McAuliffe Elementary Newsletter 2015 Main Office: 651.480.7390 or 651.480.7391 Nurse‘s Office: 651.480.7395 The school year is quickly coming to a close. It hardly seems possible that May is here already. We’re busy planning end of the year activities as well as beginning preparations for the coming year. School Ends - The last day of th school is Thursday, June 4 . This will be a FULL day of school. We have so many happy memories of this past year. We want to thank you for your support in helping us provide the best education possible for your child. Have a wonderful summer! Looking Ahead to School Year 2015-16 Each family will receive a letter in August with important information for the beginning of school. The first day of school in the fall for students in grades 1-4 will be Tuesday, September 8th. On Tuesday, June 2nd, we’ll be telling students who their teacher will be for next year. The students will then have a half hour with their new teacher and peers in their new classroom. Our hope is that this will relieve some of the anxiousness on the part of the students moving into the next grade level. The Special Information Form deadline for student placement was Friday, April 17th. This criteria was used in part to create these class lists. Kindergarten students will receive a separate mailing in mid-August regarding their class placement along with the time and date of orientation. Suggested classroom supply lists for the fall will be available on our school websites and in local stores. EARLY DISMISSAL - Friday, May 15 Students will be dismissed @ 12:00pm NO SCHOOL - Monday, May 25 BUS TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION for 2015-16 Q. If my child attends daycare can they ride a bus? A. Students in grades K-4 will be transported from home or daycare within their school attendance area only. For example, if you live in the Kennedy attendance area and daycare is also in the Kennedy attendance area, bus transportation will be provided. All students need to walk to the closest bus stop. No students will be transported from within walking areas. Please keep in mind that the bus company is not able to accommodate special requests for busing (such as going two days to one place and two days to another. Or one week here and another week there). SUMMER READING ASSESSMENTS – August 26th and 27th In an effort to better meet the needs of our students elementary sites will be assessing students’ reading before the start of the 15’-16’ school year. As last year assessments will take place in August, so that our reading instruction can be better aligned to our students’ needs on the first day of school. The assessment will likely take about 30 minutes (if you have more than one child, we are attempting to make it possible to assess them all at the same time). Separate communication will be sent home about the process later this month. We know your summer time is valuable and wanted to get the dates out to families as soon as possible. Thank you, we very much appreciate your support. MOVING? We’d like to hear from you if you’re planning on moving over the summer months. This will help us to get your child’s records transferred to the correct school and we will be able to make more definite plans regarding class sizes. Thank you for your cooperation. LUNCH/BREAKFAST COST FOR MAY/JUNE Lunch - $57.60 Breakfast - $30.00 Lunch & Breakfast - $87.60 Please remember that your child will be having picnic and class trip days in May and June. Also, some students have lunches carried over throughout the months. This will change the amount needed to pay through the last day of school. If a student has overpaid, that amount will be carried over to next year. Please be aware that starting on May 30th students will not be allowed to charge at all. Please contact April Bechel (651.480.7126) at the District Office if you have questions regarding the status of your child's lunch account. END OF THE YEAR PICNICS Many classes will be having an end of the year picnic. Please be on the lookout for the permission slip to come home. Each child will also need a bag lunch and a beverage. Our food service will be glad to provide your child with a bag lunch if there is money in your student’s account. If you are