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.

Highlands 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.

Bear Bytes Newsletter

Bear Bytes is a PTA newsletter sent to parents via ParentSquare.

Stay up to date with the latest from the PTA by visiting ParentSquare or setting your notification preferences to deliver an email to your inbox. The newsletter is published every other week.

Access the 2024-25 school year issues here.

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

Facebook & INSTAGRAM

Follow the Highlands PTA page on Facebook and Instagram!

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

Follow Highlands PTA on Facebook

Follow Highlands PTA on Instagram

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