Montevideo Middle School

Healthy Hawks! Is your child in need of a vaccine?
Vaccines are available through your healthcare provider, at many local pharmacies, or by calling your local public health office. Countryside Public Health offers seasonal and routine vaccinations for children and adults and can bill insurance or offer them at low or no-cost to you if you do not have insurance.

The vaccination clinic at the Countryside Public Health Montevideo Office is coming up on Friday, September 26th. Call 1-800-657-3291 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
You may also schedule an appointment online at https://www.countrysidepublichealth.org/in-office-vaccine-clinics.

¡Halcones Saludables! ¿Necesita su hijo una vacuna?
Puede obtener las vacunas a través de su proveedor de atención médica, en muchas farmacias locales o llamando a su oficina de salud pública local. Salud Pública de Countryside ofrece vacunas de temporada y de rutina para niños y adultos, y puede facturarlas a su seguro médico o ofrecérselas a bajo costo o gratis si no tiene seguro.

La clínica de vacunación en la oficina de Salud Pública de Countryside en Montevideo tendrá lugar el viernes 26 de septiembre. Llame al 1-800-657-3291 para obtener más información o programar una cita.
También puede programar una cita en línea en https://www.countrysidepublichealth.org/in-office-vaccine-clinics.

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER:
Friday, September 12, 2025
Early Dismissal -Staff Development Day

Early Dismissal Schedule:
Ramsey 1:15 pm
Sanford 1:20 pm
MHS 1:25 pm
MMS 1:30 pm

🎉Homecoming 2025 is next week - September 15th-19th!
Get ready to show your school spirit all week long! Join us for our fun Homecoming Dress-Up Days!
📣Go Thunder Hawks!

📆SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER:

NO SCHOOL
Friday, August 29th &
Monday, September 1st - Labor Day

ATTENTION! WE ARE HIRING!
Come & work with us at Montevideo Public Schools! Earn a competitive wage and health insurance benefits! There are many job openings at the Montevideo Public Schools that begin right away. Get paid for on-the-job training!

The Montevideo School District has immediate openings for the following positions:
1. 14 paraprofessionals
2. Five food service employees
3. One person to help in the library at an elementary school.

How to apply:
1. Go to the Montevideo school district website and apply online today! https://www.montevideoschools.org/page/employment
2. Call the Montevideo School District at 320-269-8833.

Join our team!

Online Registration for the 2025–2026 school year is now OPEN! Please log in to the JMC Portal on the school's website at www.montevideoschools.org to complete your student's registration, update contact information, sign forms, and pay student expenses, including Chromebook Insurance. Complete your student's registration by Open House, Tuesday, August 19th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact your school office. Thank you for helping us get ready for a great year!

¡La inscripción en línea para el año escolar 2025-2026 ya está ABIERTA! Inicie sesión en el portal de JMC en el sitio web de la escuela, www.montevideoschools.org, para completar la inscripción de su estudiante, actualizar su información de contacto, firmar formularios y pagar los gastos, incluido el seguro de la Chromebook. Complete la inscripción de su estudiante antes de la jornada de puertas abiertas, el martes 19 de agosto. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en comunicarse con la secretaría de su escuela. ¡Gracias por ayudarnos a prepararnos para un año excelente!

Have you ordered your school supply kit yet? If you dread back-to-school shopping, this is an option you’ll love! Kits are up to 20% less than supplies at most major retailers. If you want to buy a kit that contains everything your child needs for the upcoming year, purchase it before the July 15th deadline. School supply kits are available for grades K-8. Supply kits will be sent directly to the school, where you can pick them up during open house in August. Go to: https://www.myimpacks.com/montevideo-public-schools/ - Select your school - Select your child's upcoming grade - Enter your child's first and last name - Select "Add to Cart" - Check out Impacks, our school supply partner, is a business on a mission to help students and classrooms. They’ve pledged to match the first $5 of each donation made during the checkout process. Donating is optional, and funds raised will go towards critical needs at our school.

Minnesota Summer Eats Food Service Program - Kids 18 and under receive free meals! Stop in and eat! Location/Open Site: Sanford Elementary School (Please buzz in at the Main Entrance on 13th Street of Sanford.) 412 S. 13th Street, Montevideo Dates/Days: Tuesday, June 3 - Friday, August 15 (Closed Thursday, June 19th & Friday, July 4th) Meals/Times: Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Lunch 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

School Calendar Reminder: School is closed today in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. No Summer Food Service and no Summer School.

