Hello Families of Queen of All Saints,
We have exciting news about the way we’ll be sharing important school alerts with families. To streamline our communication and ensure you receive timely updates, we are moving our urgent communications to Seesaw.
Starting on December 8, 2024, all urgent family updates will be posted on Seesaw. This includes updates about:
School closures due to weather 🌨️
Emergency shut downs 🚨
“Day-of” cancellations or changes 🙅
Changes to pick up or drop off procedures 🚗
Delayed buses for field trips 🚌
How to Sign Up 📲
If you have a child in Grades K-4: You should already be connected to your child’s Seesaw account via your Family account. If you’d like to add another caregiver to be notified via Seesaw, contact your child’s teacher to receive an invite.
If you have a child in Grades 5-7: You will receive an invite from your child’s teacher next week with instructions on how to join their class. This invite can be used for multiple caregivers. Look for a handout from your child that looks like this:
Important Notes:
You will need to join the class of each child you have in the school
You do not need to create multiple parent accounts
Please follow the instructions on the handout carefully
To learn more about how Seesaw Messaging for Families works, you can watch this video, read this article or save this PDF.
Getting Messages 📩
In order for our community of parents to stay connected to the school, here are a few helpful tips:
🔔 Install the Seesaw app on your phone and turn on notifications during the school day. Our smartphones give us many options for controlling notifications – you might consider allowing Seesaw notifications just during school hours when these important updates are most likely to be sent.
⭐️ Check Seesaw before calling the school. If you’re wondering about weather closures, changes to pickup, or other time-sensitive updates, a quick check of Seesaw might give you the answer you need. We know notifications can be easily missed in your busy day! Checking Seesaw first helps us keep our phone lines open for urgent matters.
🗑️ Keep an eye on your email. Don’t worry if you miss a notification – Seesaw will send you an email backup for any unread messages. If you’re not seeing these in your inbox, take a quick look in your junk folder and consider adding Seesaw to your “safe senders” list.
💭 Need Help? Seesaw has a comprehensive FAQ for parents here: https://help.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/categories/4525919080333-Families-Students
Please complete your Seesaw setup by December 3, 2024. We understand this change may take some adjustment, and we appreciate your cooperation in helping us communicate more efficiently with our school community.