Communication between school and home – Triangulate – to avoid lost in translation School –App/Journal/Email/Website/Text Student –Journal/Email Parent – Journal/Email/Phone

Benefits of the app Easy to download and use Option to select information you would like to receive Only tick the items that are relevant to and useful for you Sends out push notifications. No need to be on wi-fi Notifications can be sent or scheduled outside of school hours Reaches a large body of users (currently over 2000 downloads) Reduces the amount of queries/calls to the office General info about school and activities on website and the app This will be our main form of communication for sports and other ECA a well as TY

Information is there- just access it One stop shop for school info General static information about the school Transition Year Extra Curricular Activities (hockey, rugby, basketball, drama etc.) Picture galleries of events School calendar, website and eportal Can also be used as a learning /resource tool for students Quizzes & Study Buddy Extremely useful for One stop shop for school info

Extra Curricular Sport – Sports Co-ordinators All Basketball - siobhan.Costello@newparkschool.ie Girls Hockey - siona.cameron@newparkschool.ie Boys Hockey - carl.breaden@newparkschool.ie All Rugby - andrew.adams@newparkschool.ie

Student Journal The explanation for absence notes at the back of the journal are to be filled out + signed by Parent/Guardians stating the reason for the absence and then returned to the students Form Tutor. Signing out - A student needs to present a ‘Blue’ note for signature to their Form Tutor to sign with the reason for early leave indicated and signed by parent and then present this to the school office when leaving. Parents are required to sign the student journal before Wednesday long registration to indicate they have read any communications from the school about the students performance for the past week. PHONE CALLS + EMAILS are only ACCEPTED in case of EMERGENCY.

Vsware – School Digital Management System Attendance – monitoring students attendance at school + in class Behaviour – Both Positive + Negative behaviour events are recorded Reports – All reports we be in a digital format + accessed electronically Time Table - A students weekly timetable is available to view here.

Vsware – Parental Support http://support.vsware.ie/parental-access/setting-up-parental- access/vsware-video-demo-for-parents