my niece got the list for her daughter. She showed me some of the items she had to get. Took them into our office to see if we had any extra they could use. Turns out we had a few items that saved her at least $25.00. Had a couple pens all she needed was refills. Plenty of pencils. Even an extra calculator. She's in middle school now so the list isn't as long as elementary but just as costly. My dad used to bring paper and pencils home to us. There was never a need for special paper like college ruled until high school.