"Killing two birds with one stone" is such a cliche, but it's a must-do for teachers. We have so many tasks to do each week with so many people depending on us and yet... so little time.
That's why I recommend turning your weekly (or semiweekly) parent newsletter into a whole class guided writing activity. That way, your students are learning how to reflect on the past week's accomplishments and communicate their ideas to their collective parents. At the same time, the parents will appreciate being kept in-the-loop on the classroom goings-on. Why should you toil over the keyboard in isolation? Make the newsletter a fun Language Arts activity and everybody wins!
How do you communicate with your students' parents each week?
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