News and letters to parents

News items are short announcements that parents see on their «today» page. You send a letter to parents as an announcement with the letter attached.

Writing an announcement

1. In the cockpit, tap «Write news».
2. Enter «Title» and «Text».
3. Choose the «Audience»: «All children» or individual levels. «For parents» also shows the announcement to all parents. If the groups module is switched on, your groups can be chosen too.
4. Under «More details», set «Valid until» if needed, narrow down with «from class» and «to class» and add «Attachments».
5. Save with one of the buttons at the bottom.

Letter to parents as an attachment

Upload the letter under «Attachments» with «Upload file». It is stored as a document when you save. A document that is already in Ufzack can be chosen with «Or link an existing document». In the «Text», write a sentence or two about what the letter is about.

With or without email

• «Save as draft»: only the team sees the announcement.
• «Publish without notification»: it appears on «today», without email.
• «Publish and inform parents»: the families concerned are also notified, with the «Comment to parents (optional)».

For a published announcement the buttons are called «Save» and «Save and inform parents».

How long it stays visible

Without «Valid until», the announcement stays on «today» until someone removes it. After that date it disappears from «today» and can still be found in the archive. «Archive» takes a finished announcement off «today» straight away, without an email to families. The button «Show on “today” again» brings it back.

«Delete» removes an announcement permanently, including from the archive.

The list

In the list, «Create new announcement» also starts a new announcement. With «Status» you filter by draft, published and archived.

Who an announcement is for is explained in Groups and audiences.