SME Wednesday Blast
9/30
Welcome to this week's Wednesday Digital Folder
Get Wild About Reading!
PTA Arts Reflection Contest
Entries due TODAY! This year's theme is "I Matter Because..." Submit your child's entries to Reflections@smepta.org. Registration form and contest rules are below.
SME is Wild About Reading!
2020 SME Read-A-Thon
Upcoming events for the week of October 5, 2020:
- Parent University: "How to" Tech Assistance Videos. Please visit the Family Engagement Canvas Page to access videos. Spanish videos coming soon.
- African American Parent Council: Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 6:00 p.m. For details and to participate, please visit the Family Engagement Canvas Page
- Virtual Parent University Workshop: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Parent Education Series- Be proactive- Presented by Young & Healthy, Thursday, October 8, 10:00 am. For details and to participate, please visit the Family Engagement Canvas Page
- Virtual Parent University Workshop: First to Go to College Series: 4 Segments of Higher Education- College Options, presented by CAP, Thursday, October 8, 11:00 am. (Presented in English) and 6:30 p.m. (Presented in Spanish). For details and to participate, please visit the Family Engagement Canvas Page and see attached flyer.
For additional Parent University workshop information and archived workshops, please visit the Family Engagement Canvas Page.
Fall 2020 Adult Education Catalogue, click HERE
The Office of Family and Community Engagement is currently serving families and community by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please call or email us at (626) 396-3600 Ext. 88191 or email familycenter@pusd.us You can also visit our PUSD Family Engagement Page and Family Engagement Canvas Page for additional information and resources.
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
PUSD Technology Services (ITS):
- Tech Bytes - Technology Support Reminders September 29, 2020 Tech Bytes
- For information on Parent Portal, please visit https://www.pusd.us/Page/620
- For quick steps on creating a Parent Portal account, please visit https://www.pusd.us/Page/8650
- Due to school closures, alternate Parent Portal procedures are temporarily in place for verifying a parent. when getting started with a new Parent Portal account, or linking additional students to an existing account. For instructions, please click HERE
- To reset Parent Portal password, please visit https://www.pusd.us/Page/7867
- Canvas is the new learning management system (LMS) that PUSD students and teachers are using in 2020-2021 for both distance learning (and in-person learning days, whenever this is possible). Read more
- Tips for Webex Account Validation: Some of our students are receiving an error message when trying to attend Webex Meetings that ask for them to verify their accounts. In order to fix this there are 3 items to check --
- Be sure students shutdown and restart their device daily.
- Visit arms.pusd.us and make sure the student is logged in to the PUSD Portal.
- Visit pusd.webex.com and sign in
- Be sure students shutdown and restart their device daily.
- Students may not need to complete all these steps, but checking the above 3 items will help ensure that they can get connected.
Access to Free or reduced cost Computers and Internet for Low Income Families:
https://www.pcsforpeople.org/eligibility/
https://theonitfoundation.org/faqs/
http://computersforclassrooms.org/computers-for-low-income-families/
https://decisiondata.org/internet/low-income-internet-options/
https://www.att.com/internet/access/
https://www.everyoneon.org/lowcost-offers
Resources for Supporting Pasadena Unified Students and Families during Distance Learning (Fall 2020)- Please see the attached flyer.
City of Pasadena Outdoor Recreation Programs: Please click HERE for details and to register.
Day One Pasadena Safe Routes to Schools Presents: Do Walk Month: Please click HERE for more information.
California PTA: Ideas for Socially Distant, Safe Arts Education: Please click Here
La Pintoresca Library now offers online Homework Help via Live Chat for students from Kindergarten to 12th grade on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (626) 744-7268 or visit https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/
Day One Resource Directory for Pasadena, Altadena and SGV, please see attached. For free basic bike repair and Bike Match, please click Here
City of Pasadena: The Pasadena Local Emergency Alert System, or PLEAS, uses both text and voice messages to keep residents and community members in Pasadena informed in case of emergencies. To register, please visit https://www.cityofpasadena.net/fire/pleas/
CDC Covid-19 Parental Resources Kit- Ensuring Children and Young People’s Social, Emotional, and Mental Well-being: Click HERE
Please visit PUSD COVID-19 website https://www.pusd.us/covid19 or call PUSD hotline at 626-396-3680 for the latest COVID-19 messages, support and resources.