McAULIFFE ELEMENTARY

Website: mcauliffe.hastings.k12.mn.us
Location: 1601 12th Street West, Hastings, MN, USA
Phone: 651-480-7390

Monthly newsletters are available to you online each month. Please check out our website as it is updated monthly with upcoming events and information.

JANUARY

1-2 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break

10- McAuliffe PTC Meeting: 6:30pm @ McAuliffe Media Center

15 - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day

22 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workshop

23 - Countdown to Kindergarten, 5:00-6:30pm

26 - Family Movie Night - hosted by the McAuliffe PTC

30 - 4th Grade Instrument Fair @HHS

FEBRUARY

1 - 4th Grade Instrument Fair @HHS

2-19 - McAuliffe Read-a-thon (more details released on 1/26)

5 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development

14 - McAuliffe PTC Meeting: 6:30pm @ McAuliffe Media Center

16 - Sledding Day (Weather Permitting)

19 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day

28-29 - Elementary Evening Conferences, Scholastic Book Fair

MARCH

1 - Elementary Morning Conferences

11-16 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break

29 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Holiday

SAVE THE DATE! Our Countdown to Kindergarten event will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd, 5-6:30pm. Information for registering 2024-25 kindergarteners has been mailed out.

Additional information regarding The Countdown to Kindergarten will also be included in the mailing. This event creates an opportunity to visit our school and meet kindergarten teachers.

To enroll online, click HERE.

Join us for family movie night hosted by the McAuliffe PTC!

WHEN: Friday, January 26th. Doors open at 6pm, movie begins at 6:30pm

WHERE: McAuliffe gym, cafeteria, and Media Center (sensory friendly option)

WHO: All McAuliffe families. Please note, this is a parent supervised event.

FEATURED MOVIE: Elemental

Volunteers needed! Click HERE to sign up. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

January 10th, 6:30pm in the McAuliffe Media Center

Free childcare is provided.

Click here to learn more about our E-Learning Plan to understand the plan for days in which school may be closed due to inclement weather. You may also click on the attachment below.

*Please note, the first inclement weather day will not have e-learning expectations in place. Students will use the day to catch up on anything they would like.

It is important that you have accurate phone numbers on file for your student with the school district. Although we are using a calling system to contact families in case of inclement weather, the district will still continue to post school delays or closings in the following ways:

Official school closing announcements will be made on Hastings KDWA Radio 1460, WCCO-Channel 4, KSTP-Channel 5, KMSP-Channel 9 and KARE-Channel 11 television and Hastings Public School Website.

Click HERE for instructions on how to update contact information in Infinite Campus Parent Portal

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.

Order McAuliffe or Raiders apparel year round from the district's online school store.

Illness and Keeping your Child Home

A student should not come to school (and may be sent home from school) if they have or have had:

• a fever of 100 degrees F or more in the past 24 hours

• vomiting or diarrhea in the past 24 hours

• an undiagnosed skin rash

Reporting Absences

If your student will not be at school, please call and report the reason for their absence at 651-480-7391. If your student is ill, please report their symptoms and/or any diagnosed communicable condition like chicken pox, strep throat, cough and fever, influenza, or pink eye. It is recommended that you follow the MDH and CDC exclusion guidelines for communicable diseases.

Immunizations
In order to attend school, students must show that they're in compliance with Minnesota School Immunization Requirements (see the Minnesota Department of Health Link below for more Information). Hastings School's immunization policy states that students who are not up to date on their immunizations will not be allowed to start school until they provide the school with documentation that they have received the required immunizations.
Parents/guardians may check their student's immunization status by logging on to the parent portal in Infinite Campus. To see the immunization records, click on the HEALTH tab. If your student's immunization status says "current for grade" in ALL immunizations required by law, then the student is up to date and ready for the start of school. If your student is not current, they will need to get the required immunizations to attend the first day of school. Yearly physicals with their healthcare provider are strongly encouraged for students to have optimal health.

Parents/guardians may choose to decline immunizations for their students by filing a legal exemption with the school. Student Immunization Form

If you have further questions, please reach out to your building nurse.

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.
  
• We have a new secure entrance, please ring the doorbell and state your reason for visiting.
• When delivering things for your child (ex. snow gear), please drop them off at the office. We will deliver articles 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.

Please bring your driver's license with you when you are checking out your student, volunteering, or visiting at lunch.

TO REGISTER: Call 651-480-7670 or register online at www.HastingsCommunityEd.com