Thursday, 3 October 2013

Interim Report Cards, Book Fair and Parent -Student-Teacher Interviews

Thank you to School council for funding a very informative parent information evening on Social Network Safety Wednesday night with Paul Davis.  We all went home and changed our passwords! Paul shared valuable advise on how to open the conversations with our children about their on line presence and the long term implications for our lives based on our digital footprints. Some safety tips will soon be posted on the parent page of our website.

It is hard to believe that the first mark update will be ready for parents to view on Home Logic on October 15-18, 2013. Our first parent-student-teacher interview and Book Fair will be held on October 21 and 24. Thanks to our School Council, we will be using the Conference Manager Software to book interviews with your teachers. Conference Manager booking time opens at 2:00 PM on October 16, 2013. It is recommended that you book 10 minutes (two consecutive 5 minute sessions) with core teachers and 5 minutes with complementary teachers. Parents should leave 5 minutes of travel time between interviews. A handout will be coming home with information on how to log onto Home Logic and Conference Manager. Instructions also appear on our blog.

Parent-Teacher Conferences

We are pleased to be using the Conference Manager to schedule Parent-Teacher Interviews using the Internet.
The link for the Conference Manager is:
https://midsun.schoolsoft.ca   (DO NOT include “www”)

A Parent Account is required to use the Conference Manager. However, you only need to go through the registration process the first time you use the system. If you have never registered in the Conference Manager use the link above and click the “Register Now” button.

Welcome to
Conference Manager
Even though the system is closed, you can still register and/or login to manage your profile and cancel or print your bookings
To book a conference, you must be a registered user.
Please enter your email address and password, or register now!
SUPPORT
For assistance contact: Midsun School 403 777-6430
To ensure that you receive emails from the Conference Manager, we recommend adding "appointments@schoolsoft.ca" to your Address Book.

Top of Form
LOGIN
EMAIL ADDRESS
PASSWORD
Bottom of Form
NOT REGISTERED?
Create a user profile by
registering now
Can’t remember your password?
If you already have a Parent Account, click on the link above, select “Forgot your password” and enter the email address you used to register in the system. You will then receive an email containing instructions for resetting your password. If you do not receive an email, you might have entered an email address the system does not recognize. Please also add appointments@schoolsoft.ca to your address book in your computer mail.  This will over ride any spam filters that might be blocking the email. If the problem persists, please contact the office and ask them to access your Parent Account, confirm your email address and reset your password.

Step 1 - Conference Manager Opens to Parents – October 16, 2013
If you used the Conference Manager in the past, your email and password are still in the system. You can simply access the Conference Manager using the link above.
Step 2 – Book your Parent-Teacher interviews
Select the teachers with whom you want to book interviews. You will see each teacher’s schedule. After booking your appointments you can print off your schedule. You will also receive an email confirming your bookings. You can log into the system at any time to view your bookings, print, cancel or re-schedule appointments.

If you do not have Internet access, you are welcome to contact the office and we will schedule your conferences on your behalf.
Important Dates:
Oct 16 – Start scheduling your interviews at 2:00 pm
Oct 23 – Conference Manager closes at 3:00 pm
Oct 21 – Parent Teacher Interviews 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Oct 24 – Parent Teacher Interviews 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact the school.

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