Meet-the-teacher nights are happening this month. This is a great opportunity to start the school year meeting your child’s teacher(s) and touring his or her school. Mark your calendar, and plan to attend!

Zephyr Elementary School, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 6. There will be representatives in attendance from PTO Plus.

Steckel Elementary School, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 13

Whitehall High School, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20

Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 27

There will also be a PTO Plus book fair.

Children should not accompany their parents. The presentation is solely for parents.

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Throughout the district, schools are observing Patriot Day Sept. 11. Students and staff are encouraged to participate by wearing red, white and blue.

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Students will have the opportunity to purchase a cold breakfast before the school day begins. Students arriving 15 minutes late will not be able to purchase a breakfast due to limited time.

This optional breakfast costs $l.60.

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On Sept. 12, PTO Plus will be holding its parent volunteer meeting. The meeting will be held 9:15 a.m. at Zephyr Elementary.

The first PTO Plus meeting will be 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Steckel Elementary.

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There will be a parent meeting and mini workshop for GO Math Online 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Zephyr Elementary. This is a great opportunity to learn the program and how it can be used online.

Parents will find it very helpful!

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Smile! It’s picture day at Zephyr Sept. 13. Students will be bringing home a detailed flier and payment envelope. All students will have their photos taken, but purchasing is optional.

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Gockley Elementary School suggests parents provide a change of clothes in backpacks. Please keep a seasonally appropriate full change of clothes in your child’s backpack for use in case of spills or accidents at school.

The school keeps a limited supply of clothes in the health room and may not have the correct size for your child.

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To apply for free or reduced lunch, visit the school district website, whitehallcoplay.org, and follow the link to “School Cafe” and fill out the forms. WCSD has a computerized lunch system. Full-day students will be assigned a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for the computerized lunch program. Parents may deposit money into their child’s account biweekly, quarterly or monthly.

Visit myschoolbucks.com to add money or view your child’s cafeteria account. Personal checks can also be mailed directly to your child’s school cafeteria or given to your child’s teacher any morning. Checks must be submitted at least three school days in advance to be credited to their account.

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Visit the WCSD website to stay in contact with your child’s school and upcoming activities. There are many school links that are very helpful for parents and students.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the WCSD. 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.