5/5 – Bike, Walk & Roll to School – Tune-up those bikes and join our new Watchung Bike Bus next Friday! There are 3 starting locations around town, and you can join up along the routes (check routes and RSVP here: http://rb.gy/5d25w ). See the Flyer for details on bike routes and walking routes. Don’t forget to help with the Snack Signup HERE to make sure our students are energized for the school day after their walks/rides.
5/12 | Watchung Talent Show
Watchung’s Talent Show – Watchung’s Talent Show is set for Friday, May 12 at 6pm. If your child is interested in performing, please send an email to parent coordinators Mike and Lauren Koueiter (mkoueiter@gmail.com; lauren.koueiter@gmail.com) with name, grade, and a brief description of the performance. Please note, each student’s performance will be limited to approximately 2-minutes in length. We are also looking for help with rehearsals and the night of the event, so please reach out to Mike and Lauren if you are interested in helping out. More details will be forthcoming as we finalize plans.
4/30 | STEM Festival
STEM Festival (3-5pm) – A district-wide Festival is coming to Edgemont Park with a variety of STEM activity stations for elementary-aged families to enjoy. Reach out to WatchungPTAPresident@gmail.com or Katie Sanders at ksanders13@yahoo.com if you have ideas or would like to join the Watchung planning committee.
From the Desk of Mrs. Polizzano – The Seeing Eye Donations Needed
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE – PLEASE DONATE!
Once again, Watchung will be participating in the Pennies for Puppies and Dollars for Dogs fundraiser. Our Fundraiser will commence on Thursday, April 20th with an assembly. The seeing Eye Organizations will come to present to our youngsters about their mission statement. The seeing Eye as an organization who makes the lives of people who blind more independent and secure. This is an exciting learning opportunity for our youngsters about philanthropic endeavors and the importance of donating to help people in purposeful way.
4/14 | Watchung Casino Night – Get your tickets!
YOU’RE INVITED!
WHEN: April 14th | 7pm-11pm
WHERE: 18 Label Studios, Montclair
WHY: To eat, drink, gamble, dance, and raise money for Watchung’s very first library!
Please join us for Watchung’s biggest fundraiser of the year! The event will include a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, casino games, tapas, drinks, and Jazz by the famous Kate Curran!
Come for a night out with over one hundred and fifty of your fellow Watchung parents, teachers, staff, and some of the generous local businesses who have sponsored and donated to this great event. We haven’t been able to get everyone together since 2019, so this year will be one party you won’t want to miss!
Space is limited. We hope to see you on April 14th!
4/16 | AAPI Color Fun Run
When: April 16 9:30-11:30am
Where: Brookdale Park –
When you Register for the Color Run HERE and enter the code [WATCHUNG] at check-out, 10% of your race fees will be donated to our school.
3/13,20,27 | Munch Madness
Monday, March 13th kicks off our three-week food tasting event that will have twelve different vegetables “competing” to be our school’s favorite.
This SignUp Genius provides opportunities to donate vegetables, chop veggies, distribute samples outside the cafeteria, and collect votes. Which veggie will be the victor? We can’t wait to find out!
3/26 | Watchung Family Ice Skating Day
Watchung Family Ice Skating Day
WHEN: March 26th 12-130pm
WHERE: Clary Anderson Ice Arena
*More details to come
3/2-24 | Spring into Reading Read-A-Thon
On Read Across America Day, we will kick-off our Read-A-Thon. This is a great way to get kids hooked on reading, engage in some friendly competition between classes, and win prizes, all while raising funds for Watchung School PTA! Watchung students will see how many minutes they can read–or be read to!–from March 2-23rd, and collect pledges to support their efforts.
Submit the reading logs and get your pledges in by sharing your child’s individual page on this MemberHub Link .
Watchung Free Read-A-Thon Library –We’re thrilled with the response of kids taking books home! Students can return, or keep the books. If they return it, we have a bin set up outside the N. Fullerton Street door that will be checked daily to restock the library.
Lunar New Year Celebrations at Watchung
On Friday, February 17th, we celebrated the Lunar New Year at Watchung. It began in the morning when Watchung parent Winnie Wu came in to present to our 4th and 5th grades.
Winnie has come in a few times over the past few years and presented and each year she out does herself. Thank you, Winnie!
Then in the afternoon our Kindergarten through 3rd grade students put on a Lion and Dragon parade for the upper grades using props they made in their art classes.
Thank you, Ms. Yeh, for your hard work in putting this parade together.