Classroom Newsletters

Class newsletters are a good way to keep parents informed about events in the school and in the lives of their children.  Keep them short.  Include the names of students (make sure to rotate names to ensure every student gets their name mentioned in the newsletter).  Use a personal approach using words like 'we' and 'our'.  Tell parents what students are learning.  The newsletter is a good way to tell parents highlights about what students are learning.  Include a section with tips for how parents can help their children; it could be tips for completing homework.  The goal of the newsletter is to open the doors of communication so that parents will want to come to school and work together as a partnership.  If your school is in an area in which it impossible to have our newsletter be paperless, then my all means, go paperless and sen it via email.  There should be a class newsletter sent home every week (usually at the beginning of the week) containing information about what the students will be doing that week, what's due and when it's due, any special events, and any other pertinent information.

Example of a classroom newsletter

Here is a simple classroom weekly newsletter template: Classroom Newsletter.
Here is another example of a weekly classroom newsletter template: Classroom Newsletter Template 2.
Here is an example of a monthly reflection newsletter: Monthly Classroom Newsletter Reflection

Here is a video about how to create a classroom blog where you can post your classroom newsletters:

Here is a link to a GREAT website FULL of different templates and forms, there are many classroom monthly newsletter templates and calendars: Education Templates Galore!