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No More Lost Notes!

August 22, 2009 by notjustcute Filed Under: Positive Guidance and Social Skills 6 Comments

There is a reason why the US Postal Service does not employ pre-schoolers.  And yet, we teachers keep trying to use their services as a reliable way to transfer papers between home and school.  We rummage through the 12 pockets in their backpacks, trying to find the book order they thought they brought, and we go through 45 boxes of safety pins, attaching notes on their shirts so that (hopefully) one of their parents will spot it before it’s ripped off, rolled up, and used as a telescope!

I like to do a lot of communicatin via email these days, but sometimes you have to send a paper note.  Book orders, last minute reminders, and home activities often need attention.  I might even send a note to remind parents that they need to watch for the newsletter and lesson plan via email.  (Sounds crazy, but trust me, in the long run it saves paper.)  So how can we help out our little mail carriers?

One simple way to do this is to use a notes folder.  Get a two-pocket folder for each of your children.  You can find them for about 10 cents a piece during these back to school sales.  On each folder, write the child’s name on the front.  On the inside, write “To Home” on one pocket, and, you guessed it, “To School” on the other.  Whenever you have a note, you slip it in the “To Home” pocket, and Mom and Dad send their notes to you in the “To School” pocket.

You may want to have the kiddos leave the folders in their bags, and check them each yourself, or you might want to have a letter tray where they set them as they come in for the day.  You can quickly go through them all and see whether or not there is a note for you (and whether or not their parents picked up the last note you sent).  Parents can also very easily take a quick look and see whether or not there is a note that day.  Let your parents know from the get-go how important it is that they get into the habit of checking the notes folder.  Having that routine will really simplify the process of “passing notes” for both of you.  Though you might miss all those cool treasures you got to check out back when you had to rifle through the 12 pockets in their backpacks!

For more back to school ideas to consider, click here!

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  1. Karen says

    August 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    I just discovered your blog & I’m loving it! Keep up the good work!

    Reply
    • notjustcute says

      August 24, 2009 at 7:40 am

      Thanks, Karen!

      Reply
  2. stacy says

    August 25, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    We have sign in and out books for each class. I paperclip notes home to each childs page.

    Reply

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  1. Back to School! 10 Things to Consider While You’re Preparing for a New Preschool Year « Not Just Cute says:
    August 25, 2009 at 11:58 am

    […] between parents and teachers is critical.  Use this idea for a Notes Folder to make sure information gets to where it’s supposed to […]

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  2. Back to School! 10 Things to Consider While You’re Preparing for a New Preschool Year | Not Just Cute says:
    August 1, 2011 at 1:09 am

    […] between parents and teachers is critical. Use this idea for a Notes Folder to make sure information gets to where it’s supposed to […]

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  3. Meeting with the Taller Half | Not Just Cute says:
    August 1, 2011 at 8:47 am

    […] plans from week to week or month to month?  Will you email or send hard copies?  Are you using a notes folder?  If they have questions during the week is there a number you prefer they use?  If they need to […]

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