Eagle Express

Good afternoon Arrowwood Families,

Happy second week of school to the Eagles. Classrooms are transitioning from learning our school expectations to jumping in to instruction in our core content areas. One of the first foci is on building our stamina back up for reading, writing, and math. Take a book in the car and encourage your child to read 20 minutes a day of a choice book to help build on the great habits starting at school.

Next week will begin our benchmark testing for core content areas. These assessments will assist our staff in getting to know your child as an individual learner and what skills we need to target to support their learning. If you have any questions about your child's progress, please don't hesitate to reach out to our amazing team of teachers.

Have a great weekend, Eagles!

• August 30th to September 2nd No School, Labor Day
  
• September 9th PTO Meeting, Commons
• September 13th Popcorn Day - sign up for a subscription for the year and don't forget to send money today
• September 16th Girls on the Run kicks off
• September 17th Constitution Day
• September 17th Mize and Rosebush to Bay City State Park
• September 23rd to 27th Homecoming Week
• September 23rd Picture Day
• September 27th Popcorn Day
• September 27th PRIDE Assembly
• September 27th Homecoming Parade

Arrowwood Elementary is currently seeking 1 individual to work as a lunch aid with the Eagles. Candidates must love kids, enjoying playing sports, and helping students with lunch. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Ms. D'Haene

Now is the time to sign up to join Arrowwood's Girls on the Run program. Visit www.gotrgreatlakesbay.org to sign up today. There are limited spots on a first come, first serve basis. Scholarships are available to participate.

Thank you for your help and support in the parking lot to ensure a safe arrival and dismissal for our students.

• For student's safety, do not release students from vehicles until a staff member is stationed at the crosswalk at 7:25 AM. Students are unsupervised until this time.
• Vehicles using the parking lot should park in a designated parking space and escort their student to the crosswalk. This area is not a second drive through drop off lane and we almost had a student injured by a car because it's such a busy place in the morning.
• Please note that you can pull all the way up along the sidewalk and students can be released anywhere on the sidewalk.
• As one of our families shared previously, have your student in "paratrooper mode" so that they are ready to quickly hop out of the car to prepare for learning and keep the lining moving efficiently for all of our families. The drop off line moves quick when everyone is ready.

The PTO does a fabulous job making popcorn on Fridays through out the school year. The popcorn subscription is back! Be sure to fill out and return this form if you would like this option for your child to have popcorn on each of the Fridays they are popping for the entire year. Our first popcorn Friday will be September 13th.

Accidents and spills happen at Arrowwood and we like to be ready for the Eagles. Items that we have for students include shirts, pants, and undergarments. We are currently in need of boys pants size 8 to 10. If you have any gently used clothing you are willing to donate, you may send items in with your child to the main office. Thank you in advance for your help!

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May 12th

All meetings will be held at 5:30 PM in the Arrowwood Commons Area through the main entrance. We hope you can join us!

Looking for new spirit wear for your Eagle? Shop the PTO Spirit Wear Sale through Sandlot Sports. Multiple options, colors, and sizes are available for you to select from. The sale will run from August 12th to September 2nd.

Visit this link to order: https://arrowwood2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/