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Pine Island Academy
Home of the Dolphins!
October 23, 2022
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART OF MRS. RIEDL
Dolphin Families, 

Welcome to Red Ribbon Week! A week filled with fun and school spirit.  See details below. 

We will engage students in character lessons that help remind us of our commitment at Pine Island - We are Respectful, Always Responsible and Safe, Value each other and ourselves, where EVERYONE ACHIEVES. Although we will have fun dressing up, our focus will be highlighting great character that supports our vision at Pine Island.

Also, on the horizon, we will kick off November honoring the men and women that have and continue to serve our country. These experiences help build character in students and remind us how important it is to recognize those that give their life for our freedom.

last year as we created new traditions, some stand out to us bigger than other AND honoring our men and women that serve our country has to be at the top of our list! Again this year, we will honor our Veteran's in our Annual Veteran's Day Honor Parade.

We are so excited as we prepare and organize this memorable event that shows respect, love, and honor to those that serve our country.

We ask that if you have someone that you would like to honor, please read the Veteran's Day invitation and respond accordingly. Safety is a priority for Pine Island and making sure we have everyone registered that is attending is a MUST!

Looking forward to the next few weeks together!

We are Pine Island Academy - Home of the Dolphins!

"Discovering Strengths and Pursuing Dreams"


Most Appreciative,
Mrs. Riedl
IMPO
Included below:
  • District Family Survey
  • Character Pumpkin Decorating - DUE 10/24 - see below for details
  • Reb Ribbon Spirit Week
  • Veteran's Day Celebration
  • Yearbook Purchase
  • Holiday Assitance
Please read through each section of the NEWSplash to ensure you have all the details. 
CALENDAR:

  • 10/24 - 10/29 - Red Ribbon Spirit Week
  • 10/26 - PTO Meeting - NEW DATE
  • 11/9 - Fall Picture Retakes
  • PTO Bingo Night - RSVP Required
  • 11/10 - Veteran's Day Honor Parade
  • 11/11 - Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
SCHOOL WIDE UPDATES
District Accreditation Family Survey -

  • Cognia, the organization that oversees our district’s accreditation, is conducting a review of our school district this year.
  • Cognia has created surveys specifically for families in our school district.
  • Please complete Cognia’s Family Survey to assist the district in our continuous improvement process.

  • Click on the Survey Link to share your feedback. Thank you
CHARACTER PUMPKINS
Deliver on Monday, Oct. 24!!!
  • Your child may deliver the pumpkin to the Media Center the morning of October 24th or parents my leave the pumpkin in the office where the pumpkins will be gathered and delivered to the Media Center.
  • All pumpkins not picked up Friday, October 28th between 3:00 and 3:30 will be removed from the building and disposed of promptly.
  • Please DO NOT CARVE the pumpkin.
RED RIBBON WEEK - Oct 24 - Oct. 28
  • We will have a blast this week as we recognize Red Ribbon Week and being "drug free."
  • Make sure you have your spirit wear ready to go!
Blessings & Holiday Assistance

  • Dear 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 to enroll anonymously. You do not have to participate in all of the programs if you want to benefit from one of them. 
Pre-order Your Yearbook!

Yearbooks tell our stories and keep our memories. Visit www.buytheyearbook.com and enter school code 708608 to pre-order your yearbook at the lowest price of the year!
Individual Fall Pictures (Retakes and New Students) - Rescheduled for Wednesday, November 9

  • Orders placed in August were sent home.
  • Individual Fall Retakes and photos of new students who enrolled after August 30 will be taken.
  • Reminder: the packet of pictures you purchased must be returned in order to have a retake taken.
Honor Roll Cards - Digital
The St. Johns County School District Honor Card program has gone digital! If your child is on the A/B honor roll and in grades 3 - 12, you have the opportunity to receive discounts at some very fun and exciting places in St. Johns County. Instead of paper honor cards, you will now show business participants your phone and receive these discounts. The program will begin on Friday, October 28. Below are the steps in using the new system.
 
On your smart phone go to https://myhonorcard.com. The following screen will appear. Place your child’s student ID number and date of birth in the boxes. 
  
When your child’s name appears, you will show your phone to the participating business representative, to receive your discount. 
 
A list of participating businesses and their offerings are located within the program once you log in with our student's information.

If you have any questions, please call 904-547-3945 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday – Friday.  
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New Family Information

WELCOME NEW FAMILIES!

ELEMENTARY UPDATES
MIDDLE SCHOOL UPDATES
ATHLETIC UPDATES
Keep updated with our PIA athletics by visiting our -PIA ATHLETICS link and by reading "Coach's Corner to the left."

Volleyball Final Home Game
  • Come out and support your Dolphin Volleyball teams for the last game of the season.
  • We will celebrate our 8th graders and we ask that everyone WEAR PINK for our PINK OUT for Breast Cancer Awareness.
  • Games begin at 5:30pm.
  • Please see the link to purchase your ticket on the Volleyball page of the PIA Athletic website.
PTO UPDATES
THANK YOU CHARLESTON WRAP

A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Charleston Wrap fundraiser! We are very appreciative of the support of our caring supporters. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We met & exceeded our fundraising goal with a total of $12,942 raised!
OCTOBER PTO MEETING - Our October PTO meeting has been moved to 10/26


Join us for our VIRTUAL General PIA PTO Meeting on Wednesday, October 26th @7pm via Google Meet.
 
The link to join the meeting will be sent out via email to our current PTO members the day of the meeting, and the link will also be posted on our Facebook page. 




October Agenda







Save the date for our next Spirit Night on 11/9!
BINGO Night - 11/9
Save the Date!

  • PIA Bingo Night!
  • Wednesday, November 9th
  • 6:00-7:30pm
  • PIA Cafe
  • RSVP required
  • Space is limited

  • Join us for a fun & free community building event! We will be playing Bingo!!
  • Trasca dinner available for preorder/purchase. 

  • RSVP now to reserve your spot!