Native American Day 1
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“Self-Reliance through Education and Heritage" 2019-2020 School Year On behalf of the Mount Turnbull Elementary staff, I would like to extend to you a warm welcome to our campus. We are excited to work smarter and do our best to ensure a wonderful school year for our students Our vision is to nurture self-reliant students. MTE will create an environment that embraces the culture of its community while venturing into the technologically advanced world. We will seek to foster education that honors the teachings of our elders and teaches children to express themselves through dialogue and songs in the Apache language. We invite parents, elders, teachers, and administrators to participate in our effort to instruction to meet our learning goals, to guarantee our students are well equipped for their future challenges. Parents, we are a team! We will use Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) teaching methods to enhance our students' educational experience. We will work as a community to help our students gain fluency with using scientific methods and technology while enhancing their cultural identity. Our academic schedule consist of: Full day Kindergarten Apaches Language and Culture Classes Beyond Textbooks Curriculum for Science and Social Studies classes 120 minutes of Reading and Writing 120 minutes of Mathematics 50 minutes of Science 50 minutes of Social Studies Technology/Computer classes Physical Education We will honor students for attendance and academic achievements. We will have quarterly assemblies to recognize student achievements. We welcome and encourage families to attend our celebrations. MTE staff members welcome you to our school and we look forward to making this year a productive year. It is a privilege to be the principal of Mount Turnbull Elementary, where I work alongside a caring and innovative staff and parents. Go Apaches! Sincerely, Marthalean Talkalai Principal