Turtle Lake-Mercer

Today TL-M teachers engaged in First Aid, CPR, and AED training with the North Dakota Safety Council. We also had a number of staff members complete the DDC4 training with Toni Cottingham.

Mrs. Anderson's PreK has had quite a lot of fun learning all about fire safety! We all loved reading books about firefighters, learning the the Danny Go Firefighter song, and riding in a real fire truck! Questions to ask: What do you do if you find matches or a lighter? What number do you call in an emergency such as a fire? What do firefighters wear to protect themselves from a fire?

Happy 30th Day of School!  First grade created equations today to equal the number 30. Some wrote addition sentences and some wrote subtraction sentences. We even had equations with more than two addends. It was a great day in math!! 🧮

Mrs. A’s 4th grade ELA class finished their “Because of Winn Dixie” novel study and celebrated with a party just like in the book! We watched the movie and ate all the same foods the characters had at their party!! Questions to ask your student: What were some differences between the book and the movie? What is a Littmus Lozenge? What important lesson did India Opal learn in the story?

Third grade students learned a new math workplace game called Multiplication Four in a Row. In this activity, they drew cards to create a multiplication sentence and then looked for the matching repeated addition sentence on the game board. Their goal was to cover four spaces in a row—horizontally, vertically, or diagonally—by correctly matching multiplication with repeated addition. Questions to ask a third grader: 1. What is the repeated addition sentence to match 5x4? 2. What multiplication equation matches this repeated addition sentence 3+3+3+3 ? 3. Did you enjoy this game?

We may be small in PreK and have a tiny class this year, but we are BIG on learning and fun! So far this year our little PreK class has learned all about colors, shapes, apples, leaves, the 4 seasons and we are working on writing our names as well as lots of other writing and drawing skills. We are also practicing cutting and gluing. Most importantly we are learning all about sharing and caring while playing with our friends!

The Nutrition and Food Prep class spent some time researching different chefs. Each student researched a different chef and made a foldable display to share information about their chef with their classmates in a jigsaw fashion. A couple of questions to ask these students: Who was your chef? What chef did you think was the most interesting?

The first Accelerated Reader goals are due in two weeks 10/17. Ask your students about their progress or look at it with them using the link below; you can also access accounts from the "Account Access/Renaissance Student and Teacher Login" tab on the TLM website. Please email Mr. Vasbinder if you need any help logging in: Jason.vasbinder@k12.nd.us https://global-zone52.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal?state=CfDJ8PQMWxI-mshChUq8WjrXPjWQ8dkvJPFckpte-ks_ou9H8G5jYWCvm2myn8N46egWldFM4x16aTM_lACso2_5Hw-irga8U0lglSYfBQWclT3Hy03qPtwG6CnVHyg-w4bhXH2B-10Cd5OG06K6dbsDWXBP7vk0sH3LMRCaPAK4uMqtNkVXF2wsROxJ92CdFxcsOpRSrp79sN3JXU1YM6Gj6mY

It's a good day - to have a good BUBBLE day!

Bryce and Eva sit down with Mr. Ziebarth on the latest episode of The Wave. Check it out @ https://youtu.be/6jjRak0E0Ys
They share information about two great books they've read and they also talk about a special transition they get to do everyday for Math and ELA.

Each week, all our students are given a weekly mission to work toward. Students who complete the weekly missions are nominated by staff to be a Mission Accomplished Student for that month. In September, we had 13 Mission Accomplished students. Thanks for Making It Count and leading by example!

TL-M 7th and 8th Grade Students traveled to the Audubon Wildlife Refuge today to take part in Eco-Ed. They learned about rangelands, soil, wetlands, watersheds, and woodlands. Thank you to South McLean County Soil Conservation for organizing this event for our area students.

Mrs. Lelm's 4th grade spooky art!   How did you get the paint to move on the paper to make spooky trees?  What did you cut out to add to your Halloween scene?  

First grade has been working with measurement in math. They used popsicle sticks and cubes to measure classroom items and their friends! First each student made an estimate and then did the measuring. Finally they compared lengths and discussed longest and shortest.

We celebrated Apple Day in Kindergarten! We worked hard on our numbers with apple activities, read some great apple books, learned about the life cycle of an apple tree, and taste-tested all foods made with apples! Some things to ask your kindergarteners are: What was your favorite apple snack? What was your favorite Apple Day activity?

Today is “Constitution Day” and the timing couldn’t be better for 5th grade. We are learning all about the Constitution and we recently finished a project about the Preamble. Each student had a line from the Preamble and they had to create a drawing that represents what their line means. We ended up with a Preamble puzzle and they did a great job! Questions to ask your student: What was your line and what does it mean? Why is the Preamble to the Constitution important?

Turtle Lake-Mercer Music Department is doing a fundraiser for their upcoming music trip in April to Nashville, TN. 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 in April 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=2993739

Kindergarten is working on balance in PE. We started off the week playing' The Floor is Lava' with our PreK friends using the balancing stones. Ask them to show off their balancing skills at home!

Mrs. Schumann's 6th graders hosted a September 11th: We Remember gathering at the Turtle Lake Fire Hall. Students used their interviewing skills to talk to guests about what they remember about that tragic day. Thank you to all who attended. Question to ask: What were some notable experiences you heard about?