Turtle Lake-Mercer

Another calendar change for the 2022-23 school year calendar. There will be school on Monday, February 20th, this is a Storm Make-up Day. You can find the updated 2022-23 calendar on our website or using the link: https://5il.co/1niqr

The school board approved the 2023-2024 TL-M School Year Calendar at their January meeting. You can access the calendar using the link below or by visiting our website and going to "explore", "documents", and then "School Year 2022 - 2023" to find the calendar. https://5il.co/1nip2

Kindergarten learned how to play roll and read today! Some questions to ask. 1.What new vowel sound did we learn? 2.How do we spell cup, up, sun?

The Biology students are working through their Molecular Biology unit, and last week they made candy DNA molecules and extracted DNA from strawberries. Some questions you could ask these students are: 1. What did the extraction buffer do to the strawberry cells? 2. What are 2 structural differences between DNA and RNA?

2nd grade made paper quilts for art! Questions to ask your students: 1. How did you make your paper soft like a quilt? 2. What did you use to color your quilt and why?

The Hazen Bison Boosters is hosting a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on Saturday, March 11th in Hazen. Registration is first come first serve per division, but the deadline to register is March 1st. Divisions are Boys: Grades 3/4 and 5/6 and Girls: Grades 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, and 11/12. For additional information contact Mrs.Schlafmann.

Turtle Lake-Mercer School will be working with Jostens to provide an ordering platform for Letter Jackets. Students can visit the attached link to view the options that have been designed for Trojan and Cougar jackets. https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1050654/Turtle-Lake-Mercer-High-School/

Semester 1 for the 2022-2023 school year is officially complete. Report cards have been printed and will be mailed home. Congratulations to all students on the Honors, High Honors, and Highest Honors lists!

FACS 8 wrapped up their last cooking lab with a Chili Cook Off Competition. Some questions to ask them are: -How did you make your chili? -What did the chilis taste like? -Who won?

REMINDER: TL-M will have school on Monday, January 16. This is a make up day for the snow days we had off in December. If your student will be absent please call the office to let us know.

Algebra II Multiplying Polynomials Activity: Students built a scale model of a toy box which represented an uncovered rectangular prism. Students developed a polynomial function equation to represent the volume of a rectangular prism when the height was unknown. They evaluated the polynomial function with different guesses of height values to determine the height that maximizes the volume. They then reviewed the metric system and measured for their scale model using a metric ruler. Questions to ask these students: 55.5 centimeters is how many millimeters? How many terms does a trinomial have? What height value maximized the volume?

4th Grade Collisions Activity! Ask students to explain how their group set up the activity.  What effect did the position and the mass of the ball have on how far the cork moved?  

Fifth grade has been learning new vocabulary words from “Out of the Dust” during their novel study. They all were to mold clay into a scene or object that would define their chosen vocab word. Ask them what word they chose and how they used their clay!

Junior high boy’s basketball practice will begin on Monday, January 2nd in Underwood from 1:30-3:30. Boys must have a coat, hat, and gloves when traveling for basketball practice and games. They must also wear pants, not just their gym shorts. Sports physicals and $40 sports fee are also required and must be turned in to the TL-M office. Bus will leave TL-M school at 1:00 on Monday. Practice schedule will be available online on the TL-M website under Cougar Activities Practice and Bus Schedule.

Mrs. Schlafmann and Mr. Ziebarth got to help Deb and Rhonda in the kitchen on Tuesday! It was a joy to work with these two ladies and help them cook and serve a special Christmas dinner to our students and staff!

There will be no school on Thursday, December 22nd due to tomorrow’s forecast. Have a VERY Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, January 3rd for another great semester!

The 1st and 2nd graders watched scenes from the Nutcracker Ballet in music class while coloring pictures of the story. Ask your students to show you their pictures and tell you the story.

Good afternoon! The board approved the following Storm Make-Up Days for the 2022-23 School Calendar. TL-M will have school on Thursday, December 22nd with a 1:00 dismissal. We will also have school on Monday, January 16th. You can find the amended 2022-23 school year calendar here or on our website. Thank you. https://5il.co/19gnt

Tomorrow (Tuesday, December 20th) we will have our Christmas Dinner which includes turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, stuffing, green beans, cranberries, and dessert! Thank you to everyone who donated a turkey for this meal!

The JH GBB game that was scheduled for tomorrow (12-17) in Underwood has been POSTPONED. The game will be played Tuesday (12-20) starting at 4:00. The location has also been changed to Beulah's Middle School.