Notes that used to come on paper
Permission notes, excursion details and sport days now arrive as notices in the portal.
Sentral parent portal
Another notice in Sentral. Sense keeps only the dates.
Notes home, newsletters, sport days, permission notes, pupil-free days. When one has a date, share it into Sense and it lands on your family calendar, with a reminder for anything you need to sign or pay.
Inbox 8 from Sentral this week
- SentralNew notice: Stage 2 newsletter
- SentralNote: Swimming carnival permission
- SentralSchool development day - Mon 2 November
- SentralNew notice: Canteen menu Term 4
- SentralAbsence explanation required
- SentralNote: Kindergarten 2027 orientation
- SentralNew notice: Colour run fundraiser
- SentralSchool photos - order online
On the family calendar
Swimming carnival - Fri 23 Oct School development day - Mon 2 Nov Colour run - Wed 28 OctThe volume
Why the notices pile up.
Sentral is where many schools put everything: notes, newsletters, the calendar, attendance and payments. Each new item can send you a notification.
Newsletters per stage and school
A whole-school newsletter, plus stage or year newsletters, each with dates inside.
Attendance and admin
Absence explanations and payment reminders sit in the same feed as the events.
More than one child
Two children in two stages means two sets of notes on top of the school ones.
What parents try
The usual fixes trade one problem for another.
Turn off notifications
Quieter, until the swimming carnival permission note that was due Friday.
Check the school calendar
Useful for term dates, but class notes and newsletters carry dates the calendar does not.
Read every newsletter
Every week, per child. The date is usually near the bottom.
How it works
You share it. Sense keeps the dates.
Step 01
Share or screenshot it
When a Sentral item has a date, share it to Sense or screenshot it and share the screenshot. Newsletter PDFs work too.
Step 02
Sense reads it
Sense picks out the dates, times, what to bring, and anything to sign or pay.
Step 03
It is on the calendar
Events land on your family calendar, with reminders for deadlines, so everyone sees the same plan.
What it costs
The free plan covers 10 items a month for the whole family. Premium is unlimited, and adds chores, meal planning and the Sense Hub. See pricing.
A week of Sentral
What lands on the calendar, and what does not.
On the family calendar
- Swimming carnival - Fri 23 Oct
- School development day - Mon 2 Nov
- Colour run - Wed 28 Oct
Left in the inbox
- New notice: Stage 2 newsletter
- New notice: Canteen menu Term 4
- Absence explanation required
- Note: Kindergarten 2027 orientation
- School photos - order online
Getting Sentral notices into Sense
Share the notice or newsletter from the Sentral for Parents app, or take a screenshot and share that to Sense. Sense reads it and adds the dates. If your school emails notes or newsletters as attachments, forward the email instead and Sense reads the attachment.
FAQ
Common questions.
How do I get Sentral events onto my family calendar?
Screenshot or share the notice from the Sentral for Parents app to Sense. Sense reads the date and details and adds it to your family calendar, which can connect to Google Calendar.
Can Sense read a Sentral newsletter?
Yes. Share the newsletter PDF or a screenshot to Sense and it pulls out every date.
Will Sense remind me about permission notes?
Yes. A sign-by or pay-by date becomes a reminder, separate from the event itself.
Is Sense part of Sentral?
No. Sense is a separate family organiser, so the school does not need to change anything.
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Sentral is a trademark of its owner. Sense is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sentral.
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