[etni] Fw: re: english room issues

----- Original Message ----- From: Mitzi Geffen - mitzi1002001@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [etni] Fw: english room issues

Hi Naomi and everyone,
First about hanging things - If you can tape a "bristol" securely to the top frame of the blackboard, then the idea I used for flashcards might work for you. I cut little slits in the bristol - about 3 in a row and the rows a few inches apart. I stuck big paper clips in the little slits. I attached the bristol to the wall and then whenever I wanted to use flashcards or posters I just slid them into the paper clips.
About the books, I disagree with Adele. Though we have a big, nicely organized library complete with military discipline, there is no one there to help the kids choose books. It's not practical for us to have English lessons in the library with most of the groups since there aren't enough seats there for a whole class. In the English room, we have a big loose-leaf binder with a page for each kid and aside from the sessions the kids have in the English room, they can come in before and after school or whenever an English teacher is available ( not necessarily their own teacher). There aren't regular hours because the teachers don't want to commit to being there in their free time, but it works out that there are many more opportunities for the kids to borrow books with a little guidance than if the books were in the library. As for where to put the books - in your situation, I would beg for a metal cabinet which could be locked. We have lots of cupboards in our English room, so storage isn't a problem.
Enjoy the rest of the holiday,
Mitzi


Naomi wrote:
In my English room I have a large blackboard (which is really green, of 
course). I use a small whiteboard for writing on (and projecting slides with
the OVP, that's great!). I try to hang various theme related posters on the
blackboard as it covers up a sizable wall space. I've always used Tik Tak
(known also as yahoo tak or blue Tak, a kind of gum like thing) to hang up
things on many surfaces but it doesn't stick well to the black/greenboard.
Within a week things begin to fall. I don't want to use things that will
ruin the surface of the blackboard as the things I hang up change and are of
different sizes. Any suggestions?
I have the books and readers on a "reading table". Having a rug and a
low shelf isn't an option (we have problems with the air conditioner leaking
in summer and water rising from the floor when it rains). If I put the books
on the table with bookends, every time someone pulls out a book the books
are all over the place. So now I put the book in those cardboard things the
pupils call "Meshulashim" but very few books fit in one and you can't see
them well. Any suggestions?


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