Welcome to Pinecrest Elementary
February 2021
About Us
Main Line: 651-480-7280
Attendance Line: 651-480-7281Health Office (Nurse): 651-480-7286
Kids' Campus: 651-480-7296
Hastings Bus Company: 651-437-1888
Website: http://pinecrest.hastings.k12.mn.us
Location: 975 12th Street West, Hastings, MN, USA
Phone: 651-480-7280
DATES TO REMEMBER
FEBRUARY
1 - Begin in person learning for 3rd grade & 4th grade
8 - PTA Meeting
Meeting ID: 838 7686 2559 Passcode: PELPTA
12 - NO SCHOOL - District Staff Development
15 - NO SCHOOL - President's Day
MARCH
3 & 4 - Evening Conferences
5 - NO SCHOOL - Morning Conferences
8 - PTA Meeting
Meeting ID: 838 7686 2559 Passcode: PELPTA
29 - April 5 - Spring Break
2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT
Our Countdown to Kindergarten event is currently postponed. More information will be communicated to incoming kindergarten families soon. In the meantime, click HERE for more information on kindergarten enrollment.
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Elementary Conferences are scheduled in the evening on March 3rd and 4th. On March 5th, conferences will take place in the morning.
All conferences will be held virtually via Zoom. Conference sign ups will go live on Monday, February 8th. Please watch your emails for the sign up link.
MEAL UPDATES
Breakfast and lunch will be offered Monday – Friday (on school days) the following ways:
Beginning February 1st: Grades K-4
Meals served in school for students
Grade 5
Hybrid learning (Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, Friday) meals served in school when in the building.
Meals needed when not in school will be provided for students in the following ways;
Cohort A
Tuesday – breakfast and lunch for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Cohort B
Friday- breakfast and lunch for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Grades 6-12 and HOA Students
Pickup 1 breakfast and 1 lunch daily at any of the following locations: (no signup required)
Middle School (door #22) between 8:00-10:00 am
Middle School (door #24) between 2:30-5:30 pm
High School (lower student entrance) between 10:00-12:00 pm
Pinecrest, McAuliffe and Kennedy (main entrance) between 3:45-4:15 pm
For families preferring to reduce frequency of pickups, meals can be ordered for pickup twice a week (Monday and Thursday) at the Middle School (door #24) between 8:00-10:00 am and (door #24) between 2:30-5:30 pm (signup required). This includes families that are in quarantine. Click this link to sign up.
Students in school may bring home meals for siblings daily (signup required). Click this link to sign up.
You only need to fill out the sign-up form one time. We do not need a weekly order. If something changes, please contact Brittney Hirschauer at 651-480-7126.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR (HOSTED BY PTA)
PTA is hosting a Virtual Book Fair through Scholastic starting Monday February 15th to Sunday February 28th.
Click on the link to begin shopping: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/pinecrestelementaryschool8
Free shipping on book purchases of $25 or more. Books will ship directly to your homes and not to school.
This is a great fundraiser that helps our school buy Scholastic Magazines for our classrooms and books for our library!
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE
Please continue to monitor your child every morning for symptoms of COVID-19 that could indicate that they are not well. If your child has any COVID-19 symptoms or they have been exposed to a person with COVID-19, please keep them home and call the attendance line. Symptoms of COVID-19*
● Fever or chills (T = 100.4 or higher)
● Cough
● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
● Fatigue
● Muscle or body aches
● Headache
● New loss of taste or smell
● Sore throat
● Congestion or runny nose
● Nausea or vomiting
● Diarrhea
*This list does not include all possible symptoms (see Symptoms of Coronavirus for more information).
We learn more about COVID-19 every day, and as more information becomes available, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) will continue to update and share information with us. As our knowledge and understanding of COVID-19 evolves, this guidance may change.
During the school day if your child develops illness symptoms we, the school, will notify you and help you and your family take needed actions. Students who develop illness symptoms during the school day will be sent home.
Meeting ID: 838 7686 2559
Passcode: PELPTA
HOA - LENDING LIBRARY CART
Need Books?
H.O.A. Lending Library Cart
Open: 8am-3pm
Located: outside McAuliffe Office doors (in the school entry way)
Contact-free option
Available to all HOA students
No book check out required!
Take what you need, return what you can, donate more books if able!
Always use the provided hand sanitizer on the cart before selecting books. If there is a family looking at the books on the cart, please practice social distancing and wait at least 6 feet away for your turn.
Community Education Recreational Opportunities
https://hastingscommunityed.com/ or 651-480-7670