There are 22 days left until Norwood Public Schools begin the 2012-2013 school year. If time is flying and you aren't quite stocked up on school supplies just yet, check out some of the following deals in the Norwood area. The stores are also pinpointed on the map above this article.

Staples, on Boston-Providence Highway in Norwood, is offering $5 off in store purchases of $50 or more through Saturday, August 18. Some of the other back to school deals include:

• Composition notebooks for 10 cents each.
• Dual-size pencil sharpeners for 50 cents each. 
• 25-50 percent off all backpacks.

OfficeMax, just over the town line in the Walpole Mall, is also offering many back to school price reductions including:

• Kingston 8GB DataTraveler 101 USB Flash Drive for $4.99
• Buy one, get one 50 percent off on glue sticks, Post-It Notes, Scotch tape and more.

Looking for some cool new clothes for the school year? Newbury Comics Norwood store is offering 25 percent off all hats, t-shirts and tank tops until Friday, August 17.

For the 21st century student's necessary technology, head to Best Buy in neighboring Dedham, where there are back to school deals on everything from laptops and TVs to cameras, cell phones and printers.

Do you know of other great back to school deals in or around Norwood? Share them in the comments!