tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post3089506816632738218..comments2023-11-14T03:49:24.959-05:00Comments on The "Rudd"er: Back to School Supply SliceAmy Ruddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-36772506008331062482013-12-29T04:13:41.194-05:002013-12-29T04:13:41.194-05:00I just ordered that book through Scholastic! I can...I just ordered that book through Scholastic! I can't wait to read it!Loraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196420351567403826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-48724821239565248252013-08-02T12:10:51.807-04:002013-08-02T12:10:51.807-04:00Thanks, and I agree that the stapler would probabl...Thanks, and I agree that the stapler would probably have had enough stress...<br />Our students usually do not bring much...most teachers I know spend way too much-because you want your environment to rock! The most important thing though-is building the relationships with the kiddos and staff...so the book does seem to touch on that as well-how the crayons relate with each other in their roles.Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-25458371434711063162013-08-02T12:07:32.498-04:002013-08-02T12:07:32.498-04:00OH, yes, the might hole puncher! Very hard worker...OH, yes, the might hole puncher! Very hard worker there. I think mine might quit too.<br />Very nice that you get the supply allowance in the form of a visa card. Do you have to produce receipts that show what you've purchased? Just wondering...supply shopping is fun. Oh, if those supplies could talk though-I wonder what they think in the store while people are shopping for them before they are purchased. Can you imagine the conversation?Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-77279046672588573142013-08-01T22:13:58.411-04:002013-08-01T22:13:58.411-04:00We get some PTA money and the students bring in su...We get some PTA money and the students bring in supplies as well - but even as a reading specialist I spend way too much money out of my pocket for "necessary things." I think staplers would quit - imagine getting hit all day long! Ouch! Can't wait to get the book and loved your post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-3908117351206054352013-08-01T08:17:29.334-04:002013-08-01T08:17:29.334-04:00Love the crayon story. I think my hole puncher is ...Love the crayon story. I think my hole puncher is contemplating quitting or at least a strike. He's lost his base so he shoots confetti everywhere--that might be purposeful mess making as a form of protest though. I'll have to get The Day the Crayons Quit--good humor study there.<br /><br />We get a supply allowance too, Amy. In my district it's labeled "teacher lead money." It has been as high as $250. This year it will come late September (a month after school's start) in the form of a Visa gift card for $200. This week I spent $50 on miscellaneous things: sponges, comet, soap, book shelve support pins, paper towels, air fresheners, etc. We've had to work in the classroom all week to sort through materials left there by teachers who moved to another school or retired. I usually spend anywhere from $200 to $500 on things like composition books, markers, glue sticks, pencils, paper, decorations and such. There have been a few more expensive years when I bought book shelves and or paid our Ning fee, but I won't have to do that this year.Lee Ann Spillanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04650009312001849617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-47194742582102507702013-07-31T23:09:03.484-04:002013-07-31T23:09:03.484-04:00Pencil sharpeners are the worst tool ever-but I th...Pencil sharpeners are the worst tool ever-but I think they have to work harder because of pencils being made so cheaply these daysAmy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-76614141318650885862013-07-31T22:56:21.731-04:002013-07-31T22:56:21.731-04:00As much as I hate to admit it, I love it when scho...As much as I hate to admit it, I love it when school supplies come out! There is nothing like a fresh, new, sharpened box of crayons. I am heading to the book store this weekend and this book is on my list (along with MANY other I might add!) I don't know which supply "might quit their jobs" but I sure wish someone would invent a pencil sharpener that would last a whole school year!Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-36948040221295516732013-07-31T20:15:47.502-04:002013-07-31T20:15:47.502-04:00Yep, I think that would be a great idea! All supp...Yep, I think that would be a great idea! All supplies have something to give to make the learning community a special place! What can we do to help each other get along-understand each others' importance yet differences? Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-21264997914386752872013-07-31T19:56:48.283-04:002013-07-31T19:56:48.283-04:00Love this book! I'm pretty sure I'm going...Love this book! I'm pretty sure I'm going to cave and buy it before school starts. What a great question too...what would happen if the other school supplies quit? That gets me thinking about building community during the beginning of the school year.Julie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497758310228642932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-25064326786170285692013-07-31T04:59:59.010-04:002013-07-31T04:59:59.010-04:00How wonderful of your PTSA to do give supply $. T...How wonderful of your PTSA to do give supply $. Thanks for the link to the other poemsAmy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-6254217927039346842013-07-31T00:15:07.714-04:002013-07-31T00:15:07.714-04:00Amy, your post sent me looking for one of my favor...Amy, your post sent me looking for one of my favorite poetry collections, School Supplies collected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Here's a link to a post about it by Laura Purdie Salas: http://laurasalas.livejournal.com/172877.html<br />I've avoided shopping for school supplies as I try to make my July as school free as possible. With August on the horizon, it's time to start checking the ads and specials. Our PTSA gives us $100 for supplies. After that, it's into my own pocket. Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-65366819627705286362013-07-30T22:44:53.137-04:002013-07-30T22:44:53.137-04:00Pamela,
