Special Schedule: SS -b- SS (S = Special Schedule / b = Minimum B Day)
Wednesday August 21, 1:50-3:30pm Girls Volleyball Tryouts
Thursday, August 22
- 3:45 - 5:30: Co-Ed Flag Football Tryouts
- 6:00pm: 8th Grade Spring Trip - Zoom Meeting
Monday August 26:
- Breaking Down the Walls + Wellness Day
- 3:45pm - 5:30pm: Co-Ed Cross Country Tryouts
Wednesday, August 28, 6pm - 7pm: PTO General Meeting - All are Welcome!
Thursday, August 29th, 3:45pm - 5:30pm: Co-Ed Cross Country Tryouts
Monday September 2: Labor Day (No School)
Thursday September 5
- 3:45pm - 5:30pm: Co-Ed Cross Country Tryouts
- 5:30pm - 7:30pm: Back to School Night
Thursday September 19: End of Marking Period 1
Friday September 20: Professional Development Day (No School)
8th Grade Spring Trip - Zoom Meeting
DATE: Thursday August 22 TIME: 6:00pm
Is your 8th grader currently signed up for the Spring trip (Washington DC) or interested in doing so?
Join Zoom Meeting Link Below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81040714351?pwd=r7FZwg1JDIzIbYN5n9EqKb1RKhlHoX.1
Meeting ID: 810 4071 4351
Passcode: 134476
6th Grade Event: Breaking Down the Walls
Monday, August 26: 6th graders will participate in a Breaking Down the Walls workshop. All 6th graders should wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes on this day!
PTO General Meeting - All are Welcome!
DATE: Wednesday, August 28 TIME: 6pm - 7pm
Please join us for our first PTO Meeting of the new school year! All are welcome.
Agenda:
- Preview upcoming events at Montera
- Meet the PTO board and our newest members
- Review budget
- Updates from Dr. Williams
- Q&A
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84746425032?pwd=SrObeIYJgntfVl9qeB0pacOu3cO8gt.1
Meeting ID: 847 4642 5032
Passcode: 712715
Seeking Wellness Day Volunteers - Monday August 26
Our first Wellness Day is coming up Monday, Aug 26. We are seeking volunteers to lead or assist in facilitating an activity or workshop with the kids. You can propose an activity (yoga, improv, art, dance, etc.!), or help facilitate a Breaking Down the Walls Workshop with our 6th graders with no experience needed. We are also looking for lunchtime (11:50 - 12:45) volunteers to supervise an activity (Wellness Wheel, coloring station, gratitude station, lawn games, etc). Please contact our PTO President, Melissa Schmidt at president@monterapto.com if you can help!
Seeking eBulletin Editor "Shadow"
Are you driven to help the school community learn about upcoming events? Our eBulletin editor is the parent of an 8th grader - so it's time to find someone to "shadow" or share the role so that it may be passed on by the end of the school year (or earlier). No experience necessary, just a willingness to stick to a weekly commitment of compiling and sending out the weekly eBulletin!
Please contact Christy at ebulletin@monterapto.com or Melissa at president@monterapto.com.
Planning and Review Time: As the year begins, try and schedule time with your student to review each of their classes on Schoology and make sure they understand how to keep track of due dates, know how to submit assignments, track their grades, and communicate with their teacher (via messages on Schoology or email). Students tend to understand texting much more than email! Review ways to format an email and how to communicate respectfully with their teachers via email or Schoology messages.
Check out Toro Tips for more tips, info, and answers to your questions.
2024-2025 School Schedule
- The 1st bell (Warning Bell) rings at 9:10 AM. Students must be in their classes, focused and ready to learn, by the time the 2nd bell (Tardy Bell) rings at 9:15 AM.
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday school ends at 3:30 PM and Wednesday (Minimum Day) ends at 1:50 PM.
- Find the full 2024-25 bell schedule here
Getting to School
- Campus opens at 8:30 AM for drop-off.
- Please DO NOT pick up/drop off in front of the school on Ascot - it's too dangerous.
Please DO NOT park in the Joaquin Miller parking lot - they need that space for their own students.
