Welcome Back To School!

A Note From Principal Reilly

Welcome to Hamline Elementary School and the 2021-22 school year! Whether you are joining our community for the first time or are already a part of our community, we are glad that you are here and honored that you chose Hamline as your partner in your child’s education. Starting a new year can be exciting as well as filled with lots of other emotions. If you are sending your little one for the first time we want you to know that our newest Huskies will be well loved and cared for.

I know we had all hoped to start a new in-person school year without COVID 19 restrictions, however due to the current reality and the challenges we continue to face with Covid 19, we will be following district guidelines that are based upon the MDH and CDC recommendations. Our first priority must always be to keep everyone safe.

Our experience with in-person school last year has taught us a lot about how to make this work. We have our plans in place and are ready to offer a safe and welcoming in-person learning environment to all our students and families. It has been a year of challenges, but also of growth, and we are confident, that in partnership with you, we will make this school year a great success. A place where students are connected to their learning community academically as well as socially.

Please make sure to read below to find out more information about Open House, SPPS Safety Plan, and all the ins and outs of Hamline. If you have questions, ideas or concerns please know I am here to listen and respond. I can't wait to see all of you at Open House on Thursday, September 2nd from 4:00-6:00pm.

In Partnership,

Principal Reilly


Back To School Open House Please join us on Thursday, September 2nd from 4:00-6:00 for our Open House. This is a time to meet new teachers, see classrooms and join in on some fun activities. It is always fun to run into old friends! There will also be resources for school supplies, after school Rec Check program, Discovery Club, and many other community offerings.	Transportation Please be on the look out for bus information in the mail. Postcards should be arriving by the end of August. The postcard lists details about where and when to meet the bus. Please arrive at the bus stop five minutes before the bus is scheduled to pick up your child. Generally buses run behind schedule the first week of school as students get familiar with the stops. If you need more information around transportation please call our clerk, Karen Azen at 651-293-8715.	Hancock Rec Center(attached to our school) Hancock Rec Center offers educational programming, after school activities, open gym time, tot time, family time, athletics, and much more. To register for activities or after school care call (651) 298-4393 or click or go to this link: https://www.stpaul.gov/facilities/hancock-recreation-center

Back To School Open House

Please join us on Thursday, September 2nd from 4:00-6:00 for our Open House. This is a time to meet new teachers, see classrooms and join in on some fun activities. It is always fun to run into old friends! There will also be resources for school supplies, after school Rec Check program, Discovery Club, and many other community offerings.

Transportation

Please be on the look out for bus information in the mail. Postcards should be arriving by the end of August. The postcard lists details about where and when to meet the bus. Please arrive at the bus stop five minutes before the bus is scheduled to pick up your child. Generally buses run behind schedule the first week of school as students get familiar with the stops. If you need more information around transportation please call our clerk, Karen Azen at 651-293-8715.

Hancock Rec Center(attached to our school)

Hancock Rec Center offers educational programming, after school activities, open gym time, tot time, family time, athletics, and much more. To register for activities or after school care call (651) 298-4393 or click or go to this link: https://www.stpaul.gov/facilities/hancock-recreation-center

St. Paul Public Schools Safe Learning Plan

The health and safety of our students and staff remain our top priority. Updated COVID-19 guidelines will be in place for the 2021-22 school year. Protocols will include a mask requirement for all students and staff ages 2 and up regardless of vaccination status, daily cleaning and disinfecting of buildings, improved ventilation systems and maintenance, frequent handwashing, assigned seating and cohorting of students, contact tracing, exclusion of sick students and staff from school, and promotion of COVID-19 vaccination and testing. For more information go to https://www.spps.org/safelearningplan


First Day of School and Calendar Sept. 2nd: Open House from 4:00-6:00 Sept. 9th: Grades 1-5 begin school Sept. 13th: PreK and Kindergarten students start school *PreK and Kindergarten teachers will be reaching out to schedule a time to learn more about you and your child before they begin on the 13th.	Morning Drop Off and After School Pick Up On Hubbard Avenue If you are dropping off or picking up from school, please drive through the Hubbard Ave. parking lot. Staff will be there to greet your little people, or make sure they get to your car when picking up. School doors open each day at 7:15am and dismissal begins at 1:56pm. If there is a change in transportation plans please let Karen Azen, our clerk know before 1:00. Once dismissal begins it can be challenging to communicate changes in time. Morning Drop Off: 7:15-7:30 After School Pick Up: 2:00-2:10	School Supplies School supply lists can be found on our website spps.org/hamline. Thanks to our community partners, Resurrection City Church and 3M, we will have additional, donated school supplies this year as well. There will be a supplies table at Open House.

