Teacher's Wish List for Independent School 2005 -
2006
Items for the classroom
- Handmade cards from students
- Letter of appreciation with examples of my teaching, addressed to the principal
- Electric stapler
- Electric pencil sharpener
- Small-sized garden tools, heavy duty (for example: 2 rakes, 2 shovels, 2 spades, 3 hoes)
- Cushions/pillows for reading nook, bright colors, kid styles
Personal suggestions
- Gift certificates to:
- Cody's Books in Berkeley
- Any book store (for books and videos for the classroom)
- Target
- Rite Aid
- Office Depot (for basic supplies for the classroom)
- Micheal's Art Supply (for art supplies for the classroom)
- Restaurants: Chipotle (in Castro Valley), Garabaldi (in Oakland)
- Movie theaters
- Claremont Spa
- Hobbies include quilting, swimming, card and book-making, and gardening.
Personal suggestions:
Gift certificates to:
- Barnes and Noble
- Best Buy
- Golden Apple
Items for the classroom
- A chart stand
- A "Gift of Time" (Assistance with clerical tasks)
- Art supplies: Gift certificates to NASCO, Flax, or Blick (all are available online or by catalog)
- Pet food and supplies (for our rat, frog, and fish)
Personal suggestions
- Items handmade by students, especially cards, letters, and pictures
- Gift certificates to:
- Amazon.com
- Anything "spa"-like, manicure/pedicure certificates, etc
- Anthropologie
- Michael Negrin
- Peet's Coffee
- Bodi's Coffee
Items for the classroom
- Low 3-shelf bookcase (used is fine)
- Chapter book sets
- Books
- Books on tape or CD for listening center
- Children's Thesaurus (5 needed)
- Rainy Day games (Mancala, Junior Pictionary, Boggle Jr., etc.)
- Gift certificates to:
- Staples or Office Depot
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Target
Personal suggestions
- Spa gift certificate
- chocolate
- coffee
Please, no sprays, perfumes, lotions, bath gels, or soaps, etc. Thank you! - Trish
Items for the classroom
- 1 or 2 bean bag chairs
- 2 or 3 moving blankets (to use on the floor during quiet reading time)
- 5 kid-size pillows (not too big)
- Small toys for prize box
- Class supplies
- Gift certificates to:
- Office Depot for classroom supplies
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Target
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
- Starbucks
- Movie theater (Hacienda Crossing in Dublin)
- Border's Books
- Barnes and Noble
- Amazon.com
- manicures/pedicures
Please, no coffee mugs, teacher-themed items, ornaments, or candles. Thank you! - Amy
Items for the classroom
- Mr. Sketch markers
- Pipe cleaners, any and all colors
- Yarn, any and all colors
- Small toys for Prize Box
- Stickers
- CD-ROM games for the PC (3rd-grade level)
- Rainy day board games
- Electric pencil sharpener
- Adding machine tape
- Any stamp/ink pads
- Chapter books (any, especially Newberry Award-winning books)
- Construction paper, any and all colors
- Copy paper, colored
- Overhead pens
- Black Sharpies (fine and ultra-fine point)
- Bean bag chairs
Personal suggestions
- Gift certificates to:
- Barnes and NobleBorder's Books
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Costco
- Starbucks
- Micheal's Art Supply
- Loves anything with dogs. Collects decorative birdhouses and refrigerator magnets. Loves chocolate and spa/bath items.
Items for the office
- Gel pens (any color)
- Electric pencil sharpener
- Ziplock sandwich bags
- Colored sticky note pads
Personal suggestions:
- Anything with snowmen or gingerbread men motif, ornaments, etc.
- Gifts cards for:
- Starbucks
- Peet's
- Michael's
- JoAnn's
- Any book store
- Seasonal accessories
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
- Bookstores
- Movies
- Target
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Home stores
- Coffee
- Restaurants (Mexican and Chinese are my favorites)
Thank you so much..... any gift is greatly appreciated! - Nikki
Items for the classroom
- Pipe cleaners (any color)
- Plain printer paper
- Colored paper for art projects
- Electric pencil sharpener
- Yarn
- Buttons
- Washable paint
Personal suggestions
- Notes and drawings from students
- Gift certificates to:
- Macy's
- Starbucks
- Target
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Hobbies include creating art, listening to music, hiking, and gardening.
Items for the school
- 18-volt cordless drill
- Drill set
- 2 racks: 1 metal, 1 plastic
- Hot water to all custodian lockers
- Weedeater line, .095
- Push sweeper
- Phone in custodian locker
- Good set of walkie-talkies
- Set of screwdrivers, regular and Philips
Items for the classroom
- Cardstock, white and some multiple colors
- Stamp pads in various colors
- Alphabet stamps, uppercase and lowercase letters
- Cute teacher stamps (for example, Good Job!, Fantastic, Please Sign and Return, etc.)
- Roving Yarn, white and green, or any other colors
- Long pointers (used to point to words when reading)
- Stickers
- Glue sticks
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
- Michaels's
- Starbucks
- Target
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Restaurants
- Department stores
Items for the classroom
- Blank CD-ROM disks
- Jump drives
- Disposable cameras/developing
- Art supplies (from Michael's or NASCO, etc.)
