Log in to my family's Sycamore account: Please watch this short tutorialfrom me with how to log in to Sycamore. If you do not know the web address OR your log in information, please let our Director of Technology, Kelly Hickey, know (khickey@stcecilia.net). *Side note - by the time I realized the camera was backwards, it was too late to start over so please ignore that part of the video!
Check my family’s lunch balance: Although all students currently qualify for the free lunch program, this does not apply to extras. For example, if your child orders an A+1 (an extra slice of pizza), they are charged $1.10 for that extra. Another example would be if your child brings a cold lunch but orders a milk, this is an extra $0.35. Please keep your child’s lunch account in the positive to avoid any possible issues with no lunch availability. Please continue to watch the tutorial above for how to find your lunch balance through Sycamore.
View and discuss my child’s progress report with them after school.
On Sept. 21st, your child will be bringing home a progress report sheet from their teacher. The focus of the first 20+ days of school has been on expectations, the 3 B’s (Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe), and just getting into the routine of school. Research shows that if you spend the first weeks of school on these items, you have more time for academics later in the year (and less time on redirecting behavior). With our social-emotional learning (SEL) program, this has been our main focus.
If your child has some S’s or N’s for their behaviors, that’s ok. Please do not expect perfection from them right now by seeing all E’s on the attributes. Progress reports are a great way to get feedback on their behavior so you can work on improving and getting better.
If your child has some missing assignments, that’s ok. If your child has some assignments that they struggle with, that’s ok. We do not expect 100% all the time, all day, every day. Sure you can have high expectations but build in room for slips and struggles. As adults, we slip and struggle too.
There may not be a lot of assignments in the grade book at this point. So keep that in mind when looking at their grades. There is a lot of time between now and October 21 (the end of Quarter 1).
Enter Service Hours within Sycamore
Click this link for detailed instructions for entering your service hours in Sycamore Education.
