Welcome to McAuliffe Elementary
December 2018
About Us
Main Line: 651-480-7390
Attendance Line: 651-480-7391Health Office (Nurse): 651-480-7395
Kids' Campus: 651-480-7423
Hastings Bus Company: 651-437-1888
Website: http://mcauliffe.hastings.k12.mn.us
Location: 1601 12th Street West, Hastings, MN, United States
Phone: 651-480-7390
DATES TO REMEMBER
December
10-21 - PTC Hat & Mitten Tree
14 - Kindergarten Grandparent's Day
18 - Box Top Tuesday
18 - PTC Meeting @ 6:30pm (childcare provided)
24-31 NO SCHOOL - Holiday Break
January
1 - NO SCHOOL - Holiday Break
18 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development
21- NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
10 DAYS OF GIVING
This year’s food drive benefits Hastings Family Service. Merchants and area schools will collect monetary donations and non-perishable food items.
Donations can be dropped at Merchants Bank in Hastings, sent with students to school or can be brought to the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train visit to Hastings, at the Canadian Pacific Depot, 500 East Second Street, 8:30 p.m., December 9. Contact us for more information.
Most Needed Items:
- Monetary donations. Hastings Family Service can turn a $10 donation into 70 pounds of food. If each student at McAuliffe brought in $1 we could provide 3,500 pounds of food to families in need!
- Side dishes (rice, pasta, potato and stuffing)
- 100% fruit juices
- Jelly or jam
- Pancake mix
- Canned fruit
- Soup, stew, chili and chow mein
- Crackers
- Laundry and dish detergent
- Toilet paper
- Toothpaste
The school that brings in the most pounds of food will win FREE frozen custard from Culver's for the entire school!
EXPLORADOME
PTC HAT & MITTEN TREE
Join us in making this a warm winter for families in the Hastings area. Clip new hats, mittens, or gloves (any size) to the tree located at the Media Center entrance December 10th through December 21st. Donations will be distributed to Hastings Family Service and to our school nurse. Thank you for supporting this project!
BOX TOP TUESDAY
December 18th is our next Box Top Tuesday collection. If students collect 2,000 Box Tops in December they will earn a school wide Sledding Day. Sledding Day date to be determined.
2019-2020 Kindergarten Registration
LOCATION: School of Attendance (Kennedy, McAuliffe or Pinecrest)
You and your child are invited to visit Kindergarten classrooms, meet Kindergarten teachers, turn in registration/enrollment forms, and tour the school.
If you would like to bring completed kindergarten registration forms, here are a list of forms (there is no need to have all of them ready to participate in the Countdown to Kindergarten event):
1. Student Registration Form
2. Minnesota Language Form
3. Ethnic and Racial Demographic Designation Form
4. Non-household Emergency Contact Form
5. A copy of your child’s birth certificate. Your child must be five years old on or before September 1, 2019.
6. Proof of early childhood screening. If your child was screened in ISD 200, we will have the screening report on file.
7. Verification of Residency - due at the time of registration. For those already living in the district - valid driver’s license, utility bill, etc. and for families moving to the district - lease agreement or home closing paperwork.
8. Student Immunization Form
9: If applicable: Legal documentation of guardianship - if person enrolling the child is not the parent, the district will require legal documentation before the child is enrolled.
10. If applicable: Daycare Transportation Form - this is only for daycare transportation within your attendance area.
Registration/Enrollment forms can be found under the “about us” section from any of the district websites: http://www.hastings.k12.mn.us
MUSIC NOTES
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, April 25:
11:10-11:35: Mrs. Whitehill
11:35-12:05: Ms. Ellson
1:10-1:35: Mrs. Elthon
1:35-2:05: Mrs. Jonely
2:05-2:30: Mrs. Fischer
2:30-3:00: Ms. Barry
Friday, April 26:
11:10-11:35: Mrs. Schindler
11:35-12:05: Mrs. Erickson
1:10-1:35: Mrs. Schulte
1:35-2:05: Mrs. Hanson
2:05-2:30: Ms. Glowacka
2:30-3:00: Mrs. Hunt
Third and Fourth graders as well as the McAuliffe Eagle Choir will perform a formal concert in the McAuliffe gym. To accommodate all families and friends, we will perform twice. The date and times are as follows:
Thursday, January 31st: Grade 3 & 4 Concert
9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
When the temperatures start to dip into the 40’s and 50’s, we do require students to wear a light jacket or sweatshirt outside. When winter arrives, winter clothing including hats and mittens/gloves will be required.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL WINTER...PREPARE FOR A "SNOW DAY”
It is important that you have accurate phone numbers on file for your student with the school district. Although we are using a calling system to contact families in case of inclement weather, the district will still continue to post school delays or closings in the following ways:
Official school closing announcements will be made on Hastings KDWA Radio 1460, WCCO-Channel 4, KSTP-Channel 5, KMSP-Channel 9 and KARE-Channel 11 television and Hastings Public School Website.
Please visit our webpage for directions at: www.hastings.k12.mn.us
KIDS CAMPUS EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING
If the Hastings Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather conditions, the Kids Campus Program will also be closed. If school is delayed two hours in opening, Kids Campus will be open at the regular time (6:30 am).
If school closes two hours early, then Kids Campus sites will close two hours early
(4:00 pm). Parents will be called and notified by Kids Campus staff to pick up their child.
Please pick up your child by 4:00 pm or authorize someone else to pick up your child by that time. Please listen to the radio and TV for school closing announcements.
Breakfast and Lunch Prices
Click here for a cost breakdown of meals for each month
Breakfast Prices
Full Pay Meal Prices:
Kindergartners FREE
Grades 1-4: $1.30
Reduce Pay Meal Price:
All grade levels: FREE
Adult Meal Price:
All grade levels: $1.80
Extra Milk or Milk Only $0.50
Lunch Prices
Full Pay Meal Prices:
Grades K-4: $2.70
Reduce Pay Meal Price:
All grade levels: FREE
Adult Meal Price:
All grade levels: $3.80
Extra Milk or Milk Only $0.50
Community Education Recreational Opportunities for Kids
TO REGISTER: Call 651-480-7670 or register online at www.HastingsCommunityEd.com.
See newsletter below for more information.