Turtle Lake-Mercer

The Junior class is excited to invite you to Get Lost in the Stars Grand March 2023. Doors will open to the public at 7:00 PM and Grand March will begin at 7:30 PM.

Sign up for Washburn Post 12 Summer Legion / Babe Ruth will be held on Sunday May 7th, 2023 @ 2PM. All players age 13 to 19 are encouraged to sign up. Please bring a copy of your birth certificate with you! Location for sign up will be at the Washburn American Legion Hall located at 805 Main Ave, Washburn. Please call Todd A. Schreiner @ 701-315-0002 if you have any questions.

Join us on Thursday, April 20th at 7:00 PM for The Beauty of Music performed by the 7th - 12th grade TL-M band and choir!

Congratulations to our small group contestants today at the regional small group music contest, they all did a great job! Congratulations to Brooklyn Tomlinson who will be compost the State Music Competition in May!!

Turtle Lake - Mercer is looking for a 3rd grade teacher for the 2023-24 school year to provide support to children to help them succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. Must be willing to collaborate with educators, parents, and other professionals to help create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment. Interested applicants should send letter of application, three letters of recommendation, and resume to Sheila Schlafmann 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 is open until filled.

5 on 5 basketball Tournament for 3rd and 4th graders on Saturday, May 13th in Washburn.

Forms for Little Cougars Volleyball Camp will be sent home this week with girls in grades K-7. Return completed forms and payment to the school office by May 3.

Spring Concert Dates: Middle School and High School - April 20 at 7:00 PM Elementary - May 4 at 6:30 PM

March was reading month. To celebrate, Mr. Ziebarth randomly selected one student each day to pick a Scholastic book of their choice. Book orders arrived today. Happy reading! 📚

Spring Picture Day is next Tuesday, April 18. Flyers are going home with students this week. Order forms are in the school office or you can order your photos online at mylifetouch.com using school code EVTR7K3KN.

UPDATE to the schedule for Saturday: The elementary boys have a jamboree in Wilton this coming Saturday! Good luck, Trojans!🏀

Kindergarten worked together to color a spring poster made by Mrs. Volochenko. Questions to ask are: What are looking forward to most about the spring? What was your favorite picture to color?

Good evening TL-M families! We are planning on starting on-time tomorrow, April 6th. We understand some county roads may still be blocked so please let your driver know if they cannot get to you. Buses will run where possible. There will not be any city pick ups tomorrow. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Good morning. Due to the travel advisories and drifting snow possibilities on our country roads, Turtle Lake-Mercer School will not be in session today. The county plows are not running and there is uncertainty about road conditions. Wednesday, April 5th, will be a virtual day for all students. Information can be found on the school website under “explore”-“documents”-“virtual learning”.

Good evening, due to the current no travel advised and blowing and drifting snow, Turtle Lake - Mercer will be operating two-hours late on Wednesday, April 5th. No PreK, no breakfast, doors will open at 10:15 AM. If there are any changes we will update by 8:30 AM. Thank you for your understanding.

The juniors and seniors had a wonderful tour at the capital today and were able to sit in on great discussion surrounding overrule of the governor veto on two bills.

Good afternoon, after looking at the upcoming weather forecast, we have made the decision to go to virtual instruction for Tuesday, April 4th. The weather tomorrow morning might look great, but we know conditions will deteriorate as the day goes on and we do not want anyone to get stuck out in a blizzard. Students in the elementary will have their plans brought home with them, they are also available on our website under "explore", "documents", "virtual learning". High school students will be bringing home their Chromebooks and will access their classwork through Google Classroom. Please stay tuned for any decision that might need to be made regarding Wednesday will be made on Tuesday.

Thank you the Jon Schumann for being a guest reader in 6th grade. He read Pig the Stinker and Mother Bruce. Things to ask these students: How do you relate to the characters? What is mistaken identity?

Kindergarten played sentence headbands today. One student read the sentence while the other had to write it. Questions to ask! 1. What does a sentence have to begin with 2. How many finger spaces between words? 3. What should a sentence end with?

The 8th grade Earth Science class has been learning about natural disasters, specifically earthquakes. Each student made a presentation on a historic earthquake and viewed their classmates' presentation through a gallery walk activity. Here are some questions you can ask the students about this unit: 1. What type of plate boundaries do earthquakes occur at? 2. What is the instrument called that records the motion of the ground during an earthquake? 3. What earthquake did you research, and what is the most interesting fact you found while researching?