Holiday performances are approaching! Come hear some wonderful music by Whitehall-Coplay School District students.

Whitehall-Coplay Middle School band and chorus concert, 7-8 p.m. Dec. 6, in the auditorium of Whitehall High School. Snow date is Dec. 10.

Zephyr Elementary School band and chorus concert, 7-8 p.m. Dec. 12, in the auditorium of WHS. Snow date is Dec. 17.

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Zephyr Elementary Key Club members are having a toy drive now through Dec. 14. They are collecting new, unwrapped toys for needy families in the district.

Please drop off your donations in the large collection box in the foyer of the school.

Thank you for your support!

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Zephyr will continue its lil’ shoppers’ shop, sponsored by the PTO, through Dec. 7.

Steckel Elementary School’s shop will be Dec. 10-14.

Each classroom has a shopping date. Students have been given an envelope if they would like to participate.

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Looking ahead at winter break: There will be an early dismissal day Dec. 21. Schools will be closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1 2019. Schools will reopen Jan. 2, 2019.

Make sure to mark your calendar for these dates.

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Mr. Berg, Gockley Elementary’s physical education teacher, has added every class to the Seesaw app, so families can see their children having fun and exercising in his classes. He has also been taking pictures of the computer classes hard at work in the Dance Mat Typing program.

He hopes to receive videos back of the students exercising at home, which will result in the students receiving train tickets as a reward.

Berg also created PowerPoint slides of students throwing dodgeballs at target objects.

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If you are interested in tutoring for your child at Zephyr, contact Mrs. Brittany Rabe at rabeb@whitehallcoplay.org or 610-871-3671, ext. 1572.

Schedules and fees will be negotiated with the tutor.

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Gockley, Steckel and Zephyr are collecting Box Tops from various products. Please consider clipping and sending them in.

The elementary schools will receive some great benefits from the collections.

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Giant’s A+ Rewards program is underway. Register on Giant’s website, giantfoodstores.com, and enter your reward card number.

When you do your grocery shopping, WCSD will benefit from the points earned from your purchase.

This program runs through March.

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Do you have any WCSD news? 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.