Student Activities at Arbor Heights

5th Grade Camp

Arbor Heights 5th graders attend 5th-grade camp each year. Arbor Heights attends Camp Seymour in Gig Harbor for 2 nights and 3 days. Students participate in various outdoor educational activities. Learn more about Camp Seymour’s Overnight Program.

Assemblies

Each month, our school community comes together for SOAR Assemblies—a joyful time to celebrate the many ways our students Solve problems, Own our learning, Act safely and respectfully, and Reflect and grow. During these assemblies, students are recognized for their efforts, achievements, and growth, and we take time to lift one another up as a community.

SOAR Assemblies are more than awards—they are moments of connection, pride, and belonging. We celebrate kindness, perseverance, leadership, and learning across all grades, reinforcing what it means to be a Junior Seahawk.

Throughout the year, we also gather for additional assemblies and schoolwide celebrations, including observances such as Veterans Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as well as special performances and community celebrations that honor our shared values, history, and voices.

We always close by raising our voices together with the Arbor Heights Cheer, reminding us who we are and what we stand for:

“A-R-B-O-R! Arbor Heights is who we are!
H-E-I-G-H-T-S! Arbor Heights is the best!
Soaring, learning, having fun—Junior Seahawks number one!”

Field Trips

Every Arbor Heights student participates in a variety of field trips per year. Each classroom or grade level chooses destinations determined by the curriculum they are learning.

Some recent field trips include:

• Cedar River Watershed
• Día delos Muertos Exhibit at El Centro De La Raza
• Fauntleroy Creek
• Islandwood
• Longfellow Creek
• Pacific Northwest Ballet
• Pike Place Market
• Seattle Children’s Theatre
• The Museum of Flight
• The Seattle Public Library (downtown)
• University of Washington Botanic Gardens
• West Seattle Bee Garden
• Woodland Park Zoo

Green Team

Contact: Angie Nall annall@seattleschools.org, Green Team Supervisor

The Green Team consists of students in Grades 2-5, assisting Ms. Nall with Lunchroom Composting and school “green” projects.

Lunchroom monitors are students from Grades 2-5 who monitor the cafeteria waste and help other students: sort food waste, trash, and recyclables into proper containers. Groups of 3 or more Monitors will help in the cafeteria in one-week shifts, allowing different students to participate.