SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOL

I would like to thank the entire Pine Island community for all of the support and understanding throughout this 1^st week of school. There are many things to celebrate as a community. Just a few reminders looking to next week.

Safety Protocols - Attached the district COVID-19 link that was release earlier this week https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/covid-19. This is a valuable resources and was developed by the district to provide you with information and updates. It contains: (1) COVID Dashboard, (2) Instructional Continuity Documents, (3) Health Safety Documents and (4) Health/Wellness resources. We encourage you to review the link at your convenience.

Instructional Continuity - We would like to communicate how we will serve our students who are absent due to being placed on quarantine.

• Middle School students - We will not continue with the dual platform teaching that took place last year. There is no expectation or requirement that teachers will go “live”. Teachers will use Schoology as the main forum to keep students updated in learning and ensure they have access to new learning and practice. We are working to develop a common platform so students can navigate easly from class to class. However, due to different content it may look different from teacher to teacher. Our teachers will provide students with access to assignments, curriculum resources/online textbooks, and will be available for questions via a mode determined by the teacher (Schoology, e-mail…).

• In addition, district and school administration will be available to provide assistance. We will require that all summative assessments be supervised and taken on campus. Students who are placed on quarantine will NOT be marked present. They will be expected to keep up with their daily work. 
• However, if a quarantined student is ill and unable to continue their education, the student will be marked absent.

• Elementary Students - Teachers will work with families to ensure that students have what they need to continue their learning at home. That may be access to iReady or Zearn Math computer resources, work packets that continue the learning, or depending on how long the student is out, may choose to make up the work with students when they return.

We will continue to work as a Stafffulty to ensure we are working in similar ways to provide support for our families. Regardless of what it looks like what we know is that no student will go without access and the opportunity to learn. That is a guarantee.

Student Health Screening Form - We appreciate your assistance in supporting our health and safety protocols here on campus. If you can answer yes to any of the symptoms on the screener, please keep your child at home and follow the guidelines.

Headphones/Earbuds

• For the healthy and safety of students, we are requesting that families provide headphones/earbuds for students.
• Please place in a baggie and label when sending with your child(ren).
• Headphones/earbuds will remain in the classroom and travel with the student should they use computers in environments other than their classroom.
• We begin iReady testing in a couple of weeks and want to make sure the students are prepared.
• If you ordered supplies from PTO, earbuds were included, however, please check with your classroom teacher should you have any questions.

Thank you

Dismissal

Bus Dismissal - Dolphin families, thank you for your continued patience as we build traditions of excellence at Pine Island. 

• This week, we will become more efficient in dismissal.
• Although I will never compromise the safety of any student, I do realize it is hot on our buses. 
• Our goal this week is to expedite bus dismissal while continuing to ensure EVERY student is accounted for during dismissal. 

Bus/Service Entrance -

• Vehicles should NOT enter the bus loop after 7:25.
• Bus/Service entrance is for bus, service vehicles, and extended day(6:30 - 7:25 & after 3:15 only)
• According to SJCSD golf carts are not permitted on school district property, unless registered as a motor vehicle.
• Thank you in advance for honoring the property restrictions set forth by the district.

MANDATORY PAPERWORK

Mandatory paperwork - PLEASE REMEMBER TO RETURN ALL SIGNED FORMS THIS WEEK.

• Media Release(all students)
• Code of Conduct signature page(all students)
• PE Form(Elementary only)

Please see the PIA homepage(Elementary packet OR Middle School packet) for forms.

CONTACT INFORMATION RELEASE

• Please complete the following form. This information is utilized by the Room Parents for communication purposes, and it's also for parents to allow or not allow the PTO to utilize their child's photo on PTO media. Thank you for taking a minute to complete

https://forms.gle/MmW1QTqHYwfUHmSx7

Dolphin Force(celebrating our middle school teachers)

Dolphin families! 

We are excited to begin the inaugural year of the DOLPHIN FORCE!  This program allows middle school PIA families to volunteer to secretly provide small tokens of appreciation to the middle school teachers periodically throughout the year! Each volunteering family will be randomly assigned a middle school teacher for the year and will provide 3 themed gifts (value: approximately $15-$20 each), 1 end-of-year gift (value: approximately $20-$25) and 1 birthday gift / gift card (value: $20 or less) at set times during the year. (A total of 5 gifts) Each Dolphin Force family will be revealed to their respective teacher towards the end of the year.

The Dolphin Force is a fantastic way to show our love and support for our middle school teachers who don’t have the traditional room parent coordination of gifts like in the elementary school. We need eighteen (18) families to sign-up to be able to cover all of the middle school teachers. Slots are limited, so signup today to help show your appreciation for our amazing middle school teachers!

Click https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPxDM5SkTENMBecQEmAjhUPID2XFsjBywKv3f6ciJCDsDmuQ/viewform?usp=sf_link to sign-up and feel free to email vicepresident@piapto.org with any questions you may have.

Thank you so much for supporting our PIA Team!

Locker Updates -

• Students received their locker assignments on Thursday and Friday.
• As a reminder, all students are assigned a locker, however, it is the students choice whether to use the locker or not.
• Should you have any questions about the locker assignment, please email your child's 1st/HR teacher.

PE Uniforms/Lockers - PE uniforms and PE locker rental is still available. See below for information on how to purchase.

• Gym Locker rental ($5) online at - https://www.schoolpay.com/pay/for/Locker/SeaQhNC
•  PE Uniform - https://www.schoolpay.com/parent/mip/MdHT

Parent Pick Up Signs(PPU) -

• Please make sure parent pick up sign is located in the front windshield when picking up your student(s).
• As we get to know families and vehicles, PPU will move much quicker. Thank you in advance for your patience.