Our next Enrichment and Intervention Day is December 5. We are planning a special activity on this day called "Cards and Community". We would like to work with community members to provide instruction on various card games. We're looking for members of the community that would like to be involved in passing on the beneficial past time of playing cards. This event will take place on December 5th from 1 PM - 3PM at the Turtle Lake-Mercer School. Please reach out to Mr. Ziebarth by November 26th if you like to be involved. If we get more than one person that is interested in teaching the same game, we will work to team-teach the students. Our hope is to get a list of games that will be taught out so families can make plans. We are still planning to host this event. If you know of someone in the community that would like to be part of this event, please reach out to Mr. Ziebarth at 448-2365 or kurt.ziebarth@k12.nd.us
Happy Thanksgiving from K-3! Today they celebrated with their annual Friendsgiving Feast!
Happy Thanksgiving from Turtle Lake - Mercer! Today the staff welcomed the students in style with BIG high-fives and turkey costumes! We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break, we will see you back on Monday, December 1st!
Turtle Lake - Mercer School is looking forward to hosting a 5th and 6th grade Snowball on Saturday, December 6th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM and the 7th - 12th grade Snowball from 9:00 - 11:00 PM (doors close at 10:00) at the Ed Rath Auditorium. Students from Underwood and McClusky-Goodrich are welcome to attend as well. Admission is $5/person.
This week the 6th graders went to Main Street Market. The last 2 weeks we have been budgeting and bargain shopping using area grocery fliers planning their own Thanksgiving Dinner. They pick the menu and guests. The trip to the grocery store was for some last-minute supplies for extra guests. Thank you, Main Street Market!
Questions to ask these students: How many guests did you plan for? Did you stay under budget? What food/drink is your have-to-have item?
Congratulations to Brooklyn Tomlinson on making into the UND Treble Honor Choir!
Mrs. A’s 5th grade finished up their American Revolution unit by creating life-size figures of important and influential people from the time. Each group had to first research important facts about their assigned figure, and then plan how they would design and create them. We ended up with Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Betsy Ross, and Paul Revere. This was a fun way to learn about some very important people from that time period!
Questions to ask your student:
What was the most interesting fact you learned about your figure?
How did your group decide how to design and create your figure?
Rate this assignment from 1-10?
We will be staying with the 2-hour delay. Doors open at 9:45, class begins at 10:00. Give yourself time when traveling. Please let your bus driver know if your student(s) will be riding so they don't have to make any unnecessary stops.
Good morning TL-M! We will be on a 2-hour delay this morning due to the current road conditions. Doors will open at 9:45 and classes begin at 10:00. No breakfast or PreK. If we need to make any further decisions regarding the status of school that decision will be made around 8:00. Thank you!
Turtle Lake-Mercer School has started working with a team from Infinite Campus. This will be the new student information system (SIS) that we will be transitioning to for the 2026-2027 school year. Through a ND DPI directive, Infinite Campus will be replacing PowerSchool, our current SIS. The conversion to Infinite Campus will be completed in the summer of 2026 and operational for the 2026-2027 school year. There will also be an app for download just as there is for PowerSchool currently. This is a good time to verify that your family contact information is updated in our PowerSchool system, such as addresses and phone numbers. More information will be shared as we get closer to the transition.
TL-M is hosting a 5th and 6th grade Snowball on Saturday, December 6th from 7:00-8:30 PM in the gym! Admission is $5. 5th and 6th graders from Underwood and McClusky-Goodrich are invited to attend. See you there!!
Students from TL-M School traveled to Wilton today to participate in the Math Meet for grades 9 & 10 and 11 & 12.
Congrats to all students who represented TL-M well today.
Individual placers were Kamdyn Rittenbach, 5th place in the 9 & 10 division, Kaden Lelm, 8th place in the 11 & 12 division, and Aiden Hanson, 5th place in the 11 & 12 division. The TL-M 11 & 12 Team took second place and were one point behind the winner.
Thank you to St. Olaf Lutheran Church for their generous donation of Kleenex and Clorox wipes. We greatly appreciate these items!
Congratulations to Lily Christensen and Sienna Britton for being selected as part of the ND JH Honor Choir festival! Sienna will be singing soprano 2 in the treble choir and Lily will be singing soprano 1 in the mixed choir.
Today in Foundation of Agriculture class we were learning measuring and tools. The class got to learn about different measuring tools and how to use it. David Neff guest speaker came with his dial calipers. He showed them how to use the dial calipers and how to read the measurements.
Question to ask
What can you measure with dial calipers?
How small measurements can you measure with dial calipers?
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: We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Teacher to 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 summer 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 send letter of application, three letters of recommendation, and resume to Sheila Schlafmann – Superintendent at sheila.schlafmann@k12.nd.us or by mail PO Box 160, Turtle Lake, ND 58575. For questions, please call Sheila Schlafmann at (757) 651-9230 or (701) 448-2365.
Position open until filled.
Position Overview: We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Teacher to 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 summer 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 send letter of application, three letters of recommendation, and resume to Sheila Schlafmann – Superintendent at sheila.schlafmann@k12.nd.us or by mail PO Box 160, Turtle Lake, ND 58575. For questions, please call Sheila Schlafmann at (757) 651-9230 or (701) 448-2365.
Position open until filled.
Congratulations to the Central McLean Volleyball team on making it to the State Tournament. We will have a normal day of school on Thursday, November 20th. If your student will be attending the 3:00 game in Bismarck, please call the school to excuse their absence. Thank you.
Congratulations to Mrs. Neff on receiving the Modern Ag STEM Robotic Classroom Kits Grant through ND Department of Agriculture and Ag in the Classroom! These kits allow teachers and students with the opportunity to explore a different part of agriculture that they might not have related to the industry.
Mrs. Wyman's 1st grade has been exploring the sounds of unpitched percussion in music class. The instruments are split into 5 groups based on how they sound. They explored each group individually and then had a class day where they got to go around the room and explore all the instruments at once and made their own music! Ask the students: What are the 5 groups of unpitched percussion? Can you describe what some of the instruments are and how you play them?
Mr. Vasbinder's 8th grade is working on final art projects after finishing the book Life of Pi. This was the hardest book most of them have ever read and they did great! Ask them what they thought of it and what they are going to read next.
