--- title: 'Download: Back-to-school update for families to give to teachers' description: | Use this back-to-school update to tell teachers how your child has been doing. Download this one-pager to help with parent-teacher communication. slug: back-to-school-update-download author: Julie Rawe reviewer: Amanda Morin published: '2020-07-17T17:18:28.710Z' thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/41qUTnflChOiWzA7FZ4c3t/b071ea4a1ef2b4686fe3c19a07b2eff3/Group_625475.png source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/back-to-school-update-download lang: en --- # Download: Back-to-school update for families to give to teachers [Back-to-school update: Tell teachers how your child is doing](https://cdn-assets.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/1vEbBdldqUr1C9bTF0hthh/c3cd424273c574a5ffd1d579fc795a98/Back_to_School_Update_Accessible_Final.pdf) When kids are going back to school, it’s an important time for families and teachers to connect. By working together, you and your child’s teacher can get a better understanding of your child. Your child’s teacher will want to know important information about the last school year. Was school stressful for your child? Did your child make friends? What helped your child learn? Use this one-page download to update the teacher on how your child is doing. You can fill it out on your computer or phone. Or you can print it out and fill it in by hand. Ready to dig deeper? Learn [how and why to partner with your child’s teacher](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/why-its-important-to-partner-with-your-childs-teacher). --- ## Explore related topics and articles - [Printable: Back-to-school update to learn from families](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/printable-back-to-school-update-to-learn-from-families) - At the start of the school year, its important to gather information about your students. Asking a few questions can help you build positive relationships with your students and their families. What were the challenges? What were the successes? What changed in kids lives? And how are they feeling ri - [Back-to-school worksheet to start the year strong ](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/download-back-to-school-worksheet-to-plan-for-a-better-year) - Summer is a good time to hit the pause button and think about the past school year. What went well? What was challenging? And what did you learn that can help in the new year? Parents and caregivers: Help your child get ready to go back to school by filling out this worksheet together. Educators: S - [Download: Parent-teacher conference surveys](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/download-parent-teacher-conference-action-plan-and-surveys) - Have you ever had a parent-teacher conference where you and the teacher didnt see eye to eye? Or where you had a hard time understanding each others point of view? With a little preparation, a better conversation is possible. Use these parent-teacher conference surveys to help you and the teacher u --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/back-to-school-update-download#webpage","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/back-to-school-update-download","description":"Use this back-to-school update to tell teachers how your child has been doing. Download this one-pager to help with parent-teacher communication.\n"},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/back-to-school-update-download","name":"Download: Back-to-school update for families to give to teachers"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","datePublished":"2020-07-17T17:18:28.710Z","description":"Use this back-to-school update to tell teachers how your child has been doing. Download this one-pager to help with parent-teacher communication.\n","headline":"Download: Back-to-school update for families to give to teachers","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/back-to-school-update-download","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.understood.org/#organization","name":"Understood for All Inc","logo":"https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/307jFAYQevghG8nQMCjh89/ccdbbec895765824db43f6d30b496e83/logo_lockup_navy.jpg"}}] ```