Pine Island Families,

8 days Dolphins before we kick off the 24 - 25 school year. I absolutely love this time of year and the excitement that fills the air as our entire team rallies together to prepare the learning environment for the arrival of our Dolphins! We cannot wait!

Last week we had the honor of welcoming our new families to Pine Island! We had a blast introducing them to the PIA Way and acquainting them with the beautiful facility that will become their learning environment! They are joining a community that has proven to be student-centered focused on EVERY STUDENT, EVERY NEED, EVERY DAY!

Our students continue to thrive at PIA, in an environment that is student-centered and remains focused on the most important part, serving our students with excellence. Again this year our student achievement was among the top in the district! Way to go Dolphins!

Throughout the school year I will send communication to individual groups, such as elementary, or middle school that are specific to just those groups. However each Sunday the Family News will be sent to ALL PIA families. THE PIA Family News includes the items listed below and is school-wide information that is important to all students.

*******Families MUST sign - up for the Family News by visiting the PIA webpage and signing up! If you don't sign - up families WILL NOT receive the Family News!*****

Highlights below:  

• Mandatory Paperwork - ALL STUDENTS
• PTO News - make sure to read as it has important dates you don't want to miss!

As a reminder, the Family News is structured in sections to help navigate the most important information for families.

• School wide news
• K - 5 news
• Middle School news
• Middle School Athletics news
• PTO Highlights 

Dolphins, enjoy the next eight(8) days preparing for the 24 - 25 school year!

See you soon

Mrs. Riedl, Principal

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

REQUIRED PAPERWORK - FOR ALL STUDENTS

We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday  for Meet and Greet. 

Please see attachment for packet of all back to school paperwork from PIA and SJCSD.

Please follow the directions below on completing paperwork.

Middle School Students Click here for the Middle School Mandatory Packet

Please read pages 1 - 14. The information included is: 

• Letters from Superintendent Forson – Program of Choice and Code of Conduct and Required Instruction
• 2024-2025 Code of Conduct can be found on our webpage
• Safe and Secure letter from Mr. Abbatinozzi, Senior Director for School Services
• Back to School letter from Sheriff Hardwick
•  Economic Security Report
• PIA Nut Awareness letter
• PIA School Access Information
• PIA Arrival and Dismissal Patterns
• PIA Absentee Form

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The remainder of the pages listed below require action from Middle Schools parent/student:

• Required Signature pages – pg 16 (Media Release), pg 18 (Code of Conduct)
• Optional Signature pages -
• pg 15 (Health Screening)
• pg 17 for student-athletes (Student Athlete Code of Conduct Contract)

PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENT TURN THESE TWO PAGES IN TO HIS/HER HOMEROOM TEACHER ON MEET AND GREET DAY OR ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Elementary Students  Click here for Elementary Mandatory Packet

Please read pages 1 - 13. The information included is:

•  Letters from Superintendent Forson – Program of Choice and Code of Conduct and Required Instruction
• 2024-2025 Code of Conduct can be found on our webpage
•  Safe and Secure letter from Mr. Abbatinozzi, Senior Director for School Services
•  Economic Security Report
• PIA School Access Information
• PIA Arrival and Dismissal Patterns
• PIA Nut Awareness letter
• PIA Absentee Form

The remainder of the pages listed below require action from Elementary parent/student:

• Required Signature pages - pg 15 (Media Release), pg 16 (Physical Education Release Form, pg 17(Code of Conduct) 
• Optional signature pages - pg 14 (Health Screening)

PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENT TURN THESE TWO PAGES IN TO HIS/HER TEACHER ON MEET AND GREET DAY OR ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

Arrival/Dismissal Procedures and maps

• Please see below for a graphic on arrival and dismissal traffic flow.
• Thank you in advance for your patience as we make sure safety remains a priority at PIA!

K - 5 UPDATES

VISITNG THE CLASSROOMS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS

• Students and families are invited to visit their student’s classroom, meet the teacher, and drop off school supplies. 
• This time will not be dedicated to discovering classroom expectations, but simply becoming acquainted with the classroom and meeting the teacher. 

K - 5 - MEET AND GREET DATES AND TIMES –

1. Friday, August 9 – A – L (LAST NAME)

• A – L (KINDERGARTEN ONLY) – 8:30AM – 9:00AM
• A – L (Last Name) – 9:00AM – 10:00AM

1. Friday, August 9 – M – Z (LAST NAME)

• M – Z (KINDERGARTEN ONLY) – 11:00 - 11:30
• M – Z (Last Name) – 11:30 - 12:30

CLASS PLACEMENT EMAILS

• Teachers will send placement emails to families on
• August 2(Kindergarten ONLY) &
• August 6(1st - 5th grade). 

KINDERGARTEN

INFORMATION 

Kindergarten Placement -

• ALL Kindergarten should have received the placement email from their teacher on Friday, August 2.
• Staggered Start – Please make sure you have registered for staggered start date!
• Staggered start dates will be August 12, 14, or 15.
•  ALL KINDERGARTEN students will start their first full day together on Thursday, August 16.
•  As a reminder, if you plan to join the Volunteer Welcome breakfast, all visitors MUST be registered in School Access and responded to the RSVP including in the PTO information below.

Pictures: 

• During Meet and Greet our bus drivers will be available to answer questions and meet our newest Dolphins. 
• Additionally, we will be taking pictures of all our Kinder friends that will be uploaded into our system to ensure the safety of all students. 
• We will replace these pictures once we take fall pictures in September! 

Meet our K - 5 Resource Team

Make sure to stop by our Resource Team classroom.

• K -5 Art - Ms. David - RM 203
• K - 5 Art - Mrs. Lust - RM 701
• Music - Ms. Derr - RM 801
• Music/Band - Ms. Panoff
• PE - Media Center - Coach Anderson & Coach Janowick
• Media Center - Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Wade, and Mrs. Cuyler
• Computer Lab - Mrs. Harpe
• STEM - Mrs. Simmer - RM 303
• TECS(Teaching Essential Career Skills) - Mrs. Trimble - 18D
• Counselors - Mrs. Joker, Mrs. LeBlanc, and Mrs. Landorf- They will be in hallways to support our families. 

ACADEMIC LOCKERS

• Academic Lockers are optional. 
• The deadline to request an academic locker to be issued on Schedule Preview Day is Monday, August 5.
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• For students that do not request prior to August 5, the link will reopen for an opportunity to request an academic locker beginning August 12.
• These lockers will be issued at the start of school. 

• Use the link below to sign up for an academic locker.

    Academic Locker Request

 MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE UPDATES

• August 8 –Middle School schedule walk – make sure you have signed up below
• 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th grade - 9:00AM – 11:00AM

• Please join us to walk your schedule, receive locker information, & drop off your school supplies if you choose. I have found that this gives our students to a way to move around the campus without pressure and even visit with friends while walking their schedules. 

• Middle school teachers WILL NOT be available on this day. This day is solely to give our students an opportunity to spend time walking their schedules and becoming acquainted with their locker, should they choose to have an academic locker.

• Please use the sign-up genius below to schedule a time to pick-up and walk schedule. 
• Middle School Schedule Walk Sign-up link
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• August 9 - MIDDLE SCHOOL MEET & GREET – Should students want to meet their teachers, they can visit teachers during the scheduled times below(these days/times are the same as K – 5)
• Friday, August 9 –
• A – L(Last Name) – 9:00AM – 10:00AM
• Friday, August 9 –
• M – Z(Last Name) – 11:30AM - 12:30PM

PTO UPDATES

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