School Cash ONLINE!

Pine Grove P.S. is accepting online payments through School Cash ONLINE!

School Cash Online provides the following benefits:

•   A convenient fee payment option that saves time

•   Reduces paper

•   No more need to send cash or cheques to school 

•   A quick way to register. It takes less than 5 minutes to register.

Parents that opt to participate will receive notification via email of student fees owed (both required and optional), and can make secure online payments by credit card or Interac and receive a receipt.

To view a presentation about the program, go to http://www.kevsoftware.com/movies/ParentRegEnglish/.

Follow the easy steps on the next page to register and get started!
                                                      

Step 1: Register

a)     Click on the School Cash Online button on our school’s website at http://pinegrove.ps.yrdsb.ca/

and select the “Get Started Today” button.

b)    Complete each of the three Registration Steps

*For Security Reasons your password, requires 8 characters,

 one uppercase letter,  one lowercase letter and a number.

Step 2: Confirmation Email

A registration confirmation email will be automatically forwarded to you.  Click on the link provided inside the email to confirm your email and School Cash Online account.  The confirmation link will open the School Cash Online site prompting you to sign into your account.  Use your email address and password just created with your account.

 Step 3: Find Student

NOTE: A STUDENT NUMBER IS REQUIRED

 This step will connect your children to your account.

a)    Enter the School Board Name

b)    Enter the School Name

c)    Enter Your Child’s Student # and Last Name

d)    Select Continue

e)    On the next page confirm that you are related to the child, check in the Agree box and select Continue

f)     Your child has been added to your account 

Step 4: View Items or Add Another Student

If you have more children, select “Add Another Student” option and repeat the steps above.  5 children can be added to one parent account.

If you do not wish to add additional children, select “View Items For Students” option.  A listing of available items for purchase will be displayed.

NEED HELP?

If you require assistance, select the GET HELP option in the top right hand corner of the screen or contact School Cash Online – Parent Help Desk at 1-866-961-1803 or parenthelp@schoolcashonline.com.

York Regional Police Advisory and Safety Tips

York Regional Police Advisory and Safety Tips

The attached community alert was sent to us by York Regional Police with a request to distribute the information to our school communities. In accordance with the Police-Board Protocol, we are sending you the press release along with the following tips to remind your children about personal safety.

Here's what children need to know:

• Their name, age, telephone number, address, city and province.  This can be done through rhyme or song.
• How to contact their parents at any time, by memorizing cell or work numbers.
• How and under what circumstances to call 911.
• To never approach or enter a stranger's vehicle.  A responsible adult would never ask a child for directions or any other question for that matter.
• Make sure they know they have a right to say "no" to an adult, especially when the adult is asking them to do something they have been taught is wrong or feels uncomfortable.  Reminding children of this right is important because children are taught from a young age to respect adults.
• To always tell parents where they will be and to never enter someone's home without their parent's permission.
• If home alone, never admit it when answering the phone. Never answer a knock at the door or speak through it.  Adults can be very persuasive.  Teach your child to call you if there is a knock at the door and if they fear for their safety, teach them to call 911.  Make sure they know that police officers are there to help them and would not get mad if it were a false alarm.
• If they think they are being followed or are in danger they should run home or to a public place.  If someone grabs them, they should try to get away, yelling and screaming while doing so.
• It is important to play in safe areas, never take shortcuts and stick with a buddy whenever possible.

It is never too early or too late to teach children the importance of personal safety.  Common sense, communication and consistency are the keys. Remind children to alert a responsible adult if something strange happens that makes them feel uncomfortable. Remember, crime prevention is everyone's responsibility.

For more information on this subject, visit www.yrp.ca.

York Regional Police Community Alert and Safety Tips