Ongoing communication between home and school is important. Parents and caregivers can always reach out to their child’s school if they have questions or concerns, and schools will do their best to provide an interpreter if needed.

Multilingual Caregiver Communication Forms

These Multilingual Caregiver Communication Forms can be sent to school with your child when you need to speak to someone at the school and wish to have an interpreter.

Microsoft Translator

Microsoft Translator is a free app that can be used to communicate with your child’s school. There are two ways to use this app:

Download the Free Microsoft Translator App

Using the Microsoft Translator App

View a Printable Visual How-To Guide for the Microsoft Translator App.

1. Download the App Screenshot of Microsoft Translator app icon with the word “free” underneath
2. Click on the People icon Screenshot of Microsoft translator app interface on a phone, with a green circle around the people icon on the lower right side.
3. Enter the code – you can get this from your child’s teacher Screenshot of Microsoft translator app “join conversation” screen on a phone, with a green circle around a blank box and a green circle around a green “join” button.
4. Click on the microphone icon to talk Screenshot of Microsoft translator app interface on a phone, with a green circle around the microphone icon.

Access Microsoft Translator in a Web Browser 

Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari are supported.

Using the Microsoft Translator Website

View a Printable Visual How-To Guide for the Microsoft Translator website.

1.Go to the Microsoft Translator website

2. Enter your name, your language, and the code (your child’s teacher will give you the code) 

3. Click the “Join conversation” button

 Screenshot of Microsoft translator app interface on a web browser, with “Join conversation” tab active. A green circle is around a field entitled “Your name”. A green circle is around the down arrow button in the field “Your language”, with the language Arabic showing. A green circle is around the “Join conversation” button.
4. Click on the microphone to talk Screenshot of Microsoft translator app interface on a web browser, with a conversation in Japanese and a green circle around the microphone icon.

Microsoft Translator: Translated Caregiver Instructions

Arabic عربي

Chinese (simplified) 简体中文

Chinese (traditional) 繁體中文

English

Farsi (Persian) فارسی  

French français

Korean 한국인

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Spanish Español 

Turkish Türk

Ukrainian український

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

School-Day

For more information on using School-Day to receive communication from your child’s school, please speak with your child’s teacher or visit the Using School-Day page.

Translating with School-Day

Select a language using the dropdown menu at the top of the screen in School-Day to see all content and buttons in the language of your choice.

Screenshot of school-day app interface on a web browser, with words translated into Japanese. There is a red circle around the “Select Language” button and an arrow pointing to it from a box that reads: “Select a language at the top of the screen to see all content and buttons in the language of your choice.