The price of each school supply package will depend on upon the supplies that are required. Every school's lists are unique and are priced individually according to the teachers' requests. The order for each grade will be priced in two components.
The first component will be a base package. This will include all of the items that are required which are not likely to be left over from previous years. Items in the base package will be determined by each grade and school but will likely include things like erasers, scribblers, glue, pencils, etc.
The second component will include all other items. Items included in this category are also required but a student may have them left over from the previous year. Supplies in this category would include items such as pencil boxes, scissors, dictionaries, binders, etc. Each of these will be individually prices so that the student only needs to select the quantity and items that they require.
As this is voluntary program, we recognize that our packages must be very competitively priced. This is a common concern to all parents. Parents from other schools have checked our prices and found them to be excellent. We have also compared our prices with competitors such as Zellers, Walmart and Staples.
While a parent may be able to buy lower quality items and loss leaders by traveling to many different stores, once you consider the cost and hassle of this approach, all parents that we have talked to agree that our program is the way to go.
It is important to note that we will only be supplying quality products. While cheaper, lower quality items are available on the market, students and teachers quickly become frustrated with products that do not meet their needs. All of the products that we offer are tested and reviewed by us to ensure that you are getting a good quality product. As an example, some of the products we supply include Hilroy paper products and Crayola markers. These products have been on the market for decades and have stood the test of time.