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?

The K-6 Spring Music Concert on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30pm. The concert is based on a book titled “Rumble in the Jungle” and will feature music about all the animals of the jungle. Come join us at the concert and go on a jungle safari with us!

Congratulations to Emily Britton! She made it into the Million Word Club!
"Once you've read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you." – Louis L'Amour

Mrs. Schlafmann and Mr. Ziebarth did a snack cart today for teacher and staff appreciation! Take time to thank your teacher this week!

4th grade owl pellet dissection!
What is an owl pellet? What did you find inside?




"Rooms" will go live today at 1:00 PM. Make sure you have the Turtle Lake-Mercer School App downloaded. All guardians should be receiving notifications today with further directions for enrollment. If you have any questions, reach out to Mr. Ziebarth.

Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom announcements in the Turtle Lake Mercer app! With the addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better. Parents/guardians check your email and texts with instructions to sign up and access new features.
The Saxophone Quartet consisting of Zella Anderson, Nora Fiedler, Mya Kittler, and Vivian Schlafmann received a Star rating today at the State Music competition at BSC. Congratulations, Mrs. Wyman and girls on a fantastic performance!


