Pine Hill CSA Weekly Newsletter

What’s Happening on the Hill

Wednesday, November 23
Thanksgiving Break - Early Release Day
7:35 - 11:15am

Thursday, November 24 - Friday, November 25
Thanksgiving Break
No school

Monday, November 28
Teacher Professional Day
No school

Thursday, December 1
CSA Meeting
Pine Hill Library, 7 - 8:30pm

Saturday, December 3
Pine Hill CSA presents A Sherborn Holiday Stroll
Store times vary, see details below

Planning ahead?
See what the future looks like on our Calendar

What You Need To Know

Pine Hill CSA presents A Sherborn Holiday Stroll - Saturday, December 3

Sherborn stores are jam-packed with unique gift items for the holidays. On Saturday, December 3, all the stores below will provide a generous 15-20% of their proceeds to the Pine Hill CSA. When you make a purchase, let them know it’s for Pine Hill CSA for funds to count. Be sure to stop by the Sherborn Fire Station, there will be a mailbox out front for kids to drop off their letters for Santa.

HEAVEN ON EARTH ANTIQUES
20 N. Main Street, 11am - 5pm

Specializing in all manner of Antique & Vintage Christmas Decor, New European, retired Radko, McKenzie Childs (etc) ornaments. Plus seasonal and timeless home necessities (20% of the proceeds goes to Pine Hill CSA.)

Wine, soft drink and nibbles provided all weekend!

HERITAGE WINE & PROVISIONS
33 N. Main Street, 11am - 7:30pm

This wine and food shop features craft beer, spirits, local chocolates, Quebrada cookies, local honey as well as handmade Sweet Basil pasta and Dumpling Daughter dumplings in their freezer section! (15% of proceeds goes to Pine Hill CSA, standard volume discount does not apply).

Free brewed coffee to all customers and one free lollipop for each child that comes into the store.

OCEAN DREAMS MARKET
31 N. Main Street, 10am - 5pm

Find all your sustainable home living solutions — from shampoo bars, to Turkish towels, to eco-friendly kids toys — right in the town center. (20% of proceeds goes to Pine Hill CSA.)

Christmas treats, first come first serve!

SHERBORN GALLERY AND GIFTS
5 Washington Street, 10am - 5pm

Locally crafted candles, pottery, and fragrances are highlights at this beautiful shop on Washington St. (20% of the proceeds goes to Pine Hill CSA.)

Christmas treats, first come first serve!

3rd Annual Pine Hill CSA Holiday Gift Drive

This holiday season we are excited to launch our 3rd Annual Holiday Gift Drive program to fulfill wishes for children in need. Last year, our PH community responded so generously to the gift drive and we’re looking forward to making this an annual tradition! We are partnering again with Project Just Because in Hopkinton, MA and the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) office in Framingham, MA. The winter holiday season is a time of year that lends itself so well to teaching our children about the value of giving to others. There are many local families that need our support, particularly during this time. Specific lists were provided for 15 children from Project Just Because and DCF is looking to build a closet for teenagers who enter foster care on an emergency basis. If your family is able to help this year, we thank you.

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to Royale (Royale.Abrams@gmail.com) or Joanna (joannassanborn@gmail.com).

Collection deadline: Friday, December 9

Where: There will be a donation bin in the Pine Hill lobby

Important: We ask that you clearly label the gifts: DCF or Child #__

FAQ:

Should I wrap the gifts? No. Please leave gifts unwrapped, but the agencies have asked for wrapping paper this year so families wrap the gifts themselves.
Can I donate gently used items? No. Please only donate new items, or we strongly encourage re-gifting of unused items!
How many items can I sign up for? As many as you want!
Is there a greater need for certain items? The teens tend to get less presents, so don’t forget about them!

Fifth Grade Winter Concert

The annual Grade 5 Winter Concert will take place on the evening of Tuesday, December 6, from 6:30 - 7:30pm in the Pine Hill Auditorium. Members of the fifth grade band, the string ensemble and the grade 5 chorus will share their amazing hard work and talent as we celebrate the season in person. Join us for the concert followed by light refreshments after the show in the cafeteria. We hope to see you there! --Kelly Hodge, Dan Davis & Andy Costello

How You Can Get Involved

Paren with Pine Hill School Directory on Phone

Order Now! Pine Hill Digital Directory

With the Pine Hill Digital Directory, you can access the contact information of folks in our school community from wherever you are. The online directory costs $15 per household and directly supports curriculum enrichment programs, materials and equipment that improve student learning.

An email from DirectorySpot will be sent to the email address entered when purchasing with instructions on how to access the directory.

Purchase

Pine Hill Spirit Store

Get your Pine Hill Promise shirts for every grade plus gear for kids and adults. Every purchase supports the Pine Hill CSA.

*Due to industry-wide supply chain issues, the Promise Tee may vary in color and style from the one featured online.

SHOP NOW

What’s Happening In Our Community

For more Community Resources, visit our Community page.

Save the Date:
DSMS Presents The SpongeBob Musical

Performances:
Thursday, December 8, 6:30pm
Friday, December 9, 7pm
Saturday, December 10, 1 & 7pm

Learn More

DS Soccer Club & Anthony Rougier Sport Foundation Winter Clinic

Looking for your player to keep skills up over the winter and learn from the best, our DOC, Tony Rougier?

Save time and register for this low commitment (once/week) winter clinic and for BAYS travel this spring! Register in the same place!

Who: Grades 2-9
When: Saturdays: Dec 3,10,17/ Jan 7, 21, 28/ Feb 4
Gr 2-4: 11am-12.30 pm
Gr 5-9: 12.30pm – 2:00pm
Where: Suburban Athletic Club
Cost: $200 per play

Register

Community Education: Social Dance Class

SOCIAL DANCE class for 5th graders has been rescheduled for the Winter Spring 2023 session. The eight-week session will run on Thursdays from 4 - 5pm starting Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the Sherborn Community Center located at 3 Sanger St. A description of the class and complete set of dates may be found on our Community Root registration site https://dscommed.communityroot.com/index/registration.

Parents will be able to register for the session but will not be charged until one week prior to the start date in 2023.

Questions? Email sawinlisa@doversherborn.org or call 508-785-0036 x 7516.

Support the CSA with your Amazon Orders

Shop at smile.amazon.com and choose “Community School Association Inc EIN 04-3302838” as your charitable organization. Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchases to the Pine Hill CSA

A note from your CSA Communications team

Our weekly newsletter is sent to contact email addresses for each student. If you change your email address, be sure to update it in the ASPEN system for the school, but also send us an email with your new information.

If you would like to request adding content to this newsletter, please use the form on our website.

If you have questions or suggestions about the newsletter, website, or other Pine Hill CSA communications, please email communications@pinehillschoolcsa.org.

Joyce Silvia, Courtney Williams & Brooke Yarborough
2022-2023 CSA Communications Chairs