The 29 stationery items that schoolchildren in France (apparently) need
As children in France prepare to go back to school, don't forget to check out the French government's list of stationery items children will need for the new school year.
French children still have plenty of holiday time left before schools go back on September 1st, but if you have visited a supermarket recently you might have noticed the huge amounts of stationery on sale.
This is because of the list that parents get from their kids' schools each year.
10 sticks of glue...3 boxes of tissues...2 pencil cases...a shoebox. France set for consumer spending boost as parents rush to get the stationary needed for primary schools kids. This is why French supermarkets have huge stationary aisles...#larentree pic.twitter.com/jHZ0K60rA4
— Ben McPartland (@McPBen) August 26, 2020
In total the list, available online from the French government, runs to 29 items for primary school children, with extra items for pupils going to college or lycée.
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The full list is:
- one large workbook (21cm by 29cm)
- one small workbook (17cm by 22cm)
- loose sheets of A4 size paper, both single and double
- a music workbook
- a rigid folder (A4 size)
- a non-rigid folder (A4 size)
- two protective covers for workbooks
- transparent file pockets
- a roll of plastic (for covering books)
- four biros (blue, black, red and green)
- pencils
- 12 colouring pencils
- 12 felt tipped pens
- five tubes of coloured poster paint
- an eraser
- a correcter pen
- one tube of glue
- a roll of sellotape
- one A4 folder with plastic pockets
- one pencil case
- three paintbrushes of differing sizes (numbers 6,10 and 14 or 4,10 and 16 are recommended)
- one 30cm plastic ruler
- a 12cm plastic protractor
- a plastic set square
- one pair of compasses (metal or plastic)
- one pair of scissors with rounded ends
- a pencil sharpener
- a diary
The list has been put together by parents and teachers working together and apparently takes into account budget constraints and the weight of the child's schoolbag.
Low-income families get a grant to cover costs of the return to school, including buying all that stationery, which is distributed from August 16th - click here to find out how to apply.
But parents shouldn't be too concerned about being arrested by the stationery police if they don't have all the items on the list - which is described as a guideline rather than a rule.
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French children still have plenty of holiday time left before schools go back on September 1st, but if you have visited a supermarket recently you might have noticed the huge amounts of stationery on sale.
This is because of the list that parents get from their kids' schools each year.
10 sticks of glue...3 boxes of tissues...2 pencil cases...a shoebox. France set for consumer spending boost as parents rush to get the stationary needed for primary schools kids. This is why French supermarkets have huge stationary aisles...#larentree pic.twitter.com/jHZ0K60rA4
— Ben McPartland (@McPBen) August 26, 2020
In total the list, available online from the French government, runs to 29 items for primary school children, with extra items for pupils going to college or lycée.
READ ALSO
- ANALYSIS: Do French schoolchildren really have too many holidays?
- What exactly is la rentrée?
- These are the new reforms set for French schools
The full list is:
- one large workbook (21cm by 29cm)
- one small workbook (17cm by 22cm)
- loose sheets of A4 size paper, both single and double
- a music workbook
- a rigid folder (A4 size)
- a non-rigid folder (A4 size)
- two protective covers for workbooks
- transparent file pockets
- a roll of plastic (for covering books)
- four biros (blue, black, red and green)
- pencils
- 12 colouring pencils
- 12 felt tipped pens
- five tubes of coloured poster paint
- an eraser
- a correcter pen
- one tube of glue
- a roll of sellotape
- one A4 folder with plastic pockets
- one pencil case
- three paintbrushes of differing sizes (numbers 6,10 and 14 or 4,10 and 16 are recommended)
- one 30cm plastic ruler
- a 12cm plastic protractor
- a plastic set square
- one pair of compasses (metal or plastic)
- one pair of scissors with rounded ends
- a pencil sharpener
- a diary
The list has been put together by parents and teachers working together and apparently takes into account budget constraints and the weight of the child's schoolbag.
But parents shouldn't be too concerned about being arrested by the stationery police if they don't have all the items on the list - which is described as a guideline rather than a rule.
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