There are many things to know about the Montague Center School and the people who work here.  We have a terrific staff that continues to improve professionally.  This carries a genuine message of lifelong learning to the children as they see their teachers committed to learning themselves.  Though classrooms are separated by grade level, the staff and I plan a number of school-wide learning opportunities to build a sense of community amongst all who are in the school.  Two examples worth mentioning are the frequently held school-wide meetings and the collaboration of the staff on an annual school-wide theme.

     The grade level configuration at the Montague Center School is Preschool to Grade 3.  Of significance for the 1997-1998 school year is the beginning of all-day Kindergarten.  This is a major step forward in early childhood programming for our school district.  Curricula and instructional practices at all grade levels are current with how children learn best.  Teachers strengthen learning experiences by providing children with a variety of hands-on materials which are apparent in all of the classrooms.

     In addition to the academics, the children at the Montague Center experience specialists' programming in physical education, art, music and movement & drama.  Our practice is to integrate/connect specialists' programming in all subject areas.

     A special area of study at all grade levels that has grown over many years of staff work in in Nature Study.  Each year, classes visit a nearby nature site to study first-hand the diversity of living things in an 'outdoor' setting.  Our classroom without walls!

     School-wide events are sponsored by the PTO and others are planned by the staff.  Monthly school newsletters and attendance at PTO meetings are the best ways to receive information about what will be happening.  Here are some of the events to anticipate:

     Parent involvement and support is essential to all that we do at the Montague Center School.  We do our best to enlist your thoughts and participation on an ongoing basis.  We truly want our school to be a community of learners.