Welcome to Pinecrest Elementary
March 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
MARCH
1 - Report Cards available in Infinite Campus Parent Portal
1-4 - Read Across America Week
3 & 4 - Evening Conferences
5 - NO SCHOOL - Morning Conferences
8 - PTA MEETING
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 838 7686 2559, Passcode: PELPTA
23 - Virtual Countdown to Kindergarten 5:30 or 6:00
25 - Distance Learning for Elementary students
26 - Distance Learning for Elementary students
29 - April 5 - Spring Break
REPORT CARDS
Report cards are now available to view in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
For Campus Portal Help click HERE. If you have not yet activated your account, please reach out to the Pinecrest office for your activation code: 651.480.7280
RAPTOR UPDATE
Our Raptor system we use for screening visitors and checking out students has been upgraded! This upgrade will allow us to scan the newer enhanced identification cards.
The upgrade involves an entirely new platform, which means that all of our visitors will have to be rescanned, even if they have been scanned previously.
The good news is that once you have been scanned at one building, you will not need to be scanned again at other buildings in the district. We ask for your patience as we work through this upgrade to our system.
2021-2022 COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN VIRTUAL Q & A
Save the date!
We are planning to host a virtual Countdown to Kindergarten Question & Answer session. Please join us from 5:30-6:00 or 6:00-6:30. This virtual event will give us the opportunity to answer your questions and share more about the kindergarten experience. Watch this short introductory video to meet our kindergarten teachers: http://bit.ly/200PELK21
We look forward to seeing you!
In preparation for our event, please share any questions you may have by completing this survey by Thursday, March 18th.
Date: Tuesday, March 23
Time: 5:30 PM or 6:00 PM sessions
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83218829002?pwd=eG1WMHhQNVVCQ3lPQlpPUVpYTmpvUT09
Meeting ID: 832 1882 9002
Passcode: 849440
Kindergarten enrollment packets have been mailed out to families. Registration forms were due by Friday, March 5th. Enrollment paperwork can also be found on our district website. If you did not receive an enrollment packet for your incoming kindergartener, please contact the Pinecrest office at 651.480.7280
CLASS PLACEMENTS
Class placement forms are available in the office if you wish to provide specific input into your child's 2021-22 classroom assignment. Please have these forms returned by Friday, April 9th. Please do not phone or email this information to us.
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