Pine Island Families,

Tuesday starts the 10 day countdown to kickoff the 23 - 24 school year and the Dolphin Staffulty couldn’t be more excited. Teachers arrived back on campus last week and started preparing. 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!

We also greeted our new families on campus last Thursday. We had a great time showing the families around the building. I know the students will love being a Pine Island Dolphin!

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 Dolpins!

In the next few weeks I may send messages to individual groups, elementary, middle school, or new families, that are specific to just those groups. However, the items listed below is school-wide information that is important to all students.

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 10 days having fun and preparing for the 23 - 24 school year.

See you soon

Mrs. Riedl, Principal

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

REGISTRATION 

(going on NOW):

• Please make sure you are encouraging those around you to complete registration ASAP. We know students are more successful when they are ready to start school the first day. 
• To serve our families at the highest levels, making sure we are staffed is a priority and completing the registration is the only way to ensure we are fully staffed.  

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. Learning routines and schedules will be discussed during Curriculum Chat Night in September.
• September 6 - Middle School
• September 13 - K - 5

IMPORTANT INFORMATION for MEET AND GREET: 

• Teachers will send placement emails to families on
• August 2(Kindergarten ONLY) &
• August 3(1st - 5th grade). 
• Kindergarten students are invited to come 30 minutes early to avoid the large crowds during their scheduled time. This is optional!
• We ask that families honor the times below to help accommdate overcrowding in the building and parking.  

K - 5 - MEET AND GREET DATES AND TIMES –

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

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

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

• M – Z (KINDERGARTEN ONLY) – 10:00AM – 10:30AM
• M – Z (Last Name) – 10:30AM - 11:30AM

KINDERGARTEN

INFORMATION 

Kindergarten Placement -

• ALL Kindergarten students will receive an email from their teacher by Wednesday, August 2.
• Staggered Start – Teachers will include a sign-up for parents to use to choose their preferred staggered start day in their placement email.
• Staggered start dates will be August 10, 11, 14 OR 15.
•  ALL KINDERGARTEN students will start their first full day together on Wednesday, August 16
•  As a reminder, if you plan to join the Kindergarten Welcome breakfast, all visitors MUST be registered in School Access and responded to the RSVP link sent by PTO.

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! 

ACADEMIC LOCKERS

• Academic Lockers are optional.  
• The deadline to request an academic locker to be issued on Schedule Preview Day is Wednesday, August 2.
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• For students that do not request prior to August 2, they will have an opportunity to request an academic locker beginning August 10.
• These lockers will be issued at the start of school. 
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• 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)
• Wednesday, August 9 –
• A – L(Last Name) – 9:00AM – 10:00AM
• Wednesday, August 9 –
• M – Z(Last Name) – 10:30AM – 11:30PM

PTO UPDATES

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