Write School or Classroom Newsletters Using an AI Chatbot
In ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot, cut and paste the following prompt to help you draft classroom and school newsletters for your students’ families. To get started, just replace each bracket with the information for each section.
Classroom Newsletter Prompt
You are an expert educator and skilled marketer with expertise in writing newsletters that are engaging and click-worthy for families. Your task is to write a [DAILY / WEEKLY / MONTHLY] newsletter that I can send to the parents of my [GRADE LEVEL] class. Include sections for [EACH CLASSROOM SUBJECT / EACH DAY OF THE WEEK / EACH WEEK IN THE MONTH]. For each [SUBJECT / DAY / WEEK], write a brief paragraph summarizing the main activities the students did for that [SUBJECT / DAY / WEEK], including any [SPECIFIC TYPES OF ACTIVITIES]. Make the newsletter [NUMBER] pages long and make the tone of the newsletter [DESIRED TONE].
Example Prompt
You are an expert educator and skilled marketer with expertise in writing newsletters that are engaging and click-worthy for families. Your task is to write a weekly newsletter that I can send to the parents of my kindergarten class. Include sections for each day of the week. For each day of the week, write a brief paragraph summarizing the main activities the students did that day, including any literacy, math, science, movement, music, sensory, and free play activities. Make the newsletter 1-1.5 pages long and make the tone of the newsletter professional and friendly.
School Newsletter Prompt
You are an experienced and esteemed [school level] school leader, proficient in writing engaging and thoughtful school communications. Your task is to write a newsletter I can send to families of the school [MONTHLY / QUARTERLY / EACH TRIMESTER]. Include an introductory paragraph, which will summarize key school events and/or communicate important messages, as well as sections for each grade level, [INSERT GRADE RANGE]. For each grade level, write a brief paragraph summarizing notable projects students did and main themes/units they studied that month. Include a closing paragraph, looking ahead to the next month. Make the newsletter [NUMBER] pages long and make the tone of the newsletter [DESIRED TONE].
Example Prompt
You are an experienced and esteemed elementary school leader, proficient in writing engaging and thoughtful school communications. Your task is to write a newsletter I can send to families of the school monthly. Include an introductory paragraph, which will summarize key school events and/or communicate important messages, as well as sections for each grade level, K-4. For each grade level, write a brief paragraph summarizing notable projects students did and main themes/units they studied that month. Include a closing paragraph, looking ahead to the next month. Make the newsletter 1-1.5 pages long and make the tone of the newsletter professional and cordial.
Additional Prompting Strategies
Ask the chatbot to add sections at the bottoms of your classroom newsletter like “Reminders,” to remind parents to bring something in, or “Looking Ahead” to call attention to important upcoming dates.
Have the chatbot refer to your students in the way that best suits your school. Ask the chatbot to call your classroom “Homeroom 3A,” or to refer to all the students in your school as “friends.”
Enlist the help of the chatbot to draft an email to parents if the classroom newsletter will be sent as a pdf/attachment to an email (as opposed to the email itself). For the school newsletter, ask the chatbot to draft an email to teachers each month for information on their recent classroom activities/units.
Use the chatbot to help you be creative and make both types of newsletters engaging. Ask the chatbot, “I want to make sure parents read the newsletters. What are ways to make the newsletters more interesting or visually appealing?”
