Helpful Reminders for 2022-2023

 

Please make note of some important reminders from Lisa Flynn and Cheryl Ebidia, our admin assistants working in the office at CPS. 

We would like to welcome everyone to Charlton P.S. for the 2022-2023 school year.  We are pleased to see both familiar and new faces! 

At this time, we would and like to share some information with you that will help you communicate with the school and learn about school events and purchase items offered through the school.

 School Schedule:

School Starts: 8:35 (Supervision in school yard starts at 8:20 am)

Lunch: 12:25 pm to 1:25 pm  (Please pack a lunch and bring water bottle.  Parents are now allowed to drop off lunches as needed.  Table provided in foyer.            

Dismissal:  3:05 pm

Attendance:  If your child will not be coming to school,  please use Edsby to report the absence or call 905-738-5497 and listen to the automated message (iNFORM).  The automated message system operates before and after school hours and requires you to call from a contact number you provided to the school.

Edsby:  Edsby is a tool to report absences and may be used by teaching staff to communicate.  Below is more information about Edsby, its purpose and how to register and/or add a child to your account if not already done.  If you are new to Edsby, you will receive an invitation from the school to join.  It is necessary to accept the invitation in order to create an account.

Parent Help:  This link will help you become more familiar with Google and other various apps such as Edsby - http://www.yrdsb.ca/Parents/Pages/Edsby-Resources.aspx

Every child has their own “gapps” account giving them a yrdsb gmail account and use of other applications.   To login to a gapps account, the user name is your child’s student number and a password is provided through their homeroom teacher.  If you have not received it, you may contact the office.

Cash Online:  Attached is an information sheet about Cash Online which we use for in-school purchases ( e.g. agenda’s, Pizza Lunch) or fundraising.  Create an account now, set up notifications and you will be ready to access items as they are offered by the school.

School Bus:   To confirm school bus eligibility and bus stops, go to www.schoolbuscity.com.  This site also announces school bus delays and cancellations.

If you have any questions, please call the school. 

Welcome to Edsby

 

 

York Region District School Board has partnered with Edsby to provide a secure platform for families to connect with what’s happening at school and with your child’s education.

 

Edsby offers many different features that YRDSB will be rolling out over the next several years.  Some of these features include:

●       Absence reporting

●       A news river with school events and information

●       Appointment bookings for Parent-Teacher Interviews/Student-Led Conferences

●       Program registration

●       Extra-curricular Groups and Activities

●       Access to your child’s schedule and upcoming events.

 

Our school will communicate more information as features become available.

 

For Edsby to be effective, it contains personal information about you and your family that is collected by the Board at registration. This information is used to provide services and support to you and your family.  Edsby has been designed as a secure system that protects the privacy of this information for our families.

 

Setting up your Edsby Account for the first time

 

An email from York Region District School Board would have been sent to you with instructions on how to create an Edsby account. Make sure the school office has your current email address on file.

If you do not see the email, please check your junk mail folder to ensure you do not miss this opportunity.

 1.      Click the link in the email. The browser will send you to a screen like the one on the right.

2.      Click the “I don’t have an Edsby parent account” button. Your username will be your email address. You will choose your password. Similar to a banking password, it is important to choose a strong password. Please do not share your password.   

3.      Click "Create Edsby Account." A “Welcome to Edsby” message will be sent to your email address.

For questions about your Edsby account, please contact your child’s school

Frequently Asked Questions

 

What can I do if I do not see the invitation in my email inbox?

Check your junk mail and/or mail settings for an email issued from YRDSB. Your email address on file at your child’s school must match the email address for Edsby. If they do not match, contact your child’s school to update your email address and reissue an invitation. Updates to email addresses for using Edsby take 24 hours.

 

What if I accidentally decline the invitation from my child’s school?

You will need to contact your child’s school so they may issue a new invitation to your email address.

 

What do I do if I forgot my password?

Go to the Edsby login page (http://yrdsb.edsby.com), then click “Can’t log in” at the bottom of the page. You will be prompted to enter your username (full email address on file). A temporary password will be sent to your email address and you will be asked to create a new password.

 

What do I do if I forget my login information?

Your Edsby username is your full email address that you provided to your child’s school. If you forgot your username or changed your username, you will need to contact your child’s school to verify the email address on file. Updates to email addresses for Edsby logins will take at least 24 hours.

 

Why does my Edsby account not show correctly on my screen?

Make sure to enable cookies and JavaScript on your browser (consult the help section of your browser). Edsby supports Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer (IE 10 or higher).

How do I sign in using the Edsby App?

 

Download the Edsby app for your mobile device. Open the app. Enter “yrdsb” for your server address when asked. Then enter your Edsby username (full email address) and password.

 

Why can I not see my other child(ren) or messages from their school(s)?

If you have children at other schools, you will receive a separate invitation for those students. When you select the link in the email, you will select “I have an Edsby account” and enter your login and password. Your children will be added to your account. As long as you are using the same email address, your children should all appear. If you do not see a child in your Edsby account, please contact the school of that child.