McAULIFFE ELEMENTARY
MARCH 2024 NEWSLETTER
About Us
Health Office (Nurse): 651-480-7395
Kids' Campus: 651-480-7423
Hastings Bus Company: 651-437-1888
Website: mcauliffe.hastings.k12.mn.us
Location: 1601 12th Street West, Hastings, MN, USA
Phone: 651-480-7390
Monthly newsletters are available to you online each month. Please check out our website as it is updated monthly with upcoming events and information.
DATES TO REMEMBER
MARCH
1 - Elementary Morning Conferences
11-15 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
22 - Online Yearbook Sales Begin (see below)
29 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Holiday
APRIL
10 - McAuliffe PTC Meeting: 6:30pm @ McAuliffe Media Center
12 - Online Yearbook Sales End
18-19 - NO SCHOOL
23-24 MCAULIFFE YEARBOOK ORDERING
PARENT DROP OFF & PICK UP REMINDERS
2024-25 CLASSROOM PLACEMENT
Class placement forms are available in the office if you wish to provide specific input into your child's 2024-25 classroom assignment. Please have these forms returned by Friday, April 12th. Please do not phone or email this information to us.
24-25 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-25 school year is open. Click HERE for more information.
MCAULIFFE PTC
PTC MONTHLY MEETING
April 10th, 6:30pm in the McAuliffe Media Center
Free childcare is provided.
FEBRUARY MCAULIFFE PRIDE WINNERS
WINTER WEATHER
"SNOW DAY" E-LEARNING PLANS
Click here to learn more about our E-Learning Plan to understand the plan for days in which school may be closed due to inclement weather. You may also click on the attachment below.
*Please note, the first inclement weather day will not have e-learning expectations in place. Students will use the day to catch up on anything they would like.
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.
Click HERE for instructions on how to update contact information in Infinite Campus Parent Portal
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.
ONLINE SCHOOL STORE
Order McAuliffe or Raiders apparel year round from the district's online school store.
HEALTH SERVICES
Illness and Keeping your Child Home
A student should not come to school (and may be sent home from school) if they have or have had:
a fever of 100 degrees F or more in the past 24 hours
vomiting or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
an undiagnosed skin rash
Reporting Absences
If your student will not be at school, please call and report the reason for their absence at 651-480-7391. If your student is ill, please report their symptoms and/or any diagnosed communicable condition like chicken pox, strep throat, cough and fever, influenza, or pink eye. It is recommended that you follow the MDH and CDC exclusion guidelines for communicable diseases.
Immunizations
In order to attend school, students must show that they're in compliance with Minnesota School Immunization Requirements (see the Minnesota Department of Health Link below for more Information). Hastings School's immunization policy states that students who are not up to date on their immunizations will not be allowed to start school until they provide the school with documentation that they have received the required immunizations.
Parents/guardians may check their student's immunization status by logging on to the parent portal in Infinite Campus. To see the immunization records, click on the HEALTH tab. If your student's immunization status says "current for grade" in ALL immunizations required by law, then the student is up to date and ready for the start of school. If your student is not current, they will need to get the required immunizations to attend the first day of school. Yearly physicals with their healthcare provider are strongly encouraged for students to have optimal health.
Parents/guardians may choose to decline immunizations for their students by filing a legal exemption with the school. Student Immunization Form
If you have further questions, please reach out to your building nurse.
SCHOOLSAFETY
Your child's safety is of prime importance to us. There are a few procedure guidelines that help us maintain a secured building and limit the number of distractions to our classrooms. Our building is designed to have a single entry point during the school day. Please keep the following in mind:
- Always check in at the office whenever you are at school.
- We have a new secure entrance, please ring the doorbell and state your reason for visiting.
- When delivering things for your child (ex. snow gear), please drop them off at the office. We will deliver articles or call your child down to the office.
- When picking up your child early from school, please do so by signing them out at the office. The office personnel will contact your child’s teacher to dismiss them and meet you in the office.
BRING YOUR ID
Please bring your driver's license with you when you are checking out your student, volunteering, or visiting at lunch.
Community Education Recreational Opportunities
TO REGISTER: Call 651-480-7670 or register online at www.HastingsCommunityEd.com