Pre 3 and Pre 4 Markers Kindergarten Pencils

Dear Saint Ann School Families,
This year for Catholic School Week’s service project, we continue to support tribal schools in the Philippines.
These two tribal schools are located in the villages called Kitorok and Ilian, deep into the mountain range of
Santa Maria, Davao del Sul among the Tagakaulo tribal people, two hours by car from the nearest town. These
villages have no roads, no electricity, and no running water. The schools are made from bamboo with thatched
roof and dirt floor. The natives made the student desks from coconut trees. To get to the schools, students hike
mountain trails and make several river crossings for an hour or more each way. On rainy days, landslides and
swelling rivers made the journey even more risky. Despite great sacrifice and difficulties, the schools keep
growing, indicating the people’s hunger for learning.
For the past few years, all school supplies we donated travel thousands of miles across the world to reach
hundreds of tribal school students. Last year we have collected 8 boxes of supplies including over 1000 pencils
and hundreds of notebooks/work books/reading books, packs of markers, crayons and more.
Let’s make a difference for these kids’ school life again. We don’t need to buy anything fancy, just the basics.
Please send in your donation in no later than Tuesday, January 31st, 2017.
Pre 3 and Pre 4
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Markers
Pencils/Erasers
Pencils/Erasers
Notebooks
Notebooks
Pencils/Erasers
Pens
Math books/Activity books
Notebooks
Notebooks
Because there is no textbooks and many of the parents illiterate, anything can be used as teaching material is
greatly appreciated. Please consider donating your work books, math books, activity books, chapter books or
picture books (reading level: pre-k through 5th grade) in good condition.
Please feel free to send in any extra school supplies you are willing to donate which are not
in your grade’s category.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Penny Xia 609.356.3576 [email protected].
Please note: This is a service project, your school supply donation doesn’t count toward your $125 school
financial commitment.