Virtual instructors for Sheckler Elementary School stopped by the homes of their online students during the last week before the Christmas and New Year holiday break.

The teachers dropped off gifts and books to the students in hopes of making them feel a part of the Sheckler Elementary family.

Visit Sheckler’s Facebook page for photos.

A story and photos will also appear in an upcoming edition of Catasauqua Press.

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Sheckler classrooms participated in a door-decorating contest before departing for the holidays. Some doors included reindeer, cookies, fireplaces and The Grinch!

Visit Sheckler’s Facebook page for photos of this year’s holiday celebrations, including a visit from special guest Santa Claus!

Photos will also appear in an upcoming edition of Catasauqua Press.

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Happy New Year!

Catasauqua Area School District students continue to be on the Christmas and New Year holiday break through Jan. 1, 2021. Instruction will resume Jan. 4, 2021, with online learning.

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CASD students in kindergarten through grade 12 will do virtual learning Jan. 4-8, 2021. This is due to the number of COVID-19 cases and quarantines following Thanksgiving break.

Students will return to in-person learning Jan. 11, 2021.

This decision was made to minimize the potential spread of COVID-19 following holiday gatherings and to preserve full in-person instruction for the rest of the year.

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The next contactless curbside meal service in the adjusted schedule will be 9:45-10:45 a.m. Jan. 7, 2021.

Distributions take place in front of Sheckler. On each date, there will be five days worth of meals given out.

Participants should arrive with a clean vehicle trunk.

After the Jan. 7, 2021, meal, the distribution schedule changes back to 9:45-10:15 a.m. Thursdays only.