Dolphin Families, 

We hope yu have a great week!

It is great to be a Pine Island Dolphin!

Much Appreciation,

Mrs. Riedl, Principal

CALENDAR: 

• 9/12 – Last day to order Field Trip Shirt
• 9/13 –
• Spirit Night – Pieology
• Volleyball Game – POA; 5:30
• 9/15 -VB Game – LPA; 5:30

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

FAST Progress Monitoring(PM) #1 - 

• Kinder – 2^nd grade students have completed the STAR assessment, which was identified as the progress monitoring tool for Kinder – 2^nd grade students beginning this year. 
• 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. 

• 3^RD – 5^th grade students have completed the FAST PM#1 assessment, which was identified as the progress monitoring(PM) tool. 
• Below is the information needed to assess your student’s FAST assessment report. 
• Please take time to read through the FAST Facts to truly understand the report. 
• As a reminder, this assessment is new to everyone. For this reason, we will continue to use the information that we already know about students to make sure we are making informed, accurate decisions for each learner. 

• Middle School students will complete the BEST assessment this week. 
• Middle School assessment reports will be available to families the week of September 19. 
• Communication will be sent once reports are available to view in HAC>  

Curriculum Chat Presentations

• If you were not able to join us for Curriculum Chat Night, please see the link below to view presentation.  
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https://www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us/22-23-curriculum-chat-night/

NEW FAMILY Information

WELCOME NEW FAMILIES

• Please click on the New Family link for quick access to the most important information to help become familiar with PIA practices.
• This page will be updated with current information throughout the year.  
• https://www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us/new-family-information/

Dolphin Debate Team –

• We are so excited about a new team that our middle school students have the opportunity to join, the Dolphin Debaters. 
• Please click on the attached letter for more information.
• Students were informed last week and have been given the opportunity to pick up an interest letter.
• We are sharing with families to ensure we are always communication about the opportunities our students are given at school. 
• Please contact Mrs. Harlow or Ms. Kimiec for add’l information.  

A La Carte Options/Lunch

• Papa Johns will be available to middle school students during lunch time beginning Monday, September 12.
• Papa Johns will be available every Monday

• WHAT’S NEW – Should a student choose to have Papa John’s this year, it will be an a la carte item, which means, it is not included in the price of a regular lunch.
• A La Carte Price – 2.50 per slice
• Just to clarify, should a student choose to have Papa John’s pizza, the price does not include all the other lunch items that come with a regular lunch. 
• This is new across the district this year.  

Technology Reminders

• Last week we spent time reviewing the technology guidelines for students at Pine Island.
• I have attached an “at a glance” document that will help in understanding when mobile devices can be used and when they should be put away.
• Our goal at PIA is to help students establish responsible boundaries with technology. 
• Thank you for reviewing the guidelines with your student to help ensure we can continue to build healthy habits.

Middle School Planner

• We have some middle school planners still available to purchase.
• If you are interested, please use the link below and we will get the planner to your student.

https://www.schoolpay.com/link/PIAMSPlanner

Keep updated with our PIA athletics by visiting our -

PIA ATHLETICS link

PTO UPDATES

PIA families - we would love your feedback!

Please click on the link to complete the survey - Fall PTO Survey

Sept. PTO Meeting

• Save the Date for our next PTO Meeting!
• Thursday, September 22nd
• 8:15am in the PIA Cafe 
• Please RSVP by 9/20
• https://forms.gle/Gp1xaoH2r1NnnFBz7

Field Trip Shirt

👕 Does your student need a FIELD TRIP T-SHIRT?

• All students from Kindergarten through 8th grade, will need to wear a purple t-shirt during field trips for chaperones to quickly identify Pine Island students.
• We've opened up our online pop-up shop for those that still need a purple field trip t-shirt.
• The shop is open from today, Sunday, 9/4 until Monday, 9/12.

• Purchase your PIA field trip t-shirt today!
• Click on the link below to shop:
• https://piafieldtrippopup2022.itemorder.com/shop/home/