Why I'm Crushing on bloomz!

Hi Friends! 

It's Amber from Mrs. Masters Kinder Love! Thanks for stopping by!

Can you believe it's Back to School already?! I hope your year is starting out on a positive note! I am so excited to share my newest love with you...

Have you heard of it?! I mean seriously! 

I learned about bloomz summer and swore I wouldn't convert from Remind. I had been using Remind for a few years and it was an excellent way to get in touch with families and send reminders. 

But then... 

I started hearing about all the different features that bloomz offers. 

One thing I know about the teaching profession is that we need about 20 mores hours in a day and about eight more arms to stay on top of everything we do. We do not have time to manage 5 different tools in an effort to communicate with parents and families. In the past I was using Remind to send messages to parents, Sign Up Genius to schedule conferences, and email to send pictures and other important info. It's a lot to keep up on! I know that a lot of teachers also have class Facebook pages, Instagram pages and twitter pages...whew. I'm exhausted just thinking about all of the posting I would have to do! 

bloomz to the RESCUE! 

bloomz can work from a smartphone or computer and allows to you to communicate with parents all in one place! 

Want to share some photos of the awesome project your kiddos are doing?! 

bloomz to the RESCUE!

Need a few parents to sign up to volunteer?! 

bloomz to the RESCUE!

Want to have parent's sign up for conferences?! 

bloomz to the RESCUE!

Need to send a quick reminder to the whole class?! 

bloomz to the RESCUE!

Need to send one parent a quick message?! 

bloomz to the RESCUE! 

Are you running low in tissues and need a signup?! 

bloomz to the RESCUE!

AND bloomz is FREE, FREE, FREE! Plus it's super easy to use! 

ALL IN ONE PLACE!

 I can't get enough! Can you understand why I'm crushing now?! 

#teacherslovebloomz #mrsmasterscrushingonbloomz 

#arehashtagsstillcool?!

Check out bloomz here!!

I can't wait to hear what you think!! 

Have an awesome week!

Helpful School-To-Home Communication Hints

Hello Primary Pack Fans!

I've hopped over from Stories and Songs in Second today to share some hints and a resource that I hope you will find useful!

I don't know about you, but I always see a huge decline in family support for my students at this time of year.  Homework folders don't get returned, flyers don't get read, important information gets missed, and learning starts to suffer.

In an effort to "turn the tide"--and help both my students be more responsible and engaged as we head into the second half of our year together--I created a new set of newsletter templates and homework hint forms.

My reasoning when it comes to encouraging parents to join in their child's educational journey, is to outline specific, repetitive practices I want them to engage in at home, and then provide clear and straightforward steps to help them do that.  I tell parents that they are my partners, and that as a team we can be great coaches for their son or daughter's academic, social, and emotional growth and development.

I have provided a link to a free samples of the type of information I include in my own newsletters, as well as as another link to a free and editable PowerPoint template file that will allow you to create your own.   I hope that the two different styles of classroom newsletters, and the various guide sheets for Language Arts and Math make communicating with parents more rewarding and much easier for you!

A video tutorial about how to  insert text boxes in the PowerPoint template file can be found {HERE} if you are not sure how to do that.

SAMPLE NEWSLETTERS AND HOMEWORK HELPERS

BLANK NEWSLETTER TEMPLATES--EDITABLE POWERPOINT

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!  Know that our box of  blogger buddies appreciates your continued readership and support!  If I could make this meme into a sticker and put it on the forehead of every child in my classroom and yours.....I would!  In the meantime, I am off to "tweet" about it!  I invite you to follow me {HERE} for more ideas and updates!

Continue to keep calm, teach on, and stay colorful!