Pine Island Families,

Happy New Year Dolphins! 

We are very excited to welcome our students back to campus at Meet and Greet on Wednesday, August 9. Below is some very important information that needs your attention as we near the first days of school. 

Our teachers have worked hard to prepare classrooms, our Facility Team has worked incredibly hard to prepare the building and our staff has worked to build safety processes to ensure the success of each and every student in our building.  We are ready for August 10, I hope you are just as excited!  

Please take time to read through the information below and respond accordingly.  

Highlights below:  

• Mandatory Paperwork - ALL STUDENTS
• Clinic Updates - Medication Dropoff
• PE Clothes - Middle School ONLY

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. 

REQUIRED PAPERWORK - FOR ALL STUDENTS



We are looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday  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 Middle School Packet

Please read pages 1 - 15. The information included is: 

• Letters from Superintendent Forson – Program of Choice and Code of Conduct and Required Instruction
• 2023-2024 Code of Conduct can be found on our home page. 23-24 Student Code of Conduct
• 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 17 (Media Release), pg 18 (Code of Conduct)
• Signature page for student-athletes –pg 16 (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 School Packet

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

•  Letters from Superintendent Forson – Program of Choice and Code of Conduct and Required Instruction
• 2023-2024 Code of Conduct can be found on our home page 23-24 Student Code of Conduct
•  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)

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

Clinic Updates

Prescription medication/forms drop-off in the clinic:

• Drop off anytime M-F 7:30AM - 2:30PM. (No appointment needed)
• All prescription medications MUST be brought in the original, labeled pharmacy container and MUST BE brought in by an adult (not by the student).
• Medication forms must be filled out and signed by prescribing PCP. Forms are available on the PIA website under "Departments" tab or click the link for direct access - https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/health/medication/.
• Call or email Nurse Martha or Nurse Heather in the clinic for any questions:  (904)547 - 4300.

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

K - 5 - MEET AND GREET DATES AND TIMES –

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

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

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

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

Meet our K - 5 Resource Team

Make sure to stop by our Resource Team classroom.

• K -5 Art - Mrs. McKay - RM 203
• K - 5 Art - Mrs. Florencio - RM 701
• Music - Ms. Derr - RM 801
• Music/Band - Ms. Panoff
• PE - Media Center - Coach Anderson & Coach Janowick
• Media Center - Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Gerry, and Mrs. Cuyler
• Computer Lab - Mrs. Harpe, and
• STEM - Mrs. Simmer - RM 303
• Counslors - Mrs. Joker, Mrs. LeBlanc, and Mrs. Landorf- They will be in hallways to support our families. 

 MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE UPDATES    

• 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.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Contact Release Form  https://forms.gle/wDY8HzETZKTGRHvf9
• Room Volunteer Form - Deadline 8/12 https://forms.gle/SuWFr97SH4yV9kY17
• PTO Apparel Store - WAVE Shirts -Deadline 8/12 https://piaptolastchance2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/
• PTO Membership: https://www.piapto.org/membership