- Watercolor paper
- Books:
- Georgia O'Keefe Book or Calendar (Flowers)
- Pablo Neruda's Odes to Common Things
- The Best Part of Me
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
- Bookstores
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Costco
- Starbucks
- Restaurants
Items for the classroom
Gift certificates to:
- Lakeshore Teachering Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Michael's
- Boswell's
- Border's Books
- Target
- Rite Aid
- Office Dept (for basic classroom supplies)
- Oriental Trading Company (online & catalogs)
Personal suggestions
- Gift certificates or the any of the following Favorites:
- Cookies: Homemade chocolate chip or chocolate chunk cookies, soft-baked
- Candy: Malted milk balls (Whoppers) or mint malt balls (Ghiradelli), Scharffen Berger dark chocolate
- Beverage: Coffee - Bodi's (in PW Shopping Center), Starbucks
- Stores: Trader Joe's, Macy's
- Restaurants: Chipotle (Castro Valley), I-Sushi (Castro Valley), Ray's Sushi (Hayward), Macaroni Grill
- Allergies - Certain perfumed scents irritate my skin and nose, so please do not purchase perfumes or lotions. Thanks!
Items for the classroom
- Pastel chalk (set of 10)
- Easy chapter books, for example:
- Young Cam Jansen
- Frog and Toad
- Junie B. Jones
- Picture books on tape or CD
- Money pocket chart (only need 1)
- "The Original" pocket chart (only need 1)
- Set of Judy Clocks (20, enough for the whole class)
- Bean bag chairs for the classroom library
Personal suggestions
- Address book
- Cook books
- Books:
- At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks
- Rachel Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes
- Gift certificates to:
- Nordstrom
- Macaroni Grill
- Target
Items for the classroom
Gift certificates to:
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- Michael's Art Supplies
- Boswell's
- Border's Books
- Barnes and Noble
- Target
- Hollywood Video
- Blockbuster Video
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
- Starbucks
- Movie Theaters
- Victoria Secret
- Diamond Nails on Redwood Road for a pedicure
- Target
- Macy's
- Blockbuster Video
- Hollywood Video
Please, no coffee mugs, holiday ornaments, or apple items!
Items for the classroom
- Cardstock, white or colored, 8 1/2 x 11, medium or heavy weight
- Roving yarn - bright colors
- Slick Stix Crayola Twistables (the really fat ones)
- Colored glitter glue sticks
Personal suggestions
- Cards or pictures handmade by the students
- Cute fashionable accessories
- Gift certificates to:
- Starbucks
- Trader Joes
- Office Max
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Macy's
Items for the classroom
- Card stock - white and some multiple colors
- Stamp pads in various colors
- Alphabet Stamps, uppercase and lowercase letters
- Cute teacher stamps (for example: Good Job!, Fantastic, Please sign and return, etc.)
- Alphabet magnets, uppercase and lowercase letters
- Roving yarn - white & green, or any other colors
- Long pointers (used to point to words when reading)
- Stickers
- Ziplock bags - extra large (2-gallon size)
- Small toys for Prize Box
- Electric pencil sharpener (needs to fit large/wide primary-sized pencils)
- "The Very Busy Spider" - a book by Eric Carle
Personal suggestions
- Health products with natural ingredients (any from Trader Joes or health food stores)
- Cook books
- Picture frames - contemporary
- Things to keep warm with, like soft thick socks, scarves, gloves, etc.
- Gift certificates to:
- Nordstrom
- Macys
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Golden Apple
- manicures or pedicures
Personal suggestions
- Garden items:
- Gift certificates to:
- Starbucks
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Border's Books
- See's Candy
- Trader Joes
Items for the classroom
- Bean bag chairs or large cushions for reading corner
- Rainy day games
- Books for classroom library (new or used)
- Stamps & colored ink pads
- Picture books on tape or CD
Personal suggestions
- Cards or pictures from students
- Gift certificates to:
- Target
- Starbucks
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Border's Books
- Barnes and Noble
- Office Max
- Michael's
- Blockbuster Video
- Golden Apple
- Macy's
Items for the classroom
- Electric pencil sharpener that fits fat pencils
- Stickers, especially holiday and/or seasonal
- Cardstock, white or any color, 8 1/2 x 11
- Craft supplies:
- Wiggly eyes
- Pipe cleaners
- Ribbin, 1/4-inch (gold, silver, red, or bright colors)
- Crayola markers, fine point and bold
Personal suggestions
- Cards or pictures from students
- Fashion accessories (seasonal or other)
- Gift certificates to:
- Target
- Macys
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Border's Books
- Barnes and Noble
- Office Depot
- Michael's
- Amazon.com
- Restaurants
Items for the classroom
- A "Gift of Time" - assistance in the classroom and with clerical work
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
- Amazon.com
- Banana Republic
- Barnes and Noble
- Gap
- manicures or pedicures
- Nordstrom
- Starbucks
Items for the classroom
- Alphabet stencils
- Stickers
- Glue sticks
- Ziplock bags
- Craft supplies:
- Wiggly eyes
- Pipe cleaners
- Ribbin
Personal suggestions
Gift certificates to:
- Target
- Golden Apple
- Lakeshore Teaching Supplies
- Border's Books
- Barnes and Noble
- Office Depot
- Michael's
Please, no nuts, peanuts, or perfumes. I am allergic to them. Thank you! - Ginny