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Chapter 8: The Parent Noticeboard
Contents
Chapter 8: The Parent Noticeboard .......................................................................................... 1
Parent Access ........................................................................................................................ 1
The Parent Noticeboard ........................................................................................................ 1
Do’s and Don’ts......................................................................................................................2
Tips for Adding Content .........................................................................................................2
Adding Calendars and Activities ...........................................................................................3
Parent Teacher Association...................................................................................................5
Partnership with Parents .......................................................................................................6
Exam Information................................................................................................................... 7
Notices for Parents ................................................................................................................8
School Fees and Book List .....................................................................................................9

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Chapter 8: The Parent Noticeboard
Research shows that children do better in school when parents take an active interest in
their child’s schooling. There are number of ways that parents and schools can
communicate with each other, rather than relying on the scheduled parent-teacher
evenings. Close communications between parents and schools can benefit the student
enormously.
Parents of students in all Malaysian schools are automatically allocated a login to the Frog
VLE. Although limited to viewing the parent noticeboard and using email there is a lot the
school can do to keep parents fully informed.
This section is intended to start your school on the path to fully engaging parents. It is
meant as a general overview of the potential of your VLE in opening communication
channels to parents.
Parent Access
Parents must use their own Yes ID and password when logging in to the Frog VLE.
These need to be given to them by the Frog Admin.
The Parent Noticeboard
The Parent Noticeboard is the first page parents are presented with upon logging into the
VLE. It can only be customised by the Frog Admin. By default, the Parent Noticeboard
looks like this:

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The Frog Admin may add more tabs or sub tab to this page in order to convey necessary
information to parents. How these are displayed is up to you. Use the Widgets to change
the look and content of the Parents Noticeboard.
Note: Here are just some few examples. No doubt you can think of many more innovative
ways of using the Parent Noticeboard according to your school’s needs.
Do’s and Don’ts
Do
Update the board regularly so that Parents have a reason to log in.
Inform all parents of their login information and explain the Noticeboards’ purpose.
Try to include helpful, pertinent information.
Try to convey warmth and a sense of partnership with parents.
Make sure your Parent Noticeboard looks neat, organized, professional, and visually
appealing.
Don’t
Let posted items become outdated or expired.
Put up nasty reminders.
Post inaccurate information or words spelled incorrectly.
Tips for Adding Content
The default Parent Noticeboard is based around a single page. The Frog Admin can add
new tabs to expand the Noticeboard. Include separate sections of information on a
variety of different tabs. Select sections that are most appropriate for parents in your
school. Start with a few sections and ask parents what they would like to see. Add more
as you learn about parents’ needs, interests, and concerns.
This is an example of a typical Parents
Noticeboard. In this example we added
new tabs such as; Calendar and
Activities, Parent Teacher Association,
Partnership with Parents, Exams, Notices
for Parents and also a School Fees and
Book List tab.

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Adding Calendars and Activities
Besides adding new pages we have also created subpages for the School Calendar and
co-curricular activities.
When parents click on the Calendar & Activities tab, they can view a complete school
calendar for the year. They can also download the time table if needed.

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On the School Calendar tab, Parents can view upcoming meetings or events for the
school.
Whilst on the Curricular & Co-curricular sub tab, they can see exams dates or any
societies and clubs events.

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Parent Teacher Association
On Parent Teacher Association page, parents can find any related issues, events and
information about the association in your school.

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Partnership with Parents
The Partnership with Parents page helps parents to know more about each other as a
family. In here, you can post photos of people who provide your program with valued
support and assistance: corporate donors, special visitors or volunteers.
If necessary, invite each person to contribute a brief quote about why they support the
program or how they feel about their experience at the program.
Frog Administrators can also add subpages for the Partnership with Parents page. For
example, you can add a Discussion Forum. The Forum page allows parents to submit
comments, questions or suggestions regarding the school, students or school
management.

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Exam Information
The Exams page informs parents of all exam related information such as examination
time tables.
The Frog Admin can also create subpages for national examination papers, such as
UPSR, PMR, SPM, STPM or STAM.

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Notices for Parents
In the Notices for Parents page, we have created individual pages for each Year Group.
Form teachers are able to notify parents concerning school trips, performing arts,
fundraisers or any other events that involves Parents participation.

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School Fees and Book List
In the School Fees and Book List page, we have created individual School Fees and Book
List pages for each Year Group. Parents are able to obtain information regarding the
school fees from the page.
Furthermore, book list for the subsequent school year can be obtain beforehand instead
of rushing to the school at the beginning of the school year and going through the
process of purchasing the school essentials.

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