Arrowhead News
Week of March 8-12
***STUDENT MATERIAL PICK UP THURSDAY MARCH 25TH 4-6PM***
For our virtual students and families, material pick up will occur on Thursday March 25, 2021 in the Arrowhead cafeteria between the hours of 4-6PM.
Families may enter the cafeteria along the side entrance near the car line orange cones. Masks must be worn inside the building.
***ATTENTION 4th Grade Virtual Families*** if you can, please bring your child to the Arrowhead playground on March 25th at 5PM. We would like to take a photograph of your child for the Arrowhead Yearbook. Hope to see you on the 25th.
PSSA UPDATE
Hi Arrowhead Families,
Many decisions on PSSA testing are still being made as to what the testing will look like during a Pandemic. Please see the dates for the testing below for students in Grades 3 & 4. As the district continues to make decisions I will keep you informed regularly.
ELA
Tuesday, May 11th
Wednesday, May 12th
Thursday, May 13th
Math
Wednesday, May 19th
Thursday, May 20th
Science 4th Grade
Monday, May 24th
Tuesday, May 25th
Arrowhead Science Fair Update:
A HUGE thank you to all of our Science Fair Participants and families that joined us on the zoom tonight!! Each science project was amazing & make Arrowhead so proud!!
Here are a few pictures from Miss Cathy & the Delaware Museum of Natural History’s LIVE Animal Show! We hope everyone enjoyed the show!
Winners from our prize drawing will be contacted via mail. Thanks to Bitbox, Learning Express of Collegeville & Crazy Aaron’s for helping with our prizes. All participants will receive a certificate, ribbon and small prize for entering a project.
Click on the Link below to see the Arrowhead Student Flipgrid Science Fair Projects: https://flipgrid.com/18ec8431
Kindergarten Registration 2021-2022
Dear Families of Prospective Kindergarten Students,
Beginning on Monday, March 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM, Methacton School District will begin an online process for Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year. At that time, parents/guardians may go to www.methacton.org/kindergartenregistration to proceed through the registration process. New student registration for the 2021-2022 school year begins on April 6, 2021 for prospective students in grades 1-12.
We are also excited to introduce GETSET4K -- a new, text messaging initiative -- that provides parents/guardians with once-a-week tips that they can do at home to help prepare their child (4 to 5 years old) for kindergarten. Families can sign up by clicking HERE or visiting www.methacton.org/GETSET4K. The tips will be sent on Saturdays.
Thank you for choosing the Methacton School District.
MSD After-School Support for K-12
Dear Methacton Families,
Beginning on March 9, 2021, after-school support will be available by appointment for K-12 students. Learn more about the support available and how to make an appointment by visiting www.methacton.org/afterschoolsupport.
Methacton School District
Below is the link for the Arrowhead After School Student Support Sign up form.
***PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR AFTER SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 8 at 12PM.
***Arrowhead families are required to sign up weekly up for the after school program.***
Student self screening message from Nurse Kelly
Important reminders to keep our Arrowhead family safe and healthy during blended learning:
1. Stay home if ill, please refer to the Methacton School District Student Self-Screening Checklist https://www.methacton.org/cms/lib/PA50000637/Centricity/Domain/64/StudentCOVIDSCREENINGChecklist_English_Updatefor11_5_20.pdf.
2. All students, whether in-person or virtual should Report any absence to the child check line @ (610)-831-5331. Please be specific; mention any symptoms the student may be having, and/ or any COVID-19 exposure. You may receive a call from the school nurse or attendance secretary for clarification.
3. If you have traveled, or plan to travel outside of Pennsylvania please contact school nurse. Methacton School District is requiring all students (no age limit) to provide a negative COVID-19 test or complete a ten-day quarantine.
4. Please complete or update the Student Health Form, in Power School and/or the pink paper form that we sent home earlier this school year.
5. Please contact the school nurse, even if you are virtual, if the student has tested positive for COVID-19 or has to quarantine due to an exposure.
Let us all work together to make Arrowhead a safe place to learn.
Please contact the School Nurse with any questions or concerns.
(610) 489-5000 ext. 44203
***IMPORTANT PLEASE READ***
Dear Arrowhead families,
Please click on the link below to read the Student Self-Screening Checklist per the Montgomery County Department of Health.
Student Birthdays update
Hi Arrowhead families,
For safety reasons, we are not permitting edible birthday treats or gifts to be brought into school. If anything were to change, we will communicate another message about student birthdays in the near future. We realize that birthdays are special to our students and families. We appreciate your support related to this change.
