Gmail in the Classroom

I teach kindergarten, therefore I am not using g-mail with my students yet. I use gmail daily with parent communication.  I have now set up a parent group to allow me to e-mail everyone at one time rather than typing in the names each time.  I have used gmail for awhile now, but I am amazed at how many set-up options there are. I have turned on several features that will allow me to stay organized and focused on my goal. I had no idea there was a labs option that allowed me to turn on google calendar and a task list within my e-mail view. I am excited to explore and use google calendar more and will be utilizing the task list option daily.