Pajama day will be March 4 at Lehigh Elementary School, in honor of Read Across America and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Please be sure to wear appropriate pajamas.

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March 4 is the end of the elementary second trimester. Report cards will be available on the Sapphire community web portal by March 18.

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Spring picture days are coming up.

Moore Elementary School: March 9

Lehigh Elementary School: March 10

George Wolf Elementary School: March 11

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Registration is now open for an adult physical education class, planned for 6:45-8 p.m. March 10, 17, 24 and 31, with a makeup date of April 7. Sign up to enjoy games like volleyball, floor hockey, dodge ball, indoor soccer, team handball, krazy kickball, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, flickerball, pickleball and more.

Open to all residents and nonresidents, the class will be held in the Siegfried Elementary School gymnasium, 1677 Lincoln Ave.

The price is $40 a session; a minimum of 12 participants is required. The instructor will be Joseph Billy.

Sign up for the class using the My Schoolbucks link on the Northampton Area School District website, nasdschools.org.

For more class information and details, contact Sandy Bischof at bischofs@nasdschools.org.

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To register your child for kindergarten and first grade for the 2022-23 academic year, visit the school district website, click on Enroll Now at the right, then 2022-2023 Kindergarten Registration and follow the directions.

Admission to kindergarten requires the child to be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Admission to first grade requires the child to be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1.

Children currently enrolled in kindergarten in NASD do not need to register for first grade.

There are health requirements to register.

Immunization records must show the following: four doses of tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (one dose on or after the fourth birthday); four doses of polio (fourth dose on or after the fourth birthday and at least six months after previous dose given); two doses of measles, mumps, rubella (usually given as MMR); three doses of hepatitis B; and two doses of varicella (chickenpox) or evidence of immunity.

Physical and dental examinations are also required for entrance into kindergarten and may be completed up to one year before entrance into kindergarten. The dental and physical forms for these exams are available on the NASD website.

There are also additional requirements to enroll. Upload to the online application the following: original birth certificate or proof of birth date; two proofs of residency in NASD that also verify parent/guardian name and address (utility bill, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation identification or driver’s license, PennDOT vehicle registration, copy of state/federal program enrollment, copy of paycheck stub with name and address of employee and employer, residency affidavit or copy of mortgage, lease or rental agreement); and custody papers (if applicable).

If you are unable to register online at home, call your child’s school for assistance - Borough Elementary Schools at 610-262-6430, Lehigh Elementary at 610-767-1191, George Wolf Elementary School at 610-837-1833 or Moore Elementary at 610-837-1859.

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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.