SmarterBalance Practice Tests

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KC club's RiverStone Health Project

We are collecting mittens, scarves and hats for the clinic to give out to children in need.

Collections can be dropped off in the Arrowhead Lobby from now until December 18th.

Mid-terms

Please have all missing assignments in by this Thursday. Mid-terms reports will be printed Friday morning (12/6) and sent home with students.

Science Fair

Please mark your calendars for the Science Fair on March 27th.  ALL 4th graders are required to do a project and will receive a grade.

KIDBLOG

Report Cards

Look for report cards in backpacks on Tuesday, November 5.
Remember to VOTE YES for BILLINGS KIDS on Tuesday!!

Mrs. Grice's Farewell

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Author of The Journey of Fallen Rock

Author Bill Merical visited Arrowhead School!

Heritage Presentations

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Conferences coming up

Parent/Teacher Conferences begin the week of November 4th. 15 minutes is a very short amount of time to share everything I'd like to about your student. We will mostly cover standardized testing scores during our short time together. Looking forward to meeting all of you again!

Red Ribbon Week

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Typing Club

Students now have an account with Typing Club. We will work on keyboarding a minimal amount at school, so students can access the link on the right side of this page to work more at home. At Open House I mentioned how students will need good keyboarding skills when the testing in 2015 changes. Students will be required to do an entire standardized test on the computer - essay writing included. We are taking a proactive approach now, so that students can have the most success possible with the test.

Students use their first initial/last name, then arrowhead as password. They also have a unqiue password which is their school ID#.

Red Ribbon Week/Spirit Day Fundraiser

Monday: Crazy Socks
Tuesday: Necktie
Wednesday: Wear PINK
Thursday: Sweats
Friday: Sports Team apparel and $1.00 hats for Kaitlyn's Voice

Social Scientist Artifacts

We had some amazing artifacts brought in to learn about the four types of social scientists: Historian, Economist, Political Scientists, and Geograher.

The Journey of Fallen Rock

We just finished out introduction to Social Studies by reading The Journey of Fallen Rock. It is a Native American story that covers the regions of the United States and a children's story about family, character and our need to protect and preserve our natural resources. The characters are "signs" from the Protectors of Our Land. Please ask your student to share what they have learned. You may even want to read their book when it comes home. They sure have enjoyed the book! The author Bill Merical, from Virgina, will visit our 4th grades at Arrowhead this Thursday, October 3. We will be able to discuss our questions and hear insight from the author about his important message to students.

We LoVe MaTH GaMeS!

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Evacuation Drill

Arrowhead School will have an evacuation drill on Monday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m THIS IS JUST A PRACTICE. We will walk students up to the Lillis Center, find our seats in the building, and then dismiss back to the school. We are planning on the drill taking approximately 45 minutes.

Heritage Videos for Computer Lab Time

Students: Please put on your headphones and watch each of these videos.
Tumbi
Bhangra
Katevas - Greek Folk Dance 
Flamenco Dance
Square Dance
Grampa Rescues Toads

This Week's Events

Smile pretty for school pictures this week on Thursday. Also, please join us for Open House on Thursday evening. Would love to see you all again on Friday for our ice-cream social.

Shield Example

Character Warrior Shield Directions: Cover hard cover paper in tinfoil, decorate the written shield, attach to tinfoil and cut to shape it like a shield. Return to school tomorro.

Small Groups Working - ZINGO boards

We spent a bit of time getting to know each other by learning to interview. We had to ask multiple questions of our group partners to discuss information about each other.

NWEA now MAP

The NWEA testing will be begin next week. We will test our class on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoon. This testing will give us the baseline for instructional planning. NWEA's are now known as MAP (measuring adequate progress). We will test the student's again in the Spring to see the progress they have made.

First Day of School 2013

Click below to watch a short video of our class. First Day of School 2013

Student Teacher

Please help me welcome Mrs. Jessica Grice to our classroom. Mrs. Grice is a student at MSU Billings and will be our student teacher for 10 weeks. She is a double major, so she will continue her student teaching at Rose Park in the Special Ed department once she leaves Arrowhead. Welcome Mrs. Grice!

Welcome Back

Welcome to the 2013 School year at Arrowhead School. I am excited to get our year started. Thank you for coming to our Meet and Greet night tonight. It was fun to meet new families and visit with returning ones. We have a full year ahead of us, and I can hardly wait to dive into our schedule. See you Wednesday!

