Teachers

Celebrating National Women’s History Month in School

Looking to celebrate National Women's History Month in your school or classroom? Here's the school newsletter template you need!

Communication

4 Ways Districts Can Use ESSER & Title 1 Funds to Boost Family Engagement (2023)

Wondering how to spend ESSER & Title 1 Funds? Communication technology is essential for reaching multilingual families & supporting students from at-risk communities.

Communication Strategies

One Easy Hack for Improving Absenteeism? A Weekly Class Newsletter.

There's no magic bullet for absenteeism, but there are simple steps schools can take to help. One is sending a digital, translatable weekly class newsletter.

classroom update

Severe Weather School Closures? Here's a Template to Get the Word Out.

Building & district leaders need a way to get the word out fast about weather-related school closures – and a school newsletter is perfect for that.

Christmas Newsletter

Principal Christmas Message: We've Got a Template for That!

A principal Christmas message is a great opportunity to tell your school's story! Seize the opportunity to share your wins & express your gratitude.

Back to School

We Asked & They Answered: What Teachers Include in School Newsletters

Starting from scratch is never easy. So, we surveyed teachers on Twitter about what they include in their school newsletters. We got some great suggestions!

School Newsletter Template

2 Key Reasons Consistent School Updates Make Educators’ Lives Easier

Consistent updates engage parents in their child's education. The more informed parents are, the better they can support their child's learning.

Principals

Great Communications & Great PD: How 1 Principal’s School Newsletter Accomplishes Both

☕️ Busy? Here's the TL;DR 1. Principal Czyz sends a Friday Focus newsletter to faculty 2. It includes schedule info, reminders & something inspiring. 3. The goal for

classroom newsletter

One Key Hack to Get Parents to Open Your Emails

It's important that parents open school communications, but not all do. We've got an easy trick to help you catch their attention.

Communication Advice

Spring-Cleaning? 2 Quick Tips on How to “Marie Kondo” Your School Newsletter

I subscribe to the theory that the things we need, we use; the things we don’t need, we don’t use, and they simply take up space. I bring the same belief to my newsletters. Ever wonder what would Marie Kondo say about the ideal school newsletter?

classroom newsletter

Learning from Mistakes: 5 Lessons from School Newsletters That Didn’t Get Clicks

Small tweaks in your newsletter can lead to big results in your engagement numbers. Check out these 5 Do's and Don'ts for school newsletters.

classroom newsletter

5 Easy Ways to Get Parents to Read Your School Newsletter on Social Media

You've got important info to communicate with families, faculty, and community members. Here are five surefire ways to get readers to notice and engage with your content on social media.

Communication

Welcome Back to School!

First of all, things are a little nutty in pandemic world, and perhaps your class schedule is taking a hit. If so, here’s a weekly schedule template to help you get everyone on the same page.

Communication

A Look Back at 2021

We prepared a list of top tips and insights we gathered from 2021. Take these best practices into consideration when creating your next school newsletter so you can start the new year feeling more prepared than ever.

Christmas Newsletter

12 Holiday Newsletter Ideas from Real Educators

We’ve gone through the many holiday newsletters uploaded to the Educator Hive, our newsletter template center, and made a list of the 12 most popular content topics in holiday and Christmas newsletters today!

Communication

6 Ideas for Engaging Class Communications in 2022

Since 2020, communication between educators and families became more important than ever. Here are 6 ideas for engaging content you can include in your next school newsletter, to help keep parents in the loop with everything that's going on.

Christmas Newsletter

School Newsletter Template: Christmas Newsletter!

It’s beginning to look a lot like... Christmas Newsletter time! If you need a school newsletter that will help you communicate the magic and joy of the season in the days and weeks leading up to Christmas vacation, this template is for you!

Communication

School Newsletter Template: Celebrate the Holidays!

The month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is always a challenge! This holiday template aims to help you with just that. You’ll find links to all kinds of info about how and what the rest of the world celebrates in December...

Communication

7 Ways to Get Parents to Open Your Emails

Like all of us, parents are super-busy, and it can be incredibly difficult to reach them with critical info. According to recent data, email open rates in the Education sector average only 25%, meaning that important school emails are getting lost in the clutter.

Communication

School Newsletter Template: National STEAM/STEM Day

It’s actually National STEAM/STEM Day, a perfect day to dive into activities that communicate to all students that they can be innovators, inventors, and even NASA scientists in the here and now, not to mention in their futures.

Communication

Writing an IEP? Here's Why You Should Use a Translatable Template.

Rethinking school communications so that they’re accessible for everyone makes all families feel welcome. So why not put an IEP on a school newsletter with translation features? Use our template!

Communication

5 Communication Tips for School Librarians

As technology becomes more ingrained in classrooms and libraries, the very nature of school librarians has changed, as well. We recently spoke with school librarian Elizabeth Graham who shared her five keys to successful library communication.

Communication

School Newsletter Template: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving itself is an interesting study in communication — how a holiday gets articulated over time -- and the first article in our Thanksgiving Newsletter explores the history of the holiday.

Communication

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

With the crackle of leaves underfoot, we welcome in Native American Heritage Month And yes, we’ve got a school newsletter template for that!

Communication

School Newsletter Template: Using Translation to Engage Families

In the US, one in five students speaks a language other than English at home, which means there are A LOT of parents who are experiencing the disorientation that I’ve felt. This is why translation is so important – it opens the gate to families who aren’t comfortable yet with English.