Welcome to McAuliffe Elementary
March 2018
About Us
Attendance Line: 651-480-7391
Main Office: 651-480-7390
Health Office: 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
MARCH
1 - Evening Conferences
1 - Scholastic Book Fair & Art Show
2 - Morning Conferences
2 - Scholastic Book Fair & Art Show
2 - No school
5-9 - PTC Food Drive
5-9 - Dr. Seuss Week
7 - Sledding Day
9 - Year Book Orders Due
12 -16 - No School: Spring Break
20 - Box Top Tuesday
30 - No School: Good Friday
APRIL
2 - No School: Easter Monday
4/16-5/4 - MCA Testing (3rd & 4th Grade only. Specific dates and times TBD)
SUMMER SCHOOL 2018
Hastings Public Schools offers a Summer Adventure Program (Summer School) free of charge for eligible students. Invitations will be shared with parents during conferences.
The elementary program will run for three weeks from July 9 - July 27, 2018 at Pinecrest Elementary. Classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Busing will be provided (for those students who live outside of the walking area).
DR. SEUSS WEEK
Students and teachers will be celebrating Read Across America as well as Dr. Seuss's Birthday March 5th-9th. Students may celebrate in the following ways:
Monday, March 5th: The Cat in the Hat Day
Wear your favorite hat and/or stripes!!
Join us from 4:30-6:30PM at the Green Mill
for pizza and a good book to celebrate Dr. Seuss!!
Tuesday, March 6th: Fox in Socks Day
Wear your silliest or mismatched socks!!
Wednesday, March 7th : Wacky Wednesday Day
Dress in your wackiest, mismatched clothes!!
Thursday, March 8th: One Fish, Two Fish Day
Wear red and blue!!
Friday, March 9th: Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book Day
Pajama Day – Wear your jammies, robe, and slippers!
Bring a flashlight for D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) day!!
SCHOOL SAFETY
The Hastings School District has taken great strides to make sure our schools are safe and our students are connected and know we care about them. We have implemented system wide security measures at all of our sites.
Click on DISTRICT WIDE SAFETY PROCEDURES to learn more.
MCAULIFFE SLEDDING DAY
Students will be going sledding on Wednesday, March 7th. They will be walking to the ponding basin behind McAuliffe. Sleds may be dropped off before each grade level time and picked up at the end of the day. This fun activity will be led by the PTC.
Sledding Times:
Fourth Grade: 11:40 -12:15 pm
Kindergarten: 12:15-12:50 pm
First Grade: 12:50 -1:25 pm
Second Grade:1:25-2:00 pm
Third Grade:2:00-2:35 pm
If you wish to volunteer on this day please sign up HERE. If weather does not cooperate there will be no make up day. Cancellation will be communicated to parents via email the day before.
PTC FOOD DRIVE
Collected items to benefit Hastings Family Service! Students may bring food items to their classrooms.
Macaroni Monday
Macaroni and cheese or any kind of pasta
Taco Tuesday
Taco related food
Wellness Wednesday
Soap, tooth brushes, tooth paste, deodorant, etc.
Tuna Thursday
Canned Tuna and/or other canned meats
Fruity Friday
Canned fruit
BOX TOP TUESDAY
CLASS PLACEMENTS
2018 ART SHOW
See what McAuliffe artists have been creating this year! Select artwork will be on display in the McAuliffe Media Center during spring conferences. Come see examples of student learning!