Welcome to Pinecrest Elementary
April 2021
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
MARCH
29 - 31 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
APRIL
1 - 5 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
12 - PTA Meeting
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 838 7686 2559, Passcode: PELPTA
15 - Yearbook online ordering ends
MAY
10 - PTA Meeting
Zoom Link Meeting ID: 838 7686 2559, Passcode: PELPTA
14 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development/Workshop
31 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
JUNE
4 - Last Day of School
YEARBOOK ONLINE ORDERING ENDS - APRIL 15
All yearbook orders must be placed online by Thursday, April 15. Enter school code 165290
CLICK HERE TO ORDER A YEARBOOK
Please contact the Yearbook Committee with any questions at
RAPTOR UPDATE
Our Raptor system we use for screening visitors and checking out students has been upgraded! This upgrade will allow us to scan the newer enhanced identification cards.
The upgrade involves an entirely new platform, which means that all of our visitors will have to be rescanned, even if they have been scanned previously.
The good news is that once you have been scanned at one building, you will not need to be scanned again at other buildings in the district. We ask for your patience as we work through this upgrade to our system.
2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT
Kindergarten enrollment packets have been mailed out to families. Registration forms were due in March. If you did not receive an enrollment packet for your incoming kindergartener, please reach out to the Pinecrest office: 651.480.7280. If you still have enrollment to submit, please do so as soon as possible.
MINNESOTA SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS
Weather Warning Terms
The National Weather Service uses the words, "watch" and "warning" to alert you to potentially dangerous weather.
Watch - Be Alert!
A watch means weather conditions are favorable for dangerous weather to occur. In other words, a "watch" means watch out for what the weather could do, and be ready to act accordingly.
Warnings - Act Now!
A warning means the weather event is imminent or occurring somewhere in the defined warning area and that people need to take shelter as soon as possible.
ISD 200 IS HIRING!
And more...
REPORT CARDS
Report cards are available to view in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal.
For Campus Portal Help click HERE. If you have not yet activated your account, please reach out to the Pinecrest office for your activation code: 651.480.7280
MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE
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.
Meeting ID: 838 7686 2559
Passcode: PELPTA
HOA - LENDING LIBRARY CART
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.
Community Education Recreational Opportunities
https://hastingscommunityed.com/ or 651-480-7670