Send a message
Write an email to families right from Spotter. It goes to the parents and guardians with an email address, and shows on the Messages page with who got it.
Owners, admins, and front desk staff can send messages. Instructors can read the Messages page but not send.
To everyone or one class
Click New message
On the Messages page, click New message at the top.
Pick who it goes to
In To, choose All enrolled families (every family with a child enrolled in a class) or a class’s families. Below it, Spotter shows how many parents with an email it will reach.
Write it
Add a Subject and your Message.
Click Send
The message opens so you can watch it go out to each recipient.
To one family
Open the family’s page and click Message. The To box is skipped, since it goes to that family. See Families.
To families you pick
On the Families list, check the families you want, then click Message. It goes to every family you selected, up to 1,000 at a time.
Good to know
- Each parent gets one copy, even if they’re in more than one of the families or classes.
- Families can reply. Replies go to the address in Settings → Family emails → Replies go to. See Automatic notices.
- Every email includes a button that opens Spotter.
- If no one in the group has an email address, Spotter says so and won’t send.