New to Northeast? Start Here

New to Northeast? Start here.

Whether your kindergartener just started or you've been at Northeast for years, this is the short version: the few things that make the school year easier, all in one place. Most of it is free and open to every family.

If you only do three things: put the calendar on your phone, keep up with the newsletter, and join the PTA.

§ The calendar

Put the school year on your phone, once.

Subscribe one time and the whole year fills itself in: district closures, early dismissals, staff development days and PTA events. It pulls from the district calendar, so when a date moves, your phone updates on its own.

Outlook or something else? Add this address as a subscribed calendar:https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_fff6acf39aef90218f4e35915d4a2ec3fa80d2e83b6886c824e6b3594f80a285%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

Or just browse the calendar.

§ The newsletter

News goes on this website first.

The PTA newsletter comes out most weeks during the school year: events, volunteer needs, deadlines and the things that are easy to miss. Every issue is posted here on northeastpta.org for everyone, before it goes out anywhere else. PTA members also get it by email.

§ Getting to school

Drop-off, without the guesswork.

School runs 8:10 AM to 2:35 PM, and 8:10 AM to 1:10 PM on early dismissal days.

Traffic before drop-off

Live drive times on the streets around school, so you know when to leave.

The car line, step by step

How the morning car line works, one stop at a time.

The Northeast Bike Bus

Ride to school together with other families on a set route.

§ Worth bookmarking

The rest of the site.

FAQs

Lunch payments, YMCA after-care, and who to call at the main office.

Family Handbook

School rules and routines, searchable.

Lunch menu

This week's breakfast and lunch.

Genesis parent portal

Report cards, schedules and your contact info with the district.

Spiritwear

Northeast shirts, hoodies and gear.

About the PTA

Who's on the board and where the money goes.

Memberships start fresh every school year

Join the PTA for 2026–27.

The PTA is parents, caregivers and teachers, and every family is welcome. Joining takes about two minutes. Even if you joined last year, please sign up again -- memberships and our email list reset each year.

$20

Parents and caregivers

$5

Teachers and staff

  • The newsletter in your inbox, plus reminders before the big dates.
  • First pick at After School Enrichment. Members register before it opens to everyone.
  • A vote on how the PTA spends its money.
  • It pays for the good stuff: Film on the Field, the talent show, field trips, assemblies, classroom grants and teacher appreciation.
Join for $20 → Teachers and staff: join for $5

Pick the 2026–2027 school year at checkout.

§ Questions

Ask us anything.

No question is too small. The PTA is all volunteers, and every one of us was new here once.

The school

603 Grove Street, Montclair
Main office: (973) 509-4242
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