District News: Lehigh’s book fair continues
Lehigh Elementary School’s Scholastic book fair continues through Nov. 19. Students have been shopping this week during their library class.
Online ordering is available as well. Visit bookfairs.scholastic.com and type Lehigh Elementary School in Find Your Fair link.
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Reminder: Secondary report cards became available on Sapphire community web portal Nov. 16.
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Lehigh Elementary fifth-grade students are partnering with Garden City Greenhouses in North Catasauqua to sell poinsettias and other holiday greens. The sale will continue through Nov. 30. No late orders will be accepted.
Order forms, with a check made payable to Lehigh Elementary PTA, can be sent back to school in an envelope labeled PTA Poinsettia Sale.
The students who sell will receive credit toward the class trip. All other sales will benefit the trip general fund.
Once the sale is finalized, coupons will be sent home with students and can be redeemed at Garden City.
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Northampton Area School District elementary schools will have virtual parent-teacher conferences 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23. A link to sign up through the parent portal was sent beginning Nov. 8.
Elementary students will not have school on these days.
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NASD will be closed Nov. 24-29 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Schools will reopen Nov. 30.
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Kick off your holiday season by seeing Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy’s performance of “The Nutcracker” at the Roxy Theatre, 2004 Main St., Northampton, 7 p.m. Dec. 11 and 2 p.m. Dec. 12. The ballet company is also located in Northampton and has several NASD students in its program.
Tickets can be purchased at paclassicalballetacademy.com.
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As a reminder for the holidays, Lehigh Elementary is a participant in the fundraising program Amazon Smile. Visit smile.amazon.com and select Lehigh Elementary PTA Inc. to receive donations from eligible product purchases before you begin shopping. Your selection will be remembered, and every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. Recurring subscribe-and-save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible.
You can use the same account on Amazon Smile as you do on Amazon.com. Your shopping cart, wish list, wedding or baby registry and other account settings are also the same.
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Box Tops for Education is one of the nation’s largest programs that helps schools. Buying products with Box Top logos earns NASD money.
Follow these steps to participate. Download the Box Tops for Education app on the Apple store or Google Play and register to buy Box Top products. Scan your receipt within 14 days of purchase to earn cash for our schools.
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Have you downloaded the new NASD app? The app will allow parents to access documents, events, news, updates and even emergency notifications.
Download the app on Android at bit.ly/2TZZEzm or on iPhone at apple.co/3k9Y5tB.
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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the Northampton Area School District. 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.