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Meet the Teacher Night {freebies}

Hey, hey, hey!  It seems like we are all in a little bit of a different spot..some have already started, some start Monday, some later next week, and a few LUCKY ones are starting after Labor Day!  For me teachers go back this Monday…along with meet the teacher night for our Kindergarten friends…and the first day of school being on Thursday, August 21st!
For those of you that are still needing meet the teacher night material I’m about to share just that…if you’ve already had meet the teacher night this year you can always use that handy-dandy storing device called: Pinterest 🙂

I’ve always placed a cutsey cover on my student open house folders!  I think it draws attention to what fun we will have this year!  I moved away from me dear giraffes and lived it up with a lion this year!  Would you like to customize one for your class? Guess what…you can do just that!  I will leave the link below for your to download the editable file!

Once inside the folder I place all of my information or school information that does not need to be returned on one side.  I then place all of the paperwork that needs returned on the other side…I know nothing new haha!!!  So first up on my side of the folder is my “Meet Mrs. West” letter. 

Up next is a quick reminder to to parents the needed school supplies for the year!  You will also be able to edit this file to fit your classroom needs!

I love, love, love this note!  A sweet teaching buddy of mine made this!  I am NOT this creative!  So important for parents to understand in kid-friendly terms what kindergarten is all about!  You can get this note along with the cover and supplies sheet by clicking below!

Be sure to “download” the freebie in order to edit the text!  Borders from Kelly B and graphics from Whimsy Clips.

I will also be giving each kiddo their little goldfish treat bag!  I shared these tags prior but you can download them HERE.

I also wanted to share how I collect the kiddos new supplies at open house.  I know,  I know it would be MUCH easier if I just had the students divide and conquer their supplies…I just like to have my hand in it 😉  Anyway, another smart teaching buddy introduced me to these adorable bags.  This is the third year I have used them and each year I just save them for the next.  It’s a little hard getting paper grocery bags around here…they kind of treat them like gold!  Anyway, the students will place their supplies in the bag, leave it in their seat, and then I divide the supplies up before school starts!

Would you like to snag these bag notes?  Click below! Borders from Kelly B and graphics from Whimsy Clips.

Once I get a few minutes I then separate the supplies. I do a mix of individual and community supplies.  For the supplies that are community I place them into their labeled tubs.

I then place the remaining individual supplies in the student crayon boxes.  I went away from chair pockets so the kiddos will now keep their crayon boxes in a tub.  

Now I just need to decide which way to have the students place their supplies in the tubs! 🙂 The below picture makes more sense, BUT only if the boxes get closed!

I hope you rock meet the teacher night!  I will be back soon with more back to school wonderful-ness! 🙂

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    August 13, 2014 at 5:34 am

    I could not get to the download. It just opened pictures. How can I get them?

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 13, 2014 at 5:52 am

      I'm not sure! I just checked it and got it! Here is the link that will get you right there! 🙂

      https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx1AOaFfg51BOVR1ampOT2RzZms/edit

      Tara

      Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 14, 2014 at 5:03 pm

      Thanks I got it to work this time-not sure what was happening before. I love them they are awesome. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Buena says

    August 13, 2014 at 5:39 am

    I can't figure out how to download them either…when I click I either get just the pictures or go to Pinterest. These are so cute! Help!

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 13, 2014 at 5:52 am

      I'm not sure! I just checked it and got it! Here is the link that will get you right there! 🙂

      https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx1AOaFfg51BOVR1ampOT2RzZms/edit

      Tara

      Reply
  3. Buena says

    August 13, 2014 at 5:59 am

    I finally got it to open by clicking at the top of the picture with all 3 pages.

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 13, 2014 at 6:01 am

      Yes! Sorry about that! The silly pinterest button pops up sometimes in the middle of the pictures causing the wrong link to open! Glad you got it 😀

      Tara

      Reply
  4. Jenny Edgerton says

    August 13, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    These are fantastic. I love all of it especially the note for the paper bags for supplies. I was just getting ready to make one this morning before I read your post! Thank you for sharing so many fabulous resources.

