[sonjateacher]

The most frustrating part of supply collection for me is that I have never had an entire class bring everything they are required to. I swear the parents don't believe me when I say they need 3 glue sticks for the year. They just want to "wait and see" and buy more if needed. Seriously frustrating because then I have to keep track of who didn't bring what and get those parents to replenish.

I think this year I'm going to hound them more so that everyone starts off the year with equal amounts of supplies.

In the past I've just done similar to the "dump it all into a bag" method. Then I have to go through and do a checklist. It takes hours.

I would love to get some better ideas as well.