Arrowhead Forward Update
Prep work continues for the new building and construction site. Construction site trailers arrived this week. You can see one of the trailers picture below. Underground materials have arrived. We also have impressive dirt and stone mounds. We are in the process of waiting for the ground to dry for the site pad to be poured. The students have enjoyed watching the construction workers make progress during their recess times.
Blended learning this week
K AM Mrs. Fischer's students iPad and morning work ready!
K AM Mrs. Raley's students enjoying Read Across America week while reading on the iPad.
K PM Mrs. Fischer's preparing their work materials for the day.
Grade 1 Mrs. Clark's students learning about crows and new vocabulary words.
Grade 1 Mrs. Kennedy's students reading about animals.
Grade 1 Mrs. Fitzgerald's students learning about geese and why they fly in a "V" formation.
Grade 1 Mrs. Moyer's students reading and creating silly sentences together.
Grade 2 Mrs. Lui's class using available classroom space to complete work assignments.
Grade 2 Mrs. Keffer's students finding the context clues in a story.
Grade 2 Dr. Morgan's class using technology McGraw Hill to learn the inflectional endings for words.
Grade 2 Mrs. Reid class learning about beach erosion this week.
Grade 3 Mrs. Fontanella and Mr. Dale showing students the many learning applications within the launch pad.
Grade 3 Mrs. Grabfelder's students practicing their division knowledge using xtra math.
Grade 3 Mrs. Brown's class writing their plural ending spelling words for the week.
Grade 3 Ms. Rota's enjoyed a quick Go Noodle brain break.
Grade 4 Mrs. Johnson's students highlighting acute angles.
Grade 4 Ms. Brandenberger's students writing antonyms and synonyms.
Grade 4 Mr. Yosifon's class practicing their math facts using SplashMath
Grade 4 Miss Young's students drawing perpendicular and parallel lines.
Grade 3 getting ready to transition from lunch to recess.
Grade 2 Mrs. Smith's students preparing for the torch toss and the Arrowhead Olympic Games.
Library: Mrs. Montare's K students listening to a story on the iPad.
Art: Mrs. McDonough's grade 2 students sharing their artwork and learning about artist Horace Pippin.
Music: Mr. Stouse grade 2 students dancing along to the music.
Recess fun this week!
March is music in our school month
Did you know that March is also known as Music in Our Schools month? It is special celebration that has been going on for over 35 years and it showcases all the wonderful music programs in schools across the country. We will be celebrating our musicians throughout the month by sending out videos featuring our students and posting them on the district website as well. To kick off the celebration I have included a MixTape featuring band students from all four of the K-4 elementary schools! They selected their favorite song to play on their instrument and prepared it for your enjoyment!
Band Music in Our Schools Month Celebration: https://flipgrid.com/+miosm
*The videos are alphabetized by each school, starting with Arrowhead.
Blended music from Eagleville, Woodland, and Arrwowead
See vide below.
Methacton Family Sing Along event scheduled for Friday March 26th.
Methacton Family Sing Along event scheduled for Friday March 26th. All of the details regarding how Arrowhead students can participate are in the attached flyer. Click on the PDF for the youtube live stream link.
The live stream can be found here:
Message from food services: Aramark - breakfast and lunch update
Hi Arrowhead families,
ALL students can get free meal of charge breakfast and lunch until further notice. No longer worry about packing your lunch, visit the cafeteria today for your meal at no charge.
DEI Task Force cook book recipe information and flyer
Food unites us in many ways: community, tradition, heritage, celebrations, and faith. Share your family’s favorite recipes and holiday dishes with us as we prepare to publish our first DEI Task Force Cookbook!
We are asking for recipes that speak of your culture, your dinner table, and your tastebuds. Recipes can be submitted using this link: bit.ly/DEIcookbook2021 Individual, family, and business submissions are all welcome, and feel free to share the link with family and friends outside of the school district as well.
Cookbook sale proceeds will benefit the DEI Task Force in its mission to promote diversity in the Methacton community through support and development of equity and inclusion practices in our schools and community. Books will be ready for distribution the first week of May 2021. No purchase necessary to contribute recipes, but at $20 per book, you will receive hundreds of recipes to try, and just in time for Mothers and Fathers Day gifting!
Contact us at DEITaskForce2020@gmail.com for more information, and check out our website at www.deitaskforce.org
ATTENTION Arrowhead Families: Photos needed for Arrowhead Yearbook!
