Welcome letter

Happy Sunday, friends!
I went back to school this week on Wednesday for professional development. I still have another week of PD before school starts on the 25th! We've slowly been getting open house packets together and something I wanted to share with you is my welcome letter! I think it's so important to have a warm welcoming letter to your parents when they come for meet the teacher night. There is always so much going on that you're lucky to talk to each parent for just a minute! So, the first thing that I always place in my student's packet is a welcome letter!
This "a few of my favorites" idea came from the fabulous Cara Carroll! I started it 2 years ago and my parents really pay attention to them! I've had parents bring me a random Sonic cherry coke after school or a latte in the morning. Bless them!!

If you're wanting to create your own letter just like mine, click HERE to get the editable {FREE} version. Just click inside the text boxes and insert your text! I have left links to the fonts that I used to create my letter.

30 comments

  1. Thanks so much for sharing this - I have been thinking about doing something like this as well - but with a greater focus on the classroom. Have you always shared personal information like this with your students' families? I suppose I have never been very comfortable with it, so Kudos to you!

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  2. Nicole, I've done this each year also but yours is so much cuter! Thanks so much for sharing your version!

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  3. Hi Nicole! I just love this. I'm always looking for new ways to communicate and connect with my parents in a positive way. This is perfect. Thanks for the idea and download.

    Mona
    First Grade Schoolhouse

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  4. Thank you so much for sharing this. This was on my to do list for the weekend and you just made it so much easier. Your letter is so cute and fun. Thanks again!
    Denise

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  5. Your letter is wonderful and I know parents will appreciate it! Your family picture is beautiful!! Good luck this year!

    Stacia

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  6. i do a "few" of my favorites too! Not sure why I added that in there, but maybe someone somewhere saw it on Cara's blog and then did it...lol.
    ♥ Jen
    Teacher by the Beach
    A Splash of Life Blog

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  7. Love your letter. I've sent out one every year for about the last 15 years. It includes both personal and professional information. It is NO WAY as cute as yours. We've already started back, but I will use your letter as inspiration to spruce up my letter for next year. Thanks!

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  8. Thank you so much for your letter template. I made mine this afternoon. :) :)
    ~Amanda from His and Her Hobbies

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  9. THANK YOU so much for the freebie! I can't wait to pass it out at Open House on Wednesday. I was thinking of making my own but yours is soooo much cuter :)

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  10. LOVE your letter template! Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to use it this week!

    Ashley
    One Sharp Bunch

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  11. The letter was a HUGE hit at our Phase In with parents! Thank you for sharing!!!

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  12. Thank you so much! I am starting mid year, didn't need the pressure of crafting a letter and this perfect!

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  14. A-MA-ZING! I love this letter! Thanks so much for the detailed directions about the fonts as well! I created my own letter and then blogged about it. I linked it back to your blog. Check it out! 3 Teacher Chicks

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  15. Thank you so much for the freebie! I am having trouble figuring out how to edit it on a Windows 8 computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again! :)

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    1. Once you download it, you will get a pptx (powerpoint) file with two slides. The first is her example and the second is mostly blank with the names of the fonts she used. You edit that second slide. For example, where it says, "This font is called “Carton Six”" you click on that and write "I'm Mrs. Vrescak" or whatever you want to write there. Hope that makes sense.

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  16. Thank you for sharing! I love the format of the letter. I have SO much to say though, I'd like to remove the "favorites" section at the bottom. Is there a version without this? I would hate to lose the border and heading.

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  17. Thank you for sharing but I can't seem to get it to come through. I am just seeing a blank page.. not a border or anything. I downloaded the fonts too and still nothing.. thanks for your help.

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  18. Thank you so much for sharing! It's so cute!

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  19. Thank you for sharing this! I'm a first year teacher and I'm hunting the internet for great ideas and resources, and this is definitely a winner. I already have my welcome letter ready to go, thanks to you. Hope you have a great year!

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  20. Using it for the 2nd year in a row! Thank you for making this! It's fabulous!

    Amber
    PeppyZestyTeacherista

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  21. Would you be able to send it as a word document, the other way is not working for me.

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  22. It will not work for editing even when I click on the text box..

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  24. Ok, what am I doing wrong? I can't find any text boxes on the editable document. Help!

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  25. Love the free letter that you shared and the template. Wonderful resource.

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  26. It is not working for me either. Any suggestions?

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  27. LOVE this! How did you create the border?

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  28. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is a great template and I really appreciate that you included the font information, as well - this is perfect for our beginning of the year meet-n-greet.

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Thanks for taking the time to chat with me!

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