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Pop-up school supply drive planned July 30

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Although the public school year in Henrico will begin with a fully virtual format, students still will need school supplies – and some families may need items that might normally be found in a classroom, such as whiteboards and pencil sharpeners.

The Henrico County Public Schools’ Department of Family and Community Engagement will sponsor a pop-up school supply drive (in a drive-through format) at Mad Science of Central Virginia Thursday, July 30, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. The center is located at 11551 Nuckols Road in Glen Allen.

Among the needed items for elementary school students:
• Wide-ruled notebook paper;
• No. 2 pencils;
• Highlighters;
• Black and white composition notebooks;
• Lined index cards;
• Pocket folders;
• Washable markers;
• Glue sticks;
• Crayons;
• Child-sized scissors;
• Pencil boxes;
• Backpacks.

Needed items for middle and high school students include:
• College-ruled notebook paper;
• No. 2 pencils;
• Blue, black and red pens;
• Highlighters;
• Spiral notebooks;
• Lined index cards;
• Three-ring binders;
• Colored pencils;
• Four-function calculators;
• Dry-erase markers;
• Washable markers;
• Backpacks.

Virtual learning family support items include:
• Calendar anchor charts;
• Flash cards for all grade levels (math, sight words, language arts, shapes and colors etc.);
• Classroom organization charts;
• Pencil boxes;
• Three-ring binders;
• Paint and paint brushes;
• Workbooks (for all grade levels);
• Binder rings;
• Index cards;
• Wooden craft sticks;
• Current wall maps and globes;
• Laminators;
• Hole punches;
• Pencil sharpeners;
• Red correcting pencils;
• Staplers and staples;
• File folders;
• Whiteboards;
• Treasure chest/prize box incentives;
• Sharpies;
• Erasers;
• Post-it Notes;
• Printers;
• Ink cartridges;
• Printer paper;
• Magnetic letters and numbers.

For details, contact Van-Neisha Johnson at (804) 328-8110 or vvjohnson@henrico.k12.va.us.