THUNDERBIRD TIMES. Septemper Dear Arrowhead Families,

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1 THUNDERBIRD TIMES Septemper 2015 Dear Arrowhead Families, Welcome back to the new school year! It was wonderful seeing so many of you with your children at Meet & Greet before the year began as well as throughout these first few weeks. Research shows that strong family-school partnerships increase a student s potential for success and our goal is to have all students succeed. I am so excited about being a part of the Arrowhead community and am committed along with our teachers and staff to providing the best educational opportunities possible for students. We are all looking forward to an outstanding school year. I want to make you aware of a change this year the Cherry Creek School District will be implementing the ACT Aspire Interim assessment system to replace the NWEA MAP assessment. This change was recommended by a subcommittee of school and district administrators charged with ensuring the CCSD assessment system provided meaningful measures of achievement related to the district goal of career and college preparedness and success for our students. The ACT Aspire Interim assessment was selected because of its alignment with the college and career readiness standards and its capacity to measure student mastery of standards during the school year and across grade levels. These features provide a consistent measure of student progress from the elementary level to eventual outcomes at high school on the ACT College and Career Readiness assessment. In the fall and winter of this school year the ACT Aspire Interim Reading and Math assessments will be administered to our students in grades 3, 4, and 5. Similar to the MAP assessment, each test should take approximately 45 minutes to complete and the results, along with other performance indicators, will help teachers understand what your student has learned and help plan next steps for student and classroom instruction. I will continue to communicate important information with you regarding student assessments used in our school. For more information on the ACT Aspire assessment system and how it will be used at Arrowhead Elementary, please contact me at General information on the ACT Aspire assessment can be found here: ACT s Aspire site: Assessment and Evaluation site: Warmly, Roberta Ballard Principal

2 Arrowhead PTCO Earning4Learning Southlands Arrowhead has been selected to participate in Southlands Earning4Learning program. This program rewards our school by shopping at your favorite Southlands stores. Program runs Aug. 15, 2015 April 30, 2016 We must meet pre-set goals in order to continue to be a member so please sign up now! Each time you shop at a participating store, submit your receipt Arrowhead receives five points per dollar spent. Those points turn into dollars for our school! All qualified receipts earn five points per dollar spent Submit receipt by the 7 th day of the following month to receive double points Go to to get started! Credit Arrowhead by logging receipts online or dropping off original receipts at the Southlands Mgmt Office, NW corner of Main Street & E. Commons Ave Earn 1,000 points for Arrowhead when you join the Southlands Cub Club, a free roaring great time for kids ages

3 FOR TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS: IMPORTANT NOTICE PRIOR YEAR ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE OR REDUCED- PRICE MEALS, REQUIRES A NEW APPLICATION MUST BE PROCESSED BY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. UNLESS A APPLICATION IS RECEIVED AND APPROVED, FREE AND REDUCED- PRICE MEALS WILL NO LONGER BE PROVIDED AS OF TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2015.

4 We would like to ask for your help in keeping our students safe at Arrowhead. Here are just a few reminders: *Please do not drop students off prior to 8:30 am unless they are heading into the cafeteria for breakfast beginning at 8:15 am. We do not have adult supervison outside prior to 8:30 am and this could put children at risk if they are alone. *There are no dogs allowed on school property. This helps to maintain a safe environment for students during arrival and dismissal times. *Students may ride their scooters, skateboards or bicycles to school. They must dismount and walk or carry them anytime they are on school property. Tid Bits Parent Forms Updates Parents can always go to the web-based forms to updated information that may change during the year. Cell Phone Usage at School Arrowhead is a not phone zone. Please finish all conversations before entering the school.

5 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 16 Sept. 18 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct Calendar of Events 50 cent Hat Day PTCO Movie Night Pass and PTCO Meeting Cherry Creek Fitness Festival School Pictures Bingo Night Eaglecrest Spirit Bus No School 50 cent Hat Day School Accountability Skate City Pass Meeting Bingo Night Crazy Hair Favorite Sports Team Twin Day Arrowhead Color/Spirit $1.00 Pajama Day for STEM No School Fall Break

6 Do you need childcare before or after school? Join the Arrowhead ECS Program? L i c e n s e d b y t h e S t a t e o f C o l o r a d o E x p e r i e n c e d S t a f f R e g i s t e r o f o n l y t h e d a y s y o u n e e d On line scheduling and payment system (Daycare Works) T i m e f o r y o u r c h i l d t o d o h o m e w o r k M e e t n e w f r i e n d s D i s c o u n t i f y o u r e g i s t e r a n d p i c k u p b y 4 : 3 0 Open during all school breaks, Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer Open on Mon-Contact Days H ours f or BAS 6:30 am-8:45 a m an d 3:15 pm- 6:00 pm H o u r s f o r f u l l d a y s a r e 6 : 3 0 a m - 6 : 0 0 p m C r a f t s a n d A c t i v i t i e s F i e l d T r i p s d u r i n g F a l l, S p r i n g a n d S u m m e r b r e a k s A f f o r d a b l e If you are interested in enrolling in the ECS Program, come by the cafeteria and pick up a Family Handbook! Call with any questions! Thank you!

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