Pine Island Families,

Have a wonderful week!

Highlights for ALL below:

• Headphone request
• Fall pictures
• PM #1 Testing Information
• Dolphin Force
• Odyssey of the Mind Information
• PTO Highlights

K - 5 Highlights

• WAVE tshirt information

Middle School Highlights

• Locker Information

Have a wonderful week,

Mrs. Riedl, Principal

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

Headphones Request - 

• Please send headphones with your student.
• Headphones will remain at school.
• The traditional over the ear headphones are best for our K - 5 students; however ear buds also work.
• Headphones are needed for computer lab usage, state testing and in class computer use.
• Wireless headphones are not permitted and cannot connect to computers.  
• Thank you!

BEST Test/progress monitoring #1 Information

• Our students begin FAST/STAR progress monitoring #1 this week.
• Please click on the testing link below to read parent letters regarding state progress monitoring assessment.
• Testing Website

Fall Individual Pictures - Tuesday, August 29

• All students will have a picture taken for the student IDs and yearbook.
• Parents are also able to purchase pictures at Leonards.com by clicking on the flyer below and entering code C640135

Papa Johns Pizza - 3rd - 8th grade

• The Cafe will begin serving Papa Johns pizza at lunch the week of September 11.

Middle School Dolphin Force

We are so excited to bring back Dolphin Force!

• This program allows middle school PIA families to volunteer to provide small tokens of appreciation at specified times throughout the year for our Middle School Teachers!

• Each middle school teacher will be randomly assigned a PIA family; this family will plan to provide small tokens of their appreciation at specified times throughout the year.
• The family will be revealed to their respective teacher during Staff Appreciation Week.
• Families do not have to have a middle school student to volunteer for Dophin Force!

The Dolphin Force is just one small way the PIA family can show their support! Please ckick on the link below to participate.  

https://forms.gle/RrY4btxkSE1txWY79

Family Assistance -

Welcome back PIA families!

• We want to ensure that our community is aware of some of the programs our school utilizes to meet the needs of our students.  
• Here at PIA, we offer Blessings in a Backpack, (a national organization) Holiday gifting, and Holiday meal assistance. 
• Please follow the link below to enroll anonymously. 
• You do not have to participate in all of the programs if you want to benefit from one of them. 
• Family Assistance Link

New Family Link

• For families new to PIA, please click on the link below for important information!
• New Family LInk

K - 5 WAVE Tie Dye Days/New students & any returning students that needs a new shirt- 

• We have scheduled our WAVE Tie Dye days for new students on Wednesday, August 30 and Thursday, August 31.
• As we prepare we are asking for
• To help us prepare, please send your child’s White Wave Dolphin shirt in a gallon sized Ziplock bag with the child's name written on the bag and tshirt tag!
• If you did not order a white Wave shirt and would like your student(S) to tie day, please send in a blank white t-shirt your child can use to tie-dye for the event.

Locker Updates

Should a student still need to request an academic locker or gym locker, please click on the links below.

• Academic Locker • Academic Lockers will be optional starting this year at PIA.

Use the link to signup for an academic locker. - Academic Locker Request

• Gym Locker rental ($5) online at Gym Locker Link

PTO weekly updates

ATTENTION!!!Please make sure you read all the information below.

• Contact Release Forms
• Please complete the following contact release form. A new form has to be completed for each child, each year. Elementary and Middle School students.
• Teachers are not able to share personal information with other families in the classroom. Completing the consent link gives PTO the information needed to share with room parents. Thank you
• Contact Release Form  https://forms.gle/wDY8HzETZKTGRHvf9

• Middle School parents - please complete this as well so we can communicate with you regarding middle school specific activities & events

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Contact Release Form  https://forms.gle/wDY8HzETZKTGRHvf9

PTO Membership: https://www.piapto.org/membership

2023-2024 PTO Survey: https://forms.gle/wXarCMgaFqZHbxJo8

Stock the Lounge: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0948A5AA2CA0FE3-piastock

Dolphin Force: https://forms.gle/RrY4btxkSE1txWY79