Northeast Elementary School PTA

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PTA PULSE

Giving Tuesday is Tuesday, December 3rd. Please consider donating to the Northeast PTA. As you know, your support not only funds fun events for our community, but also essential educational resources like Northeast assemblies, buses for field trips, and classroom reading materials.

We’re a 501(c)(3), so your donations are tax-deductible—if you do donate, please ask your company if they do corporate matching. Many do. Here’s how to donate:

  • Venmo: @NortheastPTA
  • Zelle: “Northeast School PTA”
  • Check: Payable to Northeast PTA

For more information on Giving Tuesday, you can click the below graphic.

Please help support Northeast families through this year’s Wrap and Roll holiday initiative. Here’s how it works:

  1. Sign up by clicking the button below.
  2. Choose 1, 2, 3, or more gifts to purchase.
  3. Place a label or sticky note on each gift you purchase with the following info:
    • Family #
    • Girl or Boy
    • Age
  4. Deliver the unwrapped and labeled gifts to Danielle Kupperman’s attention no later than December 11th.

We’ll wrap the gifts together on December 16th to share the holiday spirit with our community.

Nurse Christie is asking parents to donate clothing for her to loan to our kids when needed. She says: “Students need a change of clothing during the school day for a multitude of reasons — milk spills, accidents, muddy playgrounds. I include a washable sticker on the clothing that says “Property of Northeast School” and give each child a “please return this clothing” note so stock can be rotated. I take clothing home to wash on high heat between students.”

If you’re able to help, please click the button below to sign up. Clothing can be sent in with your kiddos.
  • Donate to Northeast when you shop! Sign up here for Shop To Give, an easy way to support Northeast just by shopping as you normally do. It takes < 3 minutes to sign up and then you can automatically donate when you shop at over 25,000 local and national participating merchants.
  • Celebrate with a book! The PTA is proud to partner with Watchung Booksellers to gift a book to every Northeast student during their birthday month. If your child has a birthday this month, email their name, homeroom teacher, and grade to northeastPTAmontclair@gmail.com. We’ll respond with a gift certificate and details on how to get your book.
  • Hop on the Bike Bus every Friday! Bike Bus is a weekly group bike ride to all the Montclair elementary schools. Bike Bus happens Friday mornings and aims to make it joyful, fun, and safe to bike to school together. Just like taking the regular bus, Northeast families ride on this route and schedule and “hop on” along the way. To learn more, join the WhatsApp group and visit MontclairBikeBus.org.

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PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING REMAINING DATES:

There will be NO ASE on TUESDAY, November 26th (Thanksgiving week)
Remaining ASE DATES
Tuesday: December 3rd, 10th, 17th (this is a makeup for the day that was canceled)
Wednesday: December 4th and 18th
Friday: December 6th and 13th.
We plan on launching the Winter Season on January 21st; please be on the lookout for info in our newsletters and website.

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PTA PULSE

Happy Sunday! Great seeing so many of you at the Pancake Breakfast & Book Fair this weekend. Special thanks to Walter & Rebecca for all their flapjack/flapjill leadership, Lauren Griffin for leading a page-turning literary charge, and to a whole slew of parents (many of you!) who made both events run smoothly and successfully.

We should have a date for our next PTA meeting soon. Also, just a PSA & reminder that there is no parking in the school parking lot at any time. And no left hand turns into and out of the front circle during morning drop offs.

Keep reading to see what’s now & next from the PTA at Northeast. 💫

Nurse Christie Needs Our Help!

Nurse Christie is asking parents to donate clothing for her to loan to our kids when needed. She says: “Students need a change of clothing during the school day for a multitude of reasons — milk spills, accidents, muddy playgrounds. I include a washable sticker on the clothing that says “Property of Northeast School” and give each child a “please return this clothing” note so stock can be rotated. I take clothing home to wash on high heat between students.”

If you’re able to help, please click the button below to sign up. Clothing can be sent in with your kiddos.

There is Still Time to Order Your Wreaths & Poinsettias…

…but not much! Northeast’s Winter Wreath & Poinsettia sale wraps 11/22. Support the 5th grade’s fundraising efforts and add the perfect festive flair to your seasonal decor. Pickup on Saturday, 12/7, from 9am-12pm at the front circle.

