Another Unofficial Work Day Done

Hallway bulletin board
@DWDavis (25820)
Pikeville, North Carolina
August 2, 2018 8:37pm CST
As you can see from the photo, the materials for my bulletin board arrived today. This is the big board in the hallway I am supposed to change every month, It is not done yet. I have small owls I will be printing each students name on and adding them to the board. I still have some work to do on the library in my room. With the new-to-me books I received over the summer I'm beginning to worry if I have enough shelf space. It's a good problem to have. I hope everyone has a great tomorrow.
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• United States
3 Aug 18
How many children will be in your class? That seems like a board big enough to fit quite a few.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
There will be 28 little owls on the board when I'm done.
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• United States
3 Aug 18
@DWDavis I guess the owls are all the size of the ones on the side there?
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum The owls for the students are a bit smaller and have white bellies so their names will be easier to read.
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@wolfgirl569 (93525)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Aug 18
The board is cute. I hope they enjoy it.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
I hope so. I'm finally thinking about such things from the perspective of a nine-year-old. It took a while after 15 years of teaching middle school.
@wolfgirl569 (93525)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Aug 18
@DWDavis They should. That is a big difference in ages lol
@LadyDuck (454981)
• Switzerland
3 Aug 18
This board is cute. Will you have many student in your class?
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
I have 28 students registered at the moment and shouldn't gain any more unless the Air Force transfers someone in at the last minute. We will add children from military families who get moved in to late for regular registration.
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@LadyDuck (454981)
• Switzerland
3 Aug 18
@DWDavis 28 students it's already a numerous class, I hope you will not get more.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
@LadyDuck 28 is a good number for me. When I taught middle school the largest class I had was 37. I'd much rather teach 28 nine-year-olds than 37 twelve-year-olds.
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@rakski (112993)
• Philippines
3 Aug 18
How many names will you put there? I hope you will finish it in time for the start of school.
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• Philippines
3 Aug 18
@DWDavis then those kids will be joining late? like after september?
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
I have 28 students currently registered and no more will be added unless their mom or dad is transfered to the local base by the Air Force. We make exceptions for those families.
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@rakski (112993)
• Philippines
3 Aug 18
@DWDavis a good number of students. And how old are they?
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@RasmaSandra (72517)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Aug 18
Love the look of the bulletin board. Nice job. Hope you have a great Friday.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
Thank you. I hope the same for you.
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@porwest (78733)
• United States
4 Aug 18
Looks like it is looking up.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
4 Aug 18
I am about 95% ready for the first day of school. Thanks to two super volunteers, the board was finished yesterday and looks great.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
9 Aug 18
@porwest The school buses being parked instead of holding up traffic is one of the nice things about summer. Between the buses, all the teachers on their way to work, and all the parents who drive their kids to work, traffic around schools is about to get serious.
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@porwest (78733)
• United States
9 Aug 18
@DWDavis Here come the school busses clogging traffic again. Ugh. But parents are happy.
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@KrauseHome (36449)
• United States
3 Aug 18
This board is Very Cute
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
Thank you.
@funkeyguhl (1743)
• Philippines
3 Aug 18
Looks great! And the shelf space is also a nice problem to have. Here in the Philippines, I think we have a lot of book space but no books.
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@hereandthere (45671)
• Philippines
3 Aug 18
you can't help smiling at that board and the clock is so cool. when you put up the small owls with their names, do they also put their pictures later?
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
I haven't thought about the picture idea. Some teachers do that and it's something I'm considering.
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@traceh (552)
• Cape Town, South Africa
3 Aug 18
It's a really great board, I love it.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
Thank you. It makes me smile when I look at it. I love owls. There my second favorite wild animal after dolphins.
@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Aug 18
You are getting everything all shipshape.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
I am trying to do so. I want to hit the first day of school ahead of the curve, not trying to catch up.
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• India
3 Aug 18
Bulletin board is looking too cute. I loves the decorations
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
Thank you. When I ordered the materials I hoped it would bring smiles to faces.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Aug 18
How are class sizes there? I have seen a lot of teachers over the last week, coming in and getting stuff for their classrooms. It seems like the average class size here is eighteen to twenty two.
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
In the lower grades we try to limit it to 28 per class, but make exceptions for military families who transfer in at the last minute or during the school year.
@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
@thislittlepennyearns I need to go by the local dollar store near the house here and see what hidden treasures I can find. I have a teacher friend who loves her dollar store.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Aug 18
@DWDavis I don't know what the limits are here. But it's probably about the same. I see mostly the younger grades teachers. Since we have a lot of hands on learning stuff at work and that works well with little kids.
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• Jakarta, Indonesia
3 Aug 18
I hope one by one your problems and tasks can be completed on time
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@DWDavis (25820)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
3 Aug 18
I've taken them in small bits by working voluntarily this week and am ready for the students to return.
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• Jakarta, Indonesia
4 Aug 18
@DWDavis Good job my friend, wish you all the best
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@snowy22315 (168455)
• United States
3 Aug 18
You should be already when your first charges arrive.
@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Aug 18
Looking good!
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