Episode 2 of the wave featuring Charlie and Zella has been published on YouTube. Check it out at: https://youtu.be/CNtxGyiTmoU
Congratulations to the 2024 Turtle Lake-Mercer Homecoming Court! Students in grades 7 through 12 were given the opportunity to vote for four young men and women to represent Turtle Lake-Mercer School. The candidates for Queen are: McKenna Faulkner, Irie Irwin, Mya Kittler, and Sadie O'Shea. The candidates for King are: Andrew Eichhorst, Morgan Maxwell, Karson Rust, and Wyatt Wagner. Two first grade students were randomly drawn to be the crown bearers. Olivia Berndt and James Schwalk are the lucky students chosen. The students will vote for King and Queen later this week. Homecoming Coronation will take place at 2:15 PM on September 16th in the Ed Rath Auditorium at Turtle Lake-Mercer School. All are welcome to attend.
Just a reminder for student drop-off (8:00-8:30) and pick-up (3:15) all vehicles dropping off and picking up students should be using the front row of the student parking lot and then following the sidewalk to enter through door 2. We ask that all vehicles follow this same procedure regardless of the presence of a school bus. Thank you for your cooperation!
The 2024 Central McLean Cougar Homecoming Parade is Friday September 20th at 1:00 PM in Turtle Lake. It has been tradition to have the Homecoming Kings and Queens from each of the three schools ride in a special vehicle in the parade. If you have a vehicle that would be great for transporting kings and queens in the parade, contact Mr. Ziebarth at the school.
Thank you to the McLean Family Resource Center! They dropped off school supplies for students today. The McLean Family Resource Center has many services to offer.
Crisis intervention
Domestic and Sexual Violence Protection Order assistance
Safety Planning
24/7 hotline
Personal advocacy
Referrals to other programs and agencies
Court accompaniment
Financial assistance (for victims and dire situations only)
Crime Victim's Compensation applications
VineLink registration
If you are in need of assistance or resources, check out their website at: https://mcleanfrc.weebly.com/
Fourth grade had a guest teacher, Hank LaBore today! He taught us about the Native Americans and settlers of ND and lots about trees and forests. What are some natural and planted forests in ND? What are the parts of a tree trunk? Tell me about the game you played.
September 11th, 2001 is a day that impacted many citizens of our great country. The sixth grade class, under the direction of Mrs. Schumann, will be hosting an event to honor past and present firefighters, police officers, EMTs, veterans, and current military again this year. Join TL-M 6th grade at the Turtle Lake Fire Hall from 1:30-2:30 PM on September 11th, 2024. This event is open to the public.
Homecoming shirts are now available to order using this link: https://centralhomecoming2024.itemorder.com/shop/home/?
Orders are due September 10th. There are rosters on the back of the shirts.
Big things coming at Turtle Lake - Mercer School!! Stay tuned for the first ever Podcast of "The Wave"! Fun fact: the first Turtle Lake newspaper was called Turtle Lake Wave and it was published from 1902-1936!
The first episode of "The Wave" can be watched at https://youtu.be/NHyYq0v75sA
In the future we will be creating a landing spot on the Turtle Lake-Mercer School website for all past and future episodes. Special thanks to Josie and Blake as our first guests!
The Cultures & Cuisines FACS class kicked off their cooking units by cooking southern USA dishes. Some questions to ask these students are what dishes did you make? How did you make them? What was your favorite part of these labs?
Today is the first game for our 2024 Elementary Girls' Basketball team! They travel to Washburn for a 4:00 game at Memorial Hall. Good luck, Trojans! Please reference the attached roster which can also be found on our app/website under "documents" and "Athletics/Activities".
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Save the Date!! Next TL-M Activity (band, choir, speech, sports, etc) Booster Club meeting is September 11th @ 6pm in the TL-M commons area! ALL parents of children in grades 5-12 are STRONGLY encouraged to attend. Come find out what the activity boosters do for your students and how you can participate!
Junior high enjoying Uno and hacky sack at lunchtime today! Later, 9th-12th graders joined in on the fun!
Turtle Lake-Mercer School is very excited to host, motivational speaker, Donovan Tolbert on September 18th. He will be presenting to our students and staff during the day. We also have a very special free event that is open to all community members, students, and families at 6:30 PM in the Ed Rath Auditorium at Turtle Lake-Mercer School. If you are looking for sources of motivation, this a great event to add to your calendar! Check out his website @ https://www.donovantolbert.com/
Also, follow Donovan on social media @1DonovanTolbert if you want to connect.
Thanks to Lani Schafer for delivering Teacher Survival Kits from Dakota West Credit Union. The gift bags have some great items for a teacher's desk. P.S. If the Snickers bars are missing, it wasn't the principal!
It's been a great first day of school so far! Thank you students and teachers for Making IT Count today!
Another example of the generosity of our supportive community! Thank you CHI Hospital staff for your donation of supplies and snacks for our TL-M teachers and students!!
TL-M had a GREAT day of professional learning today! Dr. Brenda Tufte from University of Mary was on site talking about Collective Teacher Efficacy and how we can continually work to improve our current teaching practices! Thank you, TL-M teachers, for your engagement in today's learning!
