Welcome back to school! School began Aug. 29. Be sure to review all paperwork your child brings home. It is very important that parents/guardians read and sign all necessary important forms and return them promptly.

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NASD music will be having instrumental demos today, Sept. 1, at Moore and Lehigh elementary schools for third and fourth grades.

On Sept. 2, the demos will be held at George Wolf Elementary and the Siegfried building.

Students will bring home information if your child is interested in participating. Please review and return promptly.

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Schools will be closed Sept. 5 for the Labor Day holiday.

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PTA meetings have been scheduled:

Moore, 6 p.m. Sept. 6

Borough, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6

George Wolf, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6

Lehigh, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12

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Meet the teacher nights have been scheduled:

Borough, grades 1-3, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 7

Moore, grades 1-5, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 7

Borough, grades 4-5, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 8

George Wolf, grades 1-5, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 8. On this night from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the PTA book fair will take place.

Lehigh, grades 1-5, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 13

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Join your PTAs! Parents, family and friends are encouraged to become a member of any of the Northampton Area School District PTAs. The PTAs, along with generous volunteers and memberships, help support many activities and special programs for students. Please consider returning your membership forms that have been sent home with your child.

PTAs are looking for volunteers, too.

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Parents can stay in touch with their PTAs by visiting their websites. Each of the elementary and secondary PTA groups have developed a website to help parents be informed.

Lehigh, lehighelementaryschoolpta.webs.com

George Wolf, georgewolfpta.org

Moore, moorepta.org

Borough, northamptonboroelempta.wikispaces.com

Middle school, northamptonareamiddleschoolpta.yolasite.com

High school, found on the district website, nasdschools.org

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Visit the Northampton Area School District’s website, nasdschools.org, to stay up to date on informative and helpful resources for both parents and students.

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Northampton Area School District is pleased to announce another session of adult community education programs, which are set to begin Sept. 15. All classes are held in the evenings at various school district buildings.

Classes offered include quilting, knitting, multi-level adult yoga, family yoga, water aerobics (Tuesday and Thursday evenings), lap swim, guitar I and II, and indoor spin. New for this session is Qigong (a form of Tai Chi) offered Thursday evenings at Siegfried Elementary School.

For the aquatic programs, the indoor pool at Northampton Area Middle School will be used.

It is the goal of the district’s community education program to offer the opportunity for adults to participate in courses that range from general education, fitness and leisure to personal interests. The courses are offered on a prepay or pay-as-you-go basis with an emphasis on quality instruction at affordable rates.

For a complete roster including registration and online payment, visit nasdschools.org/webpages/commed. You also can preregister by contacting Meg Schell, director, at schellm@nasdschools.org or 484-357-2607.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the Northampton Area School District. Teachers, administrators, parents, students, coaches, PTAs, club advisers and any other community members are invited to share their upcoming activities. Email me at jamb87@hotmail.com with Northampton School News in the subject line at least a week before an event.