Congratulations to Elizabeth Britton, Kenzee Hanson, and Parker Ruffo! They are the most recent entries into the Million Word Club! Keep up the great work!
"A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors." – Charles Baudelaire



Please join the Turtle Lake - Mercer Music Department on Tuesday, April 15th at 7:00 P.M. in the Ed Rath Auditorium for the 7th - 12th grade Spring Concert, Hope Love Peace Joy. See you there!

Elementary Volleyball plays in Center on Saturday, April 26th! The 5th grade plays at 8:30, 10:00, and 10:30. The 6th grade will play at 1:00, 3:30, and 4:00. Good luck, Trojans!🏐💛🖤


Join us this Saturday for "A Night in Paris" . Doors open at 6:15 p.m. with grand march starting at 7:00 p.m.

The 62nd Annual Masonic Scholarship Banquet will be held on April 28, 2025 in Washburn at the Memorial Hall. Congratulations to all students that have earned this distinction this year. Students will receive tickets to the event at school.
Special congratulations goes out to the seniors who earned this award all four years in high school. Bjorn Anderson, Cole Makeeff, Karson Rust, and Charlotte Wilson all earned their 4th recognition this year.
Education is one thing that can never be taken away from you! TL-M School is proud of the academic accomplishments of these students.

Good day for building a snowman at recess!❄️ ⛄️



Mrs. O'Shea's Earth Science students have been learning how volcanic landscapes form. They have been building their own model of a volcano in lab. They had the opportunity to make their volcano erupt.
Questions to ask:
What is the difference between magma and lava?
How do you think volcanoes change Earth's surface?





More presentations from Mr. Vasbinder's 7th grade English class. Ask your students how they put their slideshow together and how long they presented for.



Mr. Vasbinder's 7th grade is working on their presentation skills. Ask your kids what their topic is and what they have learned about it so far.

5th grade had a root beer float party in music today as a prize for winning “Staff Wars” against 4th and 6th grade. The 4th, 5th, and 6th grade have been competing on identifying the treble clef staff notes all month. In the end 5th grade got the highest score. Something to ask your 4th, 5th, or 6th grade student is: How many lines and spaces does the music staff have? What are the note names of the lines in the treble clef staff? What are the note names of the spaces of the treble clef staff?

Today the 6th graders attended Scrubs Camp at Northland Health Center in Turtle Lake. They learned about the dental field, nursing, giving shots, chiropractic field, being a surgery tech, a medical lab tech, and learning how to cope with stress. A HUGE thank you, Northland Health Centers, for hosting this amazing event.
Questions to ask these students: What health career most interested you? What was your favorite activity of the day?









FACS 8 Kicked off their cooking unit with a fruit smoothie lab. They learned about safe food handling, foodborne illnesses, food safety, how to use a blender, and nutrition information about fruit this week. A couple of questions for these students are: What ingredients went into your fruit smoothie? What was your lab job for this lab? What were your lab responsibilities? How did the lab turn out?






Mrs. Volochenko's Kindergarten is learning about plants and living things. They started a kindergarten greenhouse with grass seed!
Question to ask:
What three things do plants need to stay alive?




Turtle Lake-Mercer School is in need of gently used band instruments to rent out to students. Instruments could include Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone (Any Type), French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium. If you have any instruments, you are willing to donate to the school or sell at a low cost, please contact Mrs. Wyman or drop it off at the school. Please only drop-off instruments that are still in relatively good condition, as damaged instruments will not be helpful. Thank you for your support of the TL-M Music Department!
Today's Reading Month Activity was Glow Stick Reading with our Turtle Talk buddies!








The 27th STEM Toothpick Bridge Building Project has begun! Students in Mrs. Cullum's 9th-12th grade math classes are all building bridges. The competition will take place Wednesday, April 16th at 9:00 AM. The public is invited to attend the Bridge Breaking Competition. Ask your student:
1. How do you convert 58 grams to pounds?
2. How is the winner determined?









Enjoying the memories of our 2024-2025 school year. What a great year it has been so far! What's your favorite memory? #Memories

REMINDER: The deadline for filing to have a candidate’s name printed on the ballot for the Turtle Lake-Mercer School District No. 72 is before 4:00 p.m., April 7, 2025. For more information, visit our website at https://www.tlm.k12.nd.us/page/election.

2nd grade did their annual basketball classroom transformation day. We did many fun activities revolving around basketball! Questions to ask: 1. What was your favorite activity? 2. What book won the book tournament?







The Turtle Lake-Mercer FFA Banquet is Sunday, April 13th in the Ed Rath Auditorium at Turtle Lake-Mercer School. The meal will begin at 5:30 PM followed by the banquet. State FFA Treasurer, Anna Palmer, is the special guest speaker.

