The first day of school in Northampton Area School District will be Aug. 28. It is very important that students begin the school year on time to learn classroom orientation and routines. Parents and guardians are requested to consider this when making vacation arrangements.

Be sure to stay involved with your child’s education. Communication is one of the keys to their success!

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Aug. 29 will be picture day for high school students. Smile!

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NASD’s music department will be presenting instrumental demos for third- and fourth-graders on the following days. Students will bring home information if they are interested.

Aug. 30, Siegfried Elementary School

Aug. 31, Lehigh Elementary School and Moore Elementary School

Sept. 1, George Wolf Elementary School

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There will be no school Sept. 4 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

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From 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 6, the Borough and Moore elementary schools will hold meet the teacher nights for grades 2-5. This will be held at the Siegfried building and Moore Elementary School, respectively.

Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.

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Visit the NASD website, nasdschools.org, to stay in touch with your child’s school. There are many informative and helpful links for both students and adults.

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Parents can stay in touch with their PTAs by visiting websites for the elementary and secondary PTA groups.

Lehigh, lehighelementaryschoolpta.webs.com

George Wolf, georgewolfpta.org

Moore, moorepta.org

Borough, northamptonboroelempta.wikispaces.com

Middle school, northamptonareamiddleschoolpta.yolasite.com

High school, on the district website, nasdschools.org

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District schools can earn money from Giant A+ Program through Giant grocery stores when you use your bonus card during checkout. Just register your bonus card numbers at giantfoodstores.com/aplus.

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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 or two before an event.