PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Email president@lbpta.org for details about these events or to volunteer.
Friday, Oct. 2 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 pm | Family GLOW STICK 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. 16 |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. Sign up if you can spare a couple of hours to help!
NOvember 9 - 13 | book fair
R.E.A.D. will be hosting the book fair for Long Branch.
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. 11 from 5 - 7 p.m. The Long Branch PTA will receive 20% of all book sales to support funding for our PTA activities.
The Book Fair is a Long Branch PTA sponsored event. Proceeds support PTA efforts including: PTA events, grants for teachers, books for our library and more! Parents are under no obligation to purchase books.
Saturday, March 13 | 6 - 9 pm | parent social & auction
This is a fun, social, adults-only event on Saturday, March 13, location TBD! Sign up to help at the event.
PAST EVENTS
STEM NIGHT
The PTA is hosting a Long Branch STEM Night.
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.
bingo night
Come join us for a night of bingo and prizes in the Long Branch cafeteria. More details to come.
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.
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.
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.
- Volunteers (can volunteer as a family for the carnival games!)
- Donations (treats, water, signs)
STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
Long Branch PTA will be celebrating teacher/staff appreciation week. The PTA will provide most of the food using funds raised by our generous parent community. We need support throughout the week with set up/clean up and donating items. Please sign up if you can help.
Book swap | during school hours
JUNE | 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.
School supplies
Order your EduKit now! Everything your student needs for the school year comes packaged in one convenient box, customized to your teacher’s requests! Go to www.edukitinc.com to order today.
RISING KINDERGARTEN PLAYDATES
Do you have a child entering kindergarten at Long Branch this fall? If so, please join us for summer playdates!
If you are interested in hosting another playdate, email president@lbpta.org.
Friday, SEpt. 11 | 6 - 7:30 pm | Ice Cream Playdate
Join us for a playdate on the Long Branch playground/blacktop. Bring a picnic and stay to play.
Ice cream provided by the PTA.
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.
