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Daily communication is important between parents and their child about the day's events, and between parents and me, the teacher. I'm sure I am preaching to the crowd! To help keep everyone on the same page and to create a system that is quick and effective for parents, my kinders have a daily folder.

I have a chicka theme running throughout my classroom and made coordinating labels for the front of each folder.

It has different sections to help keep things ready in a pinch and teach organization! I use a bulletin board as my daily model of and students use it to know where papers go on a daily basis.

It has an "empty" pocket. This pocket is designed for papers completed at school, newsletters, flyers, etc. 

I ask parents to empty this section daily, if not weekly, so that the kinders have less to organize and keep track of.

It has a parent-teacher communication sleeve that is clear. This part my kinders are responsible for checking and filing papers, notes, etc. into daily if necessary.

This is a parent's place to get a note to the me, place checks, order forms, etc. I often use this to send home notes, behavior notifications, conference set-ups, confirmations and questions for parents. 

It has a calendar. It helps my kinders learn how to understand concepts of time, including the days of the week. I feel it is my kinders' responsibility to track their behavior at school daily here too. That's what the little boxes are for surrounding each date. It has a book log to keep track of books read at home that I normally print on the reverse side. Great for documentation purposes!

It has a book log to keep track of books read at home. I've updated my logs from "read and record" to "read and respond" (in my new pack -see below) to better fit my kinders' and families' needs. I'm excited about the updated book logs as each month they ask quality questions in parent/kinder friendly ways to help them practice what we're learning in school, at home. And they are Common Core Standards based - this excites me (yes, really!) because I am working hard at becoming super familiar with them for next year's roll-out!

Finally, It has a work section for any work to be completed.

{Click the image to go to the folder labels}

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