Welcome to Pinecrest Elementary
April 2023
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: pinecrest.hastings.k12.mn.us
Location: 975 12th Street West, Hastings, MN, USA
Phone: 651-480-7280
DATES TO REMEMBER
APRIL
7 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Holiday
10 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Holiday
MAY
8 - District Wide Elementary Spring Finale Concert - Middle School Auditorium at 6:30 PM
15-16 Kindergarten & 1st Grade informances (Last names A - M)
18-19 Kindergarten & 1st Grade informances (Last names N - Z)
29 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
RAIDER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SURVEY (Grades 2, 3 & 4)
During the week of April 10th, our 2nd-4th grade students will be taking our second annual Raider Student Engagement Survey. It helps us to understand how students are experiencing the Desired Daily Experiences from our Bridge to Learning Strategic Plan.
Please use the link below to preview the survey and to access the opt-out form and the district survey calendar. If you choose to complete the opt-out form, please return a copy to the main office.
STUDENT WELLNESS SURVEY (Grades 3 & 4)
During the week of April 3rd, our 3rd and 4th grade students will be taking the annual Student Wellness Survey. It helps us to understand each student's current health and well-being. Please use the link below to preview the survey and to access the opt-out form and the district survey calendar. If you choose to complete the opt-out form, please return the form to the main office.
PTA NEWS
Current Events:
- Yearbook Orders were extended until Friday April 7th - Pinecrest Yearbook
- 4th Grade Families: 2031 Graduation T-shirt orders are open through Sunday April 16th - 4th Grade Graduation Shirts
- Read-a-Thon: It isn't too late to sign-up and participate. Remember you can record the minutes your child(ren) read while in school. Pinecrest Read-a-thon
Upcoming events
- Thursday May 4th the PTA will be hosting a Family Night and BOGO book fair. More details to come in a few weeks, watch for the PeachJar Flyer.
- May 8 - 12 is Teacher Appreciation Week. We will be doing a week long snack table in the staff break room for all Pinecrest Staff.
Carnival Planning Committee Volunteers Needed - Tuesday April 11th at 6:30p in the Pinecrest Media Center
- We are looking for individuals to help plan the layout of the carnival
- What snacks we should have in the morning and afternoon
- What games/activities we should have
- We are asking that if you are apart of the planning committee that you also be able to work the carnival (Friday June 2nd)
President & Secretary Positions - Current terms end June 30th.
Are you looking to get more involved? Are you wanting to add more family events? Are you scared it is a huge time commitment? Please reach out to the current board members with any questions and concerns you may have.
Letters of Interest due by Monday April 24th at 11:59 p.m. Please submit to pinecrestptamn@gmail.com. Letters will be posted to the PTA website on Tuesday April 25th: Pinecrest PTA Website
For President Role Questions - Email: pinecrestptamn@gmail.com
For Secretary Role Questions - Email: pinecrestptasecretary@gmail.com
pinecrestptamn.gmail.com
We can always use new members, please consider joining. Your membership dues help to keep the PTA going, so that we can continue to host events like BINGO, Teacher Luncheons, Movie Nights, Back to School Ice Cream Social, and much more...
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.
2023-2024 Kindergarten Registration is OPEN!
If your family or someone you know that has a student that will be entering Kindergarten, please register by February 28th. The student must be five years old on, or before, September 1st, 2023.
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.
ATTENDANCE
Throughout the year, there may be times that your child may be sick, need to go to medical appointments, etc. If your child is absent, please call the attendance line by 7:50 am at 651-480-7281.
Being on time to school is very important. If you are late to school, please check your student in at the main office.
When there is a change to your child’s normal dismissal plan, please contact the main office at 651-480-7280 by 1:35 pm.
If you are picking up your student early for an appointment, bring your ID. If someone other than the parent/guardian is picking up, office must be notified in advance and their ID also is required.
TREATS AT SCHOOL
The district has adopted a wellness policy. We are still celebrating student birthdays; we are just not doing so with birthday treats. We ask that students not bring any treats in honor of their birthday.
BRING YOUR ID
We updated our student sign in/out system and will need to re-scan all driver's licenses when students are picked up early.
Please bring your driver's license with you when you are checking out your student.
Change of Address or Daycare
If during the school year your address or daycare changes and this requires a change in transportation, please contact the school, not the bus company. If you give us the information we will work with the bus company to make the changes. The only changes that can be made are those that are permanent or for an extended length of time. It is very difficult for the bus company to make brief or sudden changes in the routes. If you need to update your address, please complete this form to turn into the office Thank you for your help in this matter.
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.