Teachers Try Their Hands at a Digital Newsletter

Submitted by Katie Schmidt
5th Grade Teacher, Rodgers Forge Elementary

In order to keep parents informed, teachers at Rodgers Forge send out monthly newsletters to make parents aware of curriculum content, past and upcoming events, etc.  In previous years, the fifth grade teachers created a document in either Microsoft Word or Publisher that was emailed as an attachment.  This year, they wanted the option to include videos and photos in the monthly newsletter to share.  At the suggestion of their S.T.A.T teacher, Jen Piet, the fifth grade teachers utilized Tackk for their October newsletter.  Katie Lark, fifth grade teacher at Rodgers Forge, commented, “Tackk was easy to use, and it gave the teachers an opportunity to showcase student learning in a different way compared to our traditional newsletter format.”  They received some very positive feedback from parents who were excited to get a clearer glimpse into their child’s classroom. 
​                          Check out the link to view their newsletter: https://tackk.com/xwnvtg!