Five Acre Weekly: Adventures & Community

When children and place are at the center, it means building a habitat for a bug, finding your way with a map and taking time to appreciate the landscape we share. When children and place are at the center, what does it look like to you? 

Elizabeth, Adventure Class Teacher

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting --
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

Hi Five Acre Families,

Have you been looking for a way to get more involved in the Five Acre community, but aren’t sure where to start?

The PSO is a great place to jump in!

The PSO is going to start forming subcommittees and plan some fun community events for the year, including our Soup Social coming up in October. There are lots of ways to help, and you don’t have to take on a huge commitment to be involved!

Our first PSO planning meeting will be:

Wednesday, September 23rd
3:15 PM — right after school

If you’re interested in helping plan events, volunteering behind the scenes, or simply getting more connected with other Five Acre families, we’d love to have you join us!