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09/10/2026

Become a Gym Banner Sponsor!
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Show your business's support for Monforton. The Monforton School Foundation's Gym Banner Sponsorship program is a perfect way to contribute to the foundation and show your support for the school. Through this yearly sponsorship, you'll be recognized with a very visible banner in the Monforton Middle School gym.

Sponsorships are $500 per year + $55 for banner printing.

Banner sponsorship funds are extremely important to Monforton students. These funds enable us to run the major and minor grants programs. Major and minor grants are awarded to Monforton teachers and staff to improve education opportunities at the school.

Funds from this program have enabled:
Playground restorations and enhancements
Purchase of special curriculums and tools for SEL, ESL and SPED programs
Robotics materials and kits
Books for libraries and classrooms
Crosswalk Safety Upgrades
Outdoor learning installations

Your annual sponsorship can help us bring even more programs and resources to our students and staff.

If you are interested, please contact [email protected].

09/01/2026

Welcome Back Wildcats!

PAWS (PTO) will host our first meeting next Thursday, September 10th at 8:45 am in the Middle School Cafeteria.

We've had a major change up in administration this year, so please come meet your new leaders! We'll be discussing how PAWS will look going forward. Help us decide how best to help support our school and the community by coming to our meeting.

We still need to fill a few leadership roles, specifically Secretary and Vice President.

Can't wait for you to join us!

08/20/2026

Hello! Where did summer go? It's hard to believe school starts next week! Even though our kids don't go back to school until Thursday, our hard working staff will be back in school starting Monday. Please help us welcome them back with a delicious potluck lunch! Our potluck meals are one of the things the staff loves the most that we do for them each year. Sign up below to bring some love through food to our lovely staff!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0445A5A729A2F85-65250001-elementary

Thanks-
PAWS 🐾

08/17/2026

Hello! It's almost back to school time, and PAWS is still looking for a few people to fill some of our leadership roles. We've currently filled 3 of the 6 open positions. We're still looking for a Vice President, Secretary, and Communications Coordinator. If you're interested, send an email to us at [email protected], or join us at our first meeting on September 10th. We'd love to have you join us! *Training available for all positions.*

Here's a bit about our new PAWS president:

Hi Monforton families! I’m Amanda, and I’m so excited to be taking on the role of PAWS President this year!

I work for Greater Gallatin United Way as the kidsLINK Program Manager; you may know kidsLINK as Monforton’s afterschool program! I’ve loved being part of the Monforton community through kidsLINK, and I’m especially excited that my family will now be a part of the school in a whole new way. My boyfriend, Brandon, and I have two boys, Jackson and Graham, and Jackson will be starting kindergarten at Monforton this fall. We couldn’t be more excited to officially become part of the Monforton community!

Our family also includes H***h, our dog, who keeps us on our toes and makes sure life is never boring. When I’m not working, I love spending time with my family. You can usually find us out on the river, chasing down live music, building Legos, or occasionally testing our trivia knowledge at a local trivia night.

I’m incredibly excited to take on the role of PAWS President and to help make this a fun, welcoming, and connected year for our students, families, and staff. I’m looking forward to meeting more of you, hearing your ideas, and working together to support our amazing Monforton community.

08/17/2026

A huge thanks to the volunteer group from Martel Construction for helping us lay in the playground sod! The playground has never looked this good.

Slides AND grass! Our wildcats won't even recognize Monforton.

We have the sod roped off, but the playgrounds are open. Help us get the grass established by staying off of it for a few weeks.

08/13/2026

Layton's Playground was featured on the Bozeman Daily Chronicle!

Dozens of Monforton School students, parents and community members gathered behind the elementary school for the official dedication of "Layton’s Playground” in honor of Layton Smith, a Monforton student who

08/12/2026

ICES is looking for some more host families for 6-8 weeks in Bozeman (see below). If you are interested, contact Monforton 5th grade teacher Sierra Fein at [email protected]

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🌎💜 WE NEED 8 MORE WELCOME FAMILIES! 💜🌎

🏡 2 BHS families + 6 GHS families needed to welcome an international exchange student for just 6–8 weeks!

✨ Open your home.
🌎 Experience another culture.
❤️ Make a lifelong impact.
🥰 Maybe even gain a new family member!

CAN’T HOST? YOU CAN STILL HELP! 💰
Refer a family who hosts, and you’ll receive a $500 thank-you bonus when their student arrives! 🎉

📲 Please share this post with friends, neighbors & anyone who might be interested!

One family. One student. One life-changing experience. 🌎💜

08/11/2026

The playground is built and ready, but we aren't done.

Thanks to top soil donated by Rivers Landscaping LLC, and a crew from Martel Construction, we are getting ready to lay new sod.

Not only will we start the school year with slides 🛝, but we will also have GRASS!

08/10/2026

Mega Playground Thank You Post 4 of 4

There are many people, groups, and businesses to thank for making the Layton's Playground project with Where Angels Play Foundation a reality. We'd like to recognize the following contributors and express our gratitude.

Facebook won't let me thank them all in one message, so I have to break this post up into groupings. Please check them all out.

Please see the Monforton School Foundation post for a full list:
https://monfortonschoolfoundation.org/2026/08/10/monforton-comes-together-to-dedicate-laytons-playground/

Central Valley Fire District- Thank you for sending some crew to help with the build AND bringing your 100' ladder truck and American flag to the dedication ceremony

Thank you to our local coordinators, hosts, and guides who all volunteered days of their time to this project.

- Andrew Rowse
- Nate Bashkirew
- Rob Cancro
- Kendra Robinson
- Lyndee Haire
- Chris Leach

On Saturday, August 8th, 2026, the community came together for the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony that marks the end of a long journey. This project represents both the 74th and 75th playgrounds built by Where Angel’s Play. It is also the biggest project they have ever built. Their volunte...

08/10/2026

Mega Playground Thank You Post 3 of 4

There are many people, groups, and businesses to thank for making the Layton's Playground project with Where Angels Play Foundation a reality. We'd like to recognize the following contributors and express our gratitude.

Facebook won't let me thank them all in one message, so I have to break this post up into groupings. Please check them all out.

Please see the Monforton School Foundation post for a full list:
https://monfortonschoolfoundation.org/2026/08/10/monforton-comes-together-to-dedicate-laytons-playground/

Thank you to the many businesses that donated space, food, and drinks to help support or Where Angel's Play volunteers.

TheFarmhouse406 - Thank you for donating your spaces for both our volunteer welcome dinner and for housing our some of our volunteers for the week

Orders UP Delivery - Thank you for donating all of the food for our volunteer welcome dinner AND for supplying us with boxed lunches at cost

Korner Klub - Thank you for donating refreshments for our volunteer welcome dinner

Daniels Gourmet Meats and Sausages - Thank you for donating all of the hamburger and sausages for our ribbon cutting BBQ

Chalet Market of Montana - Thank you for donating your elk/bison sticks for our volunteers. This gave them a true taste of the area.

Community Food Co-op, Bozeman - Thank you for donating snacks and drinks to keep our volunteers going on those hot construction days.

Cardinal Distributing - Thank you for donating a truckload full of waters and drinks. With the 90 degree heat, this made a huge difference.

Dry Hills Distillery - Thank you for hosting our volunteer group and making them feel welcome and appreciated.

On Saturday, August 8th, 2026, the community came together for the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony that marks the end of a long journey. This project represents both the 74th and 75th playgrounds built by Where Angel’s Play. It is also the biggest project they have ever built. Their volunte...