Rainy Hike and Chess!
November 7, 2025
Playing Hard in Explorer
Hike
Students made the best a rainy/sunny hike time at the meadow this past week, playing games together and enjoying the special weather.
Chess
Explorer students are enthusiastic about learning more about chess and playing more! They had a great session on a recent Tuesday with everyone involved. We plan on making chess a regular feature in class!
📣 Five Acre’s Parent Service Organization (PSO) Save the Dates!
- Nov 7 - Karaoke Night! @ Five Acre
- Nov 19 (Wed) ~ 6 - 7:30 pm PSO Meeting
- Dec 10 (Wed) ~ 3 - 4 pm PSOMeeting + Help w/ Teacher Appreciation
**Check out the PSO Board in the school hallway for more information**
✨ Community Happenings
- Nov 3-17: Five Acre Food Drive for the Sequim Food Bank
- Nov 11: National Parks Free Entrance Day
- “Winnie The Pooh” Youth Theatrical Production 11/13 - 11/23, Port Townsend Youth Theater
- River Center Film Series: The Spirit Who Swims, Nov 20 @ 2:00 pm. The Spirit Who Swims is a feature length documentary and love manifesto to Salmon
Calendar
You can always check out our online calendar HERE
Yearlings SoundWaves every Tuesday 3-4:30pm
Fall session dates: Nov --, 18, 25, Dec 2, 9, --
Old Hands SoundWaves every Thursday 3-4:45pm
Fall session dates:
Nov 13, 20, --, Dec 4, 11
- Nov 11 Tuesday - No school, Veterans Day
- Nov 26 - No school, Teacher Work Day
- Nov 27-28 - No school, Thanksgiving break
- Dec 10 Wednesday- Winter Concert, 6:30pm @ Peninsula College Little Theater K-6
- Dec 19 - Poetry Fest, Adventure and Explorer Classes
- Dec 22- Jan 2 - Winter Break
Barn Dance Update
Students have been busy making!!! Lots of weaving and hand sewing happening. The creativity of our students never ceases to amaze!
Science Month
News from Cultural Arts
Learning about Adélie Penguins in the Five Acre Explorer classroom
News from Primary Class
News from Explorer Class
Music & Art with Rosie
Discovery Class
In Fiber Arts, we often start each class with a story. Reading first thing not only sets the tone of class it helps to bring seasons, themes, or characters to life. Having the opportunity to transform what we read into a mixed media art project deepens understanding as we build skills. Students receive a different dimension to learning beyond just audio or visual senses by adding tactile sensory learning through creating art. Since art making is a tactile, and multi-sensory experience it helps expand cognitive processing and creative thinking.