Important dates
9/21 – Yom Kippur – District Closed
9/23 – Back to School Night – 6 pm
9/25 – Outdoor Movie Night – 5:30 pm
Updates/Reminders
Watchung’s School Safety Team – We are looking for one or two parents to join us on Watchung’s safety team. Safety is an important component of a positive climate. Please reach out to Mr. Krenn, if you are interested or have any questions.
SUPPORT MFEE: Reserve a Meal at Sabor Montclair on Oct. 10! Sabor Montclair is back for its sixth year! Join us on Saturday, October 10, for a delicious takeout dinner celebrating the cultures and traditions that make Montclair so vibrant. Enjoy authentic South and Central American takeout dishes prepared by mothers in MFEE’s Navegadores Escolares program, featuring the flavors and traditions they bring to our community. Your meal helps multilingual learners and their families overcome barriers to learning and thrive in our schools.
How it works:
- Donate and reserve your meal.
- Pick up your dinner between 5–8 p.m. at Union Congregational Church (176 Cooper Ave.).
- Volunteers will bring your food to your car—no parking hassle!
- Take your meal home and enjoy a delicious taste of Montclair.
Many flavors. One unique sabor.
Every meal helps build a stronger community.
Watchung School Students Selected to Show Botanical Drawings at Montclair Garden Club Annual Flower Show - Each spring, Mrs. Thorp leads third graders through a hands-on flower dissection, where they identify plant structures like petals, stamens, and pistils, and learn how pollination helps plants produce seeds. Following the study, students are introduced to the history of botanical art as a tool for plant classification, historical record, and ecological conservation. Last June, Watchung School partnered with The Garden Club of Montclair on a project to showcase student work in the community as one exhibit in their annual flower show. Equipped with magnifying lenses, clipboards, paper, and pencils, third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students spent one class period in our Connected Courtyard, choosing a native plant species to draw and paying close attention to all of the plant parts they identified during the dissection. Of more than 200 entries, 23 students were selected to have their work shown at the GCM Annual Flower Show, "A Century in Bloom," the weekend of September 25-27 (see attached flyer). Admission is free, and we hope you take a moment during the weekend to visit the show. The following students will have work in the show: Sally Agashiyev, Jordan Albiez, Matthias Badejo, Loretta de Moose, Emma Fitzpatrick, Maya Frech, Braeden Garcia, Nadia Haagen, Jack Herbst, Sam Karp, Mika Kottas, Hadley LoVecchio, Karly McLaughlin, Devon Mundy, Santiago Murphy, Grayson Rastogi, Siana Sethi, Orion Tigaris, Michael Valenti, Luke Valle, Sofia Viktorsson, Vivian Yang, and Zinnia Zou. Click here for more info
Fridge Facts – The Watchung Fridge Facts document will give you the W’s of Watchung (who, what, when & where), all in one place. Click here to view
MPSD’s Anti-Bullying/School Climate Information – Click here to view
Watchung School’s Family Handbook – Click here to view
From the PTA:
Hope everyone had a great first full week of school!
Upcoming Events:
Outdoor Movie Night – Friday, September 25 | 5:30-7:30pm
Join us for Outdoor Movie night and meet members of the Montclair Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance at Watchung Field.
*Pizza will be on sale for pre-order - more details to come on that. Movie TBD.
SPIRIT WEAR!
Show your Watchung pride! Take a peek at some of the new spirit wear and get your orders in.
Order Here
Any questions? Contact Lindsey Welch.
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
There’s always room for more helping hands—and we’d love to have you join us!
* Join a committee! Check out the list of committees and sign up here.
IMPORTANT LINKS
· Watchung PTA Website – updated with the latest PTA event and school info
· PTA Calendar – You can also add this directly to your Google Calendar to view on your phone (so you don’t have to populate all the dates yourself!)
· PTA Membership
Sincerely, Your PTA Board,
Lauren Koueiter, Mariela Martinez-Murphy, Kaci Wright, Katie Sanders, Anca Lasc and Kelly Donnamiller.
Questions? We’d love to hear from you!
[email protected]
Enjoy your Sunday!
Patrick Krenn
Principal
Watchung School