Turtle Lake-Mercer

Turtle Lake – Mercer Public School is seeking a dedicated and passionate individual for the position of 7 – 12 Grade Agriculture Education Teacher/FFA Advisor to join our dedicated team of educators. Position Overview: Support students in grades 7–12, fostering their academic, social, and emotional growth. The ideal candidate will collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to create a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment that empowers every student to succeed. Qualifications: Must hold or be able to obtain a North Dakota Teaching License. Salary: Based on the TL-M Negotiated Agreement. Individuals will be placed according to experience and qualifications. Additional $5,000 FFA contract and extended contract based on placement on the salary schedule. Benefits: 4-day School Week, Full health insurance plan including $2,600 Health Savings Account, Model I TFFR, mentorship, and opportunities for professional growth. 15 sick days, 3 personal days with 3 flex days. How to Apply: Interested applicants should contact Sheila Schlafmann – Superintendent at sheila.schlafmann@k12.nd.us, (757)651-9230 or (701)448-2365. Position open until filled.

Ag students started welding today. They learned how to fill in gaps and vertical welding. Question to ask them. How hard is it to weld vertical? Why is it important to fill in bigger gaps?

Congratulations to Burke Fiedler! He is the first TL-M student to make it into the Million Word Club this year! TL-M students take quizzes throughout the year on Accelerated Reader and it tracks how many words they have read according to passed quizzes. Students who make the Million Word Club will receive a certificate and a shirt at the end of the school year.
"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift." – Kate DiCamillo

We are looking for an individual to do Shot Clock at our home TL-M games for boys' and girls' C, JV, and V games. Pay is $20/game. Please reach out to Sheila Schlafmann at (757)651-9230 if you are interested. Thank you!

The 8th grade Health students finished off the semester presenting to the Kindergarten and 1st grade classes. They presented on physical health, mental health, eating healthy, dental hygiene, and screen time.

Due to the No Travel Advisory, there will not be school Thursday, December 18th.

Turtle Lake - Mercer School will start at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 18th. There will be no breakfast or PreK. Any further decision regarding school will be made by 8:30 in the morning.

David Neff, guest speaker came to Foundation of Agriculture class and talk about how to cut 45 degrees angles in the right direction on an angle iron. Why is it important to make sure your cutting in the right direction? How hard is it to cut angle iron?

December Turtle Talks included puzzles, ornament making, snacks, and conversation! Always fun to see our students working together!

The first semester is almost complete. The Honor Roll Report will be completed when we return in January along with Report Cards. Many of our TL-M students take classes online through CRACTC and we wait until we get those grade reports before completing our local reports. Stop in with any questions regarding PowerSchool.

The 7/8 grade world geography class got to play the role of cartographers and create their own continent with their own individual countries.

Questions to ask: How do mountain ranges affect climate? What all needs to be on a map legend? What creative names did they come up with for their continent and countries?

December has been full of themed fun for Miss Gould's third graders, and today was Polar Express Day! Third graders kicked off their day with a Polar Express escape room, solving puzzles and completing challenges to earn their very own tickets to hop aboard the Polar Express. Afterward, we dove into the magical world of The Polar Express, reading the book and watching the movie. The students then did a compare and contrast activity to explore the similarities and differences between the book and the movie. Here are a few questions you can ask a third grader about today: What was your favorite part of the Polar Express day, and why? How was the book different from the movie? Which did you like better?

Physical activity has many benefits for learning, including improving early math skills, social emotional skills, and communication and language skills. PreK has a new movement activity we can do indoors when it's too cold to go out. Bowling! Thanks Howard and Joan Anderson for donating this set to the PreK!

Today, Mrs. Laib's Writing Workshop class went to the 1st grade room to do an activity with our Writing Buddies. Today's writing was "If I had a pet reindeer..." We made sure that the 1st graders used a topic sentence, transition words, and a closing sentence in their paragraphs. We love writing activities with our buddies!

Hello again, that didn't take long. Shortly after the delay post we were put into a No Travel Advisory. There will be NO school on Tuesday, December 9th. Stay home and stay safe everyone.

Good morning, TL-M. Weather calls are always a tough one. There are lots of factors at play today. We will be starting with a 2 hour delay to buy some time on making a final decision. Schools will start at 10:00, no breakfast or PreK. I will provide an update by 9:00. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

On Friday, ND DPI released the 2024-25 School Performance Data on the Insights Dashboard. Please review Turtle Lake - Mercer's letter to families here: https://aptg.co/J7tGLH. A direct link to the Insights Dashboard can be found on our website or by visiting https://insights.nd.gov/. As always, reach out to Mrs. Schlafmann or Mr. Ziebarth if you have any questions regarding TL-M's dashboard and data. Thank you.

4th Grade Making Electric Circuits: How are a series and parallel circuit different?   What items were conductors?  Insulators?