Parent Resources
Google Classroom for Parents/Guardians
Are you wondering what your child has been working on in Google Classroom? Have you felt a little out of the loop in this era of digital learning? There's good news! You can stay in the know and keep up with announcements, assignments, and missing work for all of your child's classes with Google Classroom Email Summaries.
It's very easy to request access to this service. Simply email any one of your child's teachers and request to be added as a Parent/Guardian in Google Classroom. Once you've been added by a teacher and you accept the emailed invitation, you will be added as a Parent/Guardian to all of your child's Classrooms. You can also adjust the frequency of emails, choosing to receive summaries daily or weekly. Unless you change email addresses, you shouldn't have to request access ever again. And if the emails become too much, simply unsubscribe from the summaries.
Additional Parent Resources
Backpack for Parents
A Backpack for Parents account provides parents, guardians, or contacts with a central place to sign in to do the following:
View their student's information including demographics, attendance, classes, grades, lunch balances, and test scores
Apply or register their student to Special Focus schools and programs (Fine Arts Center, Career Centers, etc.)
Receive alerts and notifications regarding their students
View their student's school and contact information
Manage parent and contact information for their students
Creating an Account
You will need an email address to create an account. You can obtain a free email account at Outlook.com, Google (Gmail), etc.
Go to the GCS Backpack site.
If you already have a Parent Backpack Account, please proceed to step 4 in the instructions below to add a Student to your Account.
Under "First Time Here?" click the I'm a Parent button.
You will be directed to the Sign Up for Parent Account page. Complete the form on this page.
Enter your current email address.
Create a password containing at least 10 characters following the password requirements listed.
Fill in your full legal name (no nicknames).
When you are finished, click the Create my Parent Account button.
Check your registered email account for an Account Activation message. You must click the Activate your Backpack Account button in the body of the email to complete your account setup. Clicking this button will take you back to the Backpack log in screen. Use your email and password that you created above to log in.
You can now link your students to your account by clicking on My Students (you will need your Student’s ID Number).
Once on My Students screen, click the Add a Student button. Fill in your Student’s information, then click the Request to Add a Student button. If your information is correct, you will receive a confirmation message. The message will direct you to go to your student’s school to verify your identity and lists the documentation you will need to bring to set up your Decision Maker/Parent Account for your Student:
State/County issued birth certificate
Government issued photo ID
Divorce/Separation documents (if applicable)
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Pelham Road Elementary School.