The annual Sheckler Elementary School Thanksgiving dinner dress up day and food drive will take place today, Nov. 17. All items collected during the food drive will be donated to Catasauqua Food Bank to assist local families.

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Parent-teacher conferences will take place Nov. 18, 21 and 22 for students in kindergarten through grade 4. Students will be dismissed noon on these days, and kindergarten will be on a modified schedule.

On Nov. 23, students in grades 1-4 will be dismissed noon. Kindergarten morning students will be on their regular schedule this day, and there will be no afternoon kindergarten. Lunch will not be served on these early dismissal days.

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School will be closed Nov. 24-28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Regular scheduled classes will resume Nov. 29.

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Sheckler students have been making Christmas cards for military veterans. These cards will be picked up by a representative from the Catasauqua American Legion and delivered to veterans who are in local hospitals, veterans hospitals and personal care facilities after the Thanksgiving holiday.

This opportunity for students is an honor as well as a special way of expressing a thankful heart and bringing smiles to many faces in the spirit of the season.