The second marking period begins Nov. 4.

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Report cards will be available after 3 p.m. Nov. 9 on the parent portal.

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There will be no classes Nov. 12 for a teacher in-service day.

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The Catasauqua Middle School parent teacher forum is holding a Cherrydale/Otis fall fundraiser. Register, share and shop at shopfund.com.

The sale ends Nov. 15. Orders will be delivered before the holidays.

There will be prizes for top sellers and participants.

With any questions, contact Tara Reynolds at tms07036@gmail.com or 973-842-6272 or Nancy Sankari at sankarin@cattysd.org or 610-730-5320.

There are open positions on the forum. For more information, call the CMS office at 610-264-4341.

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Parent-teacher conferences will take place Nov. 17 and 18.

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Catasauqua Area School District will be closed Nov. 25-29 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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If you have any school news or updates for this column, email the information to sanderson@tnonline.com, and I’ll be sure to include it in an upcoming column.