Useful Links
How to Log in to the Parent Portal
- Find “Parents” among the links at the top of the website. Among the links on the left-hand side of the page, click on “Parent Portal." You will be shown the “Login” screen and be prompted for Username and Password.
- Username: Your username is either parent’s email address
.
Password: Your password will be the birthdate of the youngest child enrolled at St. Andrew’s.
(Please note that the birthdate is entered in the following format for a child born on July 8, 1996. This is an example: 7/8/96
- (There are no leading zeroes before the month and day, and the year is entered
with only the last 2 digits. Backslashes are used to separate month, day, and year.)
Each St. Andrew’s household must have at least one working email address in order to:
- access their “Parent Portal” for contact information
- schedule parent/teacher conferences in the fall, and
- retrieve grade reports.
- for regular weekly communication.
If you have any questions or encounter any problems with regard to parent portal access, please contact Lloret Moussa (
lmoussa@saes.org). If you are having trouble at the Login screen, let Lloret know specifically what Username and Password you have entered so she can investigate the problem. Thank you.
Parent Education Resources
SAES Website and School Handbook
Parents will find it useful to explore the resources listed elsewhere in this website under the heading “Academics” “The Education Center” compiled by Judy Lorber. Also, it is advisable to check the school handbook for relevant material as new questions arise.
SAES Recommended Reading
To promote continuing excellence and community conversation on educational issues, the entire faculty reads the same book each summer. Some grades have held book discussions using one of these books. The SAES library has a copy of each book for circulation. Most are now available in paperback.
The last five titles and publication dates are:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Carol Dweck
Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need To Know About The Emerging Science of Sex Differences. Leonard Sax, 2005.
T
he Primal Teen: What New Discoveries About The Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids. Barbara Strauch, 2003.
Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul. Edward Hallowell, 2001.
The End of Homework: How Homework Disrupts Families, Overburdens Children, and Limits Learning. Etta Kralovec, 2000.
The Fall of Rome (novel about being a teacher and student of color in prep school). Martha Southgate, 2002.
Parent Websites of Interest
SAES parents have found these information sites to be useful. Listing of a link does not constitute an endorsement by St. Andrew's. Elsewhere on the SAES website, be sure to check the excellent listing of useful sites regarding various aspects of learning under the heading “Academics” then “The Education Center”. Please let the SAPA Secretary know of other sites you think it would be helpful to list.
parentscouncil.org parentencouragement.orgthecommunityofconcern.org