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Direct communication between school and Direct communication between school and parents or guardiansparents or guardians

In real timeIn real time parents will be able to see: parents will be able to see:• AttendanceAttendance• Student scheduleStudent schedule• Standardized test resultsStandardized test results• Fees and finesFees and fines• Immunization recordImmunization record• Access logAccess log• Email link to teachersEmail link to teachers

Parent Login ScreenParent Login Screen

Parent Welcome ScreenParent Welcome Screen

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Family CalendarFamily Calendar

ScheduleSchedule

AttendanceAttendance

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FeesFees

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Questions about grades or assignments:Questions about grades or assignments:• Contact teacher via email or phoneContact teacher via email or phone

Questions about absences:Questions about absences:• Call the school attendance officeCall the school attendance office

Lost Activation Key:Lost Activation Key:• Visit the school with photo IDVisit the school with photo ID

Technical QuestionsTechnical Questions• Contact Infinite Campus Support at your schoolContact Infinite Campus Support at your school• The district cannot address personal hardware issuesThe district cannot address personal hardware issues

Common questions you may have about Common questions you may have about accessing information about attendance, accessing information about attendance,

homework, behavior and efforthomework, behavior and effort.. In the “Family Calendar”, I can access In the “Family Calendar”, I can access

information on assignments, missing work, information on assignments, missing work, attendance and up-coming assessments for my attendance and up-coming assessments for my older children. How can I address these older children. How can I address these concerns for my elementary level children?concerns for my elementary level children?

• Information on you child’s assignments, missing work, Information on you child’s assignments, missing work, and up-coming assessments can be obtained by and up-coming assessments can be obtained by emailing your child’s classroom teacher. The emailing your child’s classroom teacher. The elementary level uses a standards based reporting elementary level uses a standards based reporting system that indicates how your son/daughter is system that indicates how your son/daughter is progressing to meet grade level standards. (What a progressing to meet grade level standards. (What a child needs to know and be able to do)child needs to know and be able to do)

• Information on your child’s attendance can be Information on your child’s attendance can be accessed by linking to the “Family Calendar.” accessed by linking to the “Family Calendar.”

Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers How are my child’s initiative and effort How are my child’s initiative and effort

evaluated, and how is my child succeeding in evaluated, and how is my child succeeding in these areas?these areas?

• Your child’s progress in the areas of effort and Your child’s progress in the areas of effort and initiative are found on the report card which is sent out initiative are found on the report card which is sent out each quarter. This is definitely an area where parents each quarter. This is definitely an area where parents have a great impact: checking assignment notebooks, have a great impact: checking assignment notebooks, completing assignments and projects, and even daily completing assignments and projects, and even daily work habits in school are part of the development of work habits in school are part of the development of these skills. If you have questions or concerns on these skills. If you have questions or concerns on your child’s growth in this area, please email your your child’s growth in this area, please email your child’s teacher so they can share strategies they are child’s teacher so they can share strategies they are implementing in school, and discuss with you implementing in school, and discuss with you suggestions that you can try at home. suggestions that you can try at home.

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How are my child’s work and study skills How are my child’s work and study skills impacting his progress?impacting his progress?

• One thing research tells us is that it is important for One thing research tells us is that it is important for children to have a quiet space to do homework each children to have a quiet space to do homework each evening. Parental support and interest also make a evening. Parental support and interest also make a big difference in how a child feels about school and big difference in how a child feels about school and homework. There are many ways you can help your homework. There are many ways you can help your child develop solid work and study habits. Please child develop solid work and study habits. Please contact your child’s teacher for specific areas that contact your child’s teacher for specific areas that you can address at home.you can address at home.

Common questions you may want to ask Common questions you may want to ask about Standards based reporting.about Standards based reporting.

Which are strengths for my child, and which are Which are strengths for my child, and which are weakness in a given content such as Math? weakness in a given content such as Math?

• Your child’s teacher will be happy to share this information with Your child’s teacher will be happy to share this information with you. Progress reports, in hard copy form, are sent home with you. Progress reports, in hard copy form, are sent home with your child at the mid-point of each quarter. This report is used to your child at the mid-point of each quarter. This report is used to inform you of concerns the teacher may have concerning your inform you of concerns the teacher may have concerning your child’s progress. Report cards, which are also hard copies, are child’s progress. Report cards, which are also hard copies, are sent home to inform you of your child’s current proficiency levels sent home to inform you of your child’s current proficiency levels in Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and in Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Health etc. Health etc.

What strategies can I use at home to support what is What strategies can I use at home to support what is done in the classroom? What does the teacher done in the classroom? What does the teacher recommend for additional support at home?recommend for additional support at home?

