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From the classroom to the communications office, Smore newsletters help schools connect with families, save time, and have fun!

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Some families can't make conference night. They still want to know how their child is doing.

Share student highlights, what you're working on in class, and respond with the Parent Conference template https://t.co/d7BubyKOJF

#ParentTeacherConferences #SmoreTemplates #TeacherLife

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On Veterans Day, we honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and recognize the veterans in our school communities.
#VeteransDay #SchoolCommunity #K12Education

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School PR tip: A newsletter link in the event reminder lets families reopen the full details later. Put the parking map, start time, and RSVP together.
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The week has a field trip, a library day, and three reminders families will ask about. Put them in one place with the November Weekly Update template.

Get the free template here: https://t.co/1koEIFnx6R

#SchoolNewsletter #TeacherTools #SmoreTemplates

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Election Day is a chance to show students what civic participation looks like. Thank you to the educators making room for thoughtful questions today.
#ElectionDay #CivicEducation #K12Education

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Today's school schedule:

8:00 Normal Friday
9:15 Tiny witch in the nurse's office
10:30 Principal dressed as a banana
1:00 Someone has lost a cape
3:00 We made it

Happy Halloween weekend, educators. 🎃

#TeacherLife #HalloweenAtSchool

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Halloween at school comes with questions:

🎃 What can students wear?
🍬 Can they bring treats?
🕐 When is the celebration?
🚌 Does dismissal change?

The Halloween Message to Families template gives you one place to answer all four.

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At 2:15 on the Friday before Halloween, a worksheet is not going to compete with the costumes.

Try jokes, games, and activities instead: https://t.co/7USuoWwUHR

#HalloweenAtSchool

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Monday of Halloween week. The lesson plan is still technically in the building. 🎃

#TeacherLife #HalloweenAtSchool

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One fast test for your school newsletter: Can a family find tomorrow's field trip info in five seconds?

If not, move it up. Add a heading. Cut the paragraph around it.

#SchoolCommunication #NewsletterTip

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October is when “we've settled into a routine” and “every day has a theme” become true at the same time.

Pajama day tomorrow. Unless it was today. Check the newsletter. 😅

#TeacherLife #K12Life

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National Dessert Day feels like a fairly important day for a company named Smore.

Our official position: Toast the marshmallow. Melt the chocolate. Do not check school email near the fire. 🔥🍫

#NationalDessertDay #Smore

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Athletics newsletter tip: Late-season schedules change fast

Put the next game or meet at the top of the newsletter with the opponent, time, location, departure time, and ticket information so families have to reconstruct game day

#SchoolAthletics #SchoolCommunication #CoachLife

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Newsletter tip: If you have six reminders, don't give all six equal billing.

Put the one with a deadline at the top. Bold the date. Let everything else wait its turn.

#SchoolCommunication #NewsletterTip

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IEP meetings come with enough specialized language. The follow-up communication shouldn't add more.

Share clear resources with newcomer families in a format they can translate and revisit: https://t.co/wvaaOGLKAI

#SpecialEducation

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World Teachers' Day landed on a Monday this year, which feels a little rude. 😅

We hope somebody brings you good coffee and gives you five uninterrupted minutes. Happy World Teachers' Day.

#WorldTeachersDay #TeacherLife

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October calendars do not believe in white space.

Picture retakes. Conferences. Spirit week. Field trips. Maybe a half day nobody remembers.

The October Weekly Update puts the whole week in one place: https://t.co/ssBmgFpW4g

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October is National Bullying Prevention Month.

This template brings together activities, information, and practical resources that school staff can use across the building.

Free template: https://t.co/qwOSu9LzSm  

#BullyingPrevention #K12Education

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Your class roster can list five or six home languages before the first conference even happens. This template has practices for celebrating those home languages and supporting EL families and staff all year: https://t.co/ln0tSTfRAy
#SchoolNewsletter #SmoreTemplates #ELFamilies

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✨ Newsetter tip!

Translation tools work best on short, plain sentences. A newsletter written that way translates more accurately for families reading in another language than one dressed up with idioms or long paragraphs or screen shots.

#SchoolCommunication #FamilyEngagement