FEBRUARY

1 - Begin in person learning for 3rd and 4th grade

12 - NO SCHOOL - District Staff Development

15 - NO SCHOOL - President's Day

22 - March 7 - Virtual Scholastic Book Fair

MARCH

3 - Evening Conferences

4 - Evening Conferences

5 - NO SCHOOL - Morning Conferences

7 - Last day of Virtual Scholastic Book Fair

29 - April 5 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

Kindergarten Enrollment information packets will be mailed soon. In the meantime, click HERE for more information on kindergarten enrollment.

Zoom Book Discussion Thursday, February 10, 6:30 – 7:30 PM on Zoom

Join the Hastings community for a discussion of A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. This discussion will be appropriate for teenagers and adults! To get the Zoom link, register via the Dakota County Library calendar.

Author Visit: Shannon Gibney Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 PM on Zoom

Shannon Gibney, one of the authors featured in A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota is coming to Hastings! Her essay, “Fear of a Black Mother,” is the first chapter of the book. “Shannon Gibney is an award-winning author of books of all kinds — from novels to anthologies to essays to picture books. She writes for adults, children, and everyone in-between.” To get the Zoom link, register via the Dakota County Library calendar.

Book Discussion for HHS Students Wednesday, February 24, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

High school students are invited to a lunchtime Zoom about A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota (and the author visit). Students, check with your teachers to see if they are offering extra credit! The Zoom link will be shared on Schoology!

Book Discussion for HMS Students Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 AM

Middle school students are invited to a Zoom discussion of Ghost Boys. A few local police officers will join our conversation to talk about their careers, training, experiences, and advice. Check with your teachers to see if they are offering extra credit. The Zoom link will be shared on Schoology!

Family Activities to be picked up Friday, February 26, 6-7:30 PM at Hastings YMCA

If the temperature is below 0º fahrenheit, or the wind chill is around that level, we will keep the students inside during recess.

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.

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.