Block Schedule: AB - b - AB
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Monday November 18, 3:45pm -5pm: Girls Basketball Tryouts
Tuesday November 19:
- 9:15-10am: Coffee with the Principal
- 5:00- 5:45pm: OUSD Math Acceleration Options - Info Night
Wednesday November 20: Girls Basketball Tryouts
Thursday November 21:
- 5:00pm: Girls Volleyball Semifinal at McClymonds
- 6:00pm: Boys Flag Football semifinal at McClymonds
- 6:30 - 7:30pm: PTO Meeting (via Zoom)
Friday November 22:
- Deadline to sign up for Craft Fair Booth (see info below)
- 4:30pm: Girls Flag Football Championship at Castlemont
Saturday November 23, 10am: Girls Futsal Championship at Lockwood Steam Academy
Monday November 25 - Friday November 29: Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday December 3, 3:45-5:15pm: Boys Soccer Tryouts
Wednesday December 4, 2:00-3:15pm: Girls Soccer Tryouts
Thursday December 5, 3:45-5:15pm: Boys Soccer Tryouts
Friday, December 6:- 9:30 - 11:00am: Prospective Family Tour
- 5:30-7:30pm: Fall Sports Banquet TO BE CONFIRMED
Saturday December 7, 12:00-4:00pm: Montera Holiday Craft Fair
Monday December 9, 3:45-5:15pm: Girls Soccer Tryouts
Wednesday, December 11
- 9:30 - 11:00am: Prospective Family Tour
- 6:00pm: Winter Concert (Band)
Thursday December 12, 6:00 pm: Winter Concert (Choir and Orchestra)
Monthly PTO Meeting - All Are Welcome!
Please Join Us on Thursday!
Monthly PTO General Meeting: All are welcome!
Thurs Nov 21 6:30pm-7:30pm over Zoom
(https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84746425032?pwd=SrObeIYJgntfVl9qeB0pacOu3cO8gt.1)
Learn about upcoming Montera events and how to plug in. Connect with other Montera parents and staff and get your questions answered
See you there!
Melissa, PTO President
Prospective Family Tours
Prospective Family Tours: Please let your friends and neighbors know tours are now available for 5th grade students and their families. Sign up for a tour on our website.
Tour Dates:
- Fri, 12/6/24 9:30 - 11 AM
- Wed, 12/11/24 9:30 - 11 AM
- Fri, 1/10/25 9:30 - 11am
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Sign up to volunteer here
Montera Holiday Craft Fair - Planners & Volunteers Needed
Montera Holiday Craft Fair - Sign Up for a Booth!
We welcome Montera groups, teachers, students, staff and community vendors to join us for a festive community event. This is an opportunity to fundraise for your group/department and/or sell individually to make some holiday money.
Sign up for your booth here! Deadline to sign up: Friday, November 22
Holiday Craft Fair Details:
When: Saturday, Dec 7, 12-4pm | Where: Montera Middle School Gym
Do you want to help make our craft fair happen? We need parent volunteers to help make this a great event, and get the word out! Sign up to volunteer here.
How Can You Help?
- SUPPORT FIELD TRIPS: Montera is looking to expand outdoor education for our students by going on more field trips. We need parent support before, during, and after the trip(s). Complete this form to let us know how you can help.
- VOLUNTEER: Please complete this form and let us know how you'd like to help.
Math Acceleration Options - Family Info Night
This Tuesday, November 19, 2024 OUSD will host a virtual Family Info Night on zoom from 5:00-5:45pm to explore math acceleration options for high school students. While we hope to see many 8th grade families, this info night is open to families of students of all ages. During our info night, we will:
- explore math course options at each grade level in high school
- learn about the various math acceleration options that are offered at each high school
- learn about the options for math acceleration before 9th grade, and hear from our students and teachers their experiences with different Algebra 1 course options
- collect questions from our community
- provide feedback and input around middle school math enrichment opportunities
Please register here for the zoom webinar. To begin the conversation, please submit any questions that you have in this google form.
Thank you,
Courtney Ortega, Secondary Math Coordinator for Middle Schools
Keely Machmer-Wessels, Secondary Math Coordinator for High Schools
HIGH SCHOOL INFO AND TOURS
8th Grade Parents and Guardians - it's time to start touring High Schools! Check out all the school tour information for OUSD High Schools here: Transition to High School
See's Candies Fundraiser for Montera!
