Attendance Line:
651-480-7391
Nurse:
651-480-7395
Main Office:
651-480-7390
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Kids' Campus:
651-480-7423
Hastings Bus Company:
651-437-1888
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1 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development
2 - 10 - 10 Days of Giving Food Drive
9 - McAuliffe PTC Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm @McAuliffe Media Center
15 - McAuliffe PTC Culver's Night
24-31 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break |
1 - 2 - NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
13 - McAuliffe PTC Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm @McAuliffe Media Center
19 - NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Day
20 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workshop & Countdown to Kindergarten
26 - NO SCHOOL - Staff Development |
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This year’s food drive benefits Hastings Family Service. Merchants Bank and area schools will collect monetary donations and non-perishable food items.
Did you know? Hastings Family Service can purchase 80 lbs of food with $20!!
Through December 10th, students may fill a plastic or paper bag with items and drop them off in the bins at school! A bin will be located near the main doors and bus doors at McAuliffe Elementary. Monetary donations may be brought to the office.
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Countdown to Kindergarten |
Information for registering your 2026-27 kindergarteners will be mailed out in early January. Additional information regarding The Countdown to Kindergarten will also be included in that mailing. This event creates an opportunity to visit our school and meet kindergarten teachers. |
Emergency School Closings |
With winter soon approaching, it is important all families understand our plan for days in which school may be closed due to inclement weather. To ensure students continue to develop as learners, teachers have developed opportunities for students to independently practice various learning activities. These activities will be shared with families in the students’ take-home folders, as well as being posted on the school's webpage .In situations where we can anticipate the need for an e-learning day, your child may come home with their school issued iPad to help students connect with their teacher and access activities posted on Seesaw.
*Please note, the first and second inclement weather days will not have e-learning expectations in place. Students will use that time to catch up on anything they would like.
Link to the District E-Learning Day Plans
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December PTC Meeting Date: |
Tuesday, December 9th, 6:30-7:30pm
@McAuliffe Media Center |
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Click on the image above to sign up to volunteer! |
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It is important for students to get outside for some physical activity every day. They are provided with a 20-minute daily recess. We expect everyone to come to school dressed for the weather. Our school will have indoor recess on days when the weather is not suitable for outside play: the temperature with wind chill is below -11°.
Other notes:
• Schools may choose to have a 10-minute outside recess for temperatures around -11°. Outside supervisors will make this decision in cooperation with the office.
• Students with health plans on file in the health office may have special considerations that will be followed.
During the winter months, your child needs to wear a coat, mittens/gloves, snow pants and boots since the children will go outside for recess unless the wind chill temperature is below -11°. Once it snows, children who do not have boots or snow pants will need to stay on the blacktop area. Please contact our School Social Worker, Mackenzie Lucas-Kennedy (mlucas-kennedy@isd200.org, 651.480.7417) if you need any assistance with winter gear.
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Don't Wait Until Winter... Prepare for a "Snow Day" |
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.
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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
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If your student will not be at school, please call and report the reason for their absence at 651-480-7391 or submit an absence through the parent portal. 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. |
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Early Pick Up & Dismissal Changes |
In order to minimize interruptions to the classroom, students should not be picked up early unless it is an emergency. On those occasions when it is necessary to pick your child up during the school day, please go to the school office, with your ID, to sign your child out. If someone other than the parent/guardian is picking up, office must be notified in advance and their ID also is required. The office personnel will contact your child’s teacher to dismiss them and meet you in the office after you've arrived.
When there is a change to your child’s normal dismissal plan, please contact the main office at 651-480-7390 by 2:30 pm if possible.
Teachers will not release students unless the office gives prior approval. This practice has been established to help protect your child.
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:
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- Always check in at the office whenever you are at school.
- We have a 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 on the cart outside of the office. We will deliver articles or call your child down to the office.
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Please bring your driver's license with you when you are checking out your student, volunteering, or visiting for lunch. |
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