Upper School Communication 

Newsletter – Upper School Community Update

The LILA Upper School Community Update is an electronic newsletter sent to parents’ email inboxes every Monday from Nancy Hawkinson. It brings information of interest and value to you and your child. The newsletter includes reminders of important school dates, notes from the principal, and more. Let us know if you have suggestions, or are not receiving the newsletter. The newsletter will include items that may add to or modify information contained on this site. In addition, this information is also published each Monday on the  US Parent/Student Resources Site. The site also houses  past editions for your reference. 

Phone/Email

Parents will receive most official communication from teachers and administrators via email, sometimes directly, sometimes via the weekly Community Update. If communication is of an urgent nature (eg. a student is ill and needs to be picked up) parents will be called on the telephone numbers listed in Infinite Campus.  

• Parents are expected to keep their contact information up to date on Infinite Campus.

• Parents are welcome to contact teachers and administrators directly, preferably via email to avoid disrupting classes or meetings with a phone call. If a response is required, staff will nearly always be able to respond within 24 hours.

Infinite Campus Portal

It is essential that students and parents consult Infinite Campus on a regular basis. This is your most valuable tool in keeping apprised of  the student’s overall academic performance. If students or parents have any questions, please feel free to contact the teacher. If you experience any difficulty accessing the Infinite Campus Portal, please contact our front office staff for assistance.

Accessing Infinite Campus

• Visit myLILA.org

• Click on “Quick Links” in the  drop down menu.

• Click on Infinite Campus.

• Enter your login name and password.  

  • Parents -  If you have multiple students, you will need to select your student from the drop down menu. 

• Use the navigation menu on the left hand side to access different areas of the portal.

Understanding Infinite Campus Formative/Summative Codes

• Turned In - The student turned in the assignment, but the teacher has not yet graded it

• Excused - The student had an excused absence on the day that the assignment was turned in and is NOT expected to complete the assignment

• Missing - *Student is expected to complete this assignment

• Incomplete - *Student is expected to redo this assignment

• Late - The assignment was turned in late

• Cheating - The student was cheating on an assignment. Refer to Academic Honesty Policy

• If no grade or code is present, the teacher has not yet recorded the grade or code.

Google Classroom for Students 

Google Classroom (GC) is an effective way for teachers and students to interact within courses. Teachers set up classrooms within the platform to easily share documents and resources with students. Students are able to mark their own assignments “turned in” on Google Classroom, so this is NOT the place for concerned parents to monitor their student’s work completion.

Infinite Campus is  where parents and students will see attendance, grades for formative and summative assignments, and missing assignments. 

Scheduled Conferences

Upper School conferences will be held on the evenings during fall and winter.

Parent conferences are considered valuable and important in developing understanding and mutual cooperation. Parent/teacher/student conferences are held twice a year and are planned to make them convenient for everyone. Notices will be sent home prior to conference dates.

As-needed Conferences

The education of our children requires a team effort. Therefore, our teachers are always available to discuss any issues or concerns relating to your child.  Feel free to email or leave a voicemail and we will respond as soon a possible.