What’s Up Next at Northeast

For an updated line-up of upcoming PTA-run events, please visit the Northeast PTA website. If an event has a charge and you’d like to arrange free tickets for your family, please email the Northeast PTA and we’ll make that happen.

Awesome Things to Keep On Your Radar
  • Donate to Northeast when you shop! Sign up here for Shop To Give, an easy way to support Northeast just by shopping as you normally do. It takes < 3 minutes to sign up and then you can automatically donate when you shop at over 25,000 local and national participating merchants.
  • Celebrate with a book! The PTA is proud to partner with Watchung Booksellers to gift a book to every Northeast student during their birthday month. If your child has a birthday this month, email their name, homeroom teacher, and grade to northeastPTAmontclair@gmail.com. We’ll respond with a gift certificate and details on how to get your book.
  • Hop on the Bike Bus every Friday! Bike Bus is a weekly group bike ride to all the Montclair elementary schools. Bike Bus happens Friday mornings and aims to make it joyful, fun, and safe to bike to school together. Just like taking the regular bus, Northeast families ride on this route and schedule and “hop on” along the way. To learn more, join the WhatsApp group and visit MontclairBikeBus.org.

 

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Support Northeast When You Shop. Cool? Cool!

We want to make sure you know about Shop to Give, an easy and impactful way to support Northeast just by shopping. It takes < 3 minutes to sign up and then you can automatically donate when you shop at over 25,000 local and national participating merchants.

How it works:

  1. Sign up via the below button. You’ll create your account. It’s fast, secure, and free.
  2. Link your favorite retailers. Every time you shop online or in-store at participating retailers, a percentage of your purchase will be donated directly to our school.
  3. Make a difference effortlessly. You don’t need to track anything—your contributions happen automatically when you shop at linked stores.

Get Your Tickets Now for Global Fall Fest!

Celebrate with us at the fourth annual Global Fall Fest on Saturday, November 2! Join the Northeast community as we bring the magic of harvest festivals from around the globe to Montclair, with celebrations like Diwali, Chuseok, Eid al-Adha, Festa Junina, and Homowo. As Montclair’s global magnet school, we’re proud to make this event a beloved tradition that celebrates inclusivity and global learning.

 

Enjoy music from every corner of the world, dancing, arts & crafts, cultural performances, carnival games with prizes, and an incredible spread of international dishes and treats. Tickets are $10 per person or $40 per family—available via the link below.

 

We’re also looking for parent volunteers. If you’re able to lend a hand, please sign up via the link below. It truly takes a village to make this day unforgettable. Check out the flyer below for all the details and enjoy photos from previous years to get into the festive spirit!
Pre-Order Your Book for our Author Visit with X. Fang

Northeast Elementary is excited to host author X. Fang on Friday, November 15 as part of our annual school book fair.

X. Fang, who also goes by the name Susan, is a visual artist and maker of books for young readers. Born in Taichung, Taiwan and raised in Atlanta Georgia, she now lives in rural Maine with her husband and their dog, Pamela. X. Fang’s first picture book, Dim Sum Palace, won the 2023 Society of Illustrators’ Dilys Evans Founder’s Award.

Pre-order your book now via the below link! You will have the opportunity to have your pre-ordered book “You Are Definitely Human” signed by X. Fang when she visits Northeast.

Next at Northeast

For a complete line-up of upcoming PTA-run events, please visit the Northeast PTA website.

If an event has a charge and you’d like to arrange free tickets for your family, please email the Northeast PTA and we’ll make that happen.

Awesome Things to Keep On Your Radar
  • Celebrate with a book! The PTA is proud to partner with Watchung Booksellers to gift a book to every Northeast student during their birthday month. If your child has a birthday this month, email their name, homeroom teacher, and grade to northeastPTAmontclair@gmail.com. We’ll respond with a gift certificate and details on how to get your book.
  • Hop on the Bike Bus every Friday! Bike Bus is a weekly group bike ride to all the Montclair elementary schools. Bike Bus happens Friday mornings and aims to make it joyful, fun, and safe to bike to school together. Just like taking the regular bus, Northeast families ride on this route and schedule and “hop on” along the way. To learn more, join the WhatsApp group and visit MontclairBikeBus.org.