Classroom Update Template

What's Happening in our Class!

6 Strategies for Clear Communication

📅 Chunk the Newsletter: Use titles to separate different sections.

📸 Add Pictures: Include more photos of students to boost engagement.

📎 Link Important Documents: Don't forget to link the lunch calendar and any other important documents.

🌐 Translation Directions: Provide directions on how to translate the newsletter in families' home languages in the opening paragraph.

📞 Contact Info: Always include your contact information and a picture of yourself.

📊 Check Analytics: Track who has read your update to improve future newsletters.

Consistent, clear communication is crucial for building strong parent-teacher relationships!

section 1: summary of what we're learning

Use this text box

To write up a little summary of what you're working on.

section 2: pictures, lots of pictures

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Include some pics of students

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Or student work (if you can)

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Or photos related to your unit of study

section 3: assignments for the week

Another Text Box

Either you can detail assignments here OR you can skip the text box and link to any documents

section 4: calendar items

Event Information

If you would like to include any kind of event, do so here. Even a virtual parent meeting.

For example, you could create an event with times to pick up books or meals from school. You can include an RSVP if you want to know who will be coming by.

When?

Sunday, 15 Sept 2024, 08:00 pm

Where?

Our School

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section 5: school/district updates

Do you need to share more information?

This is another text box for instructions from teachers or alerts from the district. Just click here to fill in anything you need. You'll notice that you can also hyperlink from this text box.

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Contact Information

Make sure to share all the important contact information for your school & yourself along with how to contact you (by email? By text? By phone?). If you or your school is updating on social media, make sure to include those URLs, as well.

Email: contact@ourschool.com
Website: ourwebsite.org
Location: Our Address
Phone: (206) 555-1234
Facebook: facebook.com/ourschool
Twitter: @ourschool

Classroom Update Template

What's Happening in our Class!

6 Strategies for Clear Communication

section 1: summary of what we're learning section 1: summary of what we're learning

Use this text box

section 2: pictures, lots of pictures section 2: pictures, lots of pictures

Include some pics of students

Or student work (if you can)

Or photos related to your unit of study

section 3: assignments for the week section 3: assignments for the week

Another Text Box

section 4: calendar items section 4: calendar items

If you would like to include any kind of event, do so here. Even a virtual parent meeting.

Sunday, 15 Sept 2024, 08:00 pm

Our School

section 5: school/district updates section 5: school/district updates

Do you need to share more information?

Contact Information

section 1: summary of what we're learning

section 2: pictures, lots of pictures

section 3: assignments for the week

section 4: calendar items

section 5: school/district updates