Arrowhead is looking for Yearbook photos! Everyone can submit photos to be considered.
This school year started like last year ended, unique. We will try to capture it the best we can, but we need everyone to help. Please keep the pictures relating to school. We would love any pictures of the kids learning new things, working on a project, completed project, gym class activity, art class work, library, singing, crazy hat day, 1st day of school, virtual workspace, outdoor activity, recess time activity, community service, learning with your pet or virtual school bitmoji!
VERY IMPORTANT: Please submit photos, unedited, and original photo file. Photos from social media websites are not acceptable quality, please consider this when uploading images. If you are having any issues uploading to the shared google links below, feel free to email pictures to arrowheadyearbook123@gmail.com
KAM: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KS7xbfrQRDCe2g9r8
KPM: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q2z5nzXvQPW7Dmyb8
1st Grade: https://photos.app.goo.gl/zdxiGSHXxCdu7daQ9
2nd Grade: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4wcHw5GFHq6c7NB18
3rd Grade: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rmc3NV6TikcBNk3P9
4th Grade: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Afo1xkNqwcQ9NhxP6
Below is the link to the Family Center. Within this link you can find grade level information regarding "I CAN" statements which can be accessed by clicking on grade level resources.
Transportation Update
This information only pertains to families who have chosen to personally transport their child/ren home from school (PM car riders).
For the safety of our students, we have implemented a new ‘End of Day’ transportation procedure for regular car riders. According to the survey you filled out earlier this year, your child is to ride home by car each day they attend school in person. If you have changed your mind, and would prefer your child take the school bus home, kindly send me an email with your changes. If possible, we would like to keep your child’s means of transportation the same each day they attend school.
All families that had elected to be ‘end of the day car riders’ will be assigned a number which will serve as a quick identifier for regular car riders. Each family will receive 2 copies of a dashboard car number sign which is meant to be placed on the passenger side dashboard of the designated parent or guardian’s car.
Of course, if you have an emergency and you need your child to ride home in a different manner, please email Barb Goff (bgoff@methacton.org) and copy Adriana Rundle (arundle@methacton.org)
Math riddle fun for students
K link: https://sites.google.com/methacton.org/mrspashley/monthly-student-math-fun/kindergarten
Grade 1 link: https://sites.google.com/methacton.org/mrspashley/monthly-student-math-fun/1st-grade?authuser=0
Grade 2 link: https://sites.google.com/methacton.org/mrspashley/monthly-student-math-fun/2nd-grade?authuser=0
Grade 3 link: https://sites.google.com/methacton.org/mrspashley/monthly-student-math-fun/3rd-grade?authuser=0
Grade 4 link: https://sites.google.com/methacton.org/mrspashley/monthly-student-math-fun/4th-grade?authuser=0
Home and School Fundraiser Information Below:
***The following two fundraisers will be used to benefit the 4th Grade Activities this year.
Flower Fundraiser - Arrowhead Home & School is once again teaming up with GMK Floral Design to bring you beautiful flowers! We are excited for this Spring Flower Fundraiser to raise money. Please use the Google Form below to check out the gorgeous blooms and place your order. 50% of the proceeds benefit Arrowhead Home & School at the end of the sale. We appreciate your support! Thank you for joining us in this flowerful event!
Arrowhead Elementary Home & School- Spring Flower Fundraiser
Pizza Fundraiser - See flyer below:
First Student Hiring
Click on the links below for available hiring links.
Non CDL Van Driver listed below:
https://apply.firstgroupcareers.com/vacancy/non-cdl-van-driver-32162/32406/description/
CDL Bus Driver Listed below:
https://apply.firstgroupcareers.com/vacancy/school-bus-driver-30868/31112/description/
Giant Corporation Feeding School Kids Program
Do you want to help with Arrowhead Announcements?
We are interested in having our students participate in our morning announcements. We created a flipgrid topic link so students can record themselves making announcements. They can say the pledge allegiance, the Arrowhead School pledge or tell a joke. This is completely optional. If you allow your child to create a flipgrid video, this will provide the consent for the video to be shared during our morning announcements. Again, this is an optional activity and it will only be shared with your agreement. If you are interested in creating a flipgrid video, please click on the flipgrid link https://flipgrid.com/e75120f3
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Arrowhead Elementary School
Email: aroberts@methacton.org
Website: https://www.methacton.org/Domain/375
Location: 232 Level Road, Collegeville, PA, USA
Phone: 6104895000 44200