One of the first things I scheduled for August was face to face’s with three pretty important groups of people.
I used Canva to create invites to each of these “events”, which now that I am actually USING it, have decided it may be my new principal best friend. You can create flyers, facebook covers, invitations, etc. It is classy, EASY, and I can customize it in oh so many ways. I’ve already got some GREAT ideas to create graphics for my weekly staff Smore, 🙂 AND did I mention it’s free??
First, my office staff. I decided to have them all over for a “grill and chill”. Just an easy casual night of fun and fellowship where our families can meet and mingle. We’re going to grill chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, and just hang out. I want them to see me as a mom & wife, as well as their new principal. 
I used a template from Canva, added in some Scrapping Doodles clip art, and discovered a great new background removal tool to get rid of that unattractive white background on clip art.
Second, our PTA board. There is nothing better than a big’ol group of moms who WANT to be involved in our campus! I have heard so many great things about our PTA so I want to meet these women who are behind the scenes making it all happen. Knowing that I love a good “theme” I decided to have  “Teatime with Teamann“. We are going to have specially ordered cookies, mini cupcakes, and of course, tea. 
This was a simple background from Canva, and I used clip art from Etsy. Such an easy download and share! Isn’t that so much more inviting than just an email??
Lastly, our leadership team. We have team leaders and PLC leaders that I can’t wait to get to know. Their input and perspective will be most important as we finalize our PD plans.
I’m hoping this day will be full of conversations, insights, and action steps for our 15-16 school. I still haven’t decided on an all-encompassing “theme” but maybe it will come out of our work & learn session!
Do you have any new communication tools that you are using? If you need something “new”, I think Canva could be your new go to!
invitingly,
Amber
Kristen says
August 2, 2015 at 10:03 amLOVE IT!!!!!!!
Sonja says
August 13, 2015 at 6:14 amCanva is my go-to tool for creating awesomeness in my HS library. I LOVE it! Great post–and excited to try the image cropping tool you mention that gets rid of the annoying white backgrounds! Have a GREAT year!