On 5/08/08, Melanie wrote:
> On 5/08/08, Rachel/CA wrote:
> Yes, I know there are some people who post one place but not the
other, so I thought
> my best bet for responses would be to tackle both boards :-)
Good thought - I'm one who only posts in one place, this one. I'm so
sorry you're losing your room, and pray that it's only for the year
that you were told. Every semester I go through that bit, "Will I
have a room or won't I?" To quote an old Gordon Lightfoot song,
"...movin' is my stock and trade...."
Hopefully your principal has given you a good storage place that you
have access to. The other thing is that schedule a-la-carte and
schedule-in-my-room HAVE to be different, and principals don't
necessarily understand that!! All they see is numbers, not what
transitions YOU have to make. So try to be very proactive with your
schedule if you aren't already.
I use a two-tiered Rubbermaid 2'x3' wheeled cart, when I'm on a
cart. It's about counter-height. The recorded music media is on the
top tier and I carry my portable keyboard on the bottom tier. Small
instruments get tucked in wherever I can find room. My predecessor
built a small shelf out of chicken wire and duct tape, just below
the top shelf, to put posters, charts, and lightweight books. The
only thing I never figured out how to carry, were the huge Big Books
for K-2 from Silver-Burdett.
Planning will be interesting during your first year, as you will
have to compare how you do things in your room with how they'll work
in other people's rooms. If you do a lot of movement activities,
you may need to tell teachers ahead of time so they can move desks.
Depending on how crowded your school is, that may be difficult.
DonnaR/CA
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