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Read messages from your school and teachers
A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 5 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
How to read messages from your school and teachers
- 1Click Messages in the portal navigation (the small number beside it is how many notes you haven't read)
- 2It opens School mail: notes from your school and teachers, newest first
- 3Unread messages have a thicker left edge and a dot next to the subject
- 4Read each message — the footer shows "From [sender name]" and their role
- 5Messages are marked as read automatically once you view the page
Part of Messages & announcements
One compose reaches every family's portal inbox — plus teacher-to-family threads and an oversight search so leadership can stand behind every message.
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