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School Supplies For Carroll County
Here's a general guide to supplies your child may need for the start of school.

As your children rummage through the back-to-school shopping aisle, searching for the most colorful folders and backpacks featuring their favorite superheroes, make sure they grab supplies required by the Carroll County Public Schools.
Although CCPS does not have a definitive list online, several schools have compiled their own. Here is a list of recommended elementary school supplies for fourth graders, courtesy of Taneytown Elementary School:
(1) Zipper pencil case
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(12) #2 Pencils (No mechanical pencils)
(1) Package of pencil top erasers
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(2) Large pink erasers
(1) Pair of scissors
(4) Glue sticks
(1) Ruler
(1) 12-pack Colored Pencils
(1) Box of 24 crayons
(2) Marble composition books
(1) Wide-ruled spiral notebook
(1) 2” three-ring binder
(1) 1” three-ring binder
(1) Book bag or tote
(1) Package of dividers
(5) Pocket folders
(3) Packs of wide-ruled notebook paper
(2) Highlighters
(6) Dry erase markers
(1) Folder for Music
(1) Shirt for Art
Check your school's website to see if they have supply lists posted. Individual school websites can be found at www.carrollk12.org.
For a general guide, check out Taneytown’s list for all grades here. For middle schoolers, here’s a list of recommended school supplies from Mt. Airy Middle School.
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