Hawk Herald

I will keep this short and sweet.

Your child has one opportunity remaining to see the famous sliming of Ms. Bailey. Perhaps you’ve heard of the legendary 2018, 2022, and 2023 slimings. I have offered my pride and hair once again in service of our amazing PTA. Our numbers are a bit low, and I’d like us to hit 220 memberships. We should be able to do that.

People often think that joining the PTA means you must run an event. Not true! Our numbers have an impact in Olympia, where legislators use membership to gauge how involved public-school parents are. Our numbers have an impact on the PTA budget, which goes directly to supporting students and staff. If the membership fee is a barrier, you can get a scholarship. Mostly, though, membership means you stand with involved parents and staff to help make this school an amazing place for kids. This organized part of our community is important enough for me to volunteer to be slimed if we hit our membership goal of 220 memberships. Please join the PTA!

Finally, in this month of hearts and love, I want to say how much I love this school and its people. It has been the blessing of my life to be here, to see this amazing staff work for children every day, to see our students be so kind, brave, creative and amazing, to walk beneath the waterfalls and feel embraced by the trees. I am in love with all of it. How grateful I am.

Kristin

Kristin Bailey

kbailey@nsd.org

Northshore School District is running three funding measures in the February 2026 election. These measures work together to ensure all students and staff have access to updated learning supports, facilities, and technology. 

Ballots are due by 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 10 to your local drop box. Find an official ballot drop box at VoteWa.gov.

Learn more at www.nsd.org/bondlevy. 

Kindergarten Enrollment has begun!

We are thrilled to welcome our Hawk Class of 2039! Please find more information regarding Enrollment on the district website below.

https://www.nsd.org/schools/get-started/enrollment

Please call the office if you have any questions.

From the Office

As winter weather approaches, this is a good time to remind our Northshore community about the District’s snow, ice, and hazardous road condition response. The decision to close or delay schools due to inclement weather is made by the District as early as possible, typically by 5:30 a.m.

Northshore is a large district that covers over 60 square miles. While conditions may seem normal in your neighborhood, it may be unsafe in others. All of this is taken into consideration when a decision is made to cancel, delay, activate snow routes, or keep everything on a normal schedule.

If the district does not make an announcement, it means schools are open and buses are operating normally.

For more information please visit the district’s closure and delay webpage.

Health Room News

Flu and Respiratory illnesses are circulating in our region

There are currently very high levels of respiratory illness and flu circulating in the Metro Puget Sound area (King, Pierce, Snohomish counties); while Covid-19 levels appear to be low. Please review the following CDC guidelines for respiratory illness:

You can go back to your normal activities when both of the following have been true for at least 24 hours:

•   Your symptoms are getting better overall, and
•  You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication).

If your student requires medication in the morning to feel better, whether or not they have a fever, they are probably not ready to return to school. You can always call the office or me in the morning to discuss.

February mid-winter break:

•  Before returning from mid-winter break, please be sure your student is well rested and does not have ill symptoms.
• Many students who travel and arrive home late the night before school, are not ready for school first thing in the morning. It is always ok to arrive later in the day. Please inform the office if your student is arriving late or is absent the day we return (Feb 23rd).

Vision Referral letters

If your student did not pass the vision screening done in October, you were sent a letter via USPS. Please let the nurse know if you have followed up with an exam from a vision provider – whether or not your student was given a prescription for glasses. If you need assistance with finding a provider or glasses, please let us know.

Please see the following NSD link if you need any resources for your student or family:

https://www.nsd.org/resources/support/assistance

Are you a Registered Nurse who might be interested in exploring the rewards of school based nursing, supplementing work hours or simply maintaining nursing licensure credentials? We would love to discuss available opportunities as a substitute school nurse with the Northshore School District -- this is a great way to transition into community nursing with K-12 school age children. 

Contact: Cindy Mato

Health and Nursing Supervisor

425-408-7728

cmato@nsd.org

Stay healthy,

Anne Janssen, RN

ajanssen@nsd.org

425.408.4006

Library News

Mark your calendar! MARCH 12!

Enjoy a fun and relaxing evening browsing a book store and grabbing a pizza for dinner or take-home! Raise some dough for our library in the process! It’s give back and we get 25% of sales for OUR library! March 12 at Lake Forest Park Third Place Books and MOD Pizza. Join friends and neighbors. Ms Ginny and Ms Maria will be on hand to help kids make a fun craft!

Soda Float – Still time to meet the Challenge!