    Reply
  5. Jenny G. says

    August 13, 2014 at 2:03 pm

    I love this. Thank you for sharing yet another fabulous set of ideas. Enjoy your first week back.

    Reply
  6. Melissa Kozerski says

    August 13, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    Thanks so much for these fun freebies! I cant wait to use them for our first ever Meet the Teacher/ Drop off supplies day! 🙂 THANKS!

    Reply
  7. Raevers says

    August 14, 2014 at 2:05 am

    I don't know how you do it!! You're AMAAAAZING! Thank you so much for this–I was just trying to figure out what I would have the kiddos doing while parents fill out paper work–voila'–Tara provides the cute lion page for coloring! THANKS a mill! So excited about this year and using your guided reading materials.

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    August 14, 2014 at 2:16 am

    Hi Tara! Love your blog and products. Thanks for the freebies. I also love your supply labels – where can I find them? Hoping to get organized next week. Thanks again for all of your great ideas!

    Reply
  9. Dawn F. Garlow says

    August 14, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    HI Tara, I love these freebies and thank you so much, however I cannot download them… I can only see one page per "freebie". There is a message at bottom of page that says, "Whoops! Having a problem loading more pages"… and then nothing else happens. I tried the link you also provided in a previous comment and the same thing happens. 🙁 Any suggestions?? Email perhaps? I would love to have all of these freebies; I just can't get them to download. Thank you… Dawn Garlow sea4shorenc@hotmail.com

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 15, 2014 at 12:41 am

      Dawn, just emailed you!

      Reply
  10. beachliesl says

    August 14, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂 I love that kindergarten folks are still doing the "sharing" thing and not just the "selling" thing! It means a lot!
    Happy new year!
    Liesl in VA

    Reply
  11. Kelly Cornelius says

    August 15, 2014 at 12:55 am

    Love the supplies in the bag idea!! I always make labels for sorting but this make a lot of sense for such a bust night!
    http://www.kellyhearts2nd.blogspot.com

    Reply
  12. Anonymous says

    August 15, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Using your link I can open it up, but I can't personalize it. Also, Google Drive prints only 1/2 the page.

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    August 15, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    Never mind…I figured it out. Thanks! Love the pages 🙂

    Reply
  14. k says

    July 9, 2015 at 12:48 am

    I just found this idea on Pinterest as I desperately search for organization ideas (I'm taking the plunge from desks to tables!)–I love how you're storing your students' toolboxes… Do you happen to remember where the baskets are from??

    Thanks! 🙂
    Kristin
    kristinbrehm@gmail.com

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      July 9, 2015 at 8:10 am

      Hi there Kristin! I purchased them at the Dollar General but have not seen them there this year 🙁 I need a new set as well because the kiddos wrote on them … hope to find them again this year! They are Sterlite brand! 😀

      Tara

      Reply
  15. Christina Knox says

    August 9, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    I love your buckets that hold 5 crayon boxes. Where did you find some big enough?

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 10, 2015 at 6:39 am

      I had purchased those from Dollar General but have yet to find them again 🙁

      Tara

      Reply
  16. Christina Knox says

    August 9, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    I love your buckets that hold 5 crayon boxes. Where did you find some big enough?

    Reply
  17. Shelli Rohr says

    August 9, 2015 at 11:44 pm

    I am unable to open your file. For some reason, it keeps saying error. Can you email it to me. sh.rohr@gmail.com Thank you!

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 10, 2015 at 5:14 pm

      Please email me Shelli!

      Reply
  18. Colby Kuhn says

    August 10, 2015 at 1:09 pm

    Hi Tara! I love your labels for school supplies! Where did you find them? They are perfect!

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 10, 2015 at 5:13 pm

      That is a chalkboard packet from cars Carroll!

      Reply
    • Colby Kuhn says

      August 11, 2015 at 12:36 am

      Thanks!!! 🙂

      Reply
  19. Mandy Pandey says

    August 10, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    Hi Tara, thank you for the freebies! Love them!!! Could you please tell me the name of the font you used so I can download it? It is the perfect font for Kindergarten. Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Anonymous says

      August 10, 2015 at 5:12 pm

      Sure thing! It's KG miss kindergarten 🙂

      Reply

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