Weekly Newsletters

I love keeping parents informed and in the loop as to what we are doing in class!  Why not celebrate our accomplishments and show off what we have been doing.  I gather parent's emails at the beginning of the year and each Friday I mail out a weekly newsletter.  I hear nothing but great responses from parents.  They love knowing what is going on and how they can help in the classroom.  I use Microsoft Publisher (love this!) to create my newsletters and then I save them as a pdf file so they can always be opened. 

Here are my newsletters that I publish each week.

 

Homework Management

The challenge?  How to encourage 5 & 6 year olds to remember to bring their B.E.E. Folder (Homework Folder - See below!) and any homework each and every day to school?  Well, I have tried a couple things!  

First, I made Hoppy for Homework passes to tape on each student's desk.  Each day, they get a sticker if they have their supplies.  This worked out very well and seems to motivate!  The problem?  The passes rip and fall off the desks before the 5 stickers are earned!  This was driving me crazy!  So, I created a bulletin board using the passes below and that way they stay nicely in tact!

Per a teacher request, I also created Hooting Good Homework Passes.

I also created a similar Hoppy for Homework poster.  This was blown up and  laminated.  Mark an X in each spot when the kiddos have their supplies and when they reach a star (the same as 5 stickers) they earn a prize.  This is posted in a central location so the students can keep track of where they are.  Simply write the month on the top and wipe off at the end of each month. I love this!

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Parent/Teacher Conference Freebie

So, it's my first year in Kindergarten and with Parent/Teacher Conferences coming up, I needed some sort of guide to get me through the week.  So I created this Conference Sheet.  I loved it!  I hope you can find it useful too!

To Download this Freebie, click on the picture below!  Enjoy!