Welcome to McAuliffe Elementary
February 2021
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
DATES TO REMEMBER
FEBRUARY
1 - Begin in person learning for 3rd grade & 4th grade
12 - NO SCHOOL - District Staff Development
15 - NO SCHOOL - President's Day
16 - McAuliffe PTC Meeting,
Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 504 244 5157, Passcode: PTC
22 - March 7 - Virtual Scholastic Book Fair
MARCH
3 & 4 - Evening Conferences
5 - NO SCHOOL - Morning Conferences
16 - McAuliffe PTC Meeting,
Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 504 244 5157, Passcode: PTC
29 - April 5 - Spring Break
2021-2022 KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
All conferences will be held virtually via Zoom. Click on the button below to sign up.
HASTINGS READS 2021
Zoom Book Discussion Thursday, February 10, 6:30 – 7:30 PM on Zoom
Join the Hastings community for a discussion of A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota. This discussion will be appropriate for teenagers and adults! To get the Zoom link, register via the Dakota County Library calendar.
Author Visit: Shannon Gibney Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 PM on Zoom
Shannon Gibney, one of the authors featured in A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota is coming to Hastings! Her essay, “Fear of a Black Mother,” is the first chapter of the book. “Shannon Gibney is an award-winning author of books of all kinds — from novels to anthologies to essays to picture books. She writes for adults, children, and everyone in-between.” To get the Zoom link, register via the Dakota County Library calendar.
Book Discussion for HHS Students Wednesday, February 24, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
High school students are invited to a lunchtime Zoom about A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota (and the author visit). Students, check with your teachers to see if they are offering extra credit! The Zoom link will be shared on Schoology!
Book Discussion for HMS Students Wednesday, February 24, 10:00 AM
Middle school students are invited to a Zoom discussion of Ghost Boys. A few local police officers will join our conversation to talk about their careers, training, experiences, and advice. Check with your teachers to see if they are offering extra credit. The Zoom link will be shared on Schoology!
Family Activities to be picked up Friday, February 26, 6-7:30 PM at Hastings YMCA
This "event" is for families with children in elementary school. We will have fun activity bags for families to pick up and take home for family discussion of The Day You Begin.MEAL UPDATES
Breakfast and lunch will be offered Monday – Friday (on school days) the following ways:
Beginning February 1st: Grades K-4
Meals served in school for students
Grade 5
Hybrid learning (Monday, Tuesday or Thursday, Friday) meals served in school when in the building.
Meals needed when not in school will be provided for students in the following ways;
Cohort A
Tuesday – breakfast and lunch for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Cohort B
Friday- breakfast and lunch for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Grades 6-12 and HOA Students
Pickup 1 breakfast and 1 lunch daily at any of the following locations: (no signup required)
Middle School (door #22) between 8:00-10:00 am
Middle School (door #24) between 2:30-5:30 pm
High School (lower student entrance) between 10:00-12:00 pm
Pinecrest, McAuliffe and Kennedy (main entrance) between 3:45-4:15 pm
For families preferring to reduce frequency of pickups, meals can be ordered for pickup twice a week (Monday and Thursday) at the Middle School (door #24) between 8:00-10:00 am and (door #24) between 2:30-5:30 pm (signup required). This includes families that are in quarantine. Click this link to sign up.
Students in school may bring home meals for siblings daily (signup required). Click this link to sign up.
You only need to fill out the sign-up form one time. We do not need a weekly order. If something changes, please contact Brittney Hirschauer at 651-480-7126.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
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.
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
TO REGISTER: Call 651-480-7670 or register online at www.HastingsCommunityEd.com