Assistant Principal - Learning and Teaching
At this point in the term there are many assessment notifications being posted by teachers and a variety of assignments and assessment tasks being submitted across Years 7-12. One common question asked of me is how parents can gain access to Google Classroom?
At SJPC we use Google Classroom for most subjects as a way of disseminating assessment tasks, homework, lesson content and any supplementary notes for lessons or revision. This platform also allows for marking homework, assessment feedback and links to other resources.
Therefore, having parental access to this Google platform is a way of engaging in student learning and feedback. The following was created by our IT Staff.
Google Classroom - Guardian Summaries
When a guardian accepts an invitation from a teacher, they get regular emails about their student’s work and classes. These emails, known as guardian email summaries, include information about missing work, upcoming work, and class activity. Your student’s teacher sends you the email invitation. After you accept the invitation, you get regular email summaries of your student’s work.
Guardian email summaries - an explanation and example photo of email summary.
Can I sign into my child’s google classroom?
No, Guardians can't access Classroom or their child's assignments due to privacy laws. Guardians can only get email summaries, if your child's teacher allows it.
Reasons this may not be working
- A teacher may not have a google classroom
- Teacher has not turned on the ‘Guardian email summaries’ setting
- No Guardian is entered against a student.
- The invitation was sent but not accepted.
- Guardian can search email, or teacher can remove guardian then add them back in. You may have to logout for this to work.
- Incorrect guardian email address
In closing, I would like to continue to highlight the electronic resources the College now subscribes to. The following resource will be used as a support for our current HSC students but is available for all students and parents at St John Paul College.
Our College’s subscription details to Study Skills Handbook are -
Username: stjohnpaul
Password: 89success
As was the case in 2019, we have access to the Elevate Education Student Portal. This online platform contains resources and useful study tips that all SJPC students will find effective. We encourage them to access this Student Portal and try some of the strategies. Students have the password to this site. The password can also be found on the Curriculum Noticeboard.
Good luck to all parents and students with the upcoming assessment tasks and please speak to your relevant class teacher if there are any issues with Google Classroom or assessment tasks.
James Furey
Assistant Principal
Learning and Teaching