Spelling Words for December 20th

laundry
tremble
dolphin
arctic
mischief
improve
merchant
instant
orphan
simply
purchase
freckles
complain
partner
conflict
complex
anchor
employ
burglar
laughter

Secret Santa

Fifth Graders in Ms. Bakken's Class have asked if we could do a Secret Santa this year.

I decided with it being the 10th already. . .  they would have to MAKE their present, Not buy it.

 I do not want this to be an extra burden for parents! There is way too much craziness already in the month of December!

Participation is NOT mandatory, only those who want to do this put their names in to be drawn.

We brainstormed ideas and came up with things like: draw a picture, make an origami gift, write a poem, or make something from a kit that you have on hand. (beaded or string bracelet...) Bookmarks are also easy and useful.

spelling list

human
exact
award
behave
credit
basic
vivid
evil
modern
nation
robot
panic
select
cousin
item
police
prefer
menu
novel
deserve

Spelling Words for December 6th

bargain
journey
pattern
arrive
object
suppose
shoulder
permit
sorrow
tunnel
subject
custom
suggest
perhaps
lawyer
timber
common
publish
burden
scissors

KC CLUB Collecting Donations

The Arrowhead Kindness and Compassion Club is currently collecting donations for River Stone Health.

Please consider donating new books, hats, mittens, scarves and gloves to children of all ages that receive healthcare at River Stone Health.

There are containers in the lobby of Arrowhead Elementary for your donations. Thank you!!

December Dates to Remember

December 3rd      Geography Bee               9:00 AM
December 5th      Barnes & Noble Night    4:00-8:00 PM
December 11th    Orchestra Concert           1:30 PM
December 18th    Band Concert                  1:30 PM
December 18th    Toys for Tots Due
                             All donations due for River Stone Health
                             (books, hats, mittens, scarves, gloves)

Spelling Words for 11/22

cellar
popular
major
flavor
molar
chapter
passenger
senator
mayor
anger
bitter
tractor
thunder
elevator
proper
pillar
messenger
lunar
quarter
calendar

Geography Bee December 3

Arrowhead's Geography Bee - December 3rd at 8:45 AM

5th Graders will be participating.
4th Graders will be invited to watch.

5th Graders are encouraged to study atlases if they are interested in competing. Questions regarding continents, bodies of water, capitals, mountain ranges, population density, weather, ocean currents, oil deposits are all included.

Have fun and good luck!!!

Spelling Words for 11/15

wildlife
uproar
home run
headache
top-secret
teammate
wheelchair
light bulb
well-known
throughout
lifeguard
barefoot
part-time
warehouse
overboard
post office
outspoken
up-to-date
awestruck
newscast

KC Club and Spirit Days

KC Club Meeting November 15th at lunch time in Ms. Keltner's Room

$452.00 Raised for Kaitlyn's Voice!!!!

November 22nd Cat/Griz Gear

December 20th Green/Red

Spelling Words for 11/8th

steel
steal
aloud
allowed
pore
pour
lesson
lessen
who's
whose
manor
manner
pedal
peddle
berry
bury
hanger
hangar
overdo
overdue

November Dates to Remember

November

5th - Report Cards Sent Home

6th-8th - Parent/Teacher Conferences, Students Dismissed at Noon

15th - Donuts for Dads

26th - Noon Dismissal

27th - 29th Thanksgiving Break

Spelling List for Nov. 1st

earth
peer
twirl
burnt
smear
further
appear
worthwhile
nerve
pier
squirm
weary
alert
murmur
sturdy
reverse
worship
career
research
volunteer

Spelling List for 10/25

glory
aware
carton
adore
aboard
dairy
bore
pardon
warn
vary
barely
torch
barge
soar
beware
absorb
armor
stairway
perform
former

How to Motivate Your Child to Read

Help them find time to read.

Surround them with reading materials.

Figure out their interests and seekout books to support them.

Encourage them to select their own books.

Listen to them when they want to share.

Kaitlyn's Voice

Please join the Arrowhead KC Club in raising awareness of speech disabilities on October 25th.

Wear your favorite hat and donate one or more dollars to buy Ipads and apps for the Speech department!

Kindness and Compassion Club

KC Club
Many 5th graders have joined the KC Club this year!!


The KC Club is a student-based civic organization designed to help promote school spirit and leadership among students. Students participating in KC Club will maintain a high standard of personal conduct. KC Club members will demonstrate leadership qualities by serving as good examples of behavior through their words and actions. All KC Club members will be expected to participate in approved activities, which will serve to enhance the quality of the environment at Arrowhead.