You will like the book! The illustrations...Pamela,<br />You will like the book! The illustrations are great-I agree! I love thinking about each color's point of view!what kind of paper do you bring in?Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-90114187121782557462013-07-30T22:25:48.202-04:002013-07-30T22:25:48.202-04:00I want to buy the book. How fun, the illustrations...I want to buy the book. How fun, the illustrations look great too. The school I teach in gives a small allowance, but I always bring in extra paper.PAMELA HODGEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834410745679219203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-57628621362283955322013-07-30T21:29:24.521-04:002013-07-30T21:29:24.521-04:00You're welcome-enjoy it!You're welcome-enjoy it!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-25552267299237862492013-07-30T21:28:09.151-04:002013-07-30T21:28:09.151-04:00Yes, preschoolers do love tape! My soon loved it ...Yes, preschoolers do love tape! My soon loved it when he was 3 and 4!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-38024437243415675272013-07-30T21:25:41.248-04:002013-07-30T21:25:41.248-04:00Good that you get what you need-it's sad that ...Good that you get what you need-it's sad that schools don't have a bigger budget for suppliesAmy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-47136972100093705282013-07-30T21:24:09.831-04:002013-07-30T21:24:09.831-04:00Yes, in sure they will love it! I will check out ...Yes, in sure they will love it! I will check out your post from yesterday Catherine!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-66344588681767996412013-07-30T21:22:36.624-04:002013-07-30T21:22:36.624-04:00I know I don't mind getting them with my own $...I know I don't mind getting them with my own $-it is good to stock up at this time of the yearAmy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-27716004060827616502013-07-30T21:21:07.765-04:002013-07-30T21:21:07.765-04:00My pet peeve on the dry erase markers is when some...My pet peeve on the dry erase markers is when someone pushes the tips in-I couldn't figure out who kept sabotaging all of the markers last year!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-87572227943113344192013-07-30T21:19:36.116-04:002013-07-30T21:19:36.116-04:00Dot, dot not a lot makes me giggle! And, you'...Dot, dot not a lot makes me giggle! And, you're right about someone globbing on the glue!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-2243339631665256592013-07-30T21:03:42.873-04:002013-07-30T21:03:42.873-04:00Oh my gosh just bought that book! Thank you for th...Oh my gosh just bought that book! Thank you for the suggestion! <br />Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14033713836621074476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-15014845942566505162013-07-30T20:52:27.227-04:002013-07-30T20:52:27.227-04:00I need to look for this book - sounds really cute!...I need to look for this book - sounds really cute! In my classroom, the kleenex and the hand sanitizer are exhausted! :-) Also, tape. The preschoolers love, love, love tape.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-22050771574899738832013-07-30T20:37:23.630-04:002013-07-30T20:37:23.630-04:00I read that book in Barnes and Noble. Can't wa...I read that book in Barnes and Noble. Can't wait 'til it comes out in paper. I hope it comes out in paper. I work in kindergarten and do reading intervention with 2,5, and 6 so what I need I buy. And I spend too much. ;-)Peg Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451721726731574583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-36708990676786866592013-07-30T20:36:54.739-04:002013-07-30T20:36:54.739-04:00In my room, the table-top dry erase board might be...In my room, the table-top dry erase board might be ready to go on strike. Love The Day the Crayons Quit! (I blogged about it yesterday for IMWAYR.) I know your first graders will love it, too!<br />CatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485620572840913353.post-33822495192153280742013-07-30T16:59:58.796-04:002013-07-30T16:59:58.796-04:00Working with middle school students, I would say a...Working with middle school students, I would say all the supplies would want to quit. The way they are treated is awful! That book sounds so cute! I will have to look for it. At Back to School time I buy things that I know will be more expensive during the year. I just bought 65 notebooks today so that I will have extras for the inevitable lost notebooks (and/or mangled ones). I also buy glue and scissors at this time of year. I don't have a supply budget so it is all coming from my pocket, but I don't mind as long as the students will have the tools they need to write. Andrea https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851457862977465669noreply@blogger.com