First PTA Newsletter for this school year – Week of 9/7/26

Northeast PTA Newsletter № 039 — Week of September 7
Northeast Elementary
Northeast Elementary PTA · Montclair, NJ
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Newsletter № 039 · 2026–2027 · Welcome back

Week of September 7

Sunday, September 6, 2026
First issue of the year 👋

Hi Northeast families, and welcome back! We hope the first days of school have been smooth ones. This is the first newsletter of 2026–2027, and it's a full one: our first PTA meeting is this Thursday, the mum sale is open, and there are a few new things on the website worth bookmarking.

Thursday · Sep 10 First PTA meeting of the year, 6:30–7:30 PM. Come in person to Northeast and meet the board face to face. Details below ↓
§ Coming up

What's coming up

View full calendar →
Sep 7
Monday
No school: Labor Day
District closed. Enjoy the long weekend; see you Tuesday.
This week
Sep 10
Thursday
PTA Meeting · 6:30–7:30 PM
First meeting of the year. Join us in person at Northeast (Zoom available if you can't make it). Details below.
This week
Sep 21
Monday
No school: Yom Kippur
District closed.
In 2 weeks
Sep 25
Friday
Last day to order mums
Pre-orders close. Proceeds support the 5th grade class. Order at mums26.givesmart.com.
In 3 weeks
Sep 26
Saturday
Fifth Grade Car Wash 🚗 + mum pickup
9 AM–12 PM in front of Northeast. Get your car washed by the 5th graders and pick up your mums while you're there.
In 3 weeks
Oct 1
Thursday
Back-to-School Night
Meet your child's teacher and see the classroom. Details from the school to come.
Save the date
Oct 2
Friday
Film on the Field 🎬
Our fall movie night on the Northeast field. Time to be announced; bring blankets and chairs.
Save the date
— This Thursday

Join us for the first PTA meeting of the year.

Come meet the 2026–2027 board in person, hear what's planned for the fall, and tell us what you'd like to see this year. Whether you've been to a dozen meetings or never been to one, everyone is welcome. It's one hour, and it's the easiest way to get a feel for how the PTA works.

We'd love to see you in the building. Meeting other Northeast families face to face is half the point, and it's a lot easier to ask a question or raise a hand in the room. If you truly can't make it in person, a Zoom link is available.

When
Thursday, Sept 10
6:30–7:30 PM
Where
Northeast Elementary
603 Grove Street
Can't make it?
Zoom as a backup
— New year, new membership

Please join (or rejoin) the PTA for 2026–2027.

PTA memberships reset every school year, so even if you were a member last year, you need to join again. Your membership funds events, gives you a vote, and supports everything the PTA does for our kids.

New this year: early access to ASE
2026–2027 PTA members get early access to After School Enrichment registration, before it opens to everyone else. Popular classes fill fast, and members will get first pick. Details on timing are coming with the fall schedule.
A change to newsletter emails
Starting in October, email notifications about new newsletters will go only to families who have joined the PTA this year. The newsletter itself will always be free to read at northeastpta.org. Joining is how you keep it landing in your inbox.
01
Early ASE
access
02
Voting
rights
03
Newsletter
emails
04
Fund events &
the school
Join the PTA for 2026–2027 →
Takes about two minutes. Individual membership is $20.
§ 5th grade fall fundraisers
— Fall fundraiser 🍂

The Mum Sale is open.

Brighten up your front steps and support our 5th graders at the same time. Pre-order your fall mums now, then pick them up at the Fifth Grade Car Wash on September 26. All proceeds benefit the graduating 5th grade class.

Order window: September 4 – September 25
Pickup: Saturday, September 26, 9 AM–12 PM, at the Fifth Grade Car Wash in front of the school
Proceeds: The 5th grade class
Pre-order mums →
Fall Fundraiser Mum Sale flyer: September 4 to 25, pre-order at mums26.givesmart.com, pickup September 26 at the Fifth Grade Car Wash
— Save the date 🚗

Fifth Grade Car Wash, Saturday, September 26.

Our 5th graders are rolling up their sleeves. Pull up to the front of Northeast between 9 AM and 12 PM, get the car sparkling, and grab your mums while you're there.

Sep 26
Saturday
§ Around Northeast
— Get ready

The ASE fall schedule is coming soon.

After School Enrichment is back this fall. The class list and registration dates will be announced shortly, and popular classes fill fast, so keep an eye on the newsletter and be ready to sign up the moment registration opens. New this year: 2026–2027 PTA members get early access to registration before it opens to everyone. Join the PTA to get first pick.

Status
Schedule: coming soon
Registration: date TBA
— New on northeastpta.org

Should I leave earlier today? Check the new traffic page.

We built a live "Getting to Northeast" page for drop-off and pickup. It checks current traffic on the main streets around the school, along with road closures and weather, and gives you a plain answer: normal, a little slower, or delays. It updates every few minutes during the morning and afternoon windows. Roads only, so it can't see where a bus is, but slow roads usually mean a slower bus too.

Open the traffic page →
Tip
Bookmark northeastpta.org/traffic
and check it before you head out.
— Good to know

Three things worth bookmarking.

Lunch menu
This week's breakfast and lunch menus are always on the site, one day at a time on mobile.
See the menu →
Subscribe to the calendar
Add the Northeast calendar to your phone once and it updates itself whenever a date changes. No more screenshots.
Subscribe →
Family Handbook
Arrival, dismissal, early pickup, absences: the 2026–2027 handbook is on the site and searchable.
Open the handbook →
Families and kids on bikes lined up for the Northeast Bike Bus
Montclair Bike Bus
— Fridays with the Montclair Bike Bus

Ride to school with the Northeast Bike Bus.

Join the Northeast Bike Bus to get to school on Fridays in the most fun way possible. All are welcome! Check out the routes and meeting times, then hop into the WhatsApp group so you know when and where to roll out. See you out there!

— Have something to share?
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Events, volunteer needs, community updates. Submissions due Fridays by 5 PM.
Submit a story →
— A note from your PTA Board

Welcome to a new year at Northeast. We're excited to get going, and we hope to see you Thursday in the building. Thank you for reading, and for being part of this community.

Warmly,
Your Northeast PTA Board

2026–2027 PTA Board
Leslie Crowley & Helen Terrero-Black, Co-Presidents
Lucas Deichl, VP Communications
Ajay Karwa, Treasurer · Melissa Mehl, Secretary
The Global Magnet School · Grades K–5
© 2026 Northeast Elementary PTA
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