Information night for incoming kindergarten parents is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24, 2018, at Gockley Elementary School, 2932 Zephyr Blvd. Parents of all kindergarten-aged children (5 years old by Aug. 31, 2017) who enrolled for the 2018-19 school year are invited to attend.

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 will be sent home with students. Share this with any family and friends who reside in the Whitehall-Coplay School District.

A snow date is set for Jan. 25, 2018.

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Reminder: Schools will be closed Dec. 22-Jan. 1, 2018. Schools will reopen Jan. 2, 2018.

Have a safe and happy holiday with family and friends!

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

Any remaining account balances will not be refunded at the end of the year with the exception of high school seniors or any student leaving the district with a balance of $1 or more.

If there are insufficient funds, returned checks, NSF, closed accounts, etc., they will be charged a $15 bank fee plus the face value of the check. No further checks will be accepted until the account is paid in full. Delinquent accounts may be turned over to the magisterial district judge.

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Visit the Whitehall-Coplay School District’s website, whitehallcoplay.org, to stay up to date on great resources for both parents and students.

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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, PTAs, 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.