❤ Montera ❤ WELCOME
Go Toros!
Greetings Incoming Students and Parents,
Congratulations on your offer to Montera Middle School!
We are thrilled that so many of our Oakland families and youth selected Montera as their middle school of choice. This is such an exciting time for students and families alike, and we are extremely excited about our newest Toro students and families.
Below you will find important information regarding your offer/acceptance and upcoming events and programs for our incoming Montera Middle School class of 2025.
At any point in this process, please do not hesitate to reach out by email or by calling the school. We know that while this process is exciting, it can be confusing at times as well.
Thank you all and let us be the first to welcome you with a "Go Toros"!
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Accepting Your Offer:
It is important for all families to accept their offer by March 24th. We have a waitlist this year and we want to ensure that our families accept their spot prior to the deadline so you do not lose your spot to someone on the waitlist. If you do not accept your offer, you will lose your ranking on all pending waitlists.
You have three options to accept your offer:
Option 1: Log into your account at ousdapply.schoolmint.net and click "Accept" that you would like to accept your offer at Montera.
Option 2: Email the assigned staff member below based on your last name.
Last Name
Contact Person
A - G
H - N
O - V
W - Z
Option 3: Call Montera's front office at (510) 879-3211 and request the front office team accept your offer on your behalf.
*Note that while the majority of you all selected Montera as your first choice, we know that a handful of you selected Montera as your second choice. Remember that the only way to remain on the waitlist at your first-choice school is to either accept or decline the offer for Montera. If you choose to accept the Montera offer and your number gets called on your first choice waitlist, you can always rescind the Montera offer and accept the new offer.
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Virtual Welcome Night for Incoming 6th Grade Students & Families: Tuesday, 3/29, 6-7 PM
Signing up for classes each year in middle school is an exciting event!
We are hosting Welcome Night as our first event to connect with students and families and for students to sign up for electives for the 2022-2023 school year.
Note that the event will be virtual on Zoom to accommodate our families, staff, and community.
All incoming 6th graders will sign up for electives for the 2022-2023 school year. We will be sending out the event recording and course selection link post-event as well.
CLICK HERE for a course catalog detailing all of the course offerings at Montera.
The event will be from 6-7 pm on Tuesday, March 29th, on Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting
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Montera School Summer Bridge: Summer of 2022
Montera will host our annual Summer Bridge Program to help get students acquainted with their new school, meet new friends and get an overview of coursework that they will be engaged with throughout their 6th-grade year. We will reach out to new 7th and 8th-grade families separately.
More details of the overall structure of Summer Bridge will be provided at a later date. Stay tuned for details, but please hold July 27th & 28th as the tentative dates for a morning program for your student on the Montera Campus.
Again, we will reach out soon with more specifics regarding our Montera Middle School Summer Bridge Program.
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Meet The Montera Middle School PTO
Montera has a strong and committed PTO led by our PTO president and parent Loryn Hudson.
We will be reaching out to new families to invite you to Montera Welcome Events!
In addition, stay tuned for your invite to Montera’s May 7th Benefit at Rocky’s Market Brooklyn from 2-6 PM. Benefit Details Here
The PTO is looking for volunteers for school events, activities, fundraising, and projects. We are encouraging parent and guardian participation in order to support our community and inspire and engage our students. Montera Volunteer Form
For any questions you may have, please reach out to Loryn Hudson at president@monterapto.org
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Much More Information To Come!
We understand that the above only covers a bit of what is to come during this exciting time for you and your student.
We will consistently share our upcoming activities, events, and opportunities for your family to engage with our community throughout the spring semester and over the summer.
We will also share updates soon regarding both orientation and registration events and other specifics to ensure a seamless transition from elementary school to middle school.
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Thank you for reading. On behalf of the entire Montera Middle School community, we welcome you and are so excited for our newest Montera Toros!