{"id":662,"date":"2013-04-04T14:03:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T14:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andersons.com\/?p=662"},"modified":"2023-01-27T15:37:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:37:41","slug":"back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Back To School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vacation&#8217;s winding down, and it&#8217;s time for back-to-school strategizing.<br \/>\nMake sure your school\u2019s staff and students have everything they need to start the year off on the right foot!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a brief checklist to get you started:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Make sure students get to and from school easily with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Search.aspx?free=bus%20bands\">Bus\/Car Rider Bands<\/a>.<br \/>\nThese are especially helpful for younger students just starting school! <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bus\" src=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/~\/media\/Andersons\/blog\/082311-ES-Blog.ashx\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Don\u2019t forget to update old Food Pyramid posters around your school to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Decorations\/classroom-decorations\/Bulletin-Board-Kits\/Food-Group-Banner-Set\">NEW MyPlate information posters<\/a> released by the USDA in June!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Make marketing your school easy this year with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Decorations\/banners-and-signs\/marketing-kits\">Anderson\u2019s Marketing Kits<\/a>! Each includes all the pieces you need to get the word out about your school!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Welcome your teachers back in a special way that will make them feel valued! Here\u2019s an idea: Download and print <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/~\/media\/Andersons\/Downloads\/Elementary-Calendar-2011.ashx\">Anderson\u2019s FREE 2011-2012 Calendar of Events<\/a> and pair with a functional gift like a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Supplies\/Backpacks-and-Bags\/Lunch-Bags\">lunch bag<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Spirit\/Accessories\/Umbrellas\">umbrella<\/a> that can be used year round!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fundraising\" src=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/~\/media\/Andersons\/blog\/082311-ES-Blog-2.ashx\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Safety is a top concern in schools just like yours. Identify visitors and volunteers at a glance with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/Decorations\/Car-Accessories\/Magnets\/Full-Color-Oval-Bumper-Magnet\">custom oval stickers<\/a>. This simple product is important to the safety of your students and staff all year long.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andersons.com\/School-Events\/Back-To-School\/Banners-and-Signs\/Custom-Vinyl-Banner\">Custom Banners<\/a> are a great way to welcome students and their families on the first day of school or to various school events throughout the year!<\/p>\n<p>From all of us at Anderson\u2019s we wish you a successful school year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vacation&#8217;s winding down, and it&#8217;s time for back-to-school strategizing. Make sure your school\u2019s staff and students have everything they need<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[88,464,707],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-back-to-school","category-elementary-school","tag-back-to-school","tag-school-events","tag-school-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5961,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662\/revisions\/5961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itselementary.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}