Parent training

Before you start

Your school office or the saMas team has already added you; if sign-in says you are not linked to a school yet, ask them.

1. Sign in

   High2 min
   1. Open pilot.beta.samas.school, your school's site.
   2. Press Continue with Google if your email is a Google account. Otherwise type your Email address and press Continue.
   3. On Check your email, type the 6-digit code we sent you and press Sign in.
   You'll seeYour dashboard.
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Your first week

In this order. High tasks first.

1. Find each of your children

   High2 min
   1. Your Dashboard shows one child at a time: attendance, fees, grades and today's lessons.
   2. Use the Child picker at the top to switch between children.

   A child missing from the picker? Ask the school office to link them to your account.

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2. Read the weekly plan

   Medium2 min
   1. Open Weekly plan and pick the child. Switch between Last week, This week and Next week.
   2. Press Print for a paper copy, or Share to send it as text.
   You'll seeThe class teacher's note, the goals, and each day's tests, homework due and what to bring.
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3. See homework, and hand it in if needed

   High3 min
   1. Open Homework and pick the child. Work is grouped as To do, Handed in, waiting for marks, Marked and Missing.
   2. You can hand in for your child: open it, add an Answer or Attach photos or files, and press Hand in.
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4. See what is due

   High3 min
   1. Open Fees. Each child has a card with this month, outstanding, overdue and next due. Below are all invoices for your family.
   2. Open an invoice to see the lines, payments and balance. If something is wrong, press Raise a dispute.
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5. Say I have paid, or send your payment slip

   High3 min
   1. Pay at the school office, or by bank transfer, wallet or cheque.
   2. Already paid? Open Fees and press I have paid on the invoice. Say the day you paid, the Amount, how you paid and the Reference; a picture of the slip is optional. Press Tell the office.
   3. Have a slip? Open Upload payment proof. Tick the Children it covers, the Month, the Amount, the Method and a Reference, attach the File and press Submit.
   You'll see"The office has been told", or "Received. The office will match it and issue a receipt." The invoice then says "Office is matching your payment", and your receipt shows under Payments and receipts.

   I have paid lands in the office's Payment proofs next to the slips and is matched to the invoice you named. While it waits, no late fee is added and reminders pause for 7 days. One I have paid per invoice until the office answers; if they cannot find the payment it comes back with a note, so fix it and send again. The fee reminder email has an I have paid button that opens the same form. One slip per payment; JPG, PNG, WebP or PDF up to 5 MB; up to 10 uploads a day. Children on one slip must be on the same family account.

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6. Answer a permission slip

   High3 min
   1. Open Forms to sign. Each slip is for one child.
   2. Choose I agree or I do not agree, answer the questions, type your full name, tick the box and press Sign.
   You'll see"Signed. The school has your answer."

   You can Change my answer until the last date. Either parent can answer.

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7. Write to your child's teacher

   Medium3 min
   1. Open Messages and press New conversation. Choose the child in About, tick the teacher in To, write a Subject and Message, and press Send.

   The other parent can read and reply too. You can delete your own message within 5 minutes. Words the school does not allow are refused.

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8. See grades and exam results

   Medium3 min
   1. Open Grades for each subject and the teacher's feedback, and Exams for the date sheet and published results.
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9. Check attendance

   Medium2 min
   1. Open Attendance, pick the child and a Month. The list shows days away or late, with the teacher's note.

   An excused absence needs a note from you within 3 school days.

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10. See receipts and your family statement

    Low3 min
    1. Open Payments and receipts for every receipt and slip you sent. Open Statement for everything charged and paid, with the balance after each line.
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11. Listen in on a live sabaq

    Low5 min

    When your school runs Live Sabaq, your child recites to the teacher over audio and you can listen in from your phone.

    1. Open Live sabaq under Learning, tick both boxes and press I agree.
    2. When the session shows Live now, press Listen in, or Join for your child on this phone.
    3. After the session press Review and replay to hear it with the teacher's marks.

    Every session is recorded. Recordings cannot be downloaded. Press Report a problem if anything is wrong; it is answered within 24 hours.

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Read with your madrasa in myQT

Watch the one minute film, then install the myQT app on your phone. The app is in beta: use the link for your phone.

When something goes wrong

Check yourself

Three levels of five questions. Pass a level with 4 right to open the next. Your answers stay on this device.