Students in Brandee Shoemaker's 6th grade math class wait all year to create a tessellation project. Students start with a 4x4 (inch) square and manipulate the paper to create original tessellations. Students then have the chance to have their name selected to paint their design on a ceiling tile. Great work, Hawks!

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet Taylor, our 8th Grade Math Teacher at Montevideo Middle School! Hello! My name is Taylor Knutson. I teach 8th grade math. This is my 3rd year as a teacher. I graduated from Montevideo High School in 2018, graduated from Augusta University in 2022 with degrees in Mathematics and Secondary Education, and came right back to the Montevideo school district! I coach Varsity Girls Golf in the spring and JH/JV Girls Tennis in the fall. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my mom, dad, and brother, Reggie, as well as our cats, Spot and Stevi. I also enjoy golfing, reading, laying in the sun, snowmobiling, watching sports, and watching procedural dramas (NCIS, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order: SVU). We are very proud to have Taylor on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet our Indian Education Coordinator, Beth Brown! Hi! I’m Beth Brown. This is my 2nd year in the district, and I love working with our students and staff! I grew up in St. Paul, and after high school, I moved to Minneapolis, where I worked as an educator in the American Indian community. Most recently, I taught 2-3rd grade at Bdote Learning Center, a K-8 charter school focused on educating through Indigenous cultures and languages. I have a BA in American Indian Studies and Art from the University of Minnesota and an MA in Elementary Education with K-6 licensure from the University of St. Thomas. I enjoy camping, hiking, and gardening. We are very proud to have Beth on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

Happy School Nurse Day 2025! Thank you to our School Health Services staff for your compassion, care, and the countless ways you keep our students healthy and safe every day. We appreciate you! #SchoolNurseDay #HealthyHawks #HawkPride

📆SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER Friday, May 9th, 2025 is an Early Dismissal-Staff Development Day for Montevideo Public Schools. Early Dismissal Schedule: Ramsey 1:15 p.m. Sanford 1:20 p.m. MHS 1:25 p.m. MMS 1:30 p.m.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week 2025! To all of our amazing educators out there, THANK YOU, for going above and beyond for our students and making a difference every single day! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankYou #OpeningMinds #InspiringHearts #HawkPride

🍎✨ Happy School Lunch Hero Day! ✨🍎 Today, we celebrate our incredible School Nutrition Teams who keep our students fueled and ready to learn! From preparing meals to greeting every child with a smile, these heroes make a difference every day. 💛 Join us in thanking our School Lunch Heroes for their hard work and dedication! 🦸‍♀️🥪🥗 #SchoolLunchHeroDay #FuelingTheFuture #HawkPride

What a wonderful experience these young musicians had at the 1st and 2nd year Honor Band Concert in Ortonville on Saturday! It was amazing to hear how the directors were able to coordinate so many students from different schools to play a beautiful concert together! Special thanks to Mr. Frank for encouraging his students to participate (even with his extra busy day with the Flood of Jazz). So proud of these Thunder Hawks!

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Time to celebrate the amazing people who keep everything organized and running smoothly. We are very proud of and thankful for the dedicated, hard-working administrative professionals that work in the Montevideo school district! #HawkPride #adminstrativeprofessionalsday

🌟Staff Spotlight🌟 Meet Alyssa Amborn, Special Education Department Secretary at Montevideo Middle School! Hello! My name is Alyssa. This is my fourth year working at ISD #129 in our Special Education Department as Secretary; prior to taking this position I worked in Granite Falls at the Avera Hospital/Clinic as a Radiologic Technologist for 9 years. I grew up in Luverne, MN and went to college at NDSU where I met my husband, Mike Amborn (Mike grew up and graduated from Montevideo High School). Fun fact about me: I was on the NDSU Women's Golf Team during my Freshman year of college. We decided to move back to Montevideo to be close to family and raise our family in a small town. Mike owns a Civil Engineering firm downtown Montevideo & we have 4 children; Samuel, Caroline, Evelyn & Bennett & a Black Lab, Luca. We are living a busy life, running around to kid activities/church events and supporting our Hawks teams. In my free time, I enjoy walking, spending time outdoors, golfing with friends and family, making sourdough bread, playing cards, finding a new project to do at home, traveling with family, spending our summers at the lake, and much more. I have enjoyed working with my coworkers, getting to know students and families, and helping out however I can in our district! We are so proud to have Alyssa on our team! #HawkPride #StaffSpotlight

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER! Thursday, April 17th - Staff Development Day - No School for Students April 18th-21st - Spring Break - No School Happy Spring!