Winter concerts are coming up! Start off your holidays with these festive performances.

• Lehigh Elementary School will be holding its winter chorus, orchestra and band concert 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in the gymnasium at the school.

• Northampton Area Middle School and Northampton Area High School band students will perform their winter concert 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 8 in the auditorium at NAHS.

• Moore Elementary School students will perform their winter chorus concert 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 11 in the gymnasium at the school.

• Seventh- and eighth-grade students in chorus and show choir perform 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in the NAHS auditorium.

• Students in the Moore Elementary band and orchestra perform 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in the gymnasium at the school.

• George Wolf Elementary School will hold its winter chorus and orchestra concert 6:15-8 p.m. Dec. 14 in the cafeteria and gymnasium at the school.

• The NAHS chorus will hold its winter concert 7-8 p.m. Dec. 15 in the NAHS auditorium.

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The Borough Santa Shop will be Dec. 11-15. Students at the Siegfried building will be able to shop during art class, and students at the Franklin building will shop during library class. Look for information for your child to participate.

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PTA meetings are planned. The NAMS group will meet 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at the school. Northampton Borough Elementary will meet 4-5 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Siegfried building. The Moore group will meet 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at the school.

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Moore Elementary is having school spirit days: Dec. 15, kindness day; Dec. 18, ugly sweater day; Dec. 19, dress like an elf for Elf on the Shelf day; Dec. 20, celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, donning your favorite holiday clothes; and Dec. 21, winter wonderland day - try dressing like a snowman or wear white or blue.

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Moore invites you to remember our veterans by participating in a Wreaths Across America drive.

Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, this organization’s mission is to remember, honor and reach by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as more than 1,400 additional locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad.

The wreaths will be placed Dec. 16. Moore supports Cedar Hill Memorial Park, off Airport Road in Allentown.

Consider sponsoring a wreath by visiting wreathsacrossamerica.org/PA0204. Make your donation choice and enter Moore Elementary School in the select group to support. Click on “review my sponsorship” to complete your donation and payment information. All donations are fully tax deductible.

Thank you for supporting our veterans.

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Northampton Area School District will be closed for winter break Dec. 25-Jan. 2, 2024.

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NASD is in need of substitute teachers, instructional assistants, custodians, health room assistants, nurses, hall monitors and security guards.

For teachers, if you have a teaching degree or a bachelor’s degree in any area, you can be of service.

Visit “substitute information” under the employment page of the NASD website, nasdschools.org, for more information.

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Box Tops for Education is one of the nation’s largest programs that helps schools. Buying products with the Box Tops logo can earn NASD money.

Follow these steps to participate: Download the Box Tops app on the App Store or Google Play; register to buy Box Tops products; and scan your receipt within 14 days of purchase to earn cash for your child’s school.

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Have you downloaded the new NASD app? The app will allow parents/guardians to access documents, events, news updates and emergency notifications.

Download the app on Android at https://bit.ly/2TZZEzm or iPhone at https://apple.co/3k9Y5tB.

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Visit NASD’s website, nasdschools, regularly for updates and special announcements. There are many helpful forms and important links for both students and parents/guardians.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in NASD. Teachers, administrators, parents, students, coaches, PTAs, club advisers and any other community members are invited to their upcoming activities. Email me at jamb87@hotmail.com with Northampton school news in the subject line at least two weeks before an event.