Moderator's Note: Every once in awhile you will get a message from me (a fellow parent) where I have copied and pasted information into a document. The daily school announcements I receive from Ms. Weidner are copied and pasted in. From time-to-time, some of those copied characters (usually apostrophes and hyphens) DO NOT translate over to normal looking characters (so you may see a word like child's come across looking like child’s where the apostrophe, in the case of the last email I sent, may have messed up that word). I never know how messages are going to look until I receive them in my own email box. Any way...I tried to go through and change the apostrophes to make the last message more readable (I don't always have time to redo messages so sometimes I won't correct them). I hope this one come's across correctly...
Volcano Vista High School uses iParent to help parents stay on top of their students grades and attendance (my daughter didn't have a schedule recorded so I guess it depends on the teacher inputting it).
You must update your account each year. (I just did and it gave me a different iParent password from the one I used last year).
Some words of advice from your humble moderator...
1. Check the iParent grade book with your child, but try to avoid "freaking out" if you see zeros listed next to some of the assignments until you calmly ask your child if it has been turned in, but not graded/entered into iParent. I have found that there have been times when my child HAS turned in something that hasn't been recorded (so it would be unfair for me to be upset with my child for no reason). Have your child write down the items missing from the grade book and remind them to ask their teacher(s) about those assignments to make sure the teacher didn't make an error.
2. Also have your child check the accuracy of the grades entered. If there is a discrepancy, have your child talk to the teacher and show them any graded/returned assignments (I would advise keeping all graded assignments AT LEAST until they are entered into iParent).
3. Check the attendance link too to make sure any unexcused absences have been cleared up. This also gives you the opportunity to see if there are any shenanigans going on :)
4. You will need your child's ID number to sign up for iParent which you can find on their class schedule and school ID. You may also ask them for their ID as most children have it memorized.
Following are some instructions from the APS web site...
How do I create an i-Parent account?
If your child attends one of the schools listed above, you may create an i-Parent account. Here's how:
- Go to: http://sis.aps.edu/iparent
- Enter your first name, last name, child's id number, and child's birth date
- Verify whether you are the legal guardian
- Use the user name and password to log in to i-Parent
Logging in to iParent (for existing accounts)
- Go to: ionline.aps.edu/iparent
- Enter the district number: 0001
- Enter User Name and Password
- Click Log in
- Your child's schedule for the day displays
- If your child is enrolled in multiple schools, those schools are listed. Click on the school that you want to view (the school must be participating in i-Parent)
Hints for using i-Parent
Once logged in, here are a few things you can do in i-Parent:
- Click Attendance to see your child's attendance record.
- Click Grade book to see homework and grades.
- Click Schedule to see your child's schedule for the day.
http://sis.aps.edu/iparent/Documents/FAQs_HowTo_i-Parent.pdf
(Volcano Vista was added to the list after APS made the document with instructions so don't be confused when you don't see our school's name on this instruction sheet).
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