Mark your calendars for one of our Matilda The Musical Jr. performances on May 1st and May 2nd. Hope to see you there!
The MCE Chorus's production of Matilda JR. is just one week away! Meet some of the "Revolting Children" who will be taking the stage in this fun, upbeat musical based on Roald Dahl's classic novel. Join us Thursday, May 1st and Friday, May 2nd at 6:00 PM in the MCE Cafetorium. Doors will open for seating at 5:30 PM and admission is a $2.00 suggested donation. All proceeds go towards the MCE Music Program. We hope to see you there!
To the unsung heroes who keep the gears turning, the paperwork flowing, and the office humming with efficiency! We love you Becky, Laurie, Stacia, and Vanessa! Hope you had an amazing Administrative Professionals Day 2025!
Our Behavioral Health Assistants (BHA) Appreciation Breakfast was truly enjoyed by an amazing team of professionals. Thank you for all you do for our scholars and our school. Thank you to our PBS Team for sponsoring this event. Our scholars are blessed by your presence each school day.
The Annual Run to the Sun 1 Mile Fun Run 2025 was sponsored by Florida Striders. Montclair has earned thousands of dollars from school level participation in their free events of the last decade. The Resolution Fun Run in January raised $180.00 for our school. We look forward to learning how much we earned this past weekend. Thank you to all who attend for our scholars and our school!
We hope to see you tonight at Miller's Ale House for our Montclair Spirit Night! Bring the flyer sent home in the Tuesday Folder and give it to your server. Montclair will receive 20% of your bill to support our school!
The Montclair Family would like to give a big shout out and thank you to the Orange Park High School scholars for inspiring our scholars! Our Progress Monitoring 3 Pep Rally was a great success! We look forward to continuing this tradition. Thank you to our Title 1 Team, Ms. Pugh and Mrs. Rykalsky, for organizing this event for a second year. Our future is bright!
April is the Month of the Military Child! Mrs. Hartshorn's class supports our military scholars!
Two of our Montclair Odyssey of the Mind teams traveled to Orlando last weekend to participate in the State Odyssey of the Mind competition. We had an action-packed, 12-hour day with lots of creativity, problem-solving, and theatrics. Our Peter Pan's play swept us away to Neverland and our structure team's balsa wood structure held 100 pounds! We competed against almost 2,000 other students from across the state, with 20 other teams in each of their divisions. The students had so much fun watching other teams and seeing how they solved their problems, including high school and college teams! We are so proud of our teams for representing not only Montclair Elementary, but all of Clay County! Congratulations to both teams and their fearless coaches Mrs. Tomazinis and Ms. Mercer!
Run to the Sun - 1 Mile Fun Run - Saturday, April 19th @ 9:30 (Orange Park Best Bet)
Good Luck to our two MCE Odyssey of the Mind Teams as they travel to their State Tournament this weekend! We are so proud of the Montclair Elementary scholars for representing not only our school, but all of Clay County with their creativity and out-of-the-box thinking! Throughout the year, students have been working diligently to create their own plays including writing the script, making props, and designing costumes. We can't wait to have you showcase all of the designs you have been working on all year!
🎉 Coming Soon—Kindergarten Registration in One Clay Opens April 15th! 🎉
Oh, what fun, oh, what cheer—
Kindergarten's almost here!
New friends, new learning, and so much to do,
One Clay Kindergarten is waiting for you!
Make sure you gather these required documents to register:
- Birth certificate/Guardianship documents
- Physical and immunization documents (Form DOH 680 or DOH 681)
- Proof of residence (mortgage statement, lease, utility bill, etc.)
For more information, please visit our dedicated kindergarten resource webpage at https://claycountysdfl.sites.thrillshare.com/o/ccds/page/kindergarten-registration for information on locating your zoned school and kindergarten tour dates and times. Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the tour to check in as a visitor. 🎉 A year of learning and fun to play— all begins soon in One Clay!
Congratulations to our Battle of the Books team who came in second place in the county level competition. Paul, Robyn, and Emily demonstrated their mastery of reading. Way to represent the Montclair Family!
National Assistant Principals Week
Please pre-register for Friday's Progress Monitoring 3 Pep Rally.
The Character of the Month Dessert Party was sweet and delicious! We honored our scholars for resilience and empathy. A big thank you to our School Counselor Mr. Bilbray and our School Resource Officer Pittman for serving the ice cream!
Dance Party with the Principal was fun for all! Over 32 scholars purchased this for 100 points. This continues to be the most popular sale item in our PBIS Rewards School Store. Let the dancing continue!
Montclair scholars enjoyed Lunch with the Principal that they purchased in our PBIS Rewards School Store for 200 points. We will have 28 scholars enjoying their Dance Party with the Principal on Monday purchased with 100 points. Keep up the amazing job earning points for positive behaviors and meeting school expectations.
The final day of Field Week 2025 was another perfect weather day and fun for all. The winning team will be announced on Monday!
Scholars completed a real world, project-based learning activity in Mrs. Phillips second grade class. They went grocery shopping with $20 and had to choose between wants/needs (economics), be responsible in choosing healthy foods (science), and use mental math to calculate how much money they spent and how much they should receive back out of the $20. They were encouraged to save some money for other necessities or emergencies.