The next KC Club meeting will be at 12:10 on November 15th! Join us!

October/November Dates

25th - Spirit Day: Wear your favorite hat and wear something of your favorite sports team

25th - Family Fun Night 6:00-8:00 PM

           Wear your costume to Family Fun Night!!

28th - Book Fair begins

31st - Spirit Attack: Wear Orange & Black

End of Quarter is November 1st

5th - Report Cards Sent Home

Believe Fundraiser

Just a reminder the Believe Fundraiser
ends October 22nd!!!!

Red Ribbon Week Coming Soon

Monday, October 21st "Sock It To Drugs" - Wear crazy socks

Tuesday, October 22nd "Don't Let Drugs Tie You Up - Wear a necktie

Wednesday, October 23rd "Drugs Stink" - Wear pink

Thursday, October 24th "No Drugs, No Alcohol. . . No Sweat" - Wear sweats

Friday, October 25th "Team Up Against Drugs" - Wear something of your favorite sports team

Review Spelling Test October 16th (Wednesday)

There are 50 words to review. Only 20 words will be chosen from the following list. The test will be Wednesday October 16th

grasp
breath
blister
hymn
shovel
stingy
energy
feather
comic
frantic
stray
praise
scale
disease
thief
ashamed
sleeve
waist
beneath
niece
reply
thrown
compose
dough
height
youth
choose
bruise
lose
view
avenue
dilute
cartoon
jewel
souvenir
naughty
poison
awkward
announce
auction
massive
subdue
require
opponent
succeed
assault
loiter
summit
pursuit
terrain

Believe Kids Fundraiser

Kickoff Date is October 8th

All order forms due October 22nd!!!!

Spelling Words for Oct. 4th

ounce
sprawl
launch
loyal
avoid
falter
moist
haunt
scowl
naughty
destroy
saucer
pounce
poison
August
auction
royal
coward
awkward
announce

Spelling List for 9/27

glue
flute
youth
bruise
stew
choose
loose
lose
view
confuse
cruise
jewel
dilute
roue
cartoon
avenue
include
assume
souvenir

October Dates to Remember

10/3 Superintendent Bouck will be speaking at Arrowhead 6:00PM

10/16 Noon Dismissal

10/17 -10/18 No School (MEA)

10/25 Family Fun Night 6:00-8:00 (Wear your costumes!)

11/1 End of the Quarter

Make up Work Policy

Just a reminder, that when students are gone from school, the policy in my classroom is that make up work will be dealt with when the student returns to school, not before a planned absence. Thank you for understanding.

Saturday Live

Saturday Live

September 28th

Pioneer Park

10-4

New this Year

For Students K-12

"da Voice" Singing Competition

For more information and to register, visit www.planet1067.com

Registration Deadline: Friday, September 20th

 (The winner will receive a grand prize by the Planet 106.7; 10 Moviet Tickets to Carmike Cinemas, $120 in Fuddruckers Fuddbuck and a guest co-host spot with Michael & Kaitlyn)

Of course there will be fun games, carnival, ice cream, barbeque, chili, a fun run and Zoo Montana Zoo Shows.

Book Orders due Setember 27th

The first book order is due by the 27th of September.

Happy shopping and ordering!!!

Remember the first time "code" is MDZLT

Spelling Words for 9/20

sign
groan
reply
thrown
strike
mighty
stroll
compose
dough
height
excite
apply
slight
define
odor
spider
control
silent
brighten
approach

Corrections Notice!!

Raise Your Grade - Make Corrections

Fifth graders in Ms. Bakken's class may choose to raise their grade in any academic area by making corrections to assignments that are below a 75% the first time they have been turned in and graded. This excludes tests and quizzes.

Please make corrections as soon as possible. Corrections will only be allowed for up to one week after the assignment has been graded and given back to students in their Tuesday envelope.

Spelling List for September 13th

awake
feast
stray
greet
praise
disease
repeat
display
scale
thief
ashamed
sleeve
waist
beneath
sheepish
release
remain
sway
brain
niece

Scholastic Book Club Orders

For those ordering through Scholastic Book Clubs this year our class code is:

MDZLT

Saturday Live Basket

Fifth graders chose "K-9" as the theme for our class Saturday Live Basket. Please consider donating a "dog" item such as a dog toy or dog treats to fill our basket full. If you wish to donate money and have someone else do the shopping for you, please send your donation to school in a clearly marked envelope.

