Happy "Lesson Planning Sunday" Friends! On the eve of Teacher Appreciation Week, I am just dropping in to link up with my my friend Angie from Mrs. Olson's Lucky Little Learners to share a FREE template that I hope will help you communicate more effectively and positively with your parent community!  After you've downloaded it, be sure to hop over to her blog to read about all of her fabulous ideas and link up with your own! I try to send home these weekly newsletters every Monday to keep families informed and involved as my partners in education.  A child who is mentored at home is going to be more successful in school, and providing parents with specific tips and ideas on how to help their son or daughter in each subject area has proven to be very effective for me over the course of my 23-year teaching career. Be sure to grab the complete, 10-page editable PowerPoint file  {HERE}! You can also read more about how I......