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Free November Newsletter Templates for Teachers & Schools

Dr. Kara Stern
2 min read
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TL;DR:

Smore has four November newsletter templates ready to share with your team: a conference update for every family, a Thanksgiving thank-you to families, a newsletter of resources for teaching about Thanksgiving and gratitude, and a weekly update. That should pretty much get you to pie! 🥧


Add up what goes home to families in November: a conference update + a thank-you note + a Thanksgiving resources newsletter + four weekly updates = seven newsletters before December 1. We’ve got a template for each one! Share with your teachers, have them duplicate the ones they need and spend their time on the parts only they can write, like student updates and this week’s class photos. 🍂

Bring conferences home to every family 🗣️

Conference slots go fast, and some families are working the 3:15 shift or home with a napping toddler when theirs comes up. The Parent Teacher Conference Template brings the conference to them. It holds a student update with the basics plus the resources your teachers would hand out at the table, so every family gets the same information about their student. 

Fill November with gratitude 🦃

The Thanksgiving Message to Families template thanks families for everything they do and contribute to your school. Name the specifics, like the field trip chaperones and the family who sent in 40 glue sticks. Add a photo of the thankful cards your class made, and expect it to reach Grandma by Thursday. This one is for building and district leaders to send to families to build those strong community ties.

Its partner, the Thanksgiving Newsletter Template, is for teachers, packed with resources for teaching about Thanksgiving and the season of gratitude. They can pull from it for their own lessons, then share it with families so the conversation about gratitude keeps going at the dinner table.

Reuse one weekly update all month ✏️

The November Weekly Update has placeholders for the information families ask about most. Find all four in the Smore Newsletter Template Library under Templates by Smore.

FAQ:

Where do I find these templates?

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How do I reuse the weekly update after the first week?

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How do I know if families read the conference update?

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Dr. Kara Stern

Dr. Kara Stern has seen school from just about every angle: high school English teacher, middle school principal, fellowship director for math and science teachers across New York City, and head of school at a rural N-12 school. That breadth is what she brings to her work at Smore, where she writes, speaks, and challenges educators to build the kinds of school communities where every student thrives. She holds a Master’s in Education Leadership from Teachers College and a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from NYU.

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