Just in time for the holidays, our See's Candy fundraiser is back! Simply order from the See's Montera Storefront by December 6, and your candy will be shipped directly to your house. Montera receives 20%-50% of the profit which goes toward funding our 8th grade field trip.
Click the link and place your order now: https://www.yumraising.com/secure/monterams_montera_middle_school49/Monpre5958/candy
Invest in Your Children — Invest in Montera
Make your donation today! 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-$2,000. Make a one-time or monthly donation online via PayPal.
8th Grade Activities for 2024-25 - UPDATED INFO:
- Six Flags Trip: Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
- 8th Grade Dinner Dance: Saturday, May 17 2025
- Picnic in the Park: Friday, May 23 2025
- 8th Grade Promotion: May 28, 2025, 3pm* (subject to change)
All activities require VOLUNTEERS! How can you help with an 8th grade fundraiser or activity? Sign up here. We especially need activity leads!
Questions: 8thgradeactivities@monterapto.com
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8th Grade Washington DC Trip
Trip Dates: March 27 - April 1, 2025 Sign up and view itinerary here
Fundraising – Help us meet our goal and provide scholarships to 8th graders to go to Washington next March. Donate here
Apply for a scholarship – If you would like your 8th grader to attend the Washington DC trip and would like to apply for a partial scholarship, please do so in the link here.
More Information:
Meeting Recording Passcode: smUhb28^
Download a PDF of the Slide deck here
Questions?: Contact Mr. Cooper, Trip Leader: samuel.cooper@ousd.org
Montera 6th Graders - Trip to Japan!
We are happy to announce a new overseas learning opportunity for this year's 6th graders. We are going to Japan! We will be traveling June 2026.
- Here is the enrollment page for the Japan trip: https://www.eftours.com/tour-website/2817369UF?utm_source%3Daccount-hp
- The Japan meeting recording is here and the passcode is Bm7B%$gx.
We have plenty of room on the Japan trip and look forward to opening it up to parents/adults traveling with students on Oct 23. We want to give students first crack at spots on the trip, so any students wanting to enroll should do so now. Enrolling early means monthly payments stay low! The closer we get, the higher those payments need to be to pay off the trip before July 2026.
Please contact Dr. Emrick: isaac.emrick@ousd.org or Ms. Recco: rebecca.recco@ousd.org with questions.
FALL SPORTS UPDATE:
Come out and support our Toros during playoffs!
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL:
- Montera Varsity Black won both their playoff games this weekend
- Semifinal versus Edna brewer at 5:00pm on Thursday the 21st at McClymonds.
GIRLS FUTSAL:
- Championship versus CCPA at 10am on Saturday the 23rd at Lockwood steam academy.
BOYS FLAG FOOTBALL:
- Boys Flag Football won both their playoff games this weekend and advance to the Final Four.
- Boys flag football semifinal versus Aurem Prep at 6:00pm on Thursday the 21st at McClymonds
- If successful, the OAL Middle School Championship game is this Friday.
GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL:
- Championship versus Roosevelt at 4:30pm on Friday the 22nd at Castlemont
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Oakland Girls Softball League Spring Registration
Oakland Girls Softball League Spring registration is open! CLICK HERE
OGSL’s mission is to bring the sport of softball to girls aged 5-14. The spring season will start in February and run through May. 1-2 practices on weekdays, games on Saturdays.
Registration Fees are 6U: $215 and 8U, 10U, 12/14U: $275. Sign up by November 29th for an Early Bird discount! Registration will remain open until January 12th. If cost is an issue, please email info@ogsl.org for more information on requesting a fee discount. No one will be turned away for lack of funds!
North Oakland/South Oakland Little League Registration - Spring 2025 Season
North Oakland/South Oakland Little League registration for the Spring 2025 season is open now through December 23, 2024 at https://secure.sportability.com/nollsoll. NOLL/SOLL offers baseball for players ages 5-16. Find out more about our league, find answers to frequently asked questions and get more information on registration and scholarships on our website at https://www.nollsoll.com/registration-information/. Questions? Email info@nollsoll.com.
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