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Today, Agriculture Power System class had a guest speaker, TL-M graduate, Reagan Rust. He talk to the students about construction management program at Minnesota State University in Moorhead. Question to ask: What type of career can you do with construction management degree? What is average salary in this field? What the future job outlook?

Yesterday, career management students hosted a mock career fair for students in grades 4-6 to attend. Career management students had to pick a career path, research it, and become an "expert" to present their careers and answer questions for the upper elementary students. Some careers that were presented include dental hygienist, forensic scientist, truck driver, and aquarist! Some questions to ask students: What was the most interesting thing you learned while researching your career (or visiting the career fair)? How did you come up with your hands-on activity for your career? (Or what was your favorite hands-on on activity to do?)

Pre k-3rd grade had a special guest today! Caitlin Wacker, a dental hygienist from Northland Health, she gave the students a lesson on healthy teeth! She talked about brushing, flossing, and overall mouth care. The students even got to participate in some fun hands-on activities, like putting sealant on a tooth! We had so much fun and learned lots!

Good morning! Just a reminder that elementary volleyball and basketball begin on Monday, March 16th. We are still looking for an elementary boys' basketball coach, if interested please reach out to Mrs. Schlafmann. Volleyball players will need shoes, knee pads, and black spandex or shirts. Basketball players will need shoes and black shorts. Schedules can be found on our website under Athletics/Activities.

** Celebrating FFA Week - February 23 - February 27 **
Dress Up Days:
Monday - Babies & Seniors
Tuesday - BBQ Dad & Soccer Mom
Wednesday - Celebrity Duo
Thursday - All American
Friday - FFA Colors

7th and 8th grade students made Mrs. Singer's Quick Caramel Rolls in their FACS classes today. All students received the recipe to take home today.

2nd grade took a visit to 8th Ag class as they were learning about dairy. We watched a short video about where milk comes from and made ice cream together! Questions to ask your student: Where does milk come from? What all ingredients did you use to make ice cream? What game did 2nd graders show 8th graders?

Tuesday, Feb. 17, Mrs. Schumann and the 6th graders traveled to Minot State University for the Science Open House and Magic Show. Students dug for fossils, learned about erosion and topography, met Tiffany the cockroach, put a skeleton together, rode on a hovercraft, watched chemistry demonstrations, and much more. Questions to ask students: What activity would you like to see again? Which activity was your favorite?

Good morning! TL-M will be opening at 8:45 and classes will start at 9:00 this morning to give everyone extra time when traveling due to the snow covered roads. Safe travels.

Today, third graders learned about the suffixes -s and -es in UFLI and how they make nouns plural and change verbs. After our lesson, students painted their UFLI words to show their understanding. First, we repeated each word, tapped out the sounds, and then spelled the word using paint. Here are three questions to ask third graders: 1. If a word ends in ch, sh, s, x, or z, which ending do we usually add to make it plural? 2. Say the word “fox.” How would you spell it if there is more than one?

Today TL-M teachers engaged in professional development led by our very own Miss Alicia Weiand. Thanks for deepening our understanding of accommodations and modifications!

The Annual High School Valentine's Day Volleyball Tournament was today! Lot's of fun competition!

Check out the PreK Valentines Pattern Block Challenge! Today, the PreK class created Valentines shapes using pattern blocks. Pattern blocks help develop many math skills, including shape recognition, spatial reasoning, and problem solving skills, along with building fine motor skills and creativity. Questions to ask: What shapes did you see in your Valentines pictures? Which picture was the most difficult to make? Have a sweet Valentines Day from the PreK Class!

Congratulations to Aiden Hanson. He qualified as Academic All State Honorable Mention. This is an award that is given by the North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals.

Elizabeth Britton will be playing Isadora in Shade Tree's Damsels in Distress on Saturday, February 14th at 2:00 and 7:00 at Dakota Stage in Bismarck. Break a leg, Lizzie!

Congratulations to our Math Counts students who traveled to Washburn yesterday! Scoring in the top 25% were Lizzie Britton placing 9th and Bridger Martin placing 14th out of 67 participants.

4th grade Field Trip: Living Ag Classroom/Theo Art School How many cows are in ND?  🐮What are the kinds of corn and what are they used for?  🌽

We are looking for the following Elementary Spring Coaching Positions: Elementary Boys' Basketball and Elementary Volleyball. Practice begins Monday, March 16th. Please contact Sheila Schlafmann at sheila.schlafmann@k12.nd.us or (757)651-9230 if you are interested. Thank you.

Thank you to all the students and families that came to today's STEAM event! It was a great day to engage in everything Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math! We also had 26 high school students complete the Alive at 25 defensive driver course!

STEAM Day starting at 10:00 TODAY in the TL-M gym. Lots of fun stations to explore!