School Communication

Compass School Manager

COMPASS LOGIN LETTERS WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL NEW FAMILIES BEFORE YOUR ENROLMENT DATE

Compass Overview

The Compass Parent Portal is an integrated, online portal that you to access up-to-date and meaningful information about our school and your child's progress. Compass includes many different features, including the ability to:

Monitor your child's attendance, and enter an explanation for absence or lateness
Communicate with your child's teachers
Update your family contact information
View your child's timetable and the school calendar
Monitor your child's homework and assessment tasks
Download and view your child's Semester Reports and Progress Reports
Book Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences
Provide consent and pay for Events

Accessing Compass

Compass is a web based system that is accessible on any modern web browser (Internet Explorer, FIrefox, Chrome, Safari) or by using the Compass iOS or Android apps. Search for 'Compass School Manager' in the store.

Every family receives a separate login to Compass, which will be provided to you by the school. If you are having trouble finding the Compass link for your school you can go to http://schools.compass.education where you can search for and find our school's direct URL.

Logging in to Compass

To log in you will require your unique family username and password. These details will be provided to you by the school. Upon first login, you will be required to change your password and confirm your email address and mobile phone number. These details may be used by the school for SMS, password recovery and email communication throughout the year.

If you have lost your details or forgotten your password, you will need to call the school so they can reset this password for you.

Homepage

The home screen provides you with relevant alerts and news, as well as quick access to your child’s profile.

Click the link above to access the Compass Brochure which will give you more on an insight on how to work your way around the app - Compass Brochure for families

Booking a parent teacher interview on Compass : youtu.be/I0rp0EFixXI

Pay and consent for an event on Compass: youtu.be/do-OFCok-Uc

How to create an absence note on Compass: youtu.be/qLBvEuPfCj8?si=xx6txattpceMG8in

*The above image is a snapshot of what our cover page looks like

iNewsletter

Here we have a large focus around sustainability and being paperless, for this reason we have an online newsletter. This is our second most important communication outlet for our parents/families so we encourage you to access our iNewsletter when it is published (every Friday).

Our iNewsletter is updated and sent out weekly, you will receive an email each time our iNewsletter is updated.

ACCESSING OUR iNEWSLETTER:

You can access the iNewsletter via your computer, phone or iPad. This will be email to you via Compass every Friday.

WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN OUR iNEWSLETTER:

Messages from the Principal
New Information - + Compass Parent Guide
Important Dates
Student Achievements
Curriculum
YMCA OSHC Program - Information

Seesaw

We want students, teachers and families to be able to make the most of this wonderful learning platform. To maximise student learning through Seesaw, we have created some guidelines that will help us work together to ensure that Seesaw is always purposeful and manageable. As with all aspects of learning from home, we (students, teachers and families) will need to work together to make this happen. The following guidelines have been put together to help guide your use of the app.

Family logins will be emailed to families by the classroom teachers.

Teacher role:

Use Seesaw to deliver videos and activities to guide students in their home learning
View and approve student uploads
Post feedback on some items by commenting or voice recording. Each student can expect a comment on at least 1 item per day
View and approve student and parent comments

Student role:

Watch mini lesson videos
Complete all activities assigned each day by following instructions and trying your best
Only press the green ‘add’ button to upload work that the teacher has asked you to submit on Seesaw (these instructions will be in the lesson plan, if required)
Check ‘notifications’ to see teacher comments and feedback. Students may reply to their teacher by adding a comment and typing or recording their voice. app.seesaw.me/#/login

TCPS Family Facebook Page

We also have an Official Facebook page, which can be located at https://www.facebook.com/TorquayCoastPrimarySchool/

We occasionally use this Facebook page to promote school community events, celebrate our student achievements and inform others outside of our school of key events.

The school also formally endorses and contributes to a TCPS family Facebook page, with members of this page including School Councillors and our Assistant Principal. This helps ensure that all information shared is factual, accurate and up to date.

You can access this page using the following link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/148707512526399/

Occasionally individuals set up their own pages using the names of organisations (like the names of schools) which can be highly misleading. Despite the fact that this can be done with good intent, information shared on these pages cannot be verified as being factual and are certainly not always formally endorsed by the organisation whose banner they are using.

If at any time you have a concern about any information that you find online, we encourage you to contact the school as soon as possible to seek clarification.

We would encourage all our parents to rely solely on the endorsed communication platforms of our school for all information.

TCPS has four pillars on which we base all our School Wide Positive Behaviours: Strength of Character, Resilience, Respect, and Mindfulness. We are currently working with our staff students to complete a School Wide Positive Behaviour Matrix. One of the behaviours we promote within our children under the Resilience Pillar and within the Digital Citizenship Learning setting is: We can think critically about what we read online. Is this the truth? Is this kind? Is this necessary?

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