School Form Deadline email template
A school reminder to parents: three forms due Friday, shown as a checklist on a yellow band, then one clear deadline card and a button.
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<div class="ete-preheader" style="display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0;max-width:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;mso-hide:all;">Medical, trip and photo forms are all due on Friday, September 11, by 3 pm. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ </div>
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<tr><td align="left" class="ete-px" style="padding:40px 32px;background-color:#ffd23f;"><p style="margin:0 0 12px;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1c1a12;text-align:left;">Quarrymoor School</p><h1 class="ete-h1" style="margin:0;font-family:Poppins, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:32px;line-height:40px;font-weight:700;color:#1c1a12;text-align:left;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;">Three forms due by Friday</h1><p class="" style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#1c1a12;padding-top:14px;text-align:left;">We need these before the first class trip. Each one takes a couple of minutes.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td width="44" valign="top" style="padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:20px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-btn" align="center" valign="middle" width="28" height="28" style="width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#1c1a12;border-radius:50%;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:28px;font-weight:700;color:#ffd23f;text-align:center;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;"><span class="ete-btn-text" style="color:#ffd23f;">✓</span></td></tr></table></td><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;"><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:Poppins, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#1c1a12;">Medical details</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3a3320;padding-top:4px;">Allergies, medicines and who to call first.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="44" valign="top" style="padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:20px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-btn" align="center" valign="middle" width="28" height="28" style="width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#1c1a12;border-radius:50%;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:28px;font-weight:700;color:#ffd23f;text-align:center;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;"><span class="ete-btn-text" style="color:#ffd23f;">✓</span></td></tr></table></td><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;"><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:Poppins, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#1c1a12;">Trip permission</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3a3320;padding-top:4px;">Covers the year 5 visit to the river center on September 24.</p></td></tr><tr><td width="44" valign="top" style="padding-right:16px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-btn" align="center" valign="middle" width="28" height="28" style="width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#1c1a12;border-radius:50%;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:28px;font-weight:700;color:#ffd23f;text-align:center;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;"><span class="ete-btn-text" style="color:#ffd23f;">✓</span></td></tr></table></td><td valign="top" style=""><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:Poppins, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#1c1a12;">Photo choice</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#3a3320;padding-top:4px;">Tell us whether your child may appear in school photos.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-panel" style="padding:24px;background-color:#fffbea;border:1px solid #efe6c4;border-radius:4px;"><h3 class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;font-family:Poppins, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:19px;line-height:26px;font-weight:700;color:#1c1a12;text-align:left;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;">The deadline</h3><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-top:8px;"><tr><td class="ete-muted" width="90" valign="top" style="padding:8px 0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:22px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6e6546;">Day</td><td class="ete-text" valign="top" style="padding:8px 0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:22px;color:#3a3320;">Friday, September 11</td></tr><tr><td class="ete-muted" width="90" valign="top" style="padding:8px 0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:22px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6e6546;">Time</td><td class="ete-text" valign="top" style="padding:8px 0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:22px;color:#3a3320;">By 3:00 pm</td></tr><tr><td class="ete-muted" width="90" valign="top" style="padding:8px 0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:22px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6e6546;">Where</td><td class="ete-text" valign="top" style="padding:8px 0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:22px;color:#3a3320;">Online, or the front office<br><span class="ete-muted" style="color:#6e6546;font-size:14px;">Paper copies go in the tray by the main door</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr>
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About this template
A start of term reminder for schools, clubs and after school programs. A yellow band says what is due and when, in words a busy parent can take in while walking to the car.
Below it, three forms appear as a checklist, each with one line on why the school needs it. A deadline card gives the day, the time and where paper copies go, and a single button opens all the forms in one place.
Parents tend to scan this kind of message, so the words stay short and the steps come in order. Change the forms and the date, and send it again the day before if you need to.
Use it in your email tool
- Click Copy HTML, or download the .html file.
- In Mailchimp, Brevo, HubSpot or Klaviyo, start a new email with the custom HTML or code editor and paste it in.
- Change the text, links and images. Map merge tags such as {{first_name}} and {{unsubscribe_url}} to the tags of your tool.
- Send a test to yourself on desktop and phone before you send it to your list.
Sections in this email
- Yellow band
- Three form checklist
- Deadline card
- Forms button
- Footer
Subject line ideas
- Three forms are due this Friday
- {{first_name}}, please send these by Friday
- Quarrymoor School: forms due September 11
Preview text idea
Medical, trip and photo forms are all due on Friday, September 11, by 3 pm.