DISCOVERING STRENGTHS AND PURSUING DREAMS

Straight from heart of Mrs. Riedl

Highlights for ALL below:

Holiday Tree Voting
Holiday Countdown
3rd - 8th Grd Running Club Registration

Yearbook Purchase

Nease Family Night Flyer
PTO Highlights

K - 5 Highlights

Kids Heart Challenge coming...
STEM gift ideas

Middle School Highlights

8th grade Yearbook Ads

PIA Athletics

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

SCHOOL WIDE NEWS

Holiday Tree Contest for INK(Investing in Kids)

The 5th Annual Holiday Tree Contest has officially begun!

PIA took 1st place last year, THANKS to our amazing PTO!
Voting will take place online from December 12 - 19^th – winners are chosen by the number of votes received.

Individuals may vote once daily. (Voting is per email address.)
Thank you to our amazing PTO for creating Pine Island's tree.

The link for voting is: voteholidaytrees.com

5 Day Countdown to Winter Break

We continue our Holiday Countdown this week!
Click on the flyer to join in on the fun!!!!

Running Club - 3rd - 8th Grade ONLY

Would your child like to join the Dolphin Running Camp?
If so, registration is now open. Running Camp is for grades 3^rd – 8^th.
Space is limited so please sign-up quickly as they will fill-up.
Registration will be open until December 19^th (unless spaces fill up sooner).
Practices are on Thursdays from 2:30 – 3:30.
The season will be January 11^th – February 29^th.
All participants will stay after school with a running camp coach until practice starts at 2:30. During that time they will have time for a small snack.
Please send in water and a healthy snack with your runner.
Cost is $60.
To register your child, click this link: -https://www.schoolpay.com/link/24RunningCamp

A more detailed email will be sent to participants after registration closes. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Anderson (cindy.anderson@stjohns.k12.fl.us ).

Yearbooks for Sale

Yearbooks are on sale until sold out or until 4/30-
Yearbooks will not be available after 4/30 and a second round of orders WILL NOT be ordered once we sell out.
Yearbooks are $30.00 until 11/30. After 11/30 yearbooks will increase to $35.00
You can add personalization to the covers until 12/31/2023

School Access(IMPORTANT)

Please make sure you have school access approval now so that when you attend events on campus, you are cleared to attend.
Your application is good for 3 years. Please do NOT submit another application, original application will be renewed.
Instructions were in the back to school packet but can also be found here .
If you are unsure of your approval status, please contract the front office at 904-547-4300.

K - 5 SCHOOL INFORMATION

Our students will be participating in the Kids Heart Challenge over the next few weeks (January 9^th – 30^th).
Your child will be bringing home a KHC donation envelope and parent letter on January 9^th.
Collection envelopes can be turned in to your child’s classroom teacher (or homeroom for middle school) anytime between now and January 30^th.
Online donations are the easiest option.
You can register at https://www2.heart.org/site/TR?pg=company&fr_id=9740&company_id=437634
Participation in fundraising is optional.
Elementary students will be learning about jump roping and the benefits it has on their heart during physical education classes over the next couple of weeks.
Thank you in advance for supporting such a worthy cause. Please feel free to contact Coach Anderson (cindy.anderson@stjohns.k12.fl.us) or Coach J (alexandra.janowiak@stjohns.k12.fl.us) if you have any questions