Our School now has our own Skoolbag iPhone and Android App to help us communicate more effectively with our Parent/Student community.
Skoolbag provides schools with an easy way to tell parents/ carers everything they need to know, and it provides parents with the most convenient way to receive school notifications.
No more lost paper in student school bags! School newsletters, school notices and alerts will be added directly to the smartphone through the Skoolbag School Mobile App. In addition Captains Flat Public School will continue to distribute paper copies of all notifications.
We are asking parents/students to install our Skoolbag School App. To install it, please see details below.
For iPhone and iPad users:
1. Click the "App Store" icon on your Apple device.
2. Type your school name in the search, using suburb name will help.
3. You will see your school appear, click "Get" then "install".
4. The app is FREE to download.
5. When installed click "Open"
6. Select "OK" to receive push notifications, when asked.
7. Click the "More" button on the bottom right of the App, then "Setup".
8. Toggle on the Push Categories that are applicable for you by tapping the on/off switch.
For Android users:
You must first have signed up with a Google Account before installing the app.
1. Click the "Play Store" button on your Android Device
2. Click the magnifying glass icon at the top and type in your school name, using suburb name will help.
3. Click the school name when it appears in the search.
4. Click the "Install" button.
5. Click "Accept" for various permissions (please note, we do not modify any of your personal data on your device).
6. Click "Open" when installed.
7. Click the "More" button on the bottom right of the App, then "Setup".
8. Toggle on the Push Categories that are applicable for you by tapping the on/off switch.
Please Note: Some brands of Android phones need the setting in "Notification Manager" changed to "Allow" instead of "Notify" in order for the push notifications to work. The phone must also be running at least version 4 system software to run the app.
For Windows 8.1 Phone and Windows 8.1 or 10 device users:
1. Go to the Windows Store on your 8.1 Windows Phone or Windows 8.1/10 Device
2. Search for "Skoolbag" in the keyword app search
3. Install the Skoolbag app
4. Find your school either by using the keyword search or location service.
5. Click the "Pin" icon to pin the school tile to your Windows Phone home screen.
6. Click the "More" button on the bottom right of the App, then "Setup"
7. Toggle the Push Categories that are applicable to you by tapping the on/off switch.
Please Note: The Skoolbag Windows App is for 8.1 version Windows Phones, or Windows 8.1 and 10 devices.
Once you have downloaded the App you can utilise the following functions on it
- Push notifications will instantly keep you up to date and will aware you of any cancellations
- Read newsletters
- Sign permission notes (or any notes)
- Change of details eForm
- Absentee Note eForm
- School events calendar
We hope you enjoy our new form of communication.
If you require any more information please do not hesitate to contact me - Hannah Lowman (Relieving Principal)