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Communication Advice

Saying Thanks to Families? Use a Thanksgiving Newsletter Template 🦃

Have you written your Thanksgiving thank you note to families yet? There's no time like the present to tick that off your list, and we've got a Thanksgiving Message to Families school newsletter template that will make the job easy.

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Use School Newsletter Technology to Get Creative with Book Reports! 📚

One of the great things about edtech is that it allows us to reinvent tired assignments in new and exciting ways.

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We Asked & They Answered: Key Items Teachers Include in Their 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!

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A Back-to-School Essential? Use a Meet the Teacher Template

Sending out a Meet the Teacher template to families or students is a great way to start building those all important student-teacher relationships. It gives students an opportunity to get to know you in a way that feels personal (but also in a manner totally controlled by you!)

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Give Teachers a Helping Hand with a ‘Summer is Here’ School Newsletter

The last month of school is never easy! Here's a school newsletter template for communicating all things summer to teachers & families.

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How to Write an Effective School Newsletter Title: Part 2

Easy tips to make sure your school newsletter headline is clear and targets who you want to target.

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Summer Learning! Get Yer Summer Learning School Newsletter Template! 🍿

Biweekly school newsletters in summer are an easy way to keep in communication with families until students are back in the building.

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Don't Bang Your Head Against the Wall: 3 Rules for Writing Effective School Newsletter Titles

Hitting on just the right title can be difficult. But if you follow these three easy rules, you'll have no trouble.

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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.

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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.

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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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School Newsletter Template: Native American Heritage Month

With the crackle of leaves underfoot, we welcome in Native American Heritage Month (aka American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month) in November. And yes, we’ve got a school newsletter template for that!

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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.

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School Newsletter Template: Happy Halloween

Boo! I love school Halloween. I know the sugar crash is intense, but the creativity and the spirit of joy is magical, especially after last year! This school newsletter template is in the spirit of making Halloween educational, fun, delicious, and inclusive.

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School Newsletter Template: Parent-Teacher Conference

This year, many schools will be conducting parent conferences remotely. Since some parents and caregivers won’t be accessible by video conference, we’ve gone ahead and created a parent-teacher conference form template for you.

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School Newsletter Template: Resources for Teaching about Autumn

A school newsletter template for the fall season! This template celebrates autumn as only a teacher can, with resources for the classroom.

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School Newsletter Template: National Hispanic Heritage Month

Every year, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. This National Hispanic Heritage Month template offers you a variety of resources.