Saturday, September 05, 2009

Back to School Again

I've got the school supply list for Colegio Teizcali's preschool in front of me, which caused a certain amount of headaches. Here's the list, including some of my bad translations:

1 workbook with small squares
1 workbook with big squares
2 professional notebooks for drawing, each 100 pages
1 double-lined notebook in the style of Italian binding
2 pencils (for writing, not drawing)
2 boxes of wooden colored pencils (24 colors) tagged with name
1 plastic pencil box tagged with name
2 pairs of rounded point scissors
1 "migajon" eraser
1 toothbrush, little cup, two toothpastes with flavor (except mint), tagged
1 comb or brush for hair
1 industrial gray robe with long sleeves (for sale in "Boneterias) or "mandarla hacer") with the name embroidered
2 educational games for the class library (puzzles, blocks, memory, "chalupa" [Ed. note--isn't chalupa a dish at Taco Bell?]
1 box of 24 crayons
1 small towel for hand-cleaning
1 big shoebox with the top covered in ultramine shade paper with her name
For swimming: bathing suit, swim cap in the color indicated by the swim teacher, goggles, sandals, and towel or bathrobe

It makes you tired, doesn't it?

3 comments:

Leeking Inc. said...

Wow. And to think I puzzled over "two boxes of tissues and a complete change of clothes with child's name written inside." I got the clothes thing, but the two boxes of tissues mystified me. Why two? Why just tissues? Garnet starts pre-school this week!

Serena said...

I forgot about the boxes of tissues phenomenon. There was a teacher where I taught in Oakland who always had students bring in two boxes. Good luck with preschool!

Leeking Inc. said...

Why the tissues? I keep hoping it is for paper mache, but realize that is delusional.