Dear Families,
We are continuously working to improve and simplify communication between you and Penderlea. Keeping up with your child’s coursework and their teachers directly impacts their well-being both in the classroom and at home. Effective school communication plays a significant role in this process, but it often isn't as simple and accessible as it could be.
That’s what we’re working to solve. This year, we’re excited to continue our Rooms feature in our district app, now in its second year of implementation. Rooms enables you to have two-way parent-teacher conversations and keep up with classroom announcements.
Our district app currently offers:
Live feed updates
District and school news
Upcoming events
Breakfast and lunch menus
Push notifications for important and urgent announcements
With Rooms, you’ll have access to even more exciting features, including:
Two-way messaging with teachers, staff, and coaches
Classroom announcements, reminders about coursework, and materials
Behavior tracking for celebrating good behavior and academic achievement
Automatic translation
So, what does all of this mean for you? It means you don’t need another app or tool to keep up with your child’s teachers and coursework. You’ll be able to find the majority of school and district information in one place: within our PCS app. If you don’t already have it, the district app is free and available in the Play Store and App Store!
If you signed up for Rooms last year, you will not need to complete any other steps to continue to utilize this feature for the 2024-2025 school year. Your child’s classes and teachers should populate within the app by open house. If not, please reach out to your school for support.
If you are new to our school district or if you didn’t sign up last year, you should receive an invite to Rooms by email or text by open house. Once you receive the invite, simply follow the link on your browser to create a login. If you don’t receive an automated invite, please ask your child’s teacher(s) for instructions and the “magic code” that will allow you to sign up for Rooms. They will be happy to help you get the app working on your phone!
After you’ve created your login, you can access Rooms through the PCS app. Once you’re there, you’ll see a toggle at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Just touch Rooms to get started. If you have multiple children attending our district, you’ll see them all listed in the menu section of Rooms.
We hope this offers you a richer, simpler, and ultimately easier communication experience. You can read more about Rooms on our district’s FAQ page here. You can also get additional support on the Rooms Central website. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Stephen Harris