The Parent Faculty Associations Trunk or Treat was a great success. This free community event was attended by many enjoying the fall atmosphere. We are grateful for the teachers, staff, and parents who decorated their trunks with amazing themes full of candy. Happy Halloween!
about 5 hours ago, William Miller
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Trunk or Treat 2025
Extended Studies students just wrapped up their final week in their Africa Unit. Throughout the first quarter, students adventured to ancient West African Kingdoms and researched about their lives and folktales. Students then used this information to make replicas of their artifacts, masks, and textiles. Take a peek at what we've been up to!
4 days ago, William Miller
Extended Studies
Extended Studies
Extended Studies
Extended Studies
Extended Studies
Our Montclair Family gathered for the 1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony to honor our country, our scholars, and our school. Scholars received recognition for reading and character traits of the month for August and September. The atmosphere was festive as each grade level Spirit Stick Award was earned with a dessert party from the Principal. Our character trait recipients will enjoy an ice cream sundae on Friday afternoon. We look forward to seeing you at the flagpole for our next ceremony in December!
6 days ago, William Miller
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
1st Quarter Flagpole Ceremony 2025
Lunch with the Principal is 200 points in the PBIS Rewards School Store. Principal Miller provides a monster 24 inch Five Star Pizza, chips, dessert, and a drink. The scholars enjoyed lunch and conversation in the courtyard with the Principal!
6 days ago, William Miller
Lunch with the Principal
Lunch with the Principal
Lunch with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal continues to be the number one selling item in the PBIS Rewards School Store. Scholars receive a 15 minute dance party in the Principal’s office with warm popcorn and pink lemonade for 100 points. Principal Miller danced all day! Soaring like Monarchs!
6 days ago, William Miller
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
Dance Party with the Principal
The Montclair Family is grateful for our PFA volunteers as they honored our scholars with the 1st Quarter Incentive Reward by serving them delicious snow cones for finishing strong. Their help in Principal Miller’s PBIS Rewards School Store helped spread their smiles even further! It was a great week for our scholars and our school. #grateful
6 days ago, William Miller
PFA Volunteers
PFA Volunteers
PFA Volunteers
PFA Volunteers
PFA Volunteers
PFA Volunteers
The Montclair WOW Award is a time cherished tradition when a staff member passes along the WOW Trophy to honor another colleague to express their admiration. Our 1st quarter recipients were Brenda Hartshorn, Glen Oliver, Danut Matei, and Gene Bilbray. They truly exemplify our Montclair Family Pledge, “We take ownership of the expectations and procedures to create a safe, respectful, and loving learning environment.” We are grateful for such professionals!
6 days ago, William Miller
WOW
WOW
WOW
WOW
After receiving our scholars for High Five Friday, the Orange Park High School students led a Reader’s Theater with our 4th grade scholars. Thank you for creating excitement for reading! We look forward to the OPHS students returning next quarter! We are grateful for Mrs. Rykalsky for making our guests feel at home!
9 days ago, William Miller
Readers Theater October 101025
Readers Theater October 101025
Readers Theater October 101025
Readers Theater October 101025
Readers Theater October 101025
Readers Theater October 101025
Readers Theater October 101025
Our 1st High Five Friday was received well from our scholars! To celebrate the successful conclusion of the 1st quarter, Orange Park High School scholars visited Montclair for morning arrival. Our scholars were greeted with high fives for a job well done! We are thankful for this partnership with OPHS and look forward to seeing them on the last day of each quarter. Thank you to our Title 1 Team for planning this event!
9 days ago, William Miller
High Five Friday October 10, 2025
High Five Friday October 10, 2025
High Five Friday October 10, 2025
High Five Friday October 10, 2025
High Five Friday October 10, 2025
The Montclair Elementary Certified Schoolyard Habitat was improved last weekend as the BGNF donated Red Maple trees. The trees will create an area for our scholars to explore the wildlife that will make the new Red Maple Cove their home. We are grateful for the Lakeside Junior High School scholars who volunteered to make this happen and our partnership with the Boys and Girls Club led by Director Beth Davis. Soaring Like Monarchs!
9 days ago, William Miller
Red Maple Cove 2025
Red Maple Cove 2025
Red Maple Cove 2025
Red Maple Cove 2025
Red Maple Cove 2025
Due to the unfavorable rainy weather overnight I have decided to postpone our 1st Quarter Flagpole to Wednesday, October 15th. Here is a new flyer to register if you haven't already. Anyone currently registered for tomorrow will not have to do this a second time as the QR code is the same. We will still have OPHS scholars visiting for "High Five Friday" during morning arrival. Our scholars can look forward to the PFA's 1st Quarter Incentive with a free snow cone while exiting lunch tomorrow.
12 days ago, William Miller
Flagpole 1st Quarter 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store opened during the Art Resource rotation on Monday and Tuesday. We are thankful for the parents who volunteered which made the store run smoothly for our scholars. We are in need of a few more parents to help with Thursday and Friday. If you are available, scan the QR code to sign up for a slot. We are grateful for our Montclair Family!
14 days ago, William Miller
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 1st Quarter 20205

Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025-26 has officially opened for the 1st Quarter. The store opens at the end of each quarter so our scholars can spend their PBIS Reward points for meeting our school’s expectations posted on our Be Board. The store has grown through business and faith-based partnerships, as well as several grants. We are in need of parent volunteers to help our scholars cash in their rewards. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AA8A92CA6FBCE9-59075555-pbis

15 days ago, William Miller
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
Principal Miller's PBIS Rewards School Store 2025
It is with great pride and excitement that we announce the winners of our annual Teacher of the Year and School Related Employee of the Year awards! This year, the nominations were outstanding, and we are so grateful for the hard work and dedication of every single person on our staff. Please join us in congratulating Danut Matei as our Teacher of the Year! He embodies the spirit of our school, demonstrating a passion for teaching that inspires our students every day. He goes above and beyond to create a nurturing and engaging learning environment, and our students thrive under his guidance. We also want to celebrate our School Related Employee of the Year, Vanessa Isenberg! She is an integral part of our school's success, working tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Her dedication to our students and staff is truly remarkable and contributes so much to our positive school culture. We also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the nominees. Your commitment to our school is what makes Montclair Elementary a truly special place. We are incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated and talented team.
26 days ago, William Miller
School Related Employee of the Year 2025
Teacher of the Year 2025
We want to extend a huge thank you to the Clay County (FL) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Dr. Sheri White-Manning for their incredible generosity! They donated a variety of school supplies, including notebooks, pencils, markers, and backpacks filled with supplies for our students. This act of kindness will make a big difference as we go through the school year. We are so grateful for their support and commitment to our students' success!
#CommunitySupport #BackToSchool #ClayCounty #ThankYou
26 days ago, William Miller
School Supplies Donation
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
🎲 It was a full house this morning at Montclair Elementary for Dads Take Your Child to School Day! Our theme, Dads and Dice, was a huge hit. It was so much fun seeing all our Montclair families playing math probability games together.
A huge thank you to our amazing Title I team and all the staff members who helped make this event so memorable and meaningful. The Montclair family truly shined today!
Fathers are so critically important to a scholar's success, and events like this are a great reminder of the impact they have. Thanks to all the dads who came out to play and connect with their children before class!
about 1 month ago, William Miller
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day
Dads Take Your Child to School Day

Another incredible day for our Montclair Elementary community! 🤩 Our Title 1 Team met our amazing scholars at the bus stop at St. Johns Apartments for a special Title 1 event.
Each student received a backpack filled with school supplies, games, and a bag of popcorn! 🍿 It was a fantastic opportunity to connect with our families and show our support.
A huge thank you to SRO Pittman for hanging out with our scholars and to Mr. Miller for all the high fives! 👋 And a special shout-out to our dedicated Title 1 Teacher Leaders, Ms. Pugh and Mrs. Rykalsky, as well as our ELD Teacher, Mr. Campbell, for being such a wonderful asset to our ELL scholars and their families.
Your support makes all the difference! ❤️ #MontclairElementary #Title1 #CommunityFirst

about 1 month ago, William Miller
Popcorn Pop-Up with the Principal 091725
Popcorn Pop-Up with the Principal 091725
Popcorn Pop-Up with the Principal 091725
Popcorn Pop-Up with the Principal 091725
Popcorn Pop-Up with the Principal 091725
Popcorn Pop-Up with the Principal 091725
Popcorn Pop-Up with the Principal 091725

Montclair Elementary's Title 1 Annual Meeting/Game Night was a huge success! 🎉 We had a blast with all the fun games, and a big shout-out to our amazing staff and families for making it such a memorable night.

It was incredible to see so many parents and teachers connecting and collaborating during the conferences. We loved seeing everyone come together to support our students! And of course, the hot dogs were a big hit. 🌭

Thank you to everyone who came out and made this event so special. Your support is what makes our Montclair Family community so strong!

about 1 month ago, William Miller
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Title 1 game Night 2025
Please R.S.V.P. for Dads Take Your Child to School Day this Frdiay. Hope to see you there!
about 1 month ago, William Miller
Dads Take Your Child to School day 2025
The Montclair Odyssey of the Mind Club is now enrolling scholars for the 2025 - 26 school year. Look for the flyer in your scholars Tueday Folder.
about 2 months ago, William Miller
Odyssey of the Mind 2025