Talk to the teacher about his plans and ideas for the newsletter. This will ensure that you both are in agreement on its topics and how often it will be produced. Ask the teacher what information she wants in the newsletter and offer your own suggestions. Most classroom newsletters include any upcoming events, an overview of what the class has been learning, information on special students and information on how families can support the class and school.
Ask classroom parents for ideas. Parents can provide useful topic ideas for a classroom newsletter. Talk to them and see what they are interested in learning about in a newsletter. Parents may be interested in classroom and school rules, the cafeteria menu or special area subject events and happenings, such as a special art class display or a music class performance. Be sure to include information that the parents want in the newsletter since it is for them.
Gather your information. Ask the teacher to provide the information he wants included in the newsletter and gather any other necessary information. Talk to the cafeteria staff about the menu or the special subject teachers about activities they are doing with the class before starting to write the newsletter. If you are unable to gather information for an article, write about a different topic.
Write and edit the newsletter. Write your newsletter on your computer. Most word processing programs have a newsletter template available. After writing your parent newsletter, ask a family member or friend to proofread your work to ensure it is free from any typos or grammatical errors.
Print a sample draft of your newsletter and give it to the teacher to review. Give her time to read the newsletter and then talk to her about any changes that she requests. If needed, adjust the newsletter to reflect the requested changes.
Produce and distribute the newsletter. Once you and the teacher are both satisfied with the newsletter, make copies and distribute them to parents and families. Talk to the teacher about the best way to distribute the newsletter. Most teachers send papers home from school with the students daily or weekly, but some teachers want their newsletters to be mailed to the families' homes or given directly to parents. Some schools and teachers offer the opportunity to "go green" and provide options such as emailing the newsletter to parents, or posting it on the school's website.