Northampton Area School District students have no classes Feb. 12 and 15. Teachers will have an in-service day Feb. 12, and Feb. 15 is Presidents Day.

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Northampton Area High School students are reminded to carry their district ID with them every day to scan in and out of the building.

Students will no longer be permitted to sign in at the attendance office if they forgot their ID. Students must use their phone or their Chromebook. Their ID was emailed to them.

Please make sure to look it up and have it ready when you scan in. If you are having problems locating it, contact the office.

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Students must be sure to sign in and submit their work to receive attendance credit. If they do not, students will get marked absent.

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The Early Childhood Task Force is collecting new and like-new children’s books throughout NASD. Donations may be sent to school through the month of February.

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Online registration for kindergarten and first grade is underway. To register your child online, visit the NASD website, nasdschools.org. Click the 2021-22 Kindergarten Registration link on the left side and follow the directions. When visiting the registration link, you will find all the health requirements and other important information.

For admission to kindergarten, the child must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. For admission to first grade, the child must be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1. Children currently enrolled in kindergarten in NASD do not need to register for first grade.

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Several ways to be alerted to school closings, delays and early dismissals due to weather conditions are as follows: If you have successfully updated your telephone contact number via the online student update site, parents/guardians will receive an automated alert from NASD and the NASD website. All information is also announced on radio stations and televised on local news channels: WAEB AM 790, WFMZ FM 100.7, WLEV AM 1400, WAEB FM 104 and WFMZ TV Channel 69. Another source is the WFMZ Storm Center.

In the event of a two-hour delay, students may not be dropped off before 10:35 a.m. since school personnel also have a two-hour change in report times. In the event of an early dismissal, NASD asks parents/guardians who pick up students to report to the school by the modified dismissal time.

These policies are in effect for the safety of all students.

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Do you have any NASD 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 “Northampton School News” in the subject line at least a week before an event.