Organize A Year of Editable Positive Notes with Color
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Home-School communication is KEY in our classrooms. ย My own classroom doesn’t start with report cards for our kindergarten friends until after the first of the year. ย Because of that, I try to make it a point to send off a quick, positive note each month to my parents just to give them a little insight on their child’s progress.
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I always have good intentions of sending a note off for each of my students every month, but, quite honestly, I can never remember which students I’ve sent to and I’m horrible about keeping track on any kind of record-keeping device. ย However, I came up with a great idea to solve this problem using Astrobrights and their amazing array of colored cardstock and papers.
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Each month I have a different themed note card .ย . . one that is personalized with each students’ name. And I print each month on a different colored Astrobrights cardstock. ย Not only does the beautiful colors make the notes appealing and fun, but the color helps with organizing and keeping track of which notes I have already sent and which ones I still need to complete.
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I keep all of my notes in a little tin like the one below. ย I found mine at Target.
It is super easy to see all the separate months when they are in the canister. ย So for instance, in September I printed my cards on Terrestrial Tealโข cardstock. ย When I took a look in my canister in late September, I could see that I still had a few Terrestrialย Tealโข colored cards still in there.
When I pulled them out, there were the names of the student who I still had left to complete.
The color made distinguishing each month a breeze and personalizing each card meant I didn’t have to keep a log of who had been sent a card and who had not. ย I knew that as long as there weren’t any cards left in that month’s color, I had made all my communication notes for that month. ย It’s SO easy!
Of course, I want to share this colorful idea with you all. ย So all you have to do is sign up below and the free EDITABLE file can be yours. ย A note will be sent to your email confirming your email address and then the file will automatically download to your computer’s ‘download file.
14 responses to “Organize A Year of Editable Positive Notes with Color”
Lee Ann
Thanks for sharing these! We’re thinking of waiting to do progress reports until the end of the first semester, but admin wants us to share our state testing results at parent- teacher conference in November so parents know if their child is on track at this point. Do you meet with parents in the fall?
We had to do Interim Reports last week after FOUR WEEKS of school! Crazy! All we can grade on is what we learned about the kids on our Kindergarten screening. Hate it. ๐
Thanks for sharing the positive notes. I haven’t been able to open it up. I keep getting this message…In order to comply with privacy regulations in the European Union weโll need you to provide consent before confirming you to our email list:
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I love your color coded system for sending out notes each month. I usually use a clipboard and roster of kids’ names but then end up misplacing the list. Thanks for the great notes!
I am already a member of your mailing list and came to this post because of an e-mail. However, when I try to download the product I get a crazy message about the European Union. i am in the U.S. and you are in the U.S. What is this?:
In order to comply with privacy regulations in the European Union weโll need you to provide consent before confirming you to our email list:
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These are so cute and what a great timesaving concept! Thanks for sharing and making free! I love the Astrobright paper and love having another project to use them on! Thanks!
Hi! I completed the form but donโt see whereโs to download these exciting looking notes. Please advise. Iโve been using your stuff for the last year and really like them. Your editable color by number is amazing!
With nearly 20 years of experience as a full-time kindergarten teacher, I’m committed to creating a classroom where learning is joyful, engaging, challenging, and fun. Each day, I work to ensure that my students feel successful through instruction that considers their unique interests, learning profiles, and readiness levels. I believe that students should be excited to come to class and enjoy a myriad of hands-on activities that encourage exploration and discovery.
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