interested in having our cooks make a bag lunch for your child, be sure to let us know at least two days before it is needed. BAND REGISTRATION th 5 Grade Band registration is in full swing! Registration materials are available at your school office. th 5 grade is the perfect age to start learning a band instrument. Students in the Hastings Band Program enjoy meeting new friends, being a part of the school community, and playing fun music together! Band teaches music performance and responsibility, teamwork, focus, self expression, and time management. This musical group of students will play together through high school in concert bands, pep bands, marching bands, jazz bands, and enjoy traveling together. As your child makes the transition into middle school, band is a great school community to be a part of! Please call Katy Linne at 651.480.7149 with any questions and pick up a band information packet at your school office. Parents Invited Puberty Presentation; Tuesday, May 5 ATTENTION PARENTS OF 4TH GRADERS In May, fourth grade students will learn about puberty through a video presentation. The presentations are similar at all three elementary schools. Parents who would like to preview the video before their child sees it are encouraged to attend the parent preview presentation on Tuesday, May 5 - 6:30pm-7:30pm at the Tilden Community Center, Multipurpose Room. This presentation is for parents only and will be led by the nurses from Kennedy, McAuliffe and Pinecrest. Information about your child’s puberty presentation time will be communicated through the classroom teachers. Mary Ellen M. Fox, RN, LSN Health Services Coordinator, ISD 200 PTC NEWS 2014-2015 has been a great year for the PTC. I just wanted to thank all the parents, grandparents and friends who have offered their time and talents to the students and staff at McAuliffe. With only 5 more weeks of school, the PTC is going to be working hard to finish strong. Nursing Opportunities There are always opportunities for RN’s to sub in our district health offices. If you are interested or you know someone who is interested in subbing, please contact Mary Ellen Fox at 651.480.7353 or [email protected]. th th May 4 - 8 starts the school wide service project, “Change for Children’s, Give Where you Live”. Please help support the Child Life programs at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics. Check out the promotional video featuring our own cancer survivor John Gegen! th May 6 : Green Mill is going to donate 20% of your total bill to Change for Children’s fundraiser all day when you either bring in the flyer or mention the school fundraiser! Give mom a break, enjoy a little Green Mill! th BOX TOPS: Last collection May 7 . Get them in! FIELD DAY: It is back! We are looking for long socks to help “Hang out the Laundry” on field day. If you have any miss matched long socks that you could donate please bring them to Mrs. Dehmlow. If you are also interested in helping with field day please email Lynette Schmaltz, [email protected] th Last PTC meeting May 19 @6:30. st Carnival: June 1 . If you are able to help please contact Amy Bauer [email protected] Happenings from Community Education Tilden Community Center 310 River St – Hastings Kids: After-School, Evening & Weekend Enrichment Classes After-School, Evening & Weekend Enrichment Classes for KIDS SUMMER GRASP – contact the Community Ed office at 651-480-7670 if you haven’t yet registered. We may still be able to get your child registered! Fri, May 1 – SPRING-O BINGO! Free for the entire family @ Tilden 5-8 pm Sat, May 16 – LEARN TO KAYAK, children ages 5-16 must be accompanied by a registered adult, Lake Rebecca, 8:30-10 am and 10:30 am12 pm Watch Me Draw! (gr. K-4) RAINFOREST ART SPECIAL, after school, $29-2 ses Mon, May 18 & June 1 @ Kennedy Tue, May 19 & 26 @ McAuliffe Wed, May 20 & 27 @ Pinecrest Mon, June 8-Aug 10 – YOUNG AMERICANS Self-Defense (ages 3-15 yrs) $75-10 ses Mon-Fri, Jun 8-12 – TINY TECHS SOCCER CAMP (ages 3-6 yrs) $49-5 ses Mon, June 8 – BABYSITTER TRAINING (ages 11-15 yrs) $75-1 ses Mon-Fri, June 8-12 – SELECT SOCCER CAMP (ages 7-15 yrs) $119-5 ses Tue-Thurs, June 9-11 – MINECRAFT LEGO ENGINEERING (Gr. 1-5 Fall 2015) $105-3 ses Tue-Thurs, June 9-11 – ROBOTIC ENGINEERING