School Planning and Book Launch Makes a Busy Week
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
United States
July 26, 2017 1:43pm CST
The last two days I have been out to my new school rearranging the desks, trying to decide what to do for bulletin boards (I don't do bulletin boards but now I have to) and outlining some lesson plan ideas.
The teacher I'm replacing left behind no plans and no pacing guide so I'm starting from scratch for the most part. That's find and dandy with me because I can do it the way I want.
I stayed home today as there were several things I wanted to print out and I'm not on the network at the school yet. I also have a reading assignment from my principal I need to finish and I don't get much read when I'm in my classroom as so many other things clamor for my attention.
In the midst of all this school prep, I've also been planning the launch of my new book on Saturday. I'm hosting an event on FB with giveaways and games from 11 to 2 EDT. Still have some planning and prep to do for that, too.
How is everyone else's week shaping up so far?
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11 responses
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
27 Jul 17
Well glad the prepping at the school is going pretty good for the most part. It is easier to be able to do things your own way then follow someoneelse's that is not there. Good luck with your book launch on saturday I hope it turns out well.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
28 Jul 17
@DWDavis Okay i'll look it up, what time does it start on Saturday ? I have a graduation party to go to at 1pm but otherwise I am free for the day.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
1 Aug 17
@DWDavis Yeah sorry i didn't get a chance to visit, I had a graduation party to go too and got busy in the morning. I hope your event went well though
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
31 Jul 17
@Blondie2222 I apologize for not getting back to you earlier. The event went from 11am to 2pm EDT. You can still visit the event site if you want to see what sort of activities there were. I may be posting some apres-event questions people can answer to win prizes as I have a couple extra items I can give away.
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Jul 17
I'm sure the school has a curriculum guide for you. Will you be teaching all subjects? Common Core? When does school officially begin? I'm sure it will be a much more pleasant atmosphere compared to your last school.
Best of luck on your book launch!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jul 17
Our neighbor's moved and gave us a lot of costly stuff. In return, we've been cleaning out their apartment.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Jul 17
@DWDavis - Oh, believe me, they left quite a mess. We probably found ten bucks in change alone.
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@xstitcher (32682)
• Petaluma, California
31 Jul 17
Well, I went out and did the yardwork, walked the dog, worked a bit on my cross stitch and another little bit on a pen pal letter. Going slowly, but getting things done--and before lunch, too. 
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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26 Jul 17
A reading assignment? Do you have to take a test?! Pffftt,teachers and their long holidays ... going into school, getting work done ... ;)
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
28 Jul 17
Actually I have two books to read. One is a "kids" book on The Lost Colony I'm previewing in order to decide if I want to buy a class set and the other is a book on how to assess student writing the Diocese had adopted so that all grades will be taking the same approach at all schools across the Diocese.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Jul 17
Same old same old for me.
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