Montera Middle School eBulletin
May 17, 2026
This week's school schedule: AB -b- AB
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, May 21: Sip & Socialize: New to Montera Mixer (RSVP Here)
Friday, May 22: 8th Grade Trip to Six Flags
Monday, May 25: No School (Memorial Day)
Tuesday, May 26 - Thursday May 28 (Minimum Days)
Tuesday, May 26: 6th/7th Grade Field Day
Wednesday, May 27: 8th Grade Promotion (Skyline HS)
Thursday, May 28 - Last Day of School!
Monday, August 10: First Day of the 2026-27 School Year!
Sip & Socialize: New to Montera Mixer
Thursday, May 21 at 6:30pm at Paulista (Park Blvd.), Adults Only → RSVP Here
Incoming Toro parents, you're invited to join us for a casual welcome mixer at Paulista! We’re excited to meet you and officially welcome you to our Montera community. The Montera PTO will be hosting drinks and appetizers, so just bring yourself, your partner, or a friend. Come hang out, meet other new families, connect with PTO folks, and get to know members of Montera’s admin team. It’s an easy, low-key way to start building your Montera community. We can’t wait to meet you!
Current Montera parents are also invited to join us in welcoming some of our newest Toro families to the community! Hope to see you there.
HOORAY FOR FIELD DAY!
Field Day for 6th and 7th graders is Tuesday, May 26! This FUN Montera tradition takes place during the last week of school while our 8th graders are busy rehearsing for their promotion ceremony.
Students will rotate through a variety of activity stations, and we need parent volunteers to help assist teachers run games or stations, plus donations of snacks and ice to keep everyone fueled and cool.
Field Day - Tuesday, May 26 - Click to Volunteer Below
A few quick notes:
- Grab-and-Go will be available BEFORE school
- It’s a minimum day, with dismissal at 1:50 pm
Last Thursday, we held our final PTO meeting of the school year where we voted on the 2026-27 PTO board slate and budget, followed by a PTO Appreciation Party! A huge thank you to Ms. Harambe, Ms. Finley, Dr. Williams, Ms. Ida, and Ms. Nikki for hosting a lovely dinner. Here are the slides from the meeting. If you have any questions about next school year's board slate or budget, please email president@monterapto.com.
We have less than two weeks left of school, time has flown by! We want to send a massive THANK YOU to all of our Montera families. Whether you volunteered at events, donated snacks, chaperoned dances and field trips, helped on campus, attended PTO meetings, supported fundraisers, or simply survived the organized chaos of middle school alongside your students, we appreciate you so much.
Thank you for being part of what makes Montera such a special community. Go Toros!!
The Yearbook Club will be in Room 400 during both lunch periods on Monday, May 18, handing out the remaining preordered books. Any yearbooks not picked up that day will be taken to the front office for pickup before the end of the school year.
You can still order a yearbook online through summer and have it shipped to your home address.
We are still looking for the 2026-27 Yearbook Parent Lead Coordinator. If you are interested in taking on this rewarding position for the next school year, we encourage you to reach out to the current coordinator at MonteraYearbookClub@gmail.com.
Calling all 8th grade families! Our Montera 8th graders have a fun lineup of events to wrap up the school year. More details are available here. Check out what's ahead:
SIX FLAGS DISCOVERY KINGDOM TRIP
Friday, May 22 | 10:30 AM–7:30 PM
Buses depart from and return to Montera (Scout Rd. parking lot)
Permission slip required
Food: bring money or a sack lunch
$50 per student (this helps offset the total trip cost covered by the PTO)
Pay here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=85M9PS9W6VWLN
8th Grade Promotion Rehearsal
Tuesday, May 26 (more details to follow)
8th Grade Promotion
Wednesday, May 27
Rawley (Farnsworth) Theater, Skyline High School
Promoting students must be at Skyline at 2:30pm
Skyline Auditorium seating: 3:00-3:25pm
Promotion event: 3:30pm
Questions? Reach out to 8th grade AP Anisa Rasheed at anisa.rasheed@ousd.org or Teena Bowie at 8thgradeactivities@monterapto.com.
California funds schools through Average Daily Attendance (ADA). This means that every day or period a student is absent or tardy, our school loses funding. Unexcused absences cost our school thousands of dollars each school year. Every minute counts!
Reminders:
AVOID picking up students during lunch - loud speaker announcements during lunch disrupt classes in session.
AVOID picking up students 20-30 minutes before the dismissal bell. This allows students to finish their school day without disruption.
Dismissal is at 1:50 pm on Wednesdays and 3:30 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Remember, school starts at 9:15! Please help your student arrive on time each day and reinforce the importance of showing up to 3rd & 7th period after lunch!
Any absence not verified by phone or email is marked “Unverified” and is considered unexcused.
If you know that your student is going to be absent, please call the main office at 510-879-3211 x1.
If your family is experiencing challenges with daily attendance, we are here to support you. Contact your grade-level principal or Ms. Ida at the number above for assistance.
Free Mountain Biking Event for Girls
Join Oakland GRiT (Girls Riding Together) for a try-it-out ride on Memorial Day! Open to Oakland and Piedmont GRiT athletes, friends, and any girls/female-identifying riders in grades 5-12!
Date: Monday, May 25
Time: 10am - 12:30pm
Place: Joaquin Miller Park
All abilities are welcome and loaner bikes are available! We'll learn skills, play games, go for a ride, and share a treat after. Info will be available on how to join our teams this fall.
Spread the word and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/spring-grit-ride
Learn-to-Row Camp this Summer
East Bay Rowing Club invites rising 7th-12th graders to our Learn to Row summer camps.
Session dates are: June 22-26, July 13-17, and July 27-31, 9a-12p
- the ULTIMATE team sport!
- Get fit, get strong
- Make new friends
- Learn the basics and HAVE FUN!
Learn more and sign up here: https://www.eastbayrowingclub.org/youth-rowing#SummerCamps
Vocal & Audition Coaching for Dedicated Teen Singers (Ages 12–18)
Voice Coach Jessica Neighbor of Impact Vocal Coaching is now enrolling a limited number of intermediate- to advanced-level singers for Fall 2026 in her Oakland vocal studio.
This program is designed for students who are actively involved in musical theater, choir, or vocal performance projects and are ready for focused, professional coaching.
Fall training includes:
- Private voice lessons (focusing on technique and repertoire)
- Monthly performance workshops
- Audition preparation and confidence-building sessions
Additionally, limited summer flex lessons and college audition coaching are available.
--> Learn more and apply, visit Impact Vocal Coaching at: https://www.impactvocalcoaching.com/vocal-coaching-impact
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