Accomplished author and Pine Cobble School English teacher, Jane Smith, is sharing her writing skills with sixth and seventh graders at the school.
Smith has written five books and will be releasing a sixth book this winter, titled, "Fairy Dust." While she remains an active writer she also works closely with her students to develop their creativity and writing skills.
Her sixth and seventh graders will be compiling a literary magazine in combination with their Directed Writing class. In a joint effort with Librarian Lisa Cushman the class will be creating picture books from storyboards and developing a bound draft of them. These picture books will then be shared at a story hour during which the students will present them to the rest of the Upper School.
The combination of Mrs. Smith’s experiences as an accomplished author with her skills as a teacher have helped to create a project that lends itself to an academically challenging experience, helping students learn to write and study the process of how the written word evolves into a magazine.
Smith, who has taught at Pine Cobble for six years, has authored an essay in Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul III, two young adult novels, Charlie is a Chicken and Mary By Myself, and a childrens board book, &Baby&Kitty&Mommy&Daddy. For more information about the Pine Cobble School please call (413) 458-4680.
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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires
Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory.
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.
The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.
Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.
Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid.
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