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Pine Hill CSA

What’s Happening on the Hill

Wednesday, September 14
Ice Cream Social
Pine Hill front playground, 5 - 6:30pm

Sunday, September 18
Pine Hill 5K
Cemetery Lane, 8:30am

Wednesday, September 21
Early release day, 11:15am dismissal

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

 

What You Need To Know

 

Pine Hill Ice Cream Social

Wednesday, September 14
5 - 6:30pm
Pine Hill Playground

The Pine Hill CSA is happy to welcome all K-5 Pine Hill students for our annual Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, September 14, from 5 - 6:30pm at the front playground. This event is free of charge to Pine Hill students and families, and non-dairy treats will be available. We hope you can join us and we look forward to welcoming everyone back! Please sign up using the button below to volunteer for the event!

 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 
 
 REGISTER 

Registration is open for the Pine Hill 5K!

This year’s race will be on Sunday, September 18, at 8:30am.

Race Bib/Shirt Pick Up Information:

Race number, shirts, and swag bag pick up will be available on two days:
– Friday, Sept. 16th 4pm-6pm Pine Hill School Lobby
– Sunday, Sept. 18th 7am – 8:15am Cemetery Lane (by tennis courts)

 

How You Can Get Involved

 

Join the CSA!

Interested in joining us in making a difference at Pine Hill? We still have a few open positions!

Amazon Smiles / Box Tops Coordinator: This coordinator will help raise awareness of these two programs that can provide great support to Pine Hill by doing something we all do each day - purchase off of Amazon and buy items at the grocery store!

Gala Committee and Subcommittee Members

This year Pine Hill will once again hold the exciting Pine Hill Gala and Auction. As the year's largest and historically most successful fundraising event, we will need all hands on deck... and the dance floor!

The following are our current open positions, followed by a list of those already committed to making this year's Gala a great success.

Open Positions

Food and Drink Lead: This person will lead the Food and Drink Subcommittee as they solicit food and beverage items for the event.

Promotion Subcommittee: These 2 -3 positions will help spread the word about the Gala through local media outlets, social media and signage around town.

Silent Auction Subcommittee: These 2-3 positions will help solicit items for silent auction from local businesses.

Live Auction Lead and Live Auction Subcommittee: This team will spearhead our live auction, soliciting items from Pine Hill community members and friends and local businesses.

Paddle Raise Lead and Paddle Raise Subcommittee: This team will lead the charge in creating a high-spirited paddle raise during the gala. There are no prizes or items to win - just create a fun environment where people "raise their paddles" to kindly donate.

Current Gala Committee

These talented people have already stepped forward.

Gala Chairs

Emily Alfano & Elizabeth Wharton

Decor

Emily Alfano
Sandra Burke
Rebecca Elsy

Food & Drink

Sara Bates
Rongjuan Mi

Promotions

Brooke Yarborough
Joyce Silvia
Courtney Williams

Classroom Gifts

Kaitlin Dunham
Liz Sarhaddi-Blue

Gala Administrative Lead

Sandra Burke

Operations

Ariana Delaney
Kaitlin Dunham
Shruti Panjini

Additional Volunteers

Sarah Benedict, Lauren Bredemeier

For more information or to join the team, please email President@pinehillschoolCSA.org!

Calling All Parents & Caregivers!

Classroom Parent is a great way to be involved with your child's life at school and to also help out. Most of the work can be done remotely, and all info will be provided to help guide you. Classroom Parent Responsibilities: 

  • Help your child’s teacher to organize classroom volunteering, and some communication to parents

  • Connect the CSA with the parents in your classroom 

  • Support your classroom teacher by organizing teacher gifts

  • Act as a resource for new parents If you are a parent new to Pine Hill, this can still be you! Lots of info will be provided and it's a great way to get involved!

If you are interested in becoming a Classroom Parent email Liz Sarhaddi-Blue at volunteer@pinehillschoolcsa.org. Include your name, child's name, grade level, and teacher's name. Occasionally there are more volunteers than vacant slots. All assignments will be made on a first come, first served basis.

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

 

Sherborn Library Pizza Party & Magic Show

We’re celebrating the conclusion of the Sherborn Library Summer Reading program with more than 100,000 minutes read this summer!

Everyone’s invited to enjoy a pizza party, family magic show and rock-painting event.

When: Friday, September 9, 4 - 6pm
(Magic show by Scott Martell will run from 4:30 - 5:30pm)
Where: Jameson Fields behind the Fire Station

Event courtesy of the Friends of the Sherborn Library

Register for Fall Boys Lacrosse (Grades 1-8)

Who: Boys Grades 1 - 8 (residents of Sherborn & Dover)
Format: Games "SIXES"
Days: Fridays 5-6 pm, Sep 16 - Nov 4

To Register:
1. DSYL.org
2. Click on "Register" in upper right corner
3. Then Scroll way down to appropriate grade level

Fall Hockey for Girls & Boys Ages 4 - 12

3 Programs - Great for beginners!

1. Learn to Play (LTP): for Ages: 4 – 12 (Limited to beginners)
2. Junior House League (formerly Advanced Learn to Play): Ages: 5 – 7 who have completed 1 year of Natick Comets Learn to Play or equivalent
3. House League: Ages: 8 – 12 who have completed at least one session of Learn to Play or equivalent

Learn More and Register

 REGISTER 

3v3 Tournament to Benefit Grassroots Soccer

Let's support the youth in our community who are helping support the youth in the world at large. The Dover Sherborn Girls Varsity Soccer Team captains are hosting a 3v3 charity tournament September 18 benefitting GrassRoots Soccer. Grassroots Soccer is an adolescent health organization that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize at-risk youth in developing countries. 

 

All kids in grades 5-12 are welcome to participate in the afternoon tournament on Sunday, September 18th at Dover Sherborn High School.

Register together as friends, teammates or siblings or individually to be paired with other players. $25 dollars/player or if you can't make it you can donate directly to the fund to help these leaders reach their $5,000 goal!

Please register early to allow time for brackets to be made- let's crush this together!

The Dover Sherborn Boosters Triathlon is back for 2022!

To make this event even more special, and to mark the 16th annual running of this race, we are dubbing this years event "The Sweet 16". The organizers of this race are honored to be your beloved September sprint distance triathlon and looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, September 25 @ 8am.

 REGISTER 

The Dover Sherborn Boosters Triathlon offers:

Swim: .25 mile swim at Farm Pond, an immaculate and crystal clear kettle pond.
Bike: 14.3 mile bike through the hills and backcountry, sought after by cyclists from all over the state.
Run: 3.4 mile run through the challenging yet welcoming backroads of Sherborn and Dover.

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

 
Pine Hill CSA

Pine Hill CSA
PO Box 51
Sherborn, MA 01770
USA

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