Turtle Lake-Mercer

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?

Mrs. Schumann's 6th graders celebrated Reading Month with an Iditarod themed reading challenge called the IditaREAD. Instead of mushing our way to Nome we read books and articles. We celebrated everyone finishing with prizes, pizza, and a movie.

It's been a long time, but Fun Friday made it's return today! Miss Klein was the winner of a $10 gift card. The song was Don't Stop Believing by Journey! Congratulations, Miss Klein!

Miss Anderson's 1st graders worked with Main Street Market to design and give reasons why their donut should be sold at Main Street Market. The donut that receives the most votes will be created at Main Street Market. Questions to ask: What did you name your donut? Why should people vote for your donut?

Mrs. B’s Clothing & Textiles class has been working on bucket hats. A couple a questions to ask these students are: -What are the steps for cutting the hat? -What are the steps in sewing the hat? -What is top stitching?

Congratulations to Griffin Kraft! He placed 23rd out of 160 at State Math Counts! Way to go!!!

Mrs. Christensen's 5th grade students are working on writing a fictional narrative. Some are about being lost in the woods, battles with dragons, or events in a war! Ask your student who their main character is, what their hook is, and if their story is in first or third person.

Mrs. Schumann's 6th graders have been learning about Ancient Egypt. They recently made Egyptian masks. Questions to ask: What is the mummification process? What was placed in the tombs with the body?

Kindergarten had a mystery reader Thursday. Kelly Murray read two books and answered many questions about her job! Questions to ask: Where does Kelly work? What book was your favorite that she read?

Girls currently in grades 3 - 6 are bringing home information for summer basketball skills. Forms can also be found on the website under "documents" and then "athletics", forms are also available in the TL-M school office. Current 3rd and 4th graders form: https://5il.co/1rbo3 and current 5th and 6th graders form: https://5il.co/1rbo4. Please reach out to Coach Vaagene with any questions.

Congratulations to Daisy Sparrow! She received recognition as Class B Academic All State Honorable Mention!

Mr. Ziebarth and Mrs. Slavik met with Juli Smith, MS, LPCC of Northland Health Centers today. She is offering behavioral health services and is in Turtle Lake on Thursdays. She met with us today to make a connection with our community and get information about the services she can offer out to our TL-M families.

Thanks to Jamie Ziebarth for being a guest reader in 4th grade today!  The book was called Beast Feast by Emma Yarlet. The kids got to enjoy delicious brownies to go with the story! Questions to ask these students: How does Jamie use reading in her job? What was the story about?