

Muckleshoot Tribal School
February 2024 Newsletter
Chief School Administrator
MTS Community,
We are excited our students are engaged in learning and as professionals we are looking at student data. MTS teachers are meeting weekly to collaborate on student's academic progress and talking about best teaching strategies to ensure a quality education. MTS functions as a Professional Learning Community to make sure all students learn at high levels.
The guiding questions the MTS teachers focus on when meeting as a collaborative team are the following:
- What do we want all students to know and be able to do?
- How will we know if they learn it?
- How will we respond when some students do not learn?
- How will we extend the learning for students who are already proficient?
Important Information:
Tuesday, February 20, 2024- School will be in session. This is a make-up day for December 8, 2023.
Holidays/Important Dates:
Monday, February 19, 2024- Presidents Day
Director of Teaching & Learning
This month,sćapac (willow), teaches us about flexibility. Willow is good medicine when we are feeling stuck. It is used both internally & topically to move immobile joints. Willow reminds us we can be flexible when we are resisting change or are feeling willful. Just as willow branches bend but do not break, so too can we be open to new perspectives and remain true to ourselves.
The Mountain to Sound Program is going strong! We can’t wait to incorporate 1st and 3rd Grade later in the year.
Elementary
February marks the start of our new Semester and new opportunities for Elementary students.
All Elementary students are attending new specialists this semester.
5th grade has been learning on Crystal Mountain.
Kinder and First grade have joined the rest of the school in participating in Walk to Reading Intervention.
And so many more exciting things come!
Elementary is prepared to take on the second half of our year strong!
Secondary
During January HS students completed the Interim SBA. We are using the information gained from this test to help set students up for further success during the Spring SBA in May.
Due to school closures we have moved our 1st semester end date back by two days to Feb. 1, 2024. Second semester will begin Friday, Feb. 2nd, with Culture Day and new semester courses will start on Monday Feb. 5th.
During February teachers and students will be working on a CFA in various content areas to see how well students are grasping content and inform teachers how to build stronger instructional units.
Attendance
Semester 1 Attendance:
Movie Night -Chalet Theatre in Enumclaw
February 16, 2024 -
Start checking in at 3:30 to get your snacks etc. before the movie
Please see below for the students who have reached their attendance goal.
Good Job - We look forward to seeing you on February 16!
Middle School Students
High School Students
NYCP & Activities
NYCP has launched our Hydrological Project at White Lake!
Benjamin Price will be taking his science classes out to explore Whitelake through a scientific lens. Students will collect water and soil samples to test for certain properties such as volume, stream flow, pH, pollution and other elements. They will also expose students to STEM career opportunities in hydrology and environmental science.