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Pine Panther Pulse

9/28/25

Pine Panther Pulse9/28/25

This week at Pine... This week at Pine...

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Hello Pine Families!


It's Homecoming Week across Michigan City Area Schools! See the flyer below for the themes for each day, and let's cheer on the Wolves this Friday!

Thank you to all families who joined us last week for student-led conferences . Staying connected with the classrooms and demonstrating the partnership between school and home will only help our students succeed!

Looking ahead to next week, our Scholastic Book Fair will be held in our library, and next Tuesday will be school picture day.

Let's keep reading at home each day, coming to school on time, and showing those Habits of Character. It's the Wolfie Way!

We're looking forward to another great week of learning at Pine!


David A Alvarado

Principal

Homecoming Spirit Week Homecoming Spirit Week

Monday - College/University Wear
Tuesday - Twin Day
Wednesday - Pajama Day
Thursday - Mix & Match/Crazy Hair Day
Friday - Pine/MCAS Spirit Wear

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Immunization Letters Immunization Letters

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Immunization letters were provided to families whose children are not in compliance with state immunization requirements. If you received one, be sure to address this as soon as possible to avoid this Wednesday's exclusion date of October 1. You can provide updated records to the Nurse's Office, or talk to your child's doctor and/or the local health department about getting your children caught up. See Nurse Tiffany Callahan with any questions.

Event Information
Picture Day!

www.inter-state.com

Order Code: 0132GXF

When?
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025, 09:00 AM
Where?
Next Level at MCAS: September Updates
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New Playground New Playground

To go along with the new playground put in last year for 3rd - 6th graders, our PreK - 2nd grade students now have a new playground on their side of the building as well! We hope our students enjoy all the new equipment and activities! A formal ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Thursday, Oct. 9.

Be on time and ready to learn! Be on time and ready to learn!

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Doors open at Pine each morning at 8:15. Students have until 8:45 to arrive, have breakfast, and wait with their classmates in the gym. Teachers pick up students by 8:35 to head to classrooms. Students arriving after 8:45 are marked tardy. Be sure your children arrive on time!

Late arriving students should be walked into the office by a family member and signed in. Please refrain from dropping tardy students off at the curb without checking them in. Student absences should be called into the office. Students learn most when they are at school each day! Let's work together to have the best attendance possible!

Drop-off & Pick-up Drop-off & Pick-up

Arrival Procedures


Doors open at Pine at 8:15 AM. Parents dropping off students at school should only use the north parking lot by the Red Pod. PreK families, students requiring special assistance, and families who need to visit the office may park in the south lot by the main entrance. No parents should park along the curb at the main entrance as this area is designated only for school buses. Breakfast is served from 8:15 - 8:45. Students arriving after 8:45 will be marked tardy. Attendance matters!


Dismissal Procedures


The final bell rings at 3:00. Bus riders will be escorted by their teachers to their proper buses. Boys and Girls Club members will report to the cafeteria. Car riders will report to the red pod where staff will organize them per our dismissal procedures. Parents picking up students should join the line around the north parking lot. Please comply with all instructions and expectations while remembering that student safety trumps adult preferences at all times. Parents must communicate any changes in dismissal plans to the office before 2:00 to ensure they are shared with teachers.

Recess and Lunch

All students will have a supervised 15 minute recess each day before lunchtime.

All Pine students are invited to take a school breakfast and school lunch each day at no cost to families. Parents who prefer to send a home lunch with their child are of course welcome to do so.

MCAS Strategic Plan MCAS Strategic Plan

See the link below for information on our Strategic Plan, the document that sets the purpose and describes our goals for serving our community.


https://www.mcas.k12.in.us/strategicplanning

Keep in Touch!

Talk to your child's teacher about how communication will take place between home and the classroom this year! Whether it be via Class Dojo, email, or some other communication method, when teachers and parents stay in touch and work together, our students benefit the most!

Missed an issue of the Pine Panther Pulse? They're all archived on our website at the link below!

https://pine.educatemc.net/welcome-to-pine/news

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