We are continuing to implement Apptegy Rooms. Parents and guardians that have not paired with their student will receive email reminders tomorrow. Our plan is to continue with a soft rollout this school year to allow some familiarity with the platform and with a full implementation at the start of the 2024-2025 school year. Please contact Mr. Ziebarth if you have any questions or are running into any issues.
Our next featured graduate is Von Irwin.
Congratulations to Hayden Lelm! She recently made it into the Million Word Club!
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." – Charles W. Eliot
Our next featured graduate is Morgen Fisher.
Yesterday, the third graders visited the Garrison Fish Hatchery. During the field trip, students had the opportunity to interact with various aquatic species, including touching fish, feeding trout, and gaining knowledge on identifying and engaging with painted turtles.
Questions to ask a third grader
1. What is the endangered fish species in North Dakota?
2. How did you identify the name of your painted turtle?
3. Where does the fish hatchery receive all the water for their ponds/tanks?
Algebra II class did Right Triangle Trigonometry using a ND Map. Questions to ask:
1. How did you find the distance from TL to Fortuna, ND using a ND Map, Trig functions, protractors and rulers?
2. Did you have fun in Math today?
Our next featured graduate is Lily Brewster.
The Baccalaureate Celebration planned at Turtle Lake Baptist Church has been moved to a start time of 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 15th.
Wednesday, May 15th is Elementary Track and Field Day for students in grades 4 through 6 starting at 12:30. Students are reminded to wear closed toe shoes and athletic clothing. Sunscreen, water bottles, and hats are also encouraged.
Here is our next featured graduate, Troy Bergquist.
Today Kindergarten, 2nd, and 5th grade traveled to Bismarck to the Theo Art School and the Dakota Zoo! It was a beautiful day and we had the best behaved students!! Questions to ask:
1: What was your favorite part of the day?
2: What was something new you learned during our time at Theo Art School?
4th grade N.D. Roughrider Hall of Fame Living Museum! What character did you research? Why did you choose that person?
Today the 6th graders traveled to Minot and toured the Dakota Territory Air Museum. They had the opportunity to see some homemade aircrafts and planes from WWII.
Questions to ask these students: What surprising material was used to help make the planes lighter? What was your favorite display?
Thank you to Jewel Thompson with Northland Health Centers. She delivered items for our Care Closet. This program is sponsored by Northland Health Centers to provide essentials like hygiene products, wellness items, snacks, school supplies, and more to students in need.
We will be featuring our graduation seniors over the next few days. Our first graduate is Owen Anderson.
We have had a few guardians not get paired with their children in the new "Rooms" feature on the Turtle Lake-Mercer School App. Contact Mr. Ziebarth if you are not paired with your student and he can update it.
REMINDER: It's time to preorder your 2024 Yearbook!
How to Place Your Order Online
1. Go to ybpay.com
2. Enter code: 13534924
3. Complete your order and pay online
Or if you prefer not to order online, you can send a check to the school. Each book is $40. Contact Laura Fiedler with questions at 701.448.2365 or laura.fiedler@k12.nd.us.
Students in grades K-12 participated in a community clean up event today sponsored by FCCLA and the TL-M honor society. It was a successful event with lots of garbage and debris being collected!
See you tomorrow (Thursday, May 9th) for Rumble in the Jungle! Concert starts at 6:30 PM!
Some exciting things happened in the kindergarten classroom the last few days! Our eggs hatched and we have ducklings( thank you Mrs Anderson for the eggs) and we also have butterflies! Questions to ask:
1. What are the stages for a Butterfly?
2. How many days did it take for the ducks to hatch?
