PTA Newsletter #044: Film on the Field Friday + Fall Festival Saturday
Week of October 12
Hi Northeast families! There's no school today, Monday, Oct 12, for Indigenous Peoples' Day. After that, it's a big week. Picture Day and Film on the Field are this Friday, Oct 16, and pizza for Film on the Field is pre-order only, so order by this Wednesday, Oct 14. Then the Global Fall Festival is this Saturday, Oct 17, and a few volunteer spots are still open. Also inside: the Scholastic Book Fair is coming in November, and a Montclair Schools Day at Gotham FC.
Film on the Field Friday.
Fall Festival Saturday.
6 PM · School field
We're watching Hoppers under the stars. Free for Northeast families. Bring a blanket and chairs.
Pizza is pre-order only. Order by Wednesday, Oct 14, at 11:59 PM.
1–4 PM · Blacktop
Harvest festivals from around the world: music, dancing, food, crafts and carnival games. Inside if it rains.
$15 a person or $45 a family. A few volunteer spots are left.
Film on the Field is this Friday. Order pizza by this Wednesday.
Film on the Field is this Friday. See you on the field.
We're watching the smash hit family film Hoppers on the Northeast school field. It's free for Northeast families. Bring a blanket and some chairs. If it rains, the rain date is Friday, Oct 23.
Travel the world without leaving Grove Street.
The 6th annual Global Fall Festival is this Saturday. It celebrates harvest festivals from around the world, including Día de los Muertos, Eid, Chuseok, Diwali and the Mooncake Festival. It's our Global Magnet School at its best, and every ticket supports the Northeast PTA.
Picture Day is this Friday.
Picture Day is Friday, October 16, during the school day. Order ahead and pay online at mylifetouch.com with Picture Day ID EVT6H8JPK.
Using the paper form? Forms went home last week. Send yours in with your child on Oct 16 with exact payment, including tax (cash, money order, or a check to Lifetouch). The photographer and school staff can't make change.
Order on Lifetouch →The Book Fair is coming in November.
The Scholastic Book Fair opens Saturday, November 14, the same day as the Pancake Breakfast. Starting Wednesday, Oct 21, you'll be able to set up a Scholastic eWallet, so your child can shop at the fair without carrying cash.
More soon. How eWallets work, the fair's hours, and how to volunteer are coming in a future newsletter.
What's coming up
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Thank you for a great car wash and mum sale.
Thank you to every family who ordered mums, drove through the Fifth Grade Car Wash, or lent a hand on Saturday. A big thank-you to our 5th graders, who did the scrubbing, and to the Montclair firefighters who stopped by. Every order and every wash supports the graduating 5th grade class: Moving Up, class trips and the yearbook.
Thank you to every family who dressed up for Week of Respect. This is a big week: Picture Day and Film on the Field on Friday, then the Global Fall Festival on Saturday. We hope to see you at both. Thanks for reading, and for being part of this community.
Warmly,
Your Northeast PTA Board