Zephyr Elementary School will hold its meet the teacher night 6:30-8:30 p.m. tonight, Sept. 7. The book fair will be open that evening.

Meet the teacher night at Steckel Elementary School is scheduled for 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 14. Mark your calendar and plan to attend this very informative event.

The book fair also will be open. Representatives from the PTO will be there.

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Patriot Day will be Sept. 11. Students and staff are encouraged to participate and show their American pride by wearing red, white and blue.

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Smile! Picture day is set for Sept. 12 at Zephyr. Students will be bringing home a flier with details and a payment order form.

Sept. 14 is picture day for high school underclassmen.

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PTO wants you! If you are interested in signing up for WC-PTO PLUS, volunteers will need clearances, and applying for clearances is free. Please see Laura at the district office.

PTO PLUS volunteer meetings will be held 9:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at Steckel for Gockley and Steckel Elementary School volunteers and 9:15 a.m. Sept. 13 at Zephyr for Zephyr, middle school and high school people interested in volunteering.

There will be an evening meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Steckel. This will be a general meeting, as well as for sign-ups for those who couldn’t make the morning meetings.

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Breakfasts are being served at the elementary buildings. Students who arrive after 8:45 a.m. will not be able to purchase breakfast due to limited time.

This optional breakfast costs $1.60. There also are reduced costs for those who qualify.

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Please note the guidelines for school lunch charges and refunds. For grades K-12, if a student’s lunch account balance is zero or negative, the student will be permitted to charge a lunch. All unpaid charges must be paid at the end of each week. Any unpaid charges may result in administrative and/or legal action necessary to collect delinquent accounts.

Parents/guardians, sign up at myschoolbucks.com to monitor your child’s lunch account balance and purchases. Parents/guardians can also set up a low-balance reminder by email. Simply download the ”myschoolbucks” app to your phone to be able to check lunch balances any time. The district will no longer be sending home low-balance envelopes.

Delinquent accounts may be turned over to the magisterial district judge.

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Parents/guardians are reminded that a written note must be given to their child’s teacher within three days upon returning to school after an absence. The best method is to write a note promptly on the day of return. Remember to include the date, child’s name, teacher’s name, a specific reason for the absence and parent’s/guardian’s signature.

If no excuse note is received within this three-day period, it is an illegal absence. When there are three or more illegal days without notes, parents/guardians will be required to appear before the magisterial district judge on truancy charges. This is a school district policy.

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Visit the school district’s website, whitehallcoplay.org. Each school in the district has its own link with many great resources for students and parents.

Stay in touch and connected!

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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.