I use the brochure for parents during orientation and for students on the 1st day as their syllabus and welcome to class.
I have used this format for several years and it works out great! I get compliments from parents and its amazing to see students still have their copies on the last day of school.
***It helps that I reference it during the year when questions like "What are we doing next?" "How did I get that grade?" "Do we have an online textbook?" are asked.
Next on my list....update the class website
I leave blanks so students can fill in during class. This makes reviewing class procedures more interactive.
How to make your own:
1. Open a Word document
2. Go to Page Layout and change the margins to .05
3. Also in Page Layout – change orientation to Landscape
4. Also in Page Layout – click columns – change to 3, change the column width to 3 and the spacing to .05
5. Add information (see basic layout below)
***It helps that I reference it during the year when questions like "What are we doing next?" "How did I get that grade?" "Do we have an online textbook?" are asked.
Next on my list....update the class website