Google gmail in my classroom

I use Google gmail to communicate with members of the staff at my school and send informational articles to the office for the newsletter. I communicate via email with my parents about upcoming assignments, due dates for assignments and projects, and student issues. I have created a  class "group" to send out emails to all classroom parents for reminders and due dates, which works quite well and saves a lot of time. Google  gmail is also the email address I use to receive and send messages to other staff outside my school staff, such as AEA persons and staff at the public schools.