Welcome New Students!

If you have received a letter assigning your student to Montera for the 2017-2018 school year, please click on the title above to read full announcement containing important next steps to confirm your student's placement.

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Aug 10-11: Mandatory Registration Dates for ALL Students!

All students, both new and returning, must register EACH YEAR at their school site before starting school on Aug. 21st. New students register on August 10 (from 1-6PM) & returning students register on August 11th (from 9AM-2PM). You must bring a copy of your student's updated immunization record in order to register your student. Please be aware that any 7th graders missing proof of their Tdap booster shot must provide this record or risk being excluded from attending school by State law. Downloadable registration forms will be posted on the website as soon as they are available. Paper forms will be available beginning on Aug. 10th.

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Deloitte Day of Service

Volunteers from Deloitte led students, parents, and community volunteers in a Day of Service on our last day of the school year. Projects included planting, weeding, mulching, power-washing, and painting. Thanks to all the hard workers, and thanks to Deloitte for an amazing last day of school at Montera Middle School!

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Montera Music Program Celebrates 1st and 2nd Place Finishes at Six Flags Music Competition!

On Saturday, May 6th, the Montera Advanced Band and Advanced Orchestra competed in the Music in the Parks Festival at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The Band scored a rating of “Excellent” and finished 2nd Place in their division. The Orchestra scored a rating of “Superior” and finished 1st Place in their division, and won the award for Best Overall Orchestra. Together, the Montera Band and Orchestra also received the Esprit de Corps Award, given to the one school (out of 15) that demonstrates exemplary behavior and citizenship throughout the festival weekend. Congratulations to the Montera Band and Orchestra on their outstanding performances and achievements! WAY TO GO, TOROS!!!

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Montera OUSD Middle School League Champions!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Montera Girls Basketball Team for winning 1st Place in the OUSD Middle School League. The Montera Girls Soccer Teams also won 1st and 2nd Place in the OUSD Middle School League. In addition, our Montera Cheer Team for won 1st Place in Cheer and also won 1st Place in Dance. GO TOROS!

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Max Gochman: A Spelling Champion!

Max Gochman finished in fourth place in the Alameda County Spelling Bee on March 24, 2017, following his first place finish during the OUSD Spelling Bee, which he's won two years straight. Congratulations, Max!

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EXTRA! EXTRA!

Be sure to read the latest issue of the Toro Times - our newest (and completely student-run) school newspaper. The first issue was distributed during advisory last Friday. You may read the newspaper online on the Toro Times page (under "NEWS") on this website.

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2017-2018 OUSD Calendar Released!

The 2017-18 School Year Calendar is now available on the Oakland Unified School District website at www.ousd.org/districtcalendar. The first day of school is Monday, August 21, 2017 and the last day is Thursday, June 7, 2018.

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Montera Fund-A-Need

Montera Community,  We NEED your HELP!  We've only met about 40% of our budget goal for the 2016-2017 school year, and funding requests keep rolling in -- without your support we won't be able to keep funding the commitments the school has come to rely on us for.   A gift to the Montera PTO is tax-deductible, and helps all our children thrive. If every family in the school gave $60, we'd meet our fundraising goal. We know not everyone can give that much, but truly any amount helps. To find out how to contribute, read more...

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Shop and Help Montera at the same time!

Did you know last year Montera received over $7000 from programs such as eScript and Lucky Share Cards? This year, Montera has only received $500 from these types of organizations. You can help Montera to bridge our budget gap by signing up for eScript today. It only takes 5 minutes and once you are signed up, just enter your telephone # at the checkout stand each time you shop and Montera will be awarded a portion of your purchase! How easy is that?

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