Gockley Elementary’s spirit sweater day is set for Jan. 18. Wear your favorite warm sweater! Brrr! It’s cold outside!

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As a reminder, classes will be canceled Jan. 13 for a professional development day for teachers. Schools also will be closed Jan. 16 for the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Please mark your calendar and plan accordingly.

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Information night for incoming kindergarten parents is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Gockley Elementary School. Parents of all kindergarten-aged children (5 years old by Aug. 31) who will be enrolling for the 2017-18 school year are invited.

Parents will have the opportunity to learn about a typical kindergarten day, enrollment procedures, transportation and curriculum and tour the kindergarten classrooms and school. Staff and administrators will be available to answer questions.

More information has been sent home with students. Share this with any family and friends who reside in the Whitehall-Coplay School District.

A snow date is Jan. 26.

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A winter dismissal reminder for parents: Due to any upcoming inclement weather, the district encourages parents to discuss arrangements with their children in case of early dismissals. Plan with your child what to do in case of an emergency. It is helpful to listen to daily weather reports for situations that may affect the school schedules. Plan what radio and TV stations to listen to or check the school website, whitehallcoplay.org.

During bad weather, the district will implement one of the following plans: schools may be closed for the day, have a delayed opening of schools or close school during the day. In the event of a two-hour delay, the modified kindergarten schedule will be used.

The modified kindergarten schedule in the event of school delays is as follows:

Morning kindergarten starts 10:50 a.m. and ends 12:40 p.m.

Afternoon kindergarten starts 1:25 p.m. and ends 3:15 p.m.

For the modified kindergarten schedule, the bus for afternoon children will arrive approximately 50-60 minutes later than the regular pickup time for school.

Due to weather and traffic conditions, the school transportation office cannot predict the times for the different bus stops. Please do not call the office.

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A reminder from the health rooms for elementary parents and guardians: All medicine for students, including inhalers and EpiPens, must be delivered to the school nurse in the health rooms. This is for safety reasons.

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The elementary schools continue to participate in General Mills’ Box Tops for Education program. The products from this company have a special box graphic marked “Big G Box Tops for Education.”

Each Box Top is redeemed for a cash reward, which is used for students’ activities, and each school has its own goals. Just cut out the Box Tops and send them to school with your child.

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