Thank you! See you at Saturday Live on September 28th!!

Spelling List for September 6th

breath
closet
blister
crush
direct
promise
grasp
fund
hymn
shovel
demand
frantic
swift
feather
comic
bundle
solid
weather
energy
stingy

Vendor Night - Thursday, September 5th

Thursday September 5th

Will James Middle School Gymnasium
5:00-6:00
All 5th grade students have an opportunity to try instruments before they are rented or purchased.

September Dates to Remember

September 2nd - Labor Day - No School

September 19th - Picture Day

September 19th - Open House at 6:00 -7:00

September 20th - Ice Cream Social 5:30- 7:30

September 26th - Early Out at Noon

September 28th - Saturday Live (Pioneer Park)

Welcome to 5th Grade

Welcome back to school! I will be posting important dates and things to know very soon!

Speling Words for May 24th

attention
fraction
fiction
mention
caption
station
caution
culture
creature
nature
future
measure
failure
mixture
pressure
folktale
injure
often
happened
might

Volunteers Needed to organize Lost and Found

Arrowhead needs several volunteers to organize the Lost and Found items at the end of May.

Please let me know if you would be interested in helping on Wednesday, May 22nd.

Thanks a bunch!

281-6201

Spelling Word for May 17th

ahead
dentist
recent
finish
narrow
shelter
divide
corner
hollow
silver
famous
capture
diner
dinner
reward
broken
frozen
detail
tomorrow
goodbye

Events in May

May 10th         Last Day to Check out Library Books
May 17th        All Library Books Due!
May 21st         Field Day
May 24th        Spirit Day! $ will go to Operation Smile!
                       (4th graders wear yellow)
May 28th        Fourth graders to Pompey's Pillar
May 31st        Final Day (12:00 dismissal)

Spelling List for May 10th

event
lemon
humor
habit
rapid
recess
planet
student
detail
unite
frozen
figure
polite
punish
moment
protest
collect
support
because
thought

Spelling Words for May 2nd

lumber
plastic
support
attend
traffic
survive
canyon
fortune
effort
perfect
danger
soccer
engine
collect
seldom
picture
colorful
weakness
anyway
coming

Spelling Words from April 26th

fondness
treatment
cheerful
restless
colorful
weakness
useless
statement
movement
truthful
beautiful
clumsiness
endless
neatness
speechless
peaceful
tonight
someone
misplace
dislike

Volunteer Luncheon - Monday, April 22nd

Arrowhead's Annual Volunteer Luncheon

We want to show our appreciation!

Please join us for a wonderful lunch if you volunteer at Arrowhead Elementary School!

Spelling Words

dislike
unpaid
disorder
misled
unplanned
distrust
untrue
misjudge
misplace
unload
displease
uneven
discolor
uncover
mistreated
untidy
manage
notice
while
during

Blood Drive at Arrowhead

Blood Drive on Monday and Tuesday next week from 9-12:30! 

April 15th and 16th

 Sign up at:    www.bloodhero.com    sponsor code: arrowheadschool

Spelling Words for April 12th Test

twice
notice
glance
judge
practice
message
marriage
stage
package
since
baggage
office
bridge
edge
manage
chance
monkey
public
their
though

NWEA Testing

Fourth graders in Ms. Bakken's Class
will be taking the NWEA spring tests
on the following dates:

Tuesday April 9th in the afternoon

Wednesday April 10th in the afternoon

Tuesday April 16th in the morning

Spelling Words for April 5th

risky
electric
topic
blank
blanket
question
pocket
monkey
picnic
junk
equal
public
banker
mistake
attack
earthquake
spied
families
before
knew

Spelling List for 3/22

tiniest
funniest
copied
studied
countries
butterflies
pitied
breezier
hobbies
families
healthier
spied
happiest
friendlier
busier
noisier
drowsy
empty
different
enough

March Dates

8th- Hawaiian Bingo Night from 6:00-7:30
14th - Arrowhead Night at the Pizza Ranch from 5-9:00
15th - Spirit Day - Green!
18th-22nd - Healthy Habits Week
18th - Lifetouch Picture Day
18th - Science Fair at Arrowhead
22nd - End of Quarter
23rd- Billings Clinic Science Fair
26th - Report Cards
27th - Early Dismissal (Noon)

No Spelling Test Week of March 4-8th

Pre-Order Your Yearbook This Year

The only way to get a yearbook this year is to pre-order it!
There will be No "extras" ordered.