Concert

Please join us for our 4th grade Recorder Concert on Monday, April 29 at 1:30. The students have been working very hard and earning their "belts" in music.

"Mustache" your cash by Altana Bank

Standardized Testing

We have finished this year's round of NWEA testing. The students were troopers and did a good job!

Arrowhead School Helping Others

Blood Drive on M and T next week from 9-12:30! Sign up at: www.bloodhero.com sponsor code: arrowheadschool

Science Report Animals

Check out this site for obscure animals! Look at these COOL animals too!

Black History Activity - Ruby Bridges

The students loved watching Ruby Bridges for a Black History Month. They took notes during the movie, had a great class discussion about segregation and prejudice. They also met in small groups to share their notes and prepare to write an informal essay. I have included a link to the home page for Ruby Bridges for students to continue their learning about her.

MONTCAS Coming to a school near you!

The 4th Grade Testing Schedule is as follows: 3/4 Monday: 8:30 Reading 1 3/5 Tuesday: 8:30 Reading 2 3/6 Wednesday: 8:30 Reading 3 3/7 Thursday: 8:30 Science 1 3/11 Monday: 8:30 Math 1 3/12 Tuesday: 8:30 Math 2 3/13 Wednesday: 8:30 Math 3 3/14 Thursday: 8:30 Science 1 & 2

More Event Reminders

Monday, March 18, is Class picture day and Science Fair

Teachers Waitress at Pizza Night

Thursday, March 14 is Arrowhead Pizza Ranch Night from 4-8. Note the date change!!!

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE NEXT FAMILY FUN NIGHT AT ARROWHEAD SCHOOL! HAWAIIAN BINGO NIGHT * MARCH 8 6-7:30 * IN THE GYM. DRESS HAWAIIAN AND COME FOR FUN, TREATS AND AWESOME PRIZES!

Meet the Superintendent

Superintendent Bouck coming to Arrowhead at 6:30 on February 21.

February Days Off

Enjoy your mini Spring Break with a half day on February 13, and then full days off on the 14th, 15th, and 18th. See you back on the 19th. We will begin preparing for MONTCAS testing when we return. Testing dates will be set for the beginning of March.

Valentine Party

We will enjoy a Valentine Party on Wednesday, February 13, from 10:45 - 11:45. Valentine bags have been made at school and Valentines can arrive on Monday. Happy Valentine's Day!

Science Fair

It’s Science Fair Time Again!!!! The Arrowhead Science Fair will be held Monday, March 18th in the gym. This is for all grades 1st through 5th. Please let your teacher know if you will be bringing one by March 10th so we can plan to have enough tables. All projects should be brought to school Monday morning, March 18th from 7:00-8:15 am. as there will be nowhere to put them prior to that time. Following our fair, four days later, is the Billings Clinic Science Fair, which will be held March 22nd and 23rd in the MSU-B gym. This is for all grades, 1st through 12th. If you’ve participated in the Arrowhead Fair, you can use that project in this fair! They have many fabulous awards and prizes. We have had a terrific showing over the years with many winners from Arrowhead Elementary. They have a superb presenter who is bringing in a robot or two and speaking on “How to Train Your Robot.” Billings Clinic Science Fair booklets, with the application included, can be obtained online: http://www.billingsclinic.com/ scienceexpo Completed applications can be completed online or sent in to their office. The deadline for applications for the Billings Clinic Science Fair is Monday, February 22nd. If you have any questions, please email or talk to Mrs. Auch.

Science Fair

Arrowhead School will again be hosting a Science Fair on March 18th. All fourth grade students are required to have a Science Fair project. Students will receive a grade by the Science Fair team. Marci Mercer is willing to review the science project one-on-one with your students in the upcoming weeks if needed. Information on the process for the project is coming home with your students. Other questions can directed to Mrs. Moore, the Science teacher for our class.

Geography Bee Winner

Congratulations to Jack Wyss! Jack is the Arrowhead School finalist for the Geography Bee. He will now compete at the state level. Way to go Jack!

BOOK FAIR

Don't forget to participate in the Arrowhead School book drive. Details came home in the Tuesday folders this week. The drive ends February 12.