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Whenever possible, I like having a Parent Bulletin Board outside my classroom because I consider it even more important than (or at least an extension of) a newsletter.  Hopefully, those parents who take newsletters home then put them down and forget about them, will get caught up on what they need to know by reading the bulletin board while waiting for their children to be released from school.  (Remember, these are my opinions only!  I'm just sharing -- as a teacher.  I'M NOT AN EXPERT!)  Here's a list of items I like putting on Parent Bulletin Boards:

*A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. foot house 4 inches deep.
*If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.
*A 3 year old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
* If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a superman cape.  It is strong enough, however, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room.
* You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on.  When using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit.  A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.
* The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.
* When you hear the toilet flush and the words "Uh-oh", it's already too late.
* Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.
* Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old.
* Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence.
* Super glue is forever.
* No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
* Pool filters do not like Jell-O.
* VCR's do not eject Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.
* Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.
* You probably do not want to know what that odor is.
* Always look in the oven before you turn it on.  Plastic toys do not like ovens.
* The fire department in Austin, Texas has a 5 minute response time.
* The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy.  It will however make cats dizzy.
* Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

From Preschool Teacher Jenny, in Grand Junction, Colorado:
Parent Area: Hi Stormie, I created a "parent area" right outside my classroom: I had a wood working table outside in the hallway that was not being used, so I found some nice fabric in the classroom and covered it.  Now I use it for parent info, and on the wall above, I place the children's artwork as a back drop.  It looks great and parents really like it!
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