Turtle Lake-Mercer

Celebrating our wonderful school counselor during National School Counselor Week! Thank you Mrs. Slavik for all that you do for TL-M!

Kindergarten had some special help during their UFLI phonics lesson today! Thank you Bridger and Jonas!

FFA PIZZAS will be here tomorrow, Thursday, February 5th. Parents: if at all possible, please pick up your child's orders due to warmer temps and limited freezer space available. If you have questions, please call Mrs. Laib.

Grayson Anderson, Elizabeth Britton, and Sienna Britton participated in the McLean County Spelling Bee in Washburn today. They were selected by their teachers to represent TL-M School.

The Turtle Lake–Mercer Dollars for Scholars chapter wrapped up its annual Phone-A-Thon, and once again our community showed up in a big way. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, this year’s fundraiser raised $14,722 in pledges—a powerful reminder of how deeply this community believes in its students and their futures. We are especially proud of the juniors and seniors who volunteered their time and represented TL-M with professionalism, gratitude, and pride. Thank you to everyone who donated, answered the call, and continues to invest in our students. Tonight, our Girls and Boys Basketball teams take on Washburn in a double-header event. During the game, a group of the juniors and seniors who participated in the Phone-A-Thon will sing our National Anthem. If you’re able, come out and support these outstanding students and show your Cougar pride!

This Friday, February 6th is another Enrichment & Intervention Day at TL-M. We are thrilled to have the Magic City Discovery Center coming for a hands-on STEAM Day for families of ALL ages! This event runs from 10:00 to 1:00. We also have Alive at 25 coming for students in grades 9 - 12 who have previously registered for the event, this goes from 10:00 - 2:30 (lunch will be provided by Dakota West Credit Union). We hope to see you on Friday!

The annual Turtle Lake-Mercer Dollars for Scholars Phone-a-thon is TODAY Monday, February 2. Juniors and Seniors will be making calls from 6:30-8:30pm. All donations are used to fund college scholarships for Turtle Lake-Mercer graduates. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Please visit the website for a pledge card if you would like to donate without being called. https://turtlelake-mercer.dollarsforscholars.org

If you would like to update your phone number or mailing address, please do so with this link https://forms.gle/E52cRQuca6GNQF6t9 Thank you.

The sophomore history class learned about propaganda posters during their WWII unit. They had the chance to be creative and persuasive in convincing people to join the army during the war. Questions to ask: What is propaganda? Why did you choose to make your propaganda poster? Were propaganda posters successful?

For the past few weeks, the kindergarten students have been learning how to be authors and illustrators by writing their own stories. They’ve discussed 5 ways to make a good sentence. They've learned what nouns, plural nouns, verbs, and adjectives are. They've talked about synonyms and antonyms. Have discussed the beginning, middle, and end of stories and how they help the story make sense. While talking about the beginning, middle, and end, they have been comparing it to a rollercoaster; they've even been able to “ride” one during the writing process!

Senior Sunrise Breakfast this morning at the Rittenbach house! Fresh caramel rolls, eggs, sausage, and fruit for these seniors! Enjoy your last semester of high school! Graduation is May 31st!

Today was “snow” much fun in First grade and Kindergarten. Eighth grade girls came down to help make snow slime and build snowflakes for a STEM activity.

The PreK class is learning about polar animals and how they survive in such a cold climate. Today is polar bear day. 🐻‍❄️ We read polar bear books, watched a polar bear livecam, and took a polar bear walk outside. Hopefully they learned a bit about how polar bears stay warm because it looks like we'll need it the rest of the week.🥶 Questions to ask: What do polar bears eat? How do polar bears stay warm? What color is polar bear skin?

The Alive at 25 event scheduled for today has been postponed. The makeup date is February 6th. The trainer is unable to travel from Mandan today due to the travel advisory in place. We will let you know when a make-up date is set.

Glowball Dance in Underwood on Saturday, January 24.

This week 6th grade finished our Ancient Egypt unit. We made Pharaoh masks, mummified carrots, and wrote obituaries for our carrot. On Monday we had funerals for our carrots and had a gallery walk of the masks, sarcophagus, and obituaries of our carrot. Today we finished our unit with graphing the moisture loss of our carrots. Questions to ask: How long is the mummification process? What is usually included in an obituary?

Thank you Dakota West Credit Union for your gift of treats!

Pre-K Screening is coming up on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM. Children 3, 4, & 5 years old are welcomed! Please call the office at 448-2365 to reserve your spot.

TL-M is looking forward to hosting the 30 9th - 12th graders who signed up for Alive at 25 on Friday, January 16th. We would like to thank Dakota West Credit Union for sponsoring lunch for the students that day.