Pine Island Families,

I hope everyone stayed safe during the storm. We are always here to support, so if your family needs anything, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!

October is upon us and filled with ways our families can be active in the school community. We kickoff this week with parent/teacher conferences. Although our immediate thoughts of parent/teacher conferences is to check in on the learning of our students and get to know our teachers a little more. This year may I encourage you to approach conferences with a celebration perspective.

Prior to conferences, check in with your student(s) and ask questions that will make the conference interactive with the teacher(s). Remember, conferences are the time to check in on learning and ask questions that will give opportunities to be active in your child's learning. When speaking with your student(s) about their learning, we encourage you to do it with loving care, so they don’t feel like you are looking for the things they do wrong, but focus on what they are doing well.

As a reminder time is limited during parent/teacher conferences, so please come prepared to get to know what your student is learning and with questions that can help you engage in the learning.

In addition to parent/teacher conferences in October, Unity Day on October 16 , promoting a "Bully Free" zone - everyone will be encouraged to wear Orange from head to toe and Red Ribbon Week starts Oct. 21 - Oct. 25. Below are the details so families can start planning their "spirit day" ideas and dress!!! This is a wonderful time to promote school spirit as our days are filled with excitement and fun around a great message - Drug Free!

Additionally, our PTO will be hosting Trunk or Treat, which has become a favorite Pine Island tradition. Make sure you check out the PTO Section of the newsletter for all the excitement!

A continued thank you goes to all our families for your constant involvement, support, and encouragement that you provide to our students each and every day. The partnership between school and home has never been more important. Thank you for trusting PIA!

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Riedl, Principal

Highlights for ALL below:

• Yearbooks for sale/8th grade AD yearbook AD info
• Accessing FAST reports
• Dress Code Reminder
• FCA Information
• Drive a Bus Event
• PTO Highlights

K - 5 Highlights

Middle School Highlights

• Varsity Tutor Information

PTO Newsletter

Please read through each section of the NEWSplash to ensure you have all the details. 

FAST Progress Monitoring(PM) #1 - 

•  As a reminder, PM1 covers content that students are expected to master by the end of the year for the subject and grade level assessed.
• Therefore, for beginning of year benchmarks, your student may not yet be at grade level; however, this does not necessarily means that a student is not on track to succeed.

Kinder – 2^nd grade students have completed the STAR assessment, which is the progress monitoring tool for Kinder – 2^nd grade students in SJCSD. 

• As a reminder, this is just one part of a student’s learning data. It is important that we use multiple pieces of data to ensure we know the full scope of a learner. 
• STAR assessment reports are available to view in HAC.

3rd - 5th grade students have completed the FAST PM#1 assessment, which is the progress monitoring(PM) tool for the state of Florida. 

• Below is the information needed to access your student’s FAST assessment report. 
• FAST assessment reports are available to view in the Family Portal - https://fl-familyportal.cambiumast.com
• Please take time to read through the FAST Facts to truly understand the report. 
• As a reminder, because this assessment is administered at the very beginning of the school year, it is designed to provide a baseline score so we can track student progress in learning the B.E.S.T. standards from Fall through Spring.

Middle School students have completed the FAST PM#1 assessment, which is the progress monitoring(PM) tool for the state of Florida. 

• Middle School assessment reports will be available to families in the FLDOE Family Portal  https://fl-familyportal.cambiumast.com

CLICK ON EACH IMAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION

FAST Parent Access Guide

FAST FAQ

Dress Code Reminder

• Please review the dress code with your student(s)
• It is important that we are following the SJCSD dress code policy.
• I have attached the direct link to the SJCSD Student Code of Conduct.
• We will follow the Code of Conduct should we need to address the dress code with any of our students.
• We are asking that parents help their students honor the dress code.
• Thank you for making this a priority.

Student Code of Conduct

5th grade - 8th Grade ONLY FCA Information -

• We are super excited to announce that Pine Island is starting a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Huddle. 
• It will meet every other Wednesday from dismissal until 2:30 in room 204, beginning this Wednesday, October 2^nd. 
• This is a non-denominational organization that combines faith with sport. 
• All 5^th – 8^th graders are welcome to attend. 
• Students should be picked up at 2:30PM/OR CAN be dismissed to biker, carter, walker at 2:30.
• If you have any questions, contact Coach Anderson (cindy.anderson@stjohns.k12.fl.us).

Please use the link here (https://forms.office.com/r/GD7DPh5AEw) to let us know if your child will be there this week.  

Thank you for your support – we are so excited to see what God does through this opportunity 😊

Drive a bus

• If you have ever considering driving a bus, this event if for you!
• Scan the QR Code for more information.

Varsity Tutor Information

• Our district has purchased Varsity Tutor as a resource for 6 - 12 grade students.
• Please click on the image for more information and how to access.
• Thank you.

PTO UPDATES

Click on the graphic to access the entire back to school flyer and all live links.