Turtle Lake-Mercer

Congratulations to Mrs. Neff on receiving the Modern Ag STEM Robotic Classroom Kits Grant through ND Department of Agriculture and Ag in the Classroom! These kits allow teachers and students with the opportunity to explore a different part of agriculture that they might not have related to the industry.

Mrs. Wyman's 1st grade has been exploring the sounds of unpitched percussion in music class. The instruments are split into 5 groups based on how they sound. They explored each group individually and then had a class day where they got to go around the room and explore all the instruments at once and made their own music! Ask the students: What are the 5 groups of unpitched percussion? Can you describe what some of the instruments are and how you play them?

Mr. Vasbinder's 8th grade is working on final art projects after finishing the book Life of Pi. This was the hardest book most of them have ever read and they did great! Ask them what they thought of it and what they are going to read next.

Our next Enrichment and Intervention Day is December 5. We are planning a special activity on this day called "Cards and Community". We would like to work with community members to provide instruction on various card games. We're looking for members of the community that would like to be involved in passing on the beneficial past time of playing cards. This event will take place on December 5th from 1 PM - 3PM at the Turtle Lake-Mercer School. Please reach out to Mr. Ziebarth by November 26th if you like to be involved. If we get more than one person that is interested in teaching the same game, we will work to team-teach the students. Our hope is to get a list of games that will be taught out so families can make plans.

The 6th grade class has been writing letters honoring Veterans for their service to our country. They wrote over 70 letters! Today we walked to the post office to mail them off. Thank you to all Veterans for your service and dedication keepimg us safe. Questions to ask these students: What is a Veteran? Why is Veteran’s Day important? Who did you write to?

FFA meeting tomorrow!

SAVE THE DATE!!! TL-M School will be hosting a STEAM Day on Friday, February 6th from 10:00 - 1:00 for TL-M families of ALL ages! The event is sponsored by former students, in memory of Lui Ravnaas. Make sure to keep this date open on your calendar!

The lost and found will be on display all of next week! On Thursday the remaining items will be donated!

The Title 1 after-school program will begin next week (11/10). Any elementary student can sign up for extra reading or math lessons. They could also have a place to do homework or complete unfinished classwork. The program is Monday - Thursday from 3:15 - 4:30. Students can also come on the E&I days every first Friday of the month.

Please get in touch with Mr. Vasbinder to sign up. Days and times may be limited depending on the age of students and the type of work they need.

Jason.Vasbinder@k12.nd.us

We would like to thank the Turtle Lake American Legion and the New Salem American Legion for their donation of funds to purchase a new pizza oven for concessions. The pizza oven will be used by both the Junior Class and Turtle Lake Activity Boosters for concessions. The funds for concessions from both of these groups goes to support student activities such as prom, music, sports, and team/individual camps! Thank you for supporting our TL-M students!

Thursday, November 6th, is Hat Day at Turtle Lake-Mercer School. This is sponsored by the TL-M FCCLA Chapter.

The Wave featured Haylee Haas, Ashley Hagen, and Case Holtan today. They did a great job in highlighting some of the patriotic things that are happening in 6th Grade. Check out the full episode at https://youtu.be/b6UIT8E9mkc

We had 17 Mission Accomplished Students throughout the month of October. Thanks for Making it Count and being leaders at TL-M!

At TL-M, we believe that every student deserves to feel cared for, comfortable, and ready to learn. Our Care Closets are available to all students, providing access to everyday essentials such as winter gear, hygiene products, food items, and other basic necessities—no questions asked. These resources are here to ensure that every member of our school community has what they need to succeed both inside and outside the classroom. If you or someone you know could benefit from the Care Closet, please reach out to Mrs. Slavik, our school counselor, for more information or to request any needed items.

8th-grade FACS and kindergarten created their annual monster stories. When they were done coming up with their story details, the 8th graders went back to write the story and bring the monster to life with their hand-designed, original monsters. This is a kindergarten favorite activity each year!

Friday, November 7th, is our next Enrichment and Intervention (E&I) Day. Go to: https://www.tlm.k12.nd.us/forms to fill out the TL-M Enrichment and Intervention Friday form if a student wants to meet with a teacher.

Mrs. Buchholz and FCCLA are organizing the Snowball Dance this year for TL-M School. Snowball is December 6th from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM and is open to students in grades 7-12. Check out the flyer for more information.

Congratulations to Mr. Ziebarth on being named Region 2 Principal of the Year! This honor is voted on by other Region 2 principals. Thank you for your leadership and dedication to our students, staff, and community!

Happy Halloween from all of us at TL-M

We are excited to announce that Alive at 25 is coming to TL-M School on Friday, January 16, 2026. This is a free event to 9th - 12th graders thanks to a NDDOT grant. We would also like to thank Dakota West Credit Union for providing lunch for all of those in attendance that day. We have reached the 25 required students in attendance in order to secure our date. We need everyone who signed up for the training to complete this short form: https://aptg.co/pY2fF1 and return it to the TL-M School by Wednesday, November 10th. Paper forms can be picked up in the school office. Thank you.