Turtle Lake-Mercer

The 7th grade Life Science students completed their Cell Cities using chalk markers on the lab tables. Each business/building represented an organelle in a cell. The students ended this project with a gallery walk to compare other groups' cities with their own. Some questions you can ask your student: -What building represents the nucleus and why? - What are some differences between a plant cell and an animal cell? - How is the Golgi apparatus similar to a post office?

2nd grade is starting to learn cursive handwriting. Questions to ask your student: 1. How should your paper be placed on your desk while writing? 2. What is one important reason we learn cursive?

On Monday, December 12th at 6:30 there will be an informational/organizational meeting for 4-H Archery. If any families are interested, please contact Sarah Bedgar at sarah.bedgar@ndsu.edu by December 5th. Youth MUST be at least 8 years old to participate and must be enrolled in 4-H Online. https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in

Good Morning, The area businesses are celebrating Santa Day with special events for all ages. The attached flyer shows all the great activities planned for December 8th in Turtle Lake.

Hello TL-M Families and Community! Mrs. Schlafmann, Mr. Ziebarth, Deb, and Rhonda are planning a Christmas meal on December 16th for our students and staff. Our plan is to have a turkey dinner, if you are willing to donate a turkey for this meal, please contact Mr. Ziebarth or Mrs. Schlafmann by December 9th so we can be sure to have everything we need for this meal. Thank you!

Good afternoon! Please sign up to help with concessions, we have many families that still need to sign up to help. All families of students in grades 5-12 who are involved in the music program or athletics/activities are asked to help with concessions. Money raised helps provide opportunities for all students involved. You have two options 1) serve during at least one home basketball game or 2) provide baked goods for at least two home basketball games. Please sign up ASAP by clicking on the link below. Thank you in advance! https://www.signupgenius.com/index.cfm?go=s.signup&urlid=904094ba4ae22a3f49-concessions&view=standard

Congratulations to Elizabeth Britton and Bridger Martin! Elizabeth entered the Million Word Club with her most recent completed book and Bridger has passed the 500,000 word mark! Keep up the great work!

K-3 grade celebrated Thanksgiving by making Turkey Glyphs, watching Charlie Browns Thanksgiving, and eating a Charlie Brown Feast!

Our TL-M students are so thoughtful! Each morning you can find numerous kids waiting to hold the door for their peers, even on the coldest days they will wait to hold the door. Thankful for a school where these acts of kindness are the norm.

The 6th Grade Class has been learning about planning and budgeting a Thanksgiving dinner. They created a guest list and planned how much of each item they need to serve. They put together a grocery list and used flyers from area stores to calculate the cost. On Monday they went to Main Street Market to price out some late minute items. Things to ask these students: Why is it important start planning the meal early? How large of a turkey is needed for 8 people?

Kindergarten made stone soup today! They talked about folklore, kindness, prediction, and we also did a gallery walk to see the different parts of the story!

Turtle Lake-Mercer School will host a Snowball Dance on December 10th from 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. The 7-12 grade students are invited to attend and Underwood High School and McClusky High School students have been invited as well.

Save the date! The TL-M Family Dance will be held on Saturday, December 10th from 7:00 - 8:30. This event is for our Turtle Lake - Mercer PreK - 6th grade families and any younger siblings to attend. We look forward to seeing you there! https://5il.co/1kwsv

2022 CMC Girls' Junior High Basketball Roster. https://5il.co/1kve7

Good morning TL-M families! I’ve been out checking roads (highway and gravel) across our district and visibility is good at this time. There is very little drifting and where there are drifts they are passable. We will be running on-time today. Please use caution when traveling and give yourself time to get where you are heading. With all of the planning that goes into a weather-related decision, we are not always “right” for the entire district. Due to our large district, each bus driver can stop his/her route for unsafe conditions and each family can make the decision whether or not they want to send their children to school. Thank you and have a great day!

Third grade has been working hard on their times tables! They have all mastered 2s and they are spread out pretty evenly in 3s and 4s. One student is up to 7s 🙌🏻. Today they used PlayDoh to create arrays that represent the facts they are working hard to surpass!  The best news is, regardless of whether they “move on”, every one of them improves daily!!  Mrs. Anderson is VERY proud of their hard work!

National Recognition Products visited TL-M School today. They met with the sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The seniors picked out caps and gowns for graduation ceremonies. The group was also presented with information about class rings and letterman jackets. Students that are interested took home information packets for ordering. Please complete order forms and bring back to school on or before December 1. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Ziebarth or Mrs. Buchholz.

Cootie Assembly Line! The fourth grade is learning about Henry Ford an his Model T assembly line.  Questions to ask these students: Why did an assembly line make it faster to produce cars? What colors were available in the Model T?  

Today fifth grade wrote “I Wish” poems. They are free verse poems that stated a wish they had for the world. Ask a fifth grade student what they wrote about!

School Picture Retake Day is next Monday, November 21. 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 EVT9SX2GT.