Often the schools gave very short notice for parents to buy things the children would need right away, whereas in the US they would give parents a list of needed items at the beginning of every semester.
連孩子學校裡需要什麼，常常是臨時通知了，就馬上要去買。不像在美國，這學期需要什麼，一開始就會發一張通知單子給家長。