John Butler primary College uses ‘Compass’ as a primary communication pathway for all communication and notices to our Parents and Caregivers.
Compass is a secure online environment developed by the Department of Education for staff, students and parents in public schools. It will give our teachers a tool to deliver content to the students via an online classroom. This means your children will be able to share with you what they are learning about and maybe discuss issues together online anywhere, anytime. For you, Compass provides easy access to information relevant to your child’s classes and learning and also provides access to teacher feedback and attendance data.
We will be using Compass to keep you updated with important information. Things like upcoming events, excursions, classroom activities, newsletters, photos and stories can be sent to you via email or, if you prefer, via a push notification on your mobile phone.
Download the free Compass App from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Our Newsletters are usually weekly and sent via Compass
Our College encourages the use of emails to communicate with parents regarding important college and class information. Similarly parents are able to use emails to;
- Notify the front office/classroom teacher of their child’s absence from college, and
- Arrange or make an appointment to personally discuss a matter with their child’s classroom teacher
Emails should not be used to discuss concerns, issues or matters of a confidential nature.
Please ensure that you advise our college office of any changes to your email address in order to ensure up-to-date records are kept.
In 2019 our Connect online classes will be operational and communication between parents and teachers can be accessed through this secure online facility.
Only URGENT telephone messages can be taken for students. Students are not normally permitted to use the college telephone.
