Pine Press
September 30, 2022
It's been another FANTASTIC week here at Pine Avenue! Our students practiced their first ALICE drill on Monday and ROCKED it!! I am so impressed at how students have learned procedures and routines for Bookworms, practice their ROARS, and how they treat each other with kindness. It is our honor to have your students here with us each day!
Have a great weekend!
~Mrs. Adams
Important Upcoming Dates
October 3 - Picture Retake Day (AM)
October 6 and 7 - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 7 - Half Day (11:20 dismissal)
November 1 - NO SCHOOL
November 24 - 25 - NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)
December 22 - January 3 - NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
Picture Retakes
If your student was not at school on picture day or would like a different picture taken, picture retake day is Monday, October 3rd.
Yearbook orders will be done a later date in the school year.
HALF DAY!
Pine Avenue students will dismiss at 11:20am. Please make arrangements ahead of time to ensure your student has transportation at 11:20am and that they know how they are getting home.
Parent-Teacher Conferences This Week!
Teachers have sent out a link with information about Parent Teacher Conferences and the opportunity to pick a time slot. They will take place in the evening on Thursday, October 6th, and in the afternoon on Friday, October 7th. This year we will be offering phone or in-person conferences.
Please take the opportunity to meet with your child's teacher and hear all the great things they have been doing, and also areas way they may be able to continue to help and support your child!
Bookworms
Information Available in Office
- His Kids at His Place
- Ithaca Youth Cheerleading
- Alma Public Library Haunted House Contest
- PTO Donuts with Grownups Event
- Boy Scouts of America
5th Grade Field Trip - Anderson & Girls
If you have a 5th grader, they should have brought home information about a field trip to Anderson and Girls' Orchard. Contact your student's teacher if you have questions.
Monday, October 3: Kemler and Stevenson
Monday, October 10: Fornusek and Taylor
Friday, October 14: Engel and Oswald
Alma Elementary PTO
The Alma Elementary PTO is made up of parents and teachers who want to give students in the three Alma elementary schools the opportunity to participate in enriching experiences and to have the best material and equipment we can provide. Examples of PTO sponsored events include: field trips, assemblies, carnivals, concerts, science alive, reindeer visits, playground equipment, etc.
When parents get connected to the schools, children do better. In addition to the ideas and opinions that we love to hear, the children also benefit from parent volunteers who can donate a little time to make it happen. Please consider attending our monthly meetings and/or volunteering for a particular event when future messages are sent home or contact one of the representatives listed here.
To find out more about what the PTO is doing, please join us at our monthly meetings on the third Monday (usually) of each month at 6:30 pm. Free child care is always provided! The first meeting will be at Luce, the second one at Hillcrest, the third one at Pine and then the rotation begins again. The dates for the PTO meetings are the third Monday of each month unless there is no school on that Monday. If that is the case, then the meeting will be moved to the following Monday.
Start Time and End Time
Supervision at the school begins at 7:35 am. Doors open and school officially starts at 8:03 am. The school day ends at 3:10 pm and supervision is provided until 3:20 pm daily.
Please make sure your student and their teacher is aware of how each student will be getting home each day. We know things come up and changes need to be made throughout the year. Please remember to send a note with your child in the morning if there are any changes. If you need to call during the day to make a change, please do so by 2:00pm, so we can make sure we make the proper arrangements.
Pine Ave Elementary Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures
To help keep things running smoothly in the MORNING:
Pull all the way forward to the light post to drop off students.
Keep students in the vehicle until you are past the overhang at the entrance.
To help keep things running smoothly in the AFTERNOON:
Pull all the way forward until you are asked to stop by an adult. This is usually 2 car lengths past the light post.
For student safety, students will enter vehicles when told to do so by an adult.
This occurs when the vehicle is past the light post.
The biggest thing everyone can do to help:
AVOID MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS INTO THE PARKING LOT!
Traffic on Pine Avenue WILL deadlock.
For those choosing to park in the parking lot and pick up their student afterschool:
- Approach the school at the crosswalk which is located outside our main doors, by the overhang. This is the only location people should be crossing the parking lot for safety. We have a paraprofessional there to assist students in crossing upon seeing an adult.
Together, we can do small things to help these busy times run smoother!
Thank you for your cooperation and help with this!
Afterschool Pickup
You MUST walk to the crosswalk in our parking lot to cross to the sidewalk. This area is CIRCLED IN BLUE on the picture.
Areas marked with a RED X are NOT appropriate locations to cross the parking lot.
This is to keep our STUDENTS and PARENTS safe! Accidents do happen and this is one thing we can do to prevent one from occurring.
Staff Shout Out!
There is an OUTSTANDING team of educators, paraeducators, and other staff members here at Pine Avenue!
Would you like to recognize any of them?
Take a moment to fill out this form and recognize all the WONDERFUL things they do for our students!!
APS Behavior Expectations
ROARS
Volume Levels
Medication Authorization Form
Families: A medication authorization form must be filled out annually if your student requires medications to be distributed at school. Contact Mrs. Schaub in the office at 989-466-7651 if you are in need of a form.
APS K-12 Parent/Student Handbook
2022-2023 School Calendar
Birthday Treats
Contact Information:
Do we have the most recent contact information on file at school? If you have changes to your home address or a new phone number, please make sure to contact the office at (989) 466-7651 to update this important information.
Pine Avenue Daily Schedule:
Pine Avenue Office Hours: 7:30 am-4:00 pm
Drop Off Supervision begins at 7:35 am
School Begins: 8:03 am
Lunch: 4th Grade 11:15-12:00pm
5th Grade 12:05-12:50pm
Dismissal: 3:10 pm
After School Supervision ends at 3:25 pm
1025 N. Pine Avenue
Alma, MI 48801