Student Newsbooks Family Communication Weekly Letter Writing

The Weekly Newsbook is truly one of my favorite classroom traditions. Families “ooh and ahh” over this each year, and students love seeing their weekly writing growth. This resource is helpful in many ways. It helps students learn how to write for an audience, and it makes them think about the events of each week. It serves as a growing portfolio of the student’s writing throughout the school year. It’s also a wonderful keepsake for families. I still get messages from past classroom families th