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Faculty Meetings
2023-08-28 - 2023-08-31
Full-day ASK available. No ASK on Friday, September 1.

New Family Welcome
2023-08-30 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Lower School Playground
An all-community social for new families!

Meet other new families, get to know our fabulous teachers, and enjoy some refreshments. Already a Pine Cobble family? Please join us! Light refreshments. RSVP: Nicole LeBeau, Director of Enrollment

Break Bread and Discuss the Year Ahead!
2023-08-30 16:00 - 19:00
Immediately following the New Family Welcome, our school community will come together for food and conversation. Please RSVP here by Wednesday, August 23.
We look forward to sharing more about this upcoming school year, introducing members of the community and getting to know one another, and exchanging thoughts and ideas.
We’ll begin with introductions of members of our community, remarks from the Board, and a presentation by the administration, faculty, and staff. Immediately following the presentation, there will be food for all and time for more conversation.
Please feel free to bring a friend! We look forward to seeing you soon!

Labor Day
2023-09-04
No school. No ASK.

First Day of School
2023-09-05
Welcome to our 2023-2024 school year!

PTG Meeting
2023-09-06 08:15 - 09:15, 2023-10-04 08:15 - 09:15, 2023-11-01 08:15 - 09:15

PTG Back to School BBQ
2023-09-08 16:00 - 18:00
Join us at the pavilion to kick off the 2023-2024 school year!

Soccer - Green Team @ Academy at Charlemont
2023-09-19 14:30 - 18:00
Dismissal From Pine Cobble: 2:30 pm
Arrival @ Pine Cobble: 6:00 pm
Game Time: 3:45 pm
Location: Academy at Charlemont

Yom Kippur
2023-09-25

School Photos
2023-09-26 - 2023-09-27
School Picture Days – Coming soon!
Photographer Greg Nesbit will return to Pine Cobble on Tuesday, September 26th and Wednesday, September 27th taking posed individual and class fall photos. Each grade will be photographed on one of the two days. Photos will be available for purchase. Rain/make-up dates are Friday, September 29th and Monday, October 2nd.

Soccer - Green & White Teams vs. Berkshire Waldorf (Home)
2023-09-27 16:00 - 18:00
Game Time: 4:00 pm

Parents' Night
2023-09-28
Event begins at 5:30 p.m.

Soccer - Green & White Teams @ Berkshire Country Day
2023-10-03 14:45 - 17:30
Dismissal from Pine Cobble: 2:45 pm
Game Time: 3:45 pm
Arrival @ Pine Cobble: 5:30 pm
Location: Berkshire Country Day

Mountain Day
2023-10-06

Indigenous People’s Day
2023-10-09

Pine Cobble Caregiver Book Club
2023-10-10 08:15 - 09:15
Pine Cobble will be hosting a book club for parents and all caregivers. Our aim is to use inspiring books that cover the latest research in child development as a springboard for discussion, and as an opportunity for parents and caregivers to connect, support, and empower one another. We will meet approximately once a month in the Pine Cobble School Library.
If you are responsible for the care and well-being of children, The Pine Cobble Caregiver Book Club is for you!
Our first month’s book will be Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy.
The first book club meeting will take place in the Pine Cobble School library on Tuesday, October 10th, at 8:15am.

Soccer - Green Team @ Bement
2023-10-10 14:05 - 18:15
Dismissal from Pine Cobble: 2:05 pm
Game Time: 3:45 pm
Arrival @ Pine Cobble: 6:15 pm
Location: The Bement School

Soccer - [POSTPONED] Green Team vs. Academy at Charlemont (Home)
2023-10-12 16:00 - 18:00

