Montevideo Middle School

📅✨ Check out our school calendar for the 2024-2025 school year! It is also posted on the school website and can be found in the Documents file on the Montevideo Public Schools App! 📱🎒📚⏰Be sure to check out all the key dates, like no school, early dismissals, holidays, breaks, and special events, to keep the year running smoothly. 🌟📅 Reminder - No school on Friday, August 30th and Monday, September 2nd (Labor Day)!

🌟New Staff Spotlight!🌟 We are excited to welcome Alex Ourada to Thunder Hawk Territory for the 2024-2025 school year! #HAWKPRIDE My name is Alex Ourada. I grew up in Westbrook, MN and attended college at Mankato State University. My wife Lindsay and I have three children: Elijah 13, Emersyn 10, and Eden 7. As a family we enjoy camping in the summer as time allows. We have a 7-year-old English Yellow Lab named Cabella who helps with bird hunting in the Fall. I also enjoy golfing, fishing, and am a MSHSL wrestling official. With our kid’s activities increasing, most downtime is spent watching activities and trying to make some memories along the way! Carpe Diem! Help us welcome Alex to the Thunder Hawk community!

🌟New Staff Spotlight!🌟 We are excited to welcome Katelyn Siebert to Thunder Hawk Territory for the 2024-2025 school year! #HAWKPRIDE My name is Katelyn Siebert, and I am the new middle school and high school choir teacher here in Montevideo. I am from Waconia, MN, and I studied music education and French at Luther College. I took a little bit of a break after college to travel! For the past year I lived in Luxembourg as a nanny and traveled to thirteen different countries! In addition to traveling, I also love reading and knitting. I can’t wait to get to know the community of Montevideo and start making some music! Help us welcome Katelyn to the Thunder Hawk community!

Good afternoon, Here is the first Superintendent Stream for the school year; please tune in to listen to Superintendent McKittrick's message. https://youtu.be/aW3doLIotfQ

New Staff Spotlight! We are excited to welcome Holly Spicer to Thunder Hawk territory for the 2024-2025 school year! #HAWKPRIDE My name is Holly Spicer! I just moved to the Montevideo area from Willmar. This is my 8th year teaching. I have my master's degree in Special Education. I got into special education initially as a parent whose son had a learning disability. I was also a paraprofessional for many years and decided that I could be more helpful as a special education teacher. I love my job! I have three wonderful kids who are all grown, two boys and one girl. I currently live with my boyfriend and am experiencing empty nest syndrome. I love to fish, kayak, and hike! I am excited to join the Montevideo team, and I cannot wait to meet the students and families that I will be working with! Help us welcome Holly Spicer to the Thunder Hawk community!

🌟Get Ready for the New School Year🌟 Registration is now open online for new & returning students through the JMC Portal at www.montevideoschools.org. - Register returning students - Enroll and register new students/families - Update parent & student information - Complete and sign forms - Pay student expenses, including Chromebook insurance Complete the online registration by Tuesday, August 20th, Open House day. Contact your school if you have any questions about online student registration.

The Montevideo Public Schools District Office will be closed from July 1, 2024, to July 5, 2024, for cleaning. Staff may be reached by email or phone.

We are excited to offer an easy, optional back-to-school shopping experience this summer! Montevideo Public Schools has partnered with Impacks to give parents a convenient option to buy school supply kits online for the upcoming school year. Impacks offers teacher-approved, high-quality, affordable school supply kits for grades K-8. Kits get delivered to your child's school to be picked up during open house. Go to: https://www.myimpacks.com/montevideo-public-schools/ before July 15, 2024. Check it out!

The Montevideo Public Schools District Office hours will be 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday, and 7:30-11:30 am on Fridays, starting June 3rd through August 9th.

STAFF SPOTLIGHT Let’s get to know our Thunder Hawk staff! We are proud to shine the spotlight on Sara Erickson! School may be out for summer, but you’ll find Sara working in the middle school office all year long. She is an Administrative Assistant to the MMS principal. Sara’s hometown is Montevideo. She has lived in Montevideo her whole life. Sara graduated as a Montevideo Mohawk, and she is proud to still be in this community! Sara has three adult children; Lyndsey, Brennan & Brady, and she is also the very proud grandma to two little girls, Charlotte and Ania, along with a grandson due in October! Sara and Steve enjoy camping, and they try to go every weekend during the summer months. Sara loves fall camping most of all! We are lucky to have you on our team, Sara! Your hard work and dedication do not go unnoticed, and we appreciate all that you do! Thank you for making a difference! #StaffSpotlight #greatemployees #staffappreciation

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER: Thursday, May 30, 2024 - Last Day of School for Students and Early Dismissal

MMS - 23/24 YEARBOOKS are here!! If you didn't get the opportunity to order a yearbook, we have extras in the principal's office at MMS to purchase for $15.00.

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER: Monday, May 27, 2024 - Memorial Day NO SCHOOL #rememberandhonor

STAFF SPOTLIGHT Let’s get to know our Thunder Hawk staff! Shining in this week’s staff spotlight is Zach Koepke! Zach is a special education teacher at Montevideo Middle School. Zach has been at Montevideo for 6 years. His hometown is Granite Falls, Minnesota. He graduated from SMSU with a degree in Social Studies Education, St. Thomas with a master's degree in Special Education, and Bethel with a Work-Based Learning license. Outside of teaching, Zach enjoys taking creative sports photography, dabbling in graphic design and videography, collecting history related artifacts and books, grill outs & exploring new food spots with friends, cheering on the Green Bay Packers, spoiling his niece and nephew, and trying (keyword trying) to catch up on a backlog of shows, movies, and video games. Zach feels Montevideo Schools is the perfect sized school, saying "Our class sizes are great and not too big where you don't know everybody. It's such a privilege to work with so many awesome students and amazing coworkers." We are proud to have you on our team, Zach! Your dedication, support, and creativity have not gone unnoticed, and we appreciate all that you do! Thank you for making a difference! #StaffSpotlight #HawkPride #staffappreciation

May 18th is Speech Language Pathologist Day! Let's give a BIG Thunder Hawk "shout-out" to our amazing team of SLPs at Montevideo Public Schools! They provide an important and valuable service to our students. We APPRECIATE all you do! #SLPday #HawkPride

Happy School Nurse Day! School nurses coordinate and manage the health needs of students, as well as promote well-being, safety and academic success for all students. They are leaders who bridge healthcare and education! Thank you to our amazing school nurses, Sarah & Jazell, for all that they do to help our students! We appreciate you today and every day! #SchoolNurseDay #HawkPride

SCHOOL CALENDAR REMINDER: Friday, May 10th is an Early Dismissal-Staff Development Day for Montevideo Public Schools.

Is Your fifth grader interested in joining band next year? Come down to the Montevideo Middle School Band Room on Thursday May 9th from 4PM - 7PM to get the instrument you need for next year at the Sarlettes Music Instrument Display Night. While there, our professional music store representatives will guide you through the process of purchasing an instrument and also provide you with the other required materials your student will need to be in band next year. Thursday May, 9th from 4PM- 7PM, stop in and get everything taken care of for next year, before this year is even over!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week - May 6-10, 2024! We are truly grateful to our teaching staff here at Montevideo Public Schools for the amazing work that they do to educate, support, and inspire our students every day! Thank you for making a difference and for all that you do! #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankaTeacher #HawkPride

Happy School Principals’ Day! Thank you to our amazing principals for your hard work, dedication, leadership, and commitment to education. Today and every day, we appreciate each of you! #SchoolPrincipalsDay #ThankaPrincipal #HawkPride