Turtle Lake-Mercer

Thank you Dakota West Credit Union for your back to school goodie bags for teachers and paras! We greatly appreciate the generosity!

TL-M Parents: Be on the look out!

Flu shot and picture forms will be sent out this week with your student. Flu shot forms are small and bright pink.

Fall Picture Day & Class/Group Photos: Wednesday, October 14th
**School individual photos and class photos are two different companies. Please pay separately.**

Flu Shot Day: Monday, October 19th

Turtle Lake-Mercer Music Department is doing a fundraiser! They are selling Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough (Subway Cookies) and other frozen treats such as muffins, cake rolls, pies, and pizzas. They are also selling from the BELIEVE ‘Tis the Season catalog. This catalog provides a variety of stuff for the holiday season including wrapping paper, candles, sugary treats, soup mixes, and a bunch of stocking stuffers. Anything sold from the BELIEVE catalog can be shipped directly to your house no matter where you are located. Anything sold from the frozen food Otis Spunkmeyer catalog will be delivered to the school and students will deliver the orders to local community members before the holiday season begins. All proceeds will go towards the music trip the students take every four years or for other music festivals, contests, and trips. Use this link to order or ask a local student for their link to support a specific student on their trip. Thank you for your support!
https://www.shopfund.com/shop?t=gs&sid=3621563

Fourth and Fifth grade trip to Falkirk Mine What powers the dragline?   Where does the coal from Falkirk go?  What is it used for?  

Week of September 21st Activities for TL-M.

Share your photos with us for the 2026-27 yearbook!

Send photos in jpg format to morgan.lang@k12.nd.us - Thank you!

Central McLean Starter Jackets can still be purchased at https://centralmcleanms.itemorder.com/shop/home/
These jackets are for anyone to purchase. Students, parents, fans, grandparents, and anyone else who wants to show their Cougar Pride can purchase. The quilted option is a winter jacket and the sublimated option is a fall/spring jacket. Stop by Mr. Ziebarth's office if you would like to see samples of what the jackets could be.

Another episode of The Wave is now up at https://youtu.be/DOOl9ubI-6s
Today's episode features Mila, Colter, Emma, and Jonas talking about Homecoming and Coronation.

Fourth grade has been learning about the coal industry in ND. One activity was cookie mining. Students bought equipment and mined for chocolate chips. Another activity was drying lignite in the oven to see how much moisture it contained. Did your mine make a profit?  What did you learn about coal?  

The elementary had lots of fun signing shirts this morning! Check out these smiles! 💛🖤🙂

When the teachers take John Hancock Day too far! Happy Homecoming Week!

Congratulations to our Homecoming King and Queen, Jonas Christensen and Emma Fischer! Congratulations to all our homecoming candidates: Zella Anderson, Charlie Sparrow, Conner Fiedler, Colbi Holtan, Vivian Schlafmann, Jonas Christensen, Emma Fischer. Have a fun homecoming week!

The JH/JV football for today has been moved to Underwood from Linton. JH game at 5:00, JV to follow.

Reminder that homecoming coronation is at 2:45 today. The entire senior class is part of the homecoming court. This is a public event open to all.

This week at Turtle Lake - Mercer:

6th grade hosted a Sept. 11: We Remember gathering at the Turtle Lake Fire Hall. Students practiced interviewing skills to talk to guest about what they remember about that tragic day. Thank you to who attended. Questions to ask these students: What were some experiences you heard about?

Central McLean Homecoming is September 14th - 18th. Here are the dress-up days for TL-M students.

We're bringing back some "Old School" flare with Starter Jackets. There are two options available for purchase. The Starter Sublimated Breakaway is more of a spring or fall jacket. The Embroidered Quilted Pullover is the traditional winter jacket that became very popular in the 90s. There are two samples of the jackets in Mr. Ziebarth's office if anyone would like to look at the material. Since these jackets are custom made, we need to get 12 orders for each jacket before they'll start making them.
The following link will take you to the store where orders can be placed. Fundraising through this project will go toward updating athletic banners in the Ed Rath Auditorium.
https://centralmcleanms.itemorder.com/

Homecoming coronation for Turtle Lake-Mercer School will be at 2:45 PM on Monday, September 14 in the Ed Rath Auditorium. Mila and Colter will be the crown bearers from First Grade this year. This is a public event open to all. This event will not be live streamed, we hope to see many people in attendance.