Your 4th and 5th grader can still participate in the Arrowhead Soda Float Reading Challenge! Read 13 of the listed books and join in for a celebration of reading! See the list here.

ALA Youth Media Awards Announced

The Youth Media Awards (including Newbery, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and more) were announced January 26! Click this link to see a wrap up of the award winners!

Wow! What fun to learn all about how crows work together! Students enjoyed the assembly and presentation by Leslie Barnard Booth on January 29. I Are We: How Crows Come Together to Survive and Ms. Booth’s other books are in our library!  Thanks to Third Place Books for bringing this author to us!

Feeling generous? Donate a book to our library! Please see our wish list link to donate.

Follow on instagram at arrowheadhawksread.

Hope to see you soon @ the library!

Ginny Allemann, Teacher-Librarian

vallemann@nsd.org

PE News

Thank you, Volunteers!

Hawks Program Volunteers

A huge thank you to Trevor H. who helped us at lunch recess recently!

Field Trip Volunteers

Field trips would not happen without our numerous chaperones who lend us their time and patience on these fun days.

PTA

PTA made our December Book Fair possible! We are so grateful for recent SEC grants that support field trips in class presentations, materials, and math supplements.

PTA Corner

Arrowhead Elementary Parent Teacher Associations mission is to positively impact the lives of all children and families within the Arrowhead community. We strive to support and advocate for our children by partnering with staff, families and the wider community to create a safe, inclusive and healthy learning environment allowing our students to excel personally, academically and socially.

Next PTA General Meeting is Tuesday, February 10: At 6:45pm on Zoom. This is a virtual meeting only. Zoom link to attend:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89650072524?pwd=cn0osiwJguaeobGSBSwn6xyQKMmTu0.1  

PTA Meeting Minutes:

View past PTA link for meeting minutes.

Password: H@wksAw3s0me20

Who will get slimed??

Help us reach 220 PTA members by February 10th! And a lucky Arrowhead staff member will get slimed!

www.ptaarrowhead.org/join

*No volunteering or attending meetings is required*

$15/individual & $25/family

Scholarships available at membership@ptaarrowhead.org

Please spread the word to anyone who is not a member! Arrowhead students can't wait to find out which Arrowhead staff will get slimed! 

Missoula Children's Theater Returns!

Registration is now open for MCT & AH PTA's production of Cinderella!

https://forms.gle/dsPNQwfH1kBmbMbe9

Students must be available for rehearsals after school, Feb 23-27. The performance will be on Saturday February 28th at 3pm.

Visit the MCT page for more info: https://www.ptaarrowhead.org/missoula-childrens-theatre/

*Tuition is available on a sliding scale to best fit your family’s need.

Families—please mark your calendars now! This fun and enriching experience happens right after mid-winter break, so keep those dates in mind as you plan your travels.

Help our kids fly! Budget cuts have made on-campus volunteers more important than ever, and we’re inviting all grown-ups to step in and support Arrowhead students during the school day. Whether you can give 30 minutes or a whole day, your presence helps keep our kids safe and our school running smoothly.

Be a part of the Hawks team and make a real difference—sign up today at ptaarrowhead.org/volunteer or email Karina Kirkpatrick at kskats@gmail.com for more info!

-Before school- recess support

-Welcome students off busses

-Work room making copies and helping teachers with projects

-PE support

-Lunch line support

-Dismissal-help students in bus and car zone

-Crosswalk

-Teacher/staff requests may arise as needed

Complete Level 1 volunteer status

Special Offer for Arrowhead Elementary PTA Family/Friends: Use this link to save up to 20% off select seats/dates. For VIP Packages & Groups of 10+, contact Sarah.Hudson@cirquedusoleil.com for details + added savings.

Here is a video preview of the show, if needed.

ECHO Official Trailer | Cirque du Soleil

Remember, becoming a PTA member does not require volunteering. However, all the events and programs that PTA supports would not happen without volunteers! If you are interested in finding an open position, you can find the position on this link or if you don't find what you're looking for, email Whitney at  vpprograms@ptaarrowhead.org

Our weekly newsletter provides the latest on what’s going on through the Arrowhead PTA and helps you stay connected! Subscription link for PTA.

Arrowhead Hawks SOAR by being Safe, Kind, and Responsible

At Arrowhead, we create resilient and empathetic learners who confidently navigate their world through being innovative, creative, critical thinkers.

Northshore School District is enriched by the many experiences and perspectives each individual member brings to our District and community. Therefore, our District prohibits discrimination based on age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, cognitive, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.