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I use this to design newsletters and to create their take home folder papers.

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I use this to communicate with my parents.

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I use ClassDojo as a form of communication as that is what my school uses for daily communication. Through that I share my monthly newsletter, as well as sending it home in our daily communication folders! This allows me to give insight on what we are learning in the classroom, what we might need in the classroom, and some important dates that the parents might need to know in the future!

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T Smith Newsletter Parent Communication 

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The teachers at our school are encouraged to use classDojo to communicate with families. However, there are times when an old fashioned phone call is warranted. I try not to call solely with bad news and occasionally will call to tell parents  a cute story about their child or with a positive message about their student's behavior. 

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As a PLC, we take turns writing monthly newsletters. This is an example from September. We usually have the newsletter translated into Spanish, and instead of sending out a hard copy, we send it as a link in ClassDojo.

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I write a weekly update every Sunday, post pictures of events, occasionally send video messages explaining how to do math homework problems, and post special reminders or information as needed. I will also add links to important schoolwide information, like our school uniform policy. We have a large Spanish-speaking population, so I like the fact that families can view a translation of my messages.

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I love using ClassDojo to communicate with students and families. I strive to get 100% of my students' families to join because that is the school's primary way of communicating with families. We give Dojo points to keep families updated on how their students have done that day. We no longer use agendas, so we tell parents that if their student gets a Dojo point, they did well following expectations and didn't get more than two letters during the day.

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I use Class Dojo as my communication tool for my parents. I send reminders, updates and allow parents to message me when they have questions or concerns.

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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE using Goldie for scheduling conferences. It is so easy to input your availability for parents to easily schedule a time that works for them. It also allows them to easily reschedule if needed. It makes life so much easier for both parties involved.

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I'm not a fan of phone calls, but sometimes they are necessary. I pick up the phone for emergencies or when there is big behavioral or academic concern. A phone call home also strikes fear into kids and is a great form of classroom management lol!

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The primary method I use to communicate with parents is ClassDojo. I am a huge fan of this as it allows me to post class stories to update my parents about important events, send mass messages, private messages, and keep them updated on their child's behavior. I use this as a way to quickly communicate with parents, almost like texting.

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ClassDojo helps teachers, parents, and students build amazing classroom communities.

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In addition to Dojo, I utilize a weekly email that is sent home to families. Usually they are short; highlighting important information and then linking the weekly newsletter in at the end. Another form of communication in every classroom is the student's agenda and their take home folders. We use these for school work and important documents that need to be signed or sent home. Our LEAD cards in the classroom is a way of tracking behavior via the PBIS system. These points are tracked daily and then totaled weekly.

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Our school is hopping on the Dojo bandwagon this year and so far I really like it! The one downfall is that parents aren't signing up like we had hoped. Our main goal with Dojo is to use it as quick class updates and communication. We are NOT allowed to use it for behavior communication, nor are we allowed to accept transportation changes through Dojo at this time. I believe this year will be a trial and error year for using it and next year, should we continue with it, communication will be much more succinct and efficient.

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My 2nd grade teammates and I collaborate each week to create a visually engaging and easy to navigate weekly newsletter that is shared to parents and guardians. We believe in uniformity and this tool allows us to share the same information to families across the grade level. In this newsletter we include our current learning targets for the week, spelling words, important dates, general reminders, and links to other important information such as our bus app and the UCPS calendar. - Erin M

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I also use a daily behavior calendar that stays in each students' yellow folder which is sent home and brought back daily. The behavior calendar is stamped everyday, by me, with a red, orange, yellow, green, blue or pink stamp. Pink is the best day someone could have, red is the lowest. This allows parents to see how their child's day, week, and month went at a glance. I am also able to write quick notes to the parent in the calendar as to why their day was *said color.*

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My main source of communication with parents is through ClassDojo. I post on my "story" every Monday with a weekly update of what we're learning in literacy and math. I also share ways to help at home that align to what we are learning. Any other additional/important info will go in the weekly update as well.

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We also send a family newsletter as a grade level. This gives parents a rundown on important events coming up but also what their student will be learning that week. As a grade level we take turns creating the newsletter and we all send it out Sunday evening so parents are prepared.

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My main form of communication is class dojo, during open house we made sure parents had access to the platform and we answered any questions they might have related to the app. I have used class dojo to share any new information or just to share pictures of fun activities that were done in class. So far I've had a parent reach out and let me know how much she enjoys our pictures and how she gets to see her student engaged.

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I send this home with students who have a great day in math. I also email it to parents, as I want them to hear from me, not just when their child gets in trouble. When I send it home, I change the "your child" to their name and give specific examples.

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I use Class Dojo! This is used by my entire Elementary school and it is highly motivating for the students. They have every opportunity to earn points throughout the day.

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Whenever a student is showing good behavior following any of these point indicators they are able to earn these points. Each week if they earn up to 40 or more points they are rewarded by the prize cart that comes around on Fridays! Earning points is a great incentive to get students to want to do the right thing. Each Quarter the school hosts a merit event. This is a very fun event, however, students MUST be invited to it by earning at least 150 points on DOJO for that quarter, in addition to having zero office referrals and suspensions.

I love DOJO because of how easy it is to communicate with parents. I am able to instant message parents throughout the day if needed, as well as send out a class story to the entire class. I have shared some examples below. Parents love getting to see what their child is doing at school! I also utilize Class Dojo for important announcements, like today when progress reports were sent out.

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I utilize class Dojo as if it were a newsletter. Parents are able to receive updates, important information, and praise for their child on Dojo. They are also about to keep track of each student's points to see how they are behaving in class.