First Day of School and Calendar

Sept. 2nd: Open House from 4:00-6:00

Sept. 9th: Grades 1-5 begin school

Sept. 13th: PreK and Kindergarten students start school

*PreK and Kindergarten teachers will be reaching out to schedule a time to learn more about you and your child before they begin on the 13th.

Morning Drop Off and After School Pick Up On Hubbard Avenue

If you are dropping off or picking up from school, please drive through the Hubbard Ave. parking lot. Staff will be there to greet your little people, or make sure they get to your car when picking up.

School doors open each day at 7:15am and dismissal begins at 1:56pm. If there is a change in transportation plans please let Karen Azen, our clerk know before 1:00. Once dismissal begins it can be challenging to communicate changes in time.

Morning Drop Off: 7:15-7:30

After School Pick Up: 2:00-2:10

School Supplies

School supply lists can be found on our website spps.org/hamline. Thanks to our community partners, Resurrection City Church and 3M, we will have additional, donated school supplies this year as well. There will be a supplies table at Open House.

Breakfast and Lunch

All students receive a free breakfast at school, served daily from 7:15 to 7:40 a.m. through the Breakfast to Go program. As students arrive at school, they can grab their breakfast and eat in class. Hot and cold breakfast options are available. Students interested in eating breakfast will walk through the cafeteria breakfast line to pick up their food. For the 2021-2022 school year, breakfast and lunch will be free for all students. Students who bring lunch from home can also get a meal from the cafeteria. Students must pick 3 items (such as a fruit, vegetable and milk) to count as a free lunch.

We need your help! Please go to https://www.schoolcafe.com/spps to complete an Application for Educational benefits. The number of applications we get filled out, even if you do not qualify for free and reduced lunch, helps us with how much educational funding our school receives. There are many other benefits for families who qualify for free or reduced eligibility. Paper applications are available at school. If you need help please reach out. We want 100% of families filling this out.

One Stop: We Need Your Contact Information!

One Stop SPPS uses Blackboard Connect to alert families about important school news and information, through email, phone and text. If you need to update your phone number, email and or other contact information, please contact Karen Azen, our school clerk, or through Campus Portal. For more details, and to update your contact information, visit spps.org/onestop.

School Calendar

Please go to https://www.spps.org/Page/262 to see the 2021-2022 school calendar.

New Online School Option

The SPPS Online School is a new, no cost, online school that will serve K-12 students who prefer to learn virtually due to COVID-19 or other factors that make online school the best choice for their learning needs. Grades K-8 are an expansion of the online high school that was announced earlier this year.

Students enrolled for the fall semester will only be enrolled in the SPPS Online School and not in their current school. Requests to transfer to an in-person school will be reviewed for the next quarter or semester and based on openings. Students requesting a return to in-person instruction during the 2021-22 school year are not guaranteed enrollment at a specific school. Every effort will be made to return those students to their previous enrollment for the 2022-23 school year.

To find out more information and to enroll go to https://www.spps.org/onlineschool

Welcome Back To School!

August 18, 2021

Welcome Back To School!

August 18, 2021

A Note From Principal Reilly

Back To School Open House

Transportation

Hancock Rec Center(attached to our school)

Back To School Open House

Transportation

Hancock Rec Center(attached to our school)

St. Paul Public Schools Safe Learning Plan

First Day of School and Calendar

Morning Drop Off and After School Pick Up On Hubbard Avenue

School Supplies

First Day of School and Calendar

Morning Drop Off and After School Pick Up On Hubbard Avenue

School Supplies

Breakfast and Lunch

One Stop: We Need Your Contact Information!

School Calendar

New Online School Option

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