Congratulations to Henry Wardner! He is our newest entry into the Million Word Club!
"Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world." – Jeanette Winterson
Congratulations to Kenzee Hanson! She recently made it into the Million Word Club!
"If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book." – J.K. Rowling
Students in Grades 4, 5, and 7 received Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling. This is done to celebrate reading month in March and encourage multiple grades to read the same book. Thank you to Mrs. Voth for organizing this event! Students in Grade 6 received Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus as they had already read the book as a class last year. There are activities that Mrs. Voth will be hosting throughout the month to celebrate One-Book-One-School.
Thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed a donut and reading books with your student for Reading Month! A big "thank you" to Turtle Lake Main Street Market for making all the delicious donuts and to the TL-M Family and Community Engagement team for organizing today's activity!
Spring Picture Day is Thursday, March 21.
Order forms will be sent home with elementary students. Additional forms are available in the school office. Or see the attached instruction for ordering online. The school code is EVTSMFJ7Z.
Dear Parent or Guardian. Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled from 1:30 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Register online at https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Turtle_Lake_Mercer. If you need help with registration, call the school office at 701-448-2365. Please note that school will dismiss at 1:00 PM the day of conferences. Best Regards, Mr. Ziebarth PreK-12 Principal
Turtle Lake - Mercer School has an immediate opening for a special education paraprofessional. If you are interested in this position or learning more about the position, please reach out to Mr. Ziebarth at kurt.ziebarth@k12.nd.us or Mrs. Schlafmann at sheila.schlafmann@k12.nd.us.
Good morning! We look forward to our first Reading Month activity tomorrow, March 6th from 8:00-8:30! Come enjoy a delicious donut and read a book or two with your student! See you there!!
Just a reminder the choir bus leaves for Large Group Music in Washburn at 7:30 A.M. and at 8:30 A.M. for band. Good luck to our TL-M choir and band!
The TL-M music department will be having a Spring Recital on Friday at 1:50pm in the gym. This recital will consist of small group performances from students in 5th-8th grade that weren’t able to attend the McLean County Music Festival on Saturday. All parents and community members are welcome to join us!
Good morning, TL-M families! After checking the roads in the area we will be going on-time today. Visibility is perfect and roads are clear. There is some scattered ice so please use caution. Looking forward to seeing you all this morning!
Spring sports are just around the corner! Track begins Thursday, March 7th in Underwood. Baseball, softball, elementary boys' basketball, and elementary volleyball all begin Monday, March 18th. Boys Golf begins April 8th. Students in grades 7-12 need a sports physical and must pay the $40 activity fee to the school office. Contact Mrs. Schlafmann with any questions. 👟⚾️🥎🏀🏐
TL-M FCCLA has 4 Cougar shirts available to purchase! Sizes and prices available in the picture. Must be picked up by 3:30 today!
Fourth Grade learned a folk dance called “Sashay the Donut” in music class. They did the dance and celebrated with donuts from Main Street Market. Questions to ask your student: What does it mean to Sashay? Why is the dance called Sashay the Donut?
If you ordered state basketball shirts they can be picked up at the TL-M school starting at 8:00 AM, all orders must be picked up by 3:30 PM on Wednesday. Thank you!
Virtual opportunity for parents/families on the Dangers of Vaping: What Parents Need to Know in 2024 will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 6:00pm Eastern Time. At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
• Understand and recognize tobacco industry tactics targeting youth
• Explain the dangers of nicotine e-cigarettes/vapes, non-nicotine vapes, and other new tobacco products
• Know the steps to protect youth and how to advise others to get involved
• Take action in their own communities
If you can't make it, don't worry! We will be offering this presentation throughout the rest of the year on May 12, September 10, and November 19.
Make sure to register for our event on March 12 using the button below. This event is FREE and open to all, including parents, people who work with youth, and others. The recording will be available to all registrants after the webinar.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FjA06h0ET-Cl-Ld2yZR2Kw?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=8172f17f-1cac-469c-8f2e-b7caf27cc55a#/registration
Good evening, Cougar Fans!
Use the link below to purchase reserved seating tickets for the Girls’ State B Tournament in Jamestown from February 29th through March 2nd. You must purchase your tickets using the link, no tickets will be available to purchase through the schools.
These reserved tournament tickets are $66.00 apiece and fans will pay for them online using a credit card and their digital tickets will be sent directly to the email address they enter. Please visit the link below to view our team’s seating section, which includes a map and seat information.
- https://gofan.co/season/67474
*Any seats in our block not purchased by 9:00 am CST on Wednesday, February 28 will be released to the general public and may be purchased as a single session seat.
*If our block sells out, fans can purchase tournament tickets at the following link:
- https://gofan.co/season/seat-selection/66810?isSeason=true
*General public fans will be able to purchase reserved tournament seats outside of your block until 9:00 am CST on Monday, February 26. After this time, only single-session tickets will be able to be purchased outside of your team block.
Student Ticket Information
Students may purchase general admission tournament passes for $30.00 at:
- https://gofan.co/season/66810
The $30.00 tournament pass will allow students to attend all six sessions of the state tournament.
Students will also have the option to purchase single-session tickets for $6.00 on
- https://gofan.co/app/school/NDHSAA
beginning on Monday, February 26 at 9:00 am CST.
There will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday, February 29th and Friday, March 1st.
We hope you are able to attend the Girls' Class B Basketball Tournament to cheer on the team. The first game is Thursday at 2:45 in Jamestown!
State Basketball clothing order link is below. Orders MUST be in by midnight tonight to secure delivery by Wednesday. These orders will be delivered to the respective schools. Orders made after tonight will be the responsibility of the person ordering to pickup or have shipped from the printer.
https://cm-state.itemorder.com/
Carrots have been the big project in Mrs. Schumann's 6th grade. Part of the ancient Egypt unit the class mummified carrots! 🥕
For six weeks, they have had carrots buried in salt weighing them each week to measure moisture loss. After the six weeks they made a sarcophagus and wrapped their mummified carrots using oils, spices, and gauze. They also wrote obituaries about their carrot. 🥕
Questions to ask these students: How long was the mummification process? How much weight did your carrot lose? What spices were used to preserve your carrot? What information is included in an obituary?
