Pine Island Families,

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

We will focus on character messages that remind us of our WAVE commitment at PIA - We are Respectful, Always Responsible and Safe, Value each other and ourselves, where EVERYONE ACHIEVES. Although dressing up is fun, the message highighting great character supports our vision.

This week we we also celebrate our Bus Drivers, PSA, and Crossing Guards. I think we could all agree we have the GREATEST drivers at PIA! And our PSA and Crossing Guards couldn't be more friendly and attentive to our students. These are the first people our students greet in the mornings and it makes a difference when you have people that love our students greeting them each morning. Please help us in celebrating these wonderful people that help keep our students safe and happy each day!

Also debuting this week is the Pine Island Press. This is a middle school elective class facilitated by Mrs. Kristin Arnold and they have worked hard on how to research and deliver information to an audience. We are so excited about the work our students are doing!

Also, as we look forward into November, one of our most treasured traditions that we started our first year at PIA, is our Veteran's Day Honor Parade. We can't wait to honor our men and women, past and present, that serve our country.

Please make sure to see the Veteran's Day invitation below for more details.

There is a lot of information included in the Family News this week, make sure to read through it in its entirety.

It is great to be a Pine Island Dolphin!

Highlights for ALL below:

• Red Ribbon Week
• Unity Day Information
• Veteran's Day Invite
• Pine Island Press
• Yearbook Purchase
• PTO Highlights/Spirit Night

K - 5 Highlights

• Maker Space Donation

Middle School Highlights

• 8th grade Yearbook Ads
• Cooking Class Flyer

PIA Athletics

Have a wonderful week,

Mrs. Riedl, Principal

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

RED RIBBON WEEK - Oct 17 - Oct. 20

• Red Ribbon Week is celebrated each October. It reflects our commitment as a school and family to be Drug and Bully Free. Mrs. Joker, Mrs. LeBlanc, and Mrs. Landorf, our amazing Counselors, will be planning a full week of activities that help our PIA family engage in fun, exciting ways to live drug and bully free.

• In addition to our commitment and learning we will have spirit week! I wanted to give families plenty of time to plan their outfits. It will be a great week.

Pine Island Press 1st Ed.

Check out the 1st Edition of the Pine Island Press -https://www-pia.stjohns.k12.fl.us/newspaper/

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

Maker Space Donation -

• Our 2nd grade students will engage in a fun, interactive experience during Maker Space time.
• We are in need of the following donations.
• Please send to the front office labeled Mrs. Myers, Media Center.
• Thank you so much.

8^th Grade Yearbooks Ads

Cooking Classes for 6th - 8th grade

• A great opportunity for our middle school students to engage in learning how to cook.
• Space is limited, so click on the website and check out what they will be making!
• Click on the flyer for more details!

PTO Weekly Updates

ATTENTION!!! Click on the graphic below to read PTO weekly updates!