Turtle Lake-Mercer

Our final day in Nashville! Belmont University, Grand Ole Opry, Opry Mills Mall, and Gaylord Opryland Resort and Hotel. We experienced a lot in these three days! Thanks again to everyone who has supported the music program and helped make this trip possible! 🎼💛🖤

Day 2 in Nashville did not disappoint! Studio B, The Parthenon, John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, Farmer's Market, Nashville Zoo, and the General Jackson Showboat!

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First grade had visitors from Tru Community Bank today. They talked about saving money and using credit cards. Each student also got the book “Tank the T-Rex and the Golden Credit Card” to take home.

One of the best weeks happened in kindergarten, hatch week! Out of our 12 eggs we were able to get 7 ducks! We've spent 28 days learning about ducks and what it takes for them to hatch! Their favorite parts were keeping track of the days and watching the duck change and form while in the egg, candling the eggs, and, of course, watching them hatch!

The 8th grade North Dakota studies class learned how important the railroad industry was in populating this state in the late 1800s. They were able to create trains using cardboard and other materials. Questions to ask: What were some of the railroad companies that first came to this state? How did the railroad companies acquire the land to build the tracks on? How many miles of tracks could they build a day?

Day 1 in Nashville was a busy one! We visited the Musicians Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame, experienced Stories Behind the Songs with song writer James Dean Hicks, and wrapped up the night at Nightlife Dinner Theater.

We are looking for lawn services for the school yard, excluding the football field. Please reach out to Mrs. Schlafmann if you are interested.

The Foundation of Agriculture class had their first leaf lettuce harvest! They gave to the kitchen to mix in with their salads.

2nd grade made cherry blossom trees in art today! Questions to ask: What places are famous for having cherry blossoms in the spring time? What did you use to help paint the flowers on your cherry blossom tree?

We made it to Nashville! Let the fun begin!

Tomorrow, April 22nd, is Earth Day. TL-M Students will be doing a town clean-up in the streets of Turtle Lake starting at 1:30. Our route will cover most streets of Turtle Lake. Please be cautious while driving as we'll have lots of young helpers throughout the community picking up trash. Parents, feel free to send work gloves with your students if you would like.

Mrs. Neff's Ag classes took advantage of the beautiful weather to get outside and spring clean in front of the school. Thanks to the Ag 1 and Foundations of Agriculture classes for Making IT Count!

3rd Grade Students took the ND A+ Math Summative Assessment today and absolutely crushed it! Congratulations to the 3rd Grade Students and their teacher, Miss Gould, on a job well done. They got ice cream treats to celebrate their accomplishment today! Way to Make IT Count!!! Go 3rd Grade!!!

Congratulations to Hadley Ziebarth! She is the newest member of the Million Word Club.

”Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world.” – Jeanette Winterson

TL-M had a special guest this morning, Gateway to Science STEMZone! Students in grades K-6 enjoyed exploring and learning through the hands-on stations provided by Gateway to Science STEMZone. A special thank you to our sophomore and senior classes for helping manage the stations for our elementary students. Fun was had by all this morning!

Pre-K Registration is here! The school will be mailing out packets to families in the next week. If we have missed sending you a Pre-K packet, please stop at the school office to pick up one.

Pre-K for the 2026-27 school year, will be for students born between August 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022.

The cost for pre-k is $1,250.00 or 10 monthly payments of $125.00.
There is also a one time $40 supply fee.

Please bring to the TL-M School office by May 21st, 2026:
*Registration Forms
*Full Payment or First Month Payment along with the $40 Supply Fee.
*Birth Certificate
*Immunization Record

Mrs. Wyman, Mrs. Schlafmann, and twenty one band/choir students are heading to Nashville, TN for the music trip! Thank you to everyone who has supported activity concessions and fundraisers to help make this trip possible!

A little trip down memory lane today for the seniors! They stopped by the Kindergarten room to say "hello"!

We are looking for more photos for the 2025-2026 TLM Yearbook. Please share with us!
Send your photos to morgan.lang@k12.nd.us