art is the only elective course available in Accelerate Education for students in Grades K-2. Individual school buildings are working on alternative plans for providing students in Grades K-2 with additional virtual enrichment options and more information will be forthcoming when it is available.
Students in grades 3-5 who selected Physical Education (PE) as one of their choices will have the opportunity to select a different elective. If you select PE as an elective for your child in grades 3-5, you may submit an alternate elective course preference to [email protected]. Please be sure to include your child’s name, student ID, grade, and school in the email.
Here is a list of the elective course options available in Accelerate Education:
Grade 3:
Music - recorder, Art, Keyboarding, Scratch Coding
Grade 4:
Art, Keyboarding, Scratch Coding
Grade 5:
Art, Keyboarding, Scratch Coding