Pine Cobble Library Book Fair with The Bennington Bookshop
2023-10-18 - 2023-10-20
As we pull out our cozy sweaters and start lighting our fireplaces, let’s make sure we have some great books to read!
Support a local business, help our school, and get some wonderful books into your own children’s collections, too. Come to the Pine Cobble Book Fair on October 18th-20th in the Cluett House Reception room.
This year, we are excited to collaborate again with the Bennington Bookshop, the oldest independent bookshop in Vermont. Classics, new releases, best sellers, and seasonal hidden gems for children of all ages will all be on display for order.
Orders made on campus will be available approximately three weeks after the fair for you to pick up at the school or have sent home with your children.
If you’d like to get involved, consider being a book fair volunteer! Contact Cynthia Quiñones at c.quinones@pinecobble.org for more information.
Cluett House Reception Room
Wednesday-Thursday, October 18th-19th, 2:30pm-5:30pm
Friday, October 20th (Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day), 8:00am-5:30pm

Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day
2023-10-20
SAVE THE DATE! October 20th is Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day at Pine Cobble School.
Who should we invite to celebrate with your child(ren)? Please complete this form, email Sara Farrell Okamura or call 413-458-4680 ext. 31.

Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day is a beloved tradition at Pine Cobble School where we honor the grandparent(s) or a special friend in your child(ren)’s life. A special friend might be an aunt/uncle, neighbor, family friend or anyone else who shares a special bond with your child(ren). They will start the morning with refreshments and then join the students in their classes until noon, when they will be treated to a luncheon with remarks by Dr. Alana Harte and some special guests. We can’t wait to welcome your family!

Soccer - Green & White Teams @ Berkshire Waldorf
2023-10-20 14:10 - 18:45
Dismissal From Pine Cobble: 2:10 pm
Arrival @ Pine Cobble: 6:45 pm
Game Time: 3:30 pm (White Team) & 4:30 pm (Green Team)
Location: Berkshire Waldorf School

Soccer - Green Team @ Berkshire Country Day (Tournament)
2023-10-21 08:30 - 14:30
Depart Pine Cobble: 8:30 am
Arrival at Pine Cobble: 2:30 pm
Location: Berkshire Country Day School

Soccer - Green & White Teams vs. Berkshire Country Day (Home)
2023-10-24 15:45 - 17:45
Game Time: 3:45 pm

Parent-Teacher Conferences
2023-10-25 13:00 - 18:00, 2023-10-26 13:00 - 18:00
Half day. 12:40 p.m. dismissal. ASK available.

Halloween & Pumpkin Day
2023-10-31
Tuesday, October 31st is Halloween and Pumpkin Day!
In the morning, families are invited to join us at 8:30 for a short, slightly-spooky assembly followed by our annual Costume Parade on campus. Students may wear their (school-appropriate) costumes to school to participate in the morning festivities. After the assembly, grades Beginner through 6th will march in the Costume Parade with the Upper School, faculty and staff cheering them on. Students wearing costumes should be sure to have a regular set of school clothes to change into after the parade is over.
During the day, homerooms can choose to share allergy-sensitive, store-bought, individually wrapped treats with each other. Later that afternoon from 2:00 to 2:45, students will work in groups to carve pumpkins to decorate campus at the end of the day!
Families are asked to park in the lower lot after drop-off if they plan on attending the morning assembly and parade. Please let your child(ren)’s homeroom teacher know if you’d like to send in treats or plan to join us on campus for the morning assembly and parade!

Soccer - Green Team vs. Bement (Home)
2023-11-01 15:15 - 17:15
Game Time: 3:15 pm

Ski and Skate Sale
2023-11-03 16:00 - 20:00
Ski & Skate Sale
Friday, November 3rd • 4-8pm
Consignment Days
Wednesday, November 1st & Thursday, November 2nd • 3-7pm
The Pine Cobble Ski & Skate Sale will return on Friday, November 3rd from 4-8pm. We offer a wide range of gently used winter sports gear and clothing for all ages! The sale will also feature a café and raffle with a chance to win Jiminy Peak ski tickets, Berkshire East tubing vouchers and more!
Donations are graciously accepted at Pine Cobble during school hours (9-3pm). If you have clothing and gear you wish to consign, please bring it to Pine Cobble on Wednesday, November 1st or Thursday, November 2nd from 3-7pm.
We look forward to seeing you there!
