Montvale PTO Welcomes You.

Welcome to any new families this year, and welcome back and thank you to our returning PTO members for your continued support.

The Montvale PTO provides many social and educational school programs, services, and activities; and raises funds throughout the year to purchase school equipment and “wish list” items for both schools that directly benefit our children and that are not covered by the school budget. 

It takes many volunteers, an incredible staff, and a supportive community to make our schools great. Please get involved with the PTO and/or with the Montvale Educational Foundation this year...your involvement makes a difference!

Brenda Esposito & Terry Powell, Montvale PTO Co-Presidents

No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!

Come join us...all are welcome.

Fieldstone Fridays for 5th & 6th grades are November 4, January 13, March 9

Fieldstone Fridays for 7th & 8th grades are December 9, and February 3. 

Find information and permission slip on this website under More Info>Forms tab.

Coming the week of Feb 6 - 10.

Family Night is Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 3pm - 7pm.

****HERE’S THE SCOOP****

The Montvale PTO presents: The ICE CREAM SOCIAL...

Make your own ice cream sundaes in the Multi-Purpose Room.

 DJ and dance games in the gym.

In advance: $4.00 per sundae  OR  At the door: $5.00 per sundae

*All children must be accompanied by an adult* 

This Franklin Institute Science (Electricity) program will be enjoyed by the 3rd Graders in February.

Presented to 8th Grade Students

Investigate the basic physics of motion in this interactive show. Introduce Newton’s Laws of Motion. Then witness these laws in action in a lever, pulley, and student-driven hover car.

Weather or Not program will be enjoyed by our Kindergarten classes in March.

This assembly brings Greek Mythology to life for 6th grade students.

Presented to all Fieldstone Students

Students will discover how nutrients in the food we eat are digested and converted into the energy that keeps us on the move. Learn how our muscles work, and what our blood actually accomplishes as it flows through our veins and arteries. Plus, there will be a special tribute to that duo that protects us from debilitating illness: skin and mucous!

We are working on an Earth Day program for Memorial School in April. More to come...

Dig It! is a hands-on lesson about the Pueblo Indians and the methodology of archaeology.

This program will be enjoyed by our 1st graders in May.

SAVE THE DATE Montvale and Woodcliff Lake 8th grade students meet and socialize at PHHS, prior to entering High School together in September. Details to Follow

Jack Branagan's Earth Matters. Slide  show and sample look into life inside the Rainforest. Presented to 5th grade students.

8th Grade Students have the pleasure of viewing an abridged version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

June 1 date is tentative

Memorial students take their "passports" to visit and learn about different countries throughout the day, and stop at the international food court to sample foods from all over the world. It's a wonderful day, and a great chance for parents to get involved. This year, our 8th grade students will serve as country presenters, allowing them to expand their knowledge while sharpening their presentation skils.

What do scientists do, and how do they think? Students will experience firsthand how scientists investigate our world. By exploring some commonly misunderstood phenomena students will uncover the relationships between experiments, hypotheses, observations and conclusions—and all become scientists.

This is presented to all Fieldstone Middle School Students.

“Bantaba” is a Mandingo word that refers to “the center where all important events take place.” The troupe brings together traditional African and modern African-American dance while teaching about the respective cultures on opposite sides of the Atlantic. The students participate according to custom with call-and-response singing and movement.

This assembly is for 5th grade.

Our Kindergarteners will get to meet and learn about various animal friends from Outrage-hiss Pets.  Date TBD.

For information on the PTO Lunch Programs, please see the "More Info" tab, "PTO School Lunch Programs".

The New Jersey Energy Choice Program lets you choose a third-party energy supplier for cheaper electricity. Choose Viridian Energy: save $, use greener electricity, and the Montvale PTO will receive at least $2 every month for each customer that signs up through Montvale PTO. Switching is free: no contracts, no fees, no risk, no change in service--your utility company still provides billing and service. It takes 3 minutes to sign up at their website.  To read more see the flyer under our More Info tab.

Got a vacation house at the NJ shore? Consider signing it up for Viridian too!

Where does the PTO spend its money? Through your volunteering and fundraising, in 2010-11, the PTO sponsored $25,000 worth of Curriculum Enhancement programs at MS & FMS, granted over $15,000 worth of "wish list" items to the staff of MS & FMS, and contributed $20,000 to fund wireless internet access, which--along with a similar donation from the MEF--will allow installation to occur at both schools this summer in time for the 2011-12 school year! Our children benefit directly from your contributions to the PTO - thank you!!

Wednesday PTO Meetings:

This year, we're trying something new...fewer meetings! Our abbreviated schedule for public meetings for 2011-12 is:

Sept 7, Memorial-MPR, 8:45am - Newcomers Tea followed by first PTO Meeting

Oct 5, Fieldstone-IMC, 7:30pm

Dec 7, Memorial-MPR, 9:00am

Feb 1, Fieldstone-IMC 7:30pm

April 11, Memorial-MPR 9:00am

June 6, Fieldstone-IMC 7:30pm

Let us know how you feel about this...we can always add more!