Steckel Elementary School Star T-shirt Day is scheduled for tomorrow, April 28. Join the fun and show your school spirit.

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Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) is a standardized test administered to public schools in the state of Pennsylvania.

Next week, students in fourth through eighth grades will take the science test.

Parents are encouraged to be sure students are in attendance and also on time to school during the testing.

Students are encouraged to get to bed early and eat a good breakfast.

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Mark your calendar for Gockley Elementary’s open house, 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 25.

There will displays and fun activities planned.

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The Whitehall-Coplay Middle School newsletter can be read online at whitehallcoplay.org/middle/index.html.

The school also has begun to archive them under the “Helpful Links” section.

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Parents and guardians can begin the process for kindergarten registration.

Access and complete the online registration by logging on to the district website, whitehallcoplay.org. Then select a date and time to meet with the enrollment secretary, Mrs. Michelle Khouri, to present all the required documentation.

To complete the registration, parents and guardians will be given an appointment to bring their child to meet with the guidance counselor or principal, school nurse, ESOL teacher and reading specialist for a brief assessment at Gockley.

Your child must turn 5 years of age before Sept. 1, 2017.

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Gockley parents and friends can catch the latest news via Twitter and Facebook and in the monthly newsletters on the district website, whitehallcoplay.org.

Parents can follow Principal Denise Saylor on Twitter. Search for Gockley Elementary.

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Do you have any school news? This column is a compilation of upcoming school events in the Whitehall-Coplay School District. Teachers, administrators, parents, students, coaches, PTSAs, club advisers and any other community members are invited to share their upcoming activities. Email me at jamb87@hotmail.com with “Whitehall-Coplay School News” in the subject line at least a week before an event.