Spelling List for 3/1

lonely
merry
hungry
steady
honey
starry
melody
duty
daily
drowsy
chimney
plenty
injury
valley
eighty
empty
winning
escaped
really
doesn't

MontCas Test Dates

Students in the fourth grade will be testing on the following dates:

Monday-Thursday

March 4-7th
March 11-14th

Spelling List for 2/22

striped
winning
bragging
stripped
handled
dripped
dared
skipped
spotted
raced
dancing
spinning
escaped
putting
hiking
becoming
mixed
dreamed
people
usually

March Dates to Remember

March 8 - 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!

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

Arrowhead Science Fair March 18th

All fourth graders participate in science fair.
All projects need to be brought to school on Monday March 18th between 7:00 -8:15 AM. There is nowhere to put them prior to that time. Thank you for understanding. If you have any questions, please direct them to Mrs. Auch.

February News

12th Book Drive Ends
13th Valentine Celebrations
14-18th No School
21st Guest Speaker at Arrowhead 6:30 PM Terry Bouck
22nd Spirit Day: PJ day

Technology Fundraiser

Join Mission Ridge in supporting the students of Arrowhead Elementary, our campus neighborhood school partner,
in their Read-a-Thon technology lab fundraiser.  The Mission Ridge Senior Living Community Facebook page has
406 "likes" and will donate $2 for every additional "like" received in February (up to $1000.)
Pass the word to your friends and let's help the students raise funds for technology needs!

Corrected Work Reminder

Just a reminder about homework corrections.

Students may correct work that is below a 70% and return the work to me within one week. They will get the average of the two grades.

Tests and quizzes may be corrected, but grades will NOT be adjusted.

Thank you in advance for helping your child correct work at home.

Make up Work Policy

Just a reminder, that when students are gone from school, the policy in my classroom is that make up work will be dealt with when the student returns to school, not before a planned absence. Thank you for understanding.

Review Spelling Words for 2/1

decrease
raccoon
cousin
crooked
forehead
drown
sugar
fault
polar
faucet
traitor
proud
together
caught
search
weather
until
whether
tried
worth

Social Studies Test

Chapter 5 Social Studies test will be this Thursday, January 24th.

Students have study guide notes and the book chapter to help them study. The chapter covers the differences in population density between a city and a rural area. It covers how the population density difference affects many things including: pollution, employment, transportation, housing and recreation.

Spelling Words for 1/25

somebody
anything
alarm clock
fireplace
nearby
homesick
make-believe
all right
forever
forehead
classmate
baby-sit
flashlight
haircut
twenty-two
driveway
demand
reverse
writing
getting

Arrowhead Science Fair

Science Fair is coming to Arrowhead

Monday, March 18th

All 4th graders at Arrowhead are required to do a science project.

Mrs. Auch teaches science for Ms. Bakken's class. She will be thoroughly going over the scientific method and the science fair process during school. Look for handouts coming home soon with your child.

Free Science Fair Workshop

The workshop is free to students of all ages and no registration is required.

Patricia Lowthian, a McKinley School fourth-grade teacher will be the main presenter along with John Pulasky, weathercaster for the Montana Ag Network. The Science Expo coordinator will also be available to answer questions.

This interactive workshop will focus on understanding the scientific method and putting together a quality science fair project from start to finish. When the workshop is finished, participants will know how to incorporate the scientific method to produce a winning project and experiment with scientific merit and design.

For more information, contact the Billings Clinic Research Center’s Science Expo office at 247-6456 or 800-996-2663 or Barnes and Noble Booksellers at (406) 655-9500.

The Billings Clinic Science Expo will be held March 22-23 at Montana State University-Billings and is open to youth from across the region. For more information about the Expo and how to register, visit www.billingsclinic.com/scienceexpo.

Animal Science Report

Mrs. Auch has assigned an animal report to every fourth grader in her class and my class. This report will be due January 21st. She will be giving students more detailed information next week. If your child is excited and eager to get started before next week, please see Mrs. Auch's blog.

Thank you Thank you Thank you

Thank you so much for thinking of me at Christmas time!

I did send thank you notes home, but I know how things can easily get lost at this busy time of year!

I appreciate all the wonderful cards, photos, yummy treats and gifts!

Spelling Test Words for 1/11

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Tuesday
Wednesday
dollars
hundred
thousand
million
dollars
forty
fourth