- AC Transit: Please review important AC Transit Info here. Montera students get free bus passes through the Alameda County Student Transit Pass Program. Current pass holders MUST RENEW.
Dress Code & Cell Phone Policies
DRESS CODE: Please review the full Dress Code Expectations and Redirections here.
- No slides or Crocs allowed Why? Unsafe - have led to serious injuries on campus. What shoes are okay? Shoes that are secured to foot or ankle.
- Clothing that is free from inappropriate images, writing, or logos (i.e. drugs, weapons, alchohol)
- Clothing that is free from rips or holes that expose upper thigh areas, buttocks, or genitalia.
- Clothing that is not revealing including see-through clothing.
- Clothing and clothing styles that do not reveal your undergarments (i.e. sagging or lowering your jeans, pants, shorts, or skirts. )
CELL PHONE POLICY:
- Students must keep their cell phones (including phone watches, internet-enabled watches, tablets etc.) locked in their lockers and turned off while at school.
PE Uniforms
Get all the details about PE uniforms and place an order here. Your child’s PE uniform will be delivered to Montera and distributed to them upon arrival. PE uniforms will be distributed during PE class in the next two weeks. If you have questions or would like to request financial assistance for a uniform, email gear@monterapto.com.
2024-25 Yearbook - Order NOW and Save!
Order your 2024-25 Montera yearbook before September 30 and save 10% off the regular price of $34.85 AND cross a task off your back-to-school to-do list! (Yearbooks will be delivered to the school in May.) Order from Treering HERE.
P.S. We're looking for a volunteer Yearbook Coordinator to take over for the 2025-26 school year - if you can make a Google Slides presentation, you have most of the skills you need to help guide the Yearbook Club as they produce our yearbook. Get in touch with the current coordinator now at MonteraYearbookClub@gmail.com and you can shadow her this year and learn all the tricks before you take over!
Envisioneers @ Montera Extended Learning Program
Program Hours: 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM and 1:49 PM - 6:00 PM (minimum days) / Begins FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Sign Ups/Status: Signing up for the afterschool program is on a first-come first-serve basis.
Currently: Space Available! Find registration info here.
Cost and Program offerings: Sliding scale monthly tuition based on your family’s gross income.
Learn More: Visit the website to learn more.
Email mabel.m@theenvisioneers.org with any questions.
Fall Sports Registration
REGISTER: Please visit Montera's Sports Registration and Requirements Page. Click the link and follow all steps.
QUESTIONS about registration or other: Email Martin Price, Athletic Director @ martin.price@ousd.org
Seeking Donation of a Used Golf Cart
Montera is in need of a golf cart to transport supplies and equipment around the campus. Do you know of a used golf cart that might be donated or sold for a small price to the school? Please contact Principal Dr. Williams: latoya.williams@ousd.org
Montera's Donors Choose Projects
Thank you! So many of our Montera Projects were fully funded during Wednesday's matching event thanks to YOUR generous contributions. BUT - we have two projects that still require funding before their due dates. Find all open Montera requests here and help these teachers start the school year off strong:
- Books That Celebrate Neurodiversity - Mrs. Solly: Help me give my students books and materials that celebrate neurodiversity, linguistic/dialectical differences and learning differences.
- Art Portfolio Preparation - Mr. Bell: Help me give my students the opportunity to present their art portfolios to the class, watch art documentaries that are related to art lessons, and present art lessons /instructions to the class.
Annual Giving - Invest in Your Children — Invest in Montera
Make your donation today! The Montera Parent-Teacher Organization funds school needs big and small not covered by the school budget — from essential things like books and classroom supplies to the extras that enrich students' lives, like field trips and music programs. We can't do it without you —your tax-deductible donation ensures that our kids keep on getting the things they need to thrive. Your donation helps sustain our success!
The 2024-25 PTO Budget is: $215,960. We are asking families to give what they can. Suggested donation is $450 per student. Donations range from $10-$2,000. Make a one-time or monthly donation online via PayPal.
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Email: communications@monterapto.com
Website: https://www.ousd.org/montera
Location: 5555 Ascot Drive, Oakland, CA, USA
Phone: (510) 531-6070
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