Keep parents connected to their child’s day with real-time updates about classroom activities, milestones, and communication. This step helps foster trust and transparency with families through easy-to-use tools on Illumine.
📸 1. Post Daily Activities
Navigate to: Parent Communication → Activities
✅ Today’s Activities
This is your core screen for recording and sharing what students did during the day.
Assign activities at multiple levels:
Individual student
Entire classroom
Program or group
Choose from a comprehensive list of preset activity types like meals, naps, learning time, playtime, etc.
Select any activity to begin posting an update to parents
✏️ Customizing Activities:
Want to tailor the activity options shown?
Go to: Settings → Activity
Use the "Enable/Disable Activity" toggle to edit the list and streamline your activity view.
Daily Report
This section gives teachers a detailed per-student summary of daily activity updates.
View which activities a student was involved in
Quickly update or backfill entries for individual children
Perfect for tracking development and engagement on a student-by-student basis
🖱️ Quick Access:
Click the "Post Activity" button on the top menu (web version) to begin logging updates instantly.
2. Send Direct Messages to Parents
Navigate to: Parent Communication → Messages / Concerns / Parent Notes
💬 Messages
Two-way communication between teachers/admins and parents
Parents and staff can both initiate conversations
❗Concerns & Parent Notes
Initiated only by parents from their Illumine Parent App
Ideal for:
Health concerns
Home updates
Quick notes to the teacher
👨👩👧👦 Try it Yourself:
Add your email/phone as a test parent to experience the parent view and test communication features firsthand.
🎯 You're now equipped to keep parents engaged, informed, and connected with classroom life.
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📅 Need help setting up activity posts or testing parent communication?
👉 Schedule a free onboarding session for personalized assistance.