Happy Halloween from TL-M!
Our staff highlight of the day is Debra Rhoads! Deb has been our head cook for 7 years at TL-M. This summer she planted a raised garden in grain bin rings. She is looking forward to seeing the TL-M staff and students again this school year. Deb is going to "Make IT Count" by making great meals for kids. Thank you, Deb, for all you do! We appreciate you!!
This morning, Mrs. Anderson's 5th grade is working on a Halloween Escape Room about making inferences. We are working in teams to solve 5 puzzles. The winning team gets to choose the movie for our party (we have 2 choices).
Questions to ask your student:
How do we make inferences when reading a text? What information can we used to make good inferences and why is this skill important for reading??
Miss Gould’s 3rd grade has been learning about types of maps and important components on a map. They created a pirate map that led to buried treasure. Each student created a pirate map that included a map title, map key, and compass rose. They added the land features from their map key and created a path to their treasure, then created step by step directions using their cardinal directions to lead to the buried treasure.
What are important map features?
What are the cardinal directions?
Why is a map key important?
Preschool learned about teamwork and cooperation today in Mrs. Slavik's classroom. First, they read a short story about their circus friends and how teamwork helps us to be successful. Then, they split into 2 teams where each team member was given a different shape of magnet tiles. Each team had to use teamwork to share their shapes and help build the tallest tower they could!
Questions to ask your student include:
1: What are 3 parts of teamwork you learned about?
2: Why is teamwork important?
3: How did you use teamwork to build your tower?
Good evening TL-M families! Just a reminder our Turtle Lake businesses have generously offered to have our kids trick-or-treat down Main Street again this year, please make sure students have warm winter clothes for that and recess. On Wednesday, November 1st we will have PJ Day!
Another great night of music!! Great job, Mrs. Wyman and students! It was a fun night of music, bingo, and dancing! Thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting the TL-M music program!
Dessert, Music, and More is set up and ready for you! Come out to the Ed Rath Auditorium and enjoy an evening with the TL-M Music Department!! The show starts at 7:00!
Good morning! We are still running on a 90-minute delay this morning. Buses will run where possible. Please communicate with your driver if your road or yard are plugged. Thank you and have a good day!
Good evening TL-M families! To give our bus drivers some daylight and everyone a little extra time, we will be starting classes at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, October 27th. Doors will open at 9:30, there will not be breakfast. Dessert, Music, and More will still be at 7:00 P.M. tomorrow evening. We hope to see you there!
Good morning TL-M families. With the forecast of an additional 6-10 inches of snow predicted for today we will be moving to our virtual option today. There will be no in-person instruction today. Please use the instructions from yesterday's message to locate your virtual learning plans for your child. Thank you and have a great day!
Good Afternoon,
The Turtle Lake-Mercer Administration team is monitoring the weather that we are anticipating. We will continue to communicate through our app, Facebook, and text messages if we make changes to the school day schedule. If we transition to a virtual day, plans have been sent home with elementary students and can be found at https://www.tlm.k12.nd.us/ under the "Explore" tab, then "Documents", then "Virtual Learning Days". Students in grades 7-12 have access to learning activities through Google Classroom or activities that have been sent home by individual teachers. Thank you for your patience as we monitor the weather conditions.
Mrs. B’s Independent Living class wrapped up their communication unit today by making cup phones. A couple of questions to ask these students are:
Explain ways to be an active listener.
What is the communication process?
Explain how an assertive, passive and aggressive listener responds.
Our staff highlight of the day is Miss Paige Gould! Miss Gould is our 3rd grade teacher. She is in her first year at TL-M. One thing she is proud of that she did this summer is she started her Masters in Early Childhood Education and completed her first 4 classes of the program with A's! This year she is looking forward to teaching a new grade and getting to know the students and staff at TL-M! This year she is going to "Make IT Count" by building positive relationships with students and encouraging students to do their best with everything they do inside and outside of the classroom. Thank you, Miss Gould, for being part of our TL-M team! We appreciate you!!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Britton! She is the first TL-M student to enter the Million Word Club this year. Students who read 1 Million words during the school year will get a certificate and Million Word Club shirt at the end of the school year. Keep up the great work!
"Books are a uniquely portable magic." - Stephen King
REMINDER: Parent-Teacher conferences are tomorrow from 1:30 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. Register online at https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Turtle_Lake_Mercer. Please note that school will dismiss at 1:00 PM the day of conferences.
Congratulations to Inaia Way and Royce Wardner for being selected to participate in this year’s Northwest International Festival of Music in Minot! Inaia will be playing trumpet in the symphony band and Royce will be singing in the Nova Choir. The festival takes place on November 3-4 at Minot State University.
Our staff highlight of the day is Ms. Susan Davis. Susan has been the business manager at TL-M for the last 12 years.! This summer she enjoyed taking care of the flowers she planted. She is looking forward to seeing all the students come back and seeing how much they've grown over the summer. She is going to "Make IT Count" by doing her part to continue the great atmosphere that has been created here at the TL-M school! Thank you, Susan, for all you do! We appreciate you!
Many thanks to the Turtle Lake American Legion for another round of generous donations to support our TL-M students and staff!
Please join the TL-M Music Department on Friday, October 27th at 7:00 PM for "Through The Decades" Dessert, Music, and More! We hope to see you there!!
