John J. Montgomery Elementary School

Today was pajama and stuffed animal day at Montgomery! Everyone enjoyed the day in comfort.

Happy Hanukkah to our Montgomery families!

Congratulations to our PIQE graduates! We are so very proud of our parent community for all of their accomplishments. A special thank you to Montgomery graduate, councilmember Domingo Candales for his inspiring message!

Honoring all who have served. Day

Mr. Han’s class was working on a seed investigation in our science lab today! Can’t wait to see how our students grow as scientists.

Congratulations to our newly elected student council officers! Thank you to all of the students who were courageous enough to run for a position. Special shoutout to Ms. Hunt for running the elections!

Big shoutout to our Library Media Clerk Ms. Gonzalez for an enlightening Hispanic Heritage Month! Her curated collection of books, games, and artifacts brought Hispanic culture to life for our students, sparking curiosity and deep appreciation. Her dedication has transformed our library into a diverse learning haven. Thank you for helping guide our kids through this educational journey!

Montgomery hosted three successful professional development sessions today. Thank you to our phenomenal presenters!

Montgomery staff and community would like to congratulate Mikael Hanson on earning Teacher of the Year! You are simply the best!

Our Montgomery staff were hard at work today learning about equity for English Learners.

Our TK and Kinder classes got to become honorary firefighters for the day! It was the perfect culmination to their community helpers unit. Thank you SJFD!

Thank you to all of our Glider families who attended our Back to School Night yesterday! Special thanks to Superintendent Hawkins, Assistant Superintendent Debbie Ashmore, & Board President Patti Andrade for supporting our school!

We had an amazing first day of school welcoming students to our newly improved campus! Thank you EESD!

It was great to see our Glider community today at our Meet and Greet! We would like to thank the SJ Fire Department for sponsoring our backpack giveaway. A big thank you to former Glider, Councilman Domingo Candelas for coming to show his support!

We can’t wait to welcome back our Glider Community! Join us Friday, August 18th from 9AM-12PM for our Meet and Greet. Kindergarten Orientation is from 9-10 AM & TK Orientation is from 10-11 AM. Join us for free backpacks, back to school supplies, books, and more!

Mr. Han and Mrs. Hanson just have one question, “Can you Kelp me out?” We are so proud of the work they have put in over the past two weeks with the Tech Academies Fellowship program! We can’t wait for them to share what they have learned.

Please join us for a celebration of life honoring Gary Roy O’Brien Sunday 3/26 at 10:30 AM at Darling Fischer Garden Chapel 471 E Santa Clara St. San Jose, CA 95112
A reception will follow afterward at Jaime’s house at 130 Tilton Ave Morgan Hill

Diwali was celebrated early at Montgomery today. The staff enjoyed the celebration with a delicious feast!

“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11.” President Barack Obama

Mr. Martinez showed off the instruments that our band program has to offer. Band starts soon! Look for the information flyer that went home on Friday. This is a great opportunity for 5th and 6th grade students.

Montgomery students beat the heat at our first PTA fundraiser of the year with Kona Ice!

We were so excited to see so many of the amazing Glider community families at our Meet and Greet event today!

We are so excited to invite our Glider families to our Meet and Greet event on Tuesday, August 16th! Mark your calendars this is an event you don’t want to miss!

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