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⚡️ Welcome Thunderbirds! ⚡️ How to Stay Connected This School Year
Fri, Aug 8 7:55am

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Hi Thunderbirds,

Welcome to the 2025-26 school year! I’m Catrina Vrankovich, the PFC’s VP of Communications, which also means I also serve as the Konstella administrator. I’ve recently been adding new families, which is exciting! As we all start to trickle in and join our classrooms, please take a moment to read these helpful tips on how to stay connected at Thornhill.

At Thornhill, we use two main platforms to keep families informed and in the loop:

ParentSquare
This is the official communications platform for OUSD, and it’s where you’ll receive updates from Thornhill’s administration and teachers.

Konstella
We use Konstella for everything ParentSquare doesn’t cover! It’s a private, secure, and free platform funded by the PFC that helps Thornhill families stay connected school-wide and within individual classrooms.

You can access Konstella from your browser or by downloading the app on Apple or Android devices. It includes lots of helpful features: school-wide and PFC announcements, classroom updates from Room Parents, an event calendar with reminders, volunteer sign-ups, private messaging, a school directory, social groups and committees, and file and photo sharing.

It also offers translation into multiple languages, making it easier for everyone to stay connected. To view Konstella announcements in another language, click the "Translate Email" button in the top right corner and choose your preferred language.

Adding your Student(s) to their Classroom(s):
If you're a returning family, you'll be added to your student’s new classroom(s) soon. But once you receive your class assignments, please take a moment to double-check that the correct classroom is listed in your Konstella account. If it’s missing, feel free to add your student to the right classroom(s). It really helps! Go to Settings → Your Children and make sure everything looks right.

New to Thornhill? Welcome! You can register for Konstella here: https://www.konstella.com/cd/OLZ9CK

Once you register, please take a moment to double-check that the correct classroom is listed in your Konstella account. If it’s missing, feel free to add your student to the right classroom(s). It really helps! Go to Settings → Your Children and make sure everything looks right.

Please also take a moment to read our Konstella Communication Rules and Guidelines.

If you are a committee lead and need to post a school-wide calendar event or announcement on Konstella, please review these instructions.

Other ways to stay connected:

  • PFC Newsletter: Sent out every Tuesday via ParentSquare and Konstella

  • Thornhill Website: thornhillschool.org

  • Instagram: @thornhillpfc

  • PFC Google Calendar: Head to thornhillschool.org/calendar and click the +GoogleCalendar button in the bottom right corner to sync it to your device.

  • First PFC Meeting: Thursday, August 28 at 6:00pm via Zoom

If you have any questions about any of these platforms or how we use them, feel free to reach out to me at vpcommunications@thornhillschool.org.

Looking forward to a great year together!

Catrina Vrankovich
VP of Communications, Thornhill PFC