PROGRAMS AND EVENTS 

Friday, Oct. 3 | 6-7:30 pm | Family dance party 

Get ready to dance the night away with your Long Branch friends! This is not a drop-off event. All students must be accompanied by a responsible chaperone. Bring your own water bottle and dancing shoes!

Friday, oct. 10 | fall teacher/staff luncheon

The PTA is catering the lunch, but asking families to bring in salads, fruit, chips, drinks, ice and flowers to complement the meal. Check back to sign up to bring items or with set up/clean up. 

If you want to serve on the staff appreciation committee to help with this and other appreciation events for our amazing staff, email president@lbpta.org. 

Friday, Oct. 24 |7:50 am - 1:50 pm | PIcture day 

We are in need of a few volunteers to help make the students photo-ready on picture day. Check back to sign up if you can spare a couple of hours to help! 

PAINLESS FUNDRAISER | DONATE NOW UNTIL OCT. 31

Our fall fundraiser is designed to be painless for you! Simply donate online. Funding will support the PTA activities including providing stipends for our teachers for out-of-pocket school supplies, funding field trips for all grades, free community building events like Science/STEM night and more. Find out more here. 

NOvember 10-14 | book fair

R.E.A.D. will be hosting the book fair for Long Branch. Check back for more details and volunteer opportunities. 

Classes will visit on Monday and Wednesday to create wish lists. Shopping will occur on Thursday and Friday during the school day (book fair closes at 11 a.m. on Friday). 

Family Night is Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 5 - 7 p.m. 

thursday, jan. 22 | 6 - 7:30 pm | STEM NIGHT 

The PTA is hosting a Long Branch STEM Night.

When: Thursday, Jan. 22 - 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Where: School Gym + Cafeteria. 

Enjoy a night of interactive stations with your child. This event will engage families together in fun STEM experiences. All children MUST be accompanied by an adult.

All attendees can enjoy pizza as part of the event.  

We need volunteers to help with pizza during the event. Check back to sign up to help. 

Thursday, February 5 | 6:30 - 7:30 pm | bingo night 

Come join us for a night of bingo and prizes in the Long Branch cafeteria. More details to come.

Saturday, february 28 | 6 - 9 pm | parent social & auction 

Save the date for this fun, social, adults-only event on Saturday, February 28 at the NRECA building (Wilson Blvd) from 6 - 9 p.m.! More details to come.

 friday, march 13 | spring TEACHER/STAFF LUNCHEON

The PTA is providing lunch for our teachers/staff on parent-teacher conference day. If you want to serve on the staff appreciation committee to help with this and other appreciation events for our amazing staff, email president@lbpta.org.  

Friday, April 10 | 6 - 7:30 PM | International Night  

Mark your calendars for a fun-filled tour around the world! This is a great opportunity for children to showcase their heritage, or that of a country of interest to them.

• Sign up to represent any country you wish! 
• Set up a table for your country (one or more families) 
• Tables may have a poster, displays, currency, costume, calligraphy, traditional games and food…etc. 
• You can also bring a dish to share for the international potluck– finger food preferred!
• Get your passport at the door and a plate to sample food! 
• Visit the country tables, learn how to say Hello in different languages and enjoy a taste of international food and mingle with families.

may 4 - 8 | STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK

Long Branch PTA will be celebrating teacher/staff appreciation week May 4- 8. The PTA will provide most of the food using funds raised by our generous parent community. Stayed tuned for plans and how you can help.

sunday, april 26 | 2-4 PM | SPRING FLING 

Bring your whole family to Long Branch for moon bounces, ice cream truck, face painting, DJ and more fun! We need help to make this event possible. We will need lots of help. 

 tbc | Book swap | during school hours

The PTA will be hosting a Book Swap for students, teachers, and staff. 

Please only donate new or gently used books that are suitable for our event (no religious books please). Spanish language books welcome!

JUNE TBD | end of year grade level parties | DURING SCHOOL HOURS

The PTA provides funding for grade level end of school year celebrations in June. These are during the school hours. Room parents and teachers will provide more details including volunteer opportunities closer to the events. 

PAST EVENTS 

RISING KINDERGARTEN PLAYDATES

Do you have a child entering kindergarten at Long Branch this fall? If so, please join us for summer playdates!