Welcome to Pinecrest Elementary
January 2020
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
JANUARY
1 - NO SCHOOL Holiday Break
14 - PEP Meeting (5:30 pm)
15 - 2nd Grade Author visit
17 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development
20 - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day
23 - Countdown to Kindergarten (5:30 pm- 7:00 pm)
24 - GeoBee (1:00 pm)
28 - Instrument Fair at Hastings High School Music Pod (5:00 pm - 7:00 pm)
FEBRUARY
3 - Instrument Fair at Hastings High School Music Pod (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
6 - 4th Grade to Science Museum
7 - 2nd Grade to Science Museum
11 - PEP Meeting 5:30 pm
14 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development
17 - NO SCHOOL - President's Day
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Elementary Conferences are scheduled in the evening on March 4th and 5th. On March 6th, conferences will take place in the morning. Watch for upcoming online conference sign up.
2020-2021 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
DATE/TIME: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020/ 5:30-7pm (Open House)
LOCATION: School of Attendance (Pinecrest, Kennedy or McAuliffe)
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, 2020.
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
SEESAW & E-LEARNING DAYS
SEESAW & E-LEARNING DAYS
Are you connected to your child's Seesaw account? Seesaw is a great way to stay connected to your child's teacher and classroom activity. It is also the main platform that will be used for e-Learning days. If you are not yet connected to Seesaw, please reach out to your child's teacher for their special link or QR code. Click HERE for more information on e-Learning Days.
KEEPING OUR STUDENTS SAFE
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.
- When delivering items for your child (ex. snow gear), please drop them off at the office. We will deliver the items 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.
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. Tuition credit will not be given for closings due to inclement weather.
*Cold Closure Exception: If school is closed due to extreme cold weather, children who were pre-registered for Cold Closure Days can attend our McAuliffe site. Hours are 6:30am to 6:00pm.
If school is delayed two hours in opening, Kids’ Campus will be open at the regular time (6:30am) or as soon as staff can safely get to the school site.
If school closes two hours early, the Kids’ Campus sites will close two hours early (4:00pm). Parents will be called by Kids’ Campus staff to pick up their child by 4:00 pm or authorize someone else to pick up by that time.
Please listen to the radio and TV for school closing announcements, check the school district website (www.hastings.k12.mn.us) or sign up for the district text messaging service to receive the most up-to-date information.
If you have questions regarding volunteer opportunities, please contact Katy Rowan at katyrowan@hasitngs.k12.mn.us.
651-480-7670