Six templates that make August feel like you’ve got this

TL; DR:

Six templates, already sitting in your Smore gallery, cover the whole month of August: saying hello to families, keeping weekly updates simple, reassuring anxious Pre-K parents, setting classroom expectations, celebrating students, and staying on top of the schedule. Grab whichever one solves today’s problem. 🎒

August asks a lot of you before it’s even given anything back. Six templates already in your gallery can take a few of those asks off your plate.

Say hello before day one even starts 💌

The Parent Communication template opens the door before a single backpack hits a hook. Check out the helpful resources for educators in Part 1, and adapt Part 2 to your needs. Send it during the first week—or before—with your intro, your classroom vibe, and a reason for families to feel like this year already has some trust built in.

→ Get the Parent Communication template

Give families the need-to-know, minus the noise 📋

The Elementary Classroom Newsletter keeps weekly family updates from turning into a novel. Drop in the dates, the reminders, and one good photo, and every family gets exactly what they need without scrolling past three paragraphs to find the field trip deadline.

→ Here’s your Elementary Classroom Newsletter template

Reassure the parents who are just as nervous as their kids 🧸

The Early Childhood Classroom Update is built for families who want to know everything: what their kid ate, who they played with, whether the day went okay. A quick, warm recap after those first few days does more for a nervous parent than any handbook.

→ Duplicate the Early Childhood Classroom Update template

Set the tone without sounding like a rulebook 📌

The Classroom Rules Poster turns your expectations into something families actually read, and can hang on the fridge. Share it the first week so everyone, kids included, knows this is a room built on respect, not just a list of don’ts.

→ Get your Classroom Rules Poster template

Build a classroom where every kid gets a moment 🌟

Student of the Week! makes sure that by Thanksgiving, every student has had a turn in the spotlight. One shoutout at a time, it’s one of the easiest ways to build a classroom where showing up feels worth it.

→ Here’s your Student of the Week template

Keep the whole month from turning into a blur 🗓️

The August Weekly Update is your “this week at a glance,” so families always know what’s coming without a single follow-up email. Set it up once and it does the same quiet work every Monday.

→ Get the must-have August Weekly Update template

Six templates, one very busy month, zero blank-page panic. Grab whichever one solves today’s problem and go be brilliant.

Ready to make August easier? Browse this month’s templates in our Template Center. ✨