Remember to come on out and enjoy the Sheckler Elementary School fourth-grade Christmas program and band concert. Students will take to the stage 7 p.m. Dec. 15 to perform for family and friends

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Sheckler students may show their holiday spirit Dec. 16 by wearing their favorite Christmas sweater, shirt or sweatshirt or their craziest Christmas outfit, if they choose.

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Holiday festivities for students will take place Dec. 21. Students will celebrate with classroom parties as they wait for the arrival of a special visitor from the North Pole who will be spending the day at Sheckler visiting with the students. Can you guess who that may be?

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Dec. 22 is an early dismissal day. Students in grades 1-4 will be dismissed noon. Morning kindergarten students will be dismissed 11:25 a.m. There will be no school for students in afternoon kindergarten class on this day. Schools will be closed Dec. 23 through Jan. 2, 2017, for the winter break. Regular scheduled classes will resume Jan. 3, 2017.