• Your child’s teacher will be happy to share strategies and ideas Your child’s teacher will be happy to share strategies and ideas on how you can help your child at home. You can email your on how you can help your child at home. You can email your child’s teacher by accessing your child’s schedule and clicking child’s teacher by accessing your child’s schedule and clicking on the teacher’s e-mail link.on the teacher’s e-mail link.

Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers What reading standards and reading behaviors are my What reading standards and reading behaviors are my

child’s teacher focusing on? What is the Reading child’s teacher focusing on? What is the Reading Continuum and how can I use it to help my child Continuum and how can I use it to help my child advance to the next stage?advance to the next stage?

• The district has designed a parent friendly reading continuum The district has designed a parent friendly reading continuum which is very beneficial in helping parents identify their child’s which is very beneficial in helping parents identify their child’s reading behaviors. It includes questions that you can ask, as a reading behaviors. It includes questions that you can ask, as a parent, each night as you read with your child. For example, at parent, each night as you read with your child. For example, at the primary level; does your child read from the top to the bottom the primary level; does your child read from the top to the bottom of the page with a return sweep? Can your child identify the of the page with a return sweep? Can your child identify the letters in the alphabet? Does he/she know the sound of the letters in the alphabet? Does he/she know the sound of the letters in the alphabet? At the intermediate level, question might letters in the alphabet? At the intermediate level, question might be: Is you child making connections between different stories be: Is you child making connections between different stories they have read? Do they ask you, or themselves questions to they have read? Do they ask you, or themselves questions to clarify meaning of the text Do they creates visual images in their clarify meaning of the text Do they creates visual images in their mind as the story progresses? Do they make predictions?mind as the story progresses? Do they make predictions?

• If you would like a copy of this continuum, which has many If you would like a copy of this continuum, which has many questions to guide your shared reading at home, feel free to questions to guide your shared reading at home, feel free to contact your child’s school. They will be happy to give you a contact your child’s school. They will be happy to give you a copy. Generally, the reading continuum is distributed at copy. Generally, the reading continuum is distributed at parent/teacher conferences.parent/teacher conferences.

Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers I am familiar with Six Trait writing. Which traits I am familiar with Six Trait writing. Which traits

are strengths for my child, and which traits are strengths for my child, and which traits should we be reinforcing at home?should we be reinforcing at home?

• Your child will be given a formal writing assessment in Your child will be given a formal writing assessment in the fall and spring. These scores should be shared the fall and spring. These scores should be shared with you during parent-teacher conferences. Many with you during parent-teacher conferences. Many informal assessments are given throughout the year. informal assessments are given throughout the year. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher to get Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher to get specific strategies that you can use at home when specific strategies that you can use at home when working with your child.working with your child.

Questions & AnswersQuestions & Answers Which Math standards are being addressed in Which Math standards are being addressed in

class, and how can I assist my child in reaching class, and how can I assist my child in reaching proficiency in this area?proficiency in this area?

• Your child can be working towards proficiency in Your child can be working towards proficiency in many Math standards at the same time as many are many Math standards at the same time as many are inter-related; Algebraic Relationships, Geometry, inter-related; Algebraic Relationships, Geometry, Measurement, Number Operations and Processes, Measurement, Number Operations and Processes, Data Analysis and Probability, and Problem Solving Data Analysis and Probability, and Problem Solving and Communication. There are many strategies that and Communication. There are many strategies that you can implement as a parent which will benefit your you can implement as a parent which will benefit your child’s progress. Please ask the teacher how you can child’s progress. Please ask the teacher how you can work with your son/daughter at home.work with your son/daughter at home.

What are the areas of Science and Social Studies What are the areas of Science and Social Studies that my child will be introduced to this year?that my child will be introduced to this year?• One of the most useful tools a parent can use to One of the most useful tools a parent can use to

identify content that will be covered by grade level, is identify content that will be covered by grade level, is the the Parent GuideParent Guide ToTo... You should have received a ... You should have received a copy at the beginning of the year. This guide will give copy at the beginning of the year. This guide will give you information on what your child will learn in all you information on what your child will learn in all content areas throughout the year. content areas throughout the year.

• Building background knowledge in non-fiction is Building background knowledge in non-fiction is extremely important and makes a huge difference in a extremely important and makes a huge difference in a student’s ability to make connections with the content student’s ability to make connections with the content they are learning. You, as a parent, can help your child they are learning. You, as a parent, can help your child by providing a variety of print materials, conversations by providing a variety of print materials, conversations and experiences that tie to the Science and Social and experiences that tie to the Science and Social Studies content for you child’s grade level.Studies content for you child’s grade level.

• Please contact your child’s teacher for other ideas on Please contact your child’s teacher for other ideas on how you can build your child’s Science and Social how you can build your child’s Science and Social Studies knowledge.Studies knowledge.

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