WITH LEGO EV3 (Gr. 3-8 Fall 2015) $95-3 ses Tue, June 9 – HOME ALONE (ages 8-10 yrs) $25-1 ses Thurs, June 11-Aug 13 (ages 4-15 yrs) $75-10 ses STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING, INTRO for ages 12+ (Tues & Thu throughout the Summer; 1-3 pm and 4-6 pm options), call 651-480-7670 Mon, June 15-Aug 17 – JUNIOR FUN GOLF LEAGUE (ages 7-16 yrs) $100-8 ses Mon, June 15-29 – LINKSTER LEVEL GOLF (ages 10-13 yrs) $45-3 ses Mon, June 15-29 – LITTLE LINKSTERS GOLF (ages 5-9 yrs) $35-3 ses Mon-Thurs, June 15-18 – Skyhawks MINIHAWKS Soccer, T-Ball & Basketball (ages 4-7 yrs) $99-4 ses Mon-Thurs, June 15-18 – Mad Science FORENSIC LAB (ages 8-12 yrs) $119-4 ses Tue/Thurs, June 16-July 2 – TENNIS LESSONS (gr. K-2, 3-5, and 6-9) $48-6 ses Tue, June 16-Aug 18 – COLORGUARD IN THE MAKING (gr. 3-6 Fall 2015) $45-9 ses Tue-Thurs, June 16-18 – REMOTE CONTROL ROBOTICS (gr. 3-8 Fall 2015) $105-3 ses Tue-Thurs, June 16-18 – JUNIOR ENGINEERING & BUILDING (gr. K-3 Fall 2015) $95-3 ses Fri, June 19 – Kidcreate MISCHIEVOUS MINIONS art class (ages 4-9 yrs) $34-1 ses Fri, June 19 – Kidcreate LEGO DINO WORLD art class (ages 3-6 yrs) $34-1 ses Mon-Thurs, June 22-25 – Watch Me Draw! (ages 6-11 yrs) SEA QUEST art camp - $109-4 ses Mon-Thurs, June 22-25 – Skyhawks VOLLEYBALL CAMP (ages 7-12 yrs) - $99-4 ses Mon-Thurs, June 22-25 – EXTREME MOVIE MAKING FUN (ages 6-11 yrs) - $119-4 ses Mon-Thurs, June 22-25 – COOL COMPUTER CAMP (gr. 3-4 Fall 2015) - $99-4 ses Mon-Thurs, June 22-25 – Skyhawks FLAG FOOTBALL CAMP (ages 6-12 yrs) - $99-4 ses Mon-Wed, June 29-July 1 – Kidcreate GLOWIN-THE-DARK ART (ages 4-9 yrs) - $79-3 ses Mon-Wed, June 29-July 1 – ROBOTIC BUILDERS (gr. K-4 Fall 2015) $105-3 ses Mon-Wed, June 29-July 2 – Mad Science EUREKA! THE INVENTOR’S CAMP (ages 6-12 yrs) $119-4 ses … and much more – as many as 5-7 camps a week offered throughout the Summer months! Catalogs are available at many locations throughout the City of Hastings, or stop by the Tilden Community Center to pick one up. For course descriptions, see www.HastingsCommunityEd.com. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. For more information, please call 651-4807670. A life-time of learning. Locally grown. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. For more information, please call 651.480.7670 or see www.HastingsCommunityEd.com DOES YOUR CHILD NEED DAYCARE TRANSPORTATION WITHIN YOUR ATTENDANCE AREA – 2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR? Students in grades K-4 will be provided bus transportation from home or daycare within their school attendance area only. Daycare requests need to be submitted each year, even if your daycare provider does not change. School ______________________________________________________________________ Student Name ________________________________________ Grade next year _________ Student Name ________________________________________ Grade next year _________ Student Name ________________________________________ Grade next year _________ Parent Name _________________________________________________________________ Parent Address ______________________________________________________________ Telephone: Home (____)____________________Work (____)________________________ Telephone: Cell (____)______________________Pager (____)________________________ Keeping the safety or your child in mind, please call your child’s school office if any information given changes. The only changes in bus routes that can be made are those that are permanent. It is impossible to make brief or sudden changes in routes. Please call an elementary principal if you have any questions about this process. Day Care Provider _______________________________ Telephone ____________________ Day Care Address______________________________________________________________ Please circle one site for your child to be picked up at every day and one site for them to be dropped off at every day. We cannot accommodate daily changes. 1. I would like my child/children picked up at: Daycare Home (Circle one) 2. I would like my child/children dropped off at: Daycare Home (Circle one) Transportation requests received after June 12th cannot be guaranteed for the start of school.
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