Turtle Lake-Mercer

There is no LEGO Club or Tutoring after school today. We apologize for the inconvenience.

REMINDER: School Picture Day is TOMORROW, October 18. All students will have individual AND class photos taken. Order forms were sent home or are also available in the school office. Class photos are taken by Platinum Photography. Individual pictures are from Lifetouch.

Stop by the lobby and check out the Student Showcase when you come for Parent-Teacher Conferences today from 1:30-7:30!

Mrs. Buchholz’s Nutrition and Food Prep class made home-made apple pies last week! Students brought in the apples from their apple tree, then the class processed the apples, made apple pie filling, made pie crust, and made their pies! Some questions to ask these students would be: What all did you do to the apples? What tool did you use to mix the pie crust?

REMINDER: Parent-teacher conferences are TOMORROW, Monday, October 17, 2022, from 1:30 to 7:30 PM. 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 this day. Best Regards, Mr. Ziebarth PreK-12 Principal

Tomorrow is the day! Dessert Music and More is at 7:00 PM in the Ed Rath Auditorium! See you there!!!

Today in 3rd grade, we had a fun activity to go with our focus this week which is main idea and key supporting details of a story. Students filled “Main Idea Bags” at home. Their bags contained items that were the key details to support the main idea of their bags. We worked with partners to examine the bags and determine the main idea and then had to explain how the key details support the main idea. After discussing each bag we tried to guess whose bag it was! Ask your student about the 2 bags they looked in. Have them explain the main idea of the bag based only the items inside.

REMINDER: Flu shots will be given at our school next Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Register online at www.fdhu.org or get a paper form from the school office.

School Picture Day is next Tuesday, October 18. All students will have individual AND class photos taken. Order forms are going home with students today and are also available in the school office. Class photos are taken by Platinum Photography. Individual pictures are from Lifetouch.

4th Grade Spooky Art! Questions to ask these students: How did you make the spooky trees?  What was your inspiration for your picture?  

Mrs. Freeman’s 2nd grade had a doctor classroom transformation day and a visit from Dr. Kaitlyn Wirtz. She came and talked about what she does for our community along with some of the tools she uses daily. Questions to ask your student: 1. Who is Kaitlyn and what does she do for our community? 2. How do you use a stethoscope and what is it used for?

Today was college application day for TL-M seniors! 4 seniors participated in our event this year allowing them each to get a free application to the North Dakota College or University of their choice! With students beginning to fill out applications also comes thinking about scholarships and financial aid. As students and families start thinking about paying for post-secondary pathways, don't forget about Counselors Corner on our TLM website! There you can find lots of scholarship applications (some due at the end of October!) as well as resources to help navigate and complete the FAFSA!

REMINDER: Parent-teacher conferences are next Monday, October 17, 2022, from 1:30 to 7:30 PM. 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 this day. Best Regards, Mr. Ziebarth PreK-12 Principal

The TL-M 5th grade students went to Lake Metigoshe State Park for a field trip in the end of September. They had a great time doing wonderful activities in the Outdoor Learning Center.

Be sure to join us on October 14th for Let’s Dance presented by the TL-M Music Department!! See you there!

Last week the 8th and 9th grade classes had a chance to participate in the T4 career summit at Bismarck State College. Each class had the opportunity to learn about 4 different career pathways related to trades and/or technology. The 8th grade class attended sessions where they learned about heavy equipment operating, career opportunities through John Deere, carpentry, and what its like to be an auto technician. The 9th graders learned about career opportunities through Butler Machinery, coding and PLCs, HVAC, and jobs in road construction. Some questions to ask your students about this experience include: - What was the most interesting career you learned about? - Do you think you might consider going into any of the careers/career areas you learned about?

TL-M teachers, administration, and CREA staff engaged in Learning Walks today to focus on peer to peer feedback! Our teachers and our students made us all so proud today! Great things are happening in our TL-M classrooms!

Grades K-6 enjoyed presentations today from “Sam Ting” and “Darin Ewe”. Thank you South McLean County Soil Conservation District for sponsoring this fun learning opportunity.

Thank you to St. Olaf Church for donating 38 boxes of kleenex to our classrooms!!

School Picture Day is Tuesday, October 18. Order forms are going home with students this week or you can order your photos online at mylifetouch.com using school code EVTDD6HWG.