Capitol Hill Headliner
What's Going On In The World Of Cougars
Images from Distance Learning!
PTO Meeting
Mark your calendar for the October 20th PTO meeting on Google Meet from 7-8 pm featuring a school update by Principal Hodges and breakout rooms for parent discussion. Details to follow in next week’s Headliner!
Fall Conference Update
Our tentative dates are:
Tuesday, November 17 5:00 PM-8:00 PM
Thursday, November 19 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Friday, November 20 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
SPPS Technology Help
If you need help for your student’s iPad, please visit spps.org/iPadhelp, call the SPPS Family Support line at 651-603-4348 between 7am-4pm, or email familysupport@spps.org.
If you have questions about distance learning, including how to take your student’s attendance, as well as translations, please visit spps.org/distancelearning.
iPad OS 14.0.1 - Install the Update!
The latest iPadOS is available and ready to install on the iPad.
Technology Services pushed the availability of the update to all district iPads over the past weekend.
Most student devices will have downloaded and prepared the update already, but if not, it can take extended time. This update is critical in maintaining network security and integration with core SPPS platforms.
Devices need to be charged above 50% (if unplugged) or above 20% (if plugged) and connected to WiFi (if the download is not complete) in order to run this update.
See this step-by-step presentation for running the update.
See this step-by-step video for running the update.
Questions:
Family Support: 651-603-4348
What Is Schoology? How Can Parents Use It? (Grades 4-8)
Schoology is an online system that helps you stay informed about your student’s classes, assignments, and grades. You can use Schoology to:
View your student’s Courses and Groups
View your student’s upcoming, current, and overdue assignments
Monitor school and course announcements
Stay involved in your student’s education
To access Schoology, go to https://www.spps.org/onestop and click on the Schoology logo (3/4 down the page)
Use your One Stop username ( g###### ) and password to log in.
If you don’t have your One Stop username, contact Capitol Hill office staff for help at 651-325-2500, michelle.neal@spps.org, or sunny.neiger@spps.org.
A parent guide to using Schoology can be found here.
Stages 2 and 3 Readiness to Return Family Surveys
We continue to prepare for in-person learning for students across the district and are planning to welcome all students and teachers back to in-person learning at some point in the school year in a safe and careful manner. We have carefully created a transition plan that has students transitioning to hybrid learning spaces in groups.
There are two surveys for families of elementary age students.Please take some time to respond to these surveys. Your feedback will help us with communication and further planning.
1st and 2nd Grade: https://commedspps.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9LVbgpfaidTMvnn
This survey will close on Saturday, October 10. If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Gray Akyea at stacey.gray-akyea@spps.org.
3rd-5th Grade: https://commedspps.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25gueRmhGYX9yiF
This survey will close on Sunday, October 11. If you have any questions, please contact Stacey Gray Akyea at stacey.gray-akyea@spps.org.
More information regarding SPPS planning for Hybrid can be found at https://www.spps.org/fallplanning2020