The Scholastic book fair is coming to Sheckler Elementary School Oct. 17-21, with online sales opening Oct. 14.

Be sure to sign up for the Scholastic eWallet, which can be found at scholastic.com/bf/sheckler. Cash and checks will be accepted. Checks should be made payable to Sheckler Home and School.

Parents/guardians can place online orders or browse the 360 virtual book fair at the link above.

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Halloween parades are coming up!

The borough parade will take place 7 p.m. Oct. 19.

Sheckler’s parade and classroom parties are set for Oct. 28. More information is to come.

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There will be an early dismissal Oct. 26.

Kindergarten through fourth-grade students will be dismissed 1:30 p.m.

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Parents/guardians are encouraged to visit the Catasauqua Community Cares Program at cattysd.org/Domain/770. The program has a lot of aid to offer students, such as a food bag program, book bags and a winter coat distribution.

For more information or if you would like to donate new or gently used kid-friendly coats, contact Lois Reed at C3P@cattysd.org or 484-695-3872.

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Daily substitute teacher positions for the 2022-23 academic year at Sheckler Elementary are available. The daily substitute teacher reports directly to the building principal. He/she will provide daily instruction in the absence of a regular teacher, implement lesson plans and perform other related duties as assigned by the building administrator.

The daily workday will consist of seven hours of paid work time and 30 minutes of unpaid/unassigned lunch.

Send your letter of interest, Pennsylvania standard teaching application and clearances to humanresources@cattysd.org.

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Sheckler’s fourth-grade class just finished reading “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and to celebrate, students were given a chocolate bar with golden tickets hiding inside 12 of the bars.

Visit Sheckler’s Facebook page to see the video of the students unwrapping their chocolate bars.