Stay Connected

We know parents are busy, sometimes overwhelmed and bombarded with information. Here are some tools and resources to help you understand the different school communication channels so you can stay informed on what's happening at Highlands Elementary School.

 


Membership Toolkit LogoHighlands PTA Website

Our Highlands PTA website (hosted by Membership Toolkit) is the best place to stay informed about Highlands Elementary School events and programs sponsored by the PTA.

 

Register for a Membership Toolkit account in order to manage newsletter settings, calendar subscriptions, volunteering, donations, and PTA fundraising purchases.

 

The Member Directory (for active PTA members) and PTA calendars can also be accessed on the Membership Toolkit app available on the App Store or Google Play store.

 

Sign up for an account!

 

Register now

 


Bear Bytes Newsletter

 

 

Bear Bytes is a PTA email newsletter sent to parents who have registered for a website Membership Toolkit account.

 

Bear Bytes contains loads of great information on upcoming school events and important dates parents need to help manage their child's schedule.

 

Make sure you have an account and that your newsletter subscription is set to "subscribed" to receive emails. You can manage this in your account under "Subscriptions" or simply click the button below.

 

 

Manage Bear Bytes newsletter

 


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calendar subscriptions

One of the easiest ways to make sure you don't miss an important event or school deadline, is to subscribe to the PTA, Highlands school, and SMFC district calendars.

 

Yes, there really are three! Here is the type of information on each calendar.

  • PTA Calendar: School PTA meetings, events, fundraisers, etc.

  • Highlands School Calendar: School-wide events, staff development days, etc.

  • SMFC District Calendar: District board meetings, district-wide school dates, etc.

TIP! Subscribing to these calendars means that any added or updated events will automatically appear on your mobile app or computer calendar, so you don't have to always check our website or the school website calendar for updates.

 

Manage calendar subscriptions

 


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Facebook

Follow the Highlands PTA page on Facebook!

Visit our Facebook page to help our community stay connected and get PTA updates through social media. If you use Facebook, it's a great way to stay on top of what is happening with the Highlands PTA.

 

To get updates about fundraising events, PTA meetings, and other school news via Facebook, simply "follow" our PTA page on Facebook. After that, you'll get our PTA Facebook page updates in your Facebook feed.

 

 

 Follow Highlands PTA on Facebook

 


Highlands Elementary School Website

 

The Highlands Elementary School web site contains all information relating to school resources and specific information on the staff, teachers, school site council, bell schedules, distance learning apps and other information to help you manage

your child's education at Highlands.

 

 View Highlands Elementary School website

 


Parent Square 

 

The San Mateo-Foster City School District uses ParentSquare for school & district communication to families. The method of communication will stay the same with email and text, and additionally now with the ParentSquare app. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. Parents and guardians, please update all information in your AERIES Parent Portal account to ensure all information synced is up to date before the start of the new school year. Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:

  • Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification (This week at SMFCSD updates, Principal newsletters, Teacher/Parent Communication and more!)

  • Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6 pm 

  • Communicate in your preferred language

  • Direct message with teachers

  • Sign up for parent-teacher conferences

and much more!

Learn more about ParentSquare