Pine Street Elementary
Welcome Back 2023
Welcome!
As you and your child also prepare for the upcoming year we hope you will find the following information helpful. If you do have questions please feel free to contact our office by phone or email. The office at Pine Street is open for phone calls daily from 7:00-3:30. The office phone number is (269)792-1127.
Your partner in education,
Robyn Robinson
Principal, Pine Street Elementary
Upcoming Dates
August 17: Open House
August 21: First Day of School - Half Day
August 28: WIPTO Meeting - Pine Street
September
September 1: No School - Labor Day Break
September 4: No School - Labor Day
September 13: Picture Day
September 29: WIPTO Meeting - Middle School
Online Registration
Student Class Assignments
Parents can check Parent Portal after 4:00 PM on Friday, August 11th to find your child's homeroom teacher.
- To log into the portal
- Click the menu in the upper left hand corner (three horizontal lines)
- Click "Schedule"
- You will then see the teacher's last name and the room number
Teaching Teams!
Transportation
The Transportation Department has been working hard all summer to make sure Ride 360 is ready for the 2023-24 school year. We encourage you to download the Ride 360 app to make sure your student(s) bus stops are correct. The 2023-2024 school year will be active in the app as of July 24, 2023. Please be sure you are checking Ride 360 for bussing information, not the Parent Portal. If you need bus changes from what you see in the Ride 360 app, please email the Transportation Department at transportation@waylandunion.org. You should hear back within 3 business days. Please make sure requests are in by August 11, 2023 as our district wide safety freeze will go into effect on August 14, 2023, at that point absolutely no changes will be made to bus stops until September 11, 2023. Please visit the webpage linked below for additional transportation information.
Student Drop Off and Pick Up
Student Drop off begins at 7:15 a.m.
- The front doors will be open at 7:15 a.m. Please do not drop off your student before 7:15 am. Students will be greeted by a staff member at the main door and instructed where to wait for school to begin.
- If you drop your students in the morning please drop them on the south side of Pine Street so they do not have to cross the road. The line becomes long so please have them ready to exit when you pull up to a safe place to drop. If dropping on the north side of Pine Street please have them use the crossing guard. This is for their safety.
- Students can also be dropped of near our gym off of Pearl Street. Students will then need to walk on the sidewalk to the front door.
- Students will exit the building on the Northwest side, near the corner of Pine Street and Pearl Street.
- Parents can park and wait for them to come out of the building on Pearl Street or Pine Street. There will be a crossing guard at that corner to assist students crossing the road.
- If there is a change in end of day plans for your child, please call the office before 1:30 PM so we can get a note to them regarding the change.
Walking to School
School Supplies
- Gym Shoes: The Pine Street gym is across the road from the school building. In order to ensure only dry shoes are on the gym floor, every Pine Street student will need to bring in a pair of gym shoes for PE class.
- Calculator (5th grade only)- Calculators should be scientific but do not need to be graphing. Texas Instruments Calculators are suggested (TI-30Xa or the TI-30X llS). These calculators can typically be found at stores such as Target, Walmart and Meijer ranging in price from $9.00- $12.00.
Medication At School
Over the counter medication can only be given if a parent signs a medication release form.
Antibiotics, Inhalers, prescription drugs, cough drops, Tylenol, cold medicine, anti-itch medicine, etc., should never be sent to school with students. If medication must be given to a student at school, parents should drop the medication off in the office along with a signed medication form.
Volunteering at Pine Street
Dear Wayland Union Schools Families,
As we prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, we would like to inform you of an important policy change that will affect all parents who volunteer at school, attend school parties, or chaperone field trips. All parents who wish to volunteer, attend school parties, or chaperone will need to complete a background check that will be processed with the Michigan State Police.
We want to assure you that this change is being implemented with the safety and well-being of our students as our top priority. We believe that this is an important step in ensuring that our school remains a safe and secure environment for all our students.
The background check process is simple and straightforward and can be completed at this link. Rest assured that all information provided will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of the background check. You will only be contacted if your background check prohibits you from attending school functions.
We understand that this may cause some inconvenience, but we hope that you will appreciate the importance of this policy change. We are committed to providing a safe and secure learning environment for our students, and we believe that this is an important step in achieving that goal.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy change, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate your cooperation and support in ensuring the safety of our students.
Wayland Intermediate Parent Teacher Organization
Parent Communication
Throughout the school year information is provided in several different ways:
- Monthly Pine Street Press Newsletter
- Visit our website https://waylandunion.org/schools/pine-street-elementary/
- Peachjar flyers via email or on our website
- Like us on Facebook @ Pine Street Elementary School
Robyn Robinson
Email: robinsonr@waylandunion.org
Location: 201 Pine Street, Wayland, MI, USA
Phone: 269-792-1127
Mike Omness
Email: omnessm@waylandunion.org
Location: 210 Pine Street, Allegan, MI, USA
Phone: 269-792-1127