Events, Showcases & Fundraisers

Check out some of the annual events, showcases and fundraisers offered by the PTA!

Welcome Activities for Kindergarteners and Incoming New Students (August/Sept): New student ice cream social and kindergarten playdates are scheduled before the school year begins.
First Day of School Parent Coffee: Coffee, pastries and Kleenex! Reconnect with your parent friends after you drop off your child for the first day of school. Schmooze and hang out on us. Also, a good time to sign up for volunteer opportunities with the PTA.
Welcome Back Family Brunch: New in 2021, we would like to recognize the parents and families who have been through an unprecedented event. This is a free PTA-sponsored event.
Film on the Field: A Northeast tradition: An outdoor movie on the Northeast field, typically held in the fall. Families bring blankets and snacks and enjoy the movie.
Global Fall Festival: A celebration of the fall, our community, and our global magnet. Combining a family dance with the cultural heritage potluck dinner of years past. Performances, DJ crafts and food.
The MLK Experience (MLK Day): The whole family is welcome to participate in a day on MLK Day in January.
School Dance: The classic school dance parents remember well reinvented for the 2020s! Parents are welcomed (and needed) to chaperone, let’s help the kids make their own memories!
NE Walks!

After School Enrichment (ASE): After school activities for children in the fall and spring. The PTA runs enrichment programs in the fall, winter and spring, with 10-20 classes available. Faculty, staff, and parents are welcomed to teach; we also hire experienced vendors in our community. Classes include journalism, graffiti, photography, tai kwon do, crafts, etc. This is a paid-for activity, scholarships are available.
In-School Assemblies: The Northeast PTA currently schedules all in-school assemblies. Assemblies include Story Pirates, events hosted by the Liberty Science Center, and more!
Music Program: Our music program, as all our related arts program, are unique to Northeast. Our PTA-funded music program supports children to learn to read music and learn on their own instruments.

Teacher Appreciation Activities: Teacher welcome back coffee, teacher appreciation week, teacher luncheon, classroom gifts and more.
Birthday Books: Each Northeast child can select a book from a list at Watchung Booksellers. Happy birthday from the Northeast PTA!
MFEE Grants: Each year, teachers are invited to apply for grants from the Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence for activities, supplies and initiatives they need to teach. MFEE is able to fund a portion of these fabulous ideas, and the NE PTA endeavors to support the teachers’ ideas that go beyond what MFEE is able to fund.

The Northeast Geography Bee: Other schools have spelling bees, but at the Global School we have a geography bee. Children form teams and compete.
Northeast Talent Show: Held in the spring, there is room for every child, and any talent.

Election Day Bake Sale: A classic PTA fundraiser. Sweet and savory items prepared by Northeast parents and caregivers for sale to the voting public.
Soccerthon: In the spring, we meet at a local soccer bubble and everyone is invited to compete, World Cup style.
Northeast Spiritwear (Year Round): Sweatshirts, t-shirts, blankets, hats, they’re all for sale as part of a Northeast fundraiser.
Northeast Gala and Auction / Count Me In: Northeast typically alternates these two events, a parent-only night out (Gala) and the simpler “make a donation” fundraiser. In May 2022, the Northeast PTA will host a Gala at the Montclair Museum of Art.
Northeast Carwash: Sometimes run as an event to fund fifth grade initiatives, this popular event lets the children sell their sudsy skills to raise funds for endeavors.
Mum Sale: Sometimes run as an event to fund fifth grade initiatives, this is a wonderful way for Montclair families to get their homes fall ready while supporting Northeast.
Book Fair and Pancake Breakfast: The Book Fair is a week-long event held in our library, typically in the fall, and ends with a family Pancake Breakfast. We hope to hold 2022’s book fair this February.
End of Year Picnic & Art Show
Field Day