Students from Turtle Lake-Mercer Student Council attended the 2023 North Dakota State Student Council Convention December 10th through December 12th. Kyle Willkom was one of the keynote speakers and he challenged students to write a poem about leadership and submit it. Ariel Gilseth submitted a leadership poem and won Kyle's book, Action Packed Leadership!
The students in grades seven through twelve we be taking part in a Christmas Cornhole Tournament on Thursday, December 21st. If anyone has a cornhole set that they would be willing to borrow to the school for the day, please contact Mr. Ziebarth.
Mrs. Laib's Junior Class did a Character Twitter activity where they had to create tweets based on the characters in The Crucible. We also did a "mock witch trial" where many were accused of stealing a cell phone.
Questions to ask:
1)What was the only way to save yourself if you were accused?
2) What connections can you make between the Salem wit h trials and your own life?
3)What was your role during the mick trial and how did you feel about it?
We hope you join us TONIGHT for the TL-M Christmas Concert at 6:15! It will be sure to put you in the Christmas spirit! See you there!
Just a reminder to come out to the Ed Rath Auditorium on Tuesday, December 12th at 6:15 for the TL-M Christmas Concert! Hope to see you there!!
Our students took advantage of the sticky snow today to put some teamwork into making giant snowballs on the playground.
The C, JV, and Varsity boys' basketball games for tonight in Turtle Lake have been postponed. The make up date has not yet been determined, but will be announced once we get a date.
Mrs. Schlafmann and Mr. Ziebarth surprised the staff today by delivering some holiday cheer with hot cocoa and sweet treats.
The Turtle Lake-Mercer Family and Community Engagement Team and the Turtle Lake-Mercer Student Council are happy to host two wonderful events on December 9th in the Ed Rath Auditorium at Turtle Lake-Mercer School. The first event is the Family Dance at 7:00 PM. This event is open to TL-M families with students in PreK-6 Grades. Following the family dance will be the Snowball Dance for Students in Grades 7-12 from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
Please join the TL-M Music Department on Tuesday, December 12th for Santa is Coming to North Dakota! The elementary concert will start at 6:15 PM followed by the band and choir at 7:30 PM! See you there!!!
The Life Science students have been learning about biodiversity and biomes around the world. Their assignment was to create a 'biorama' of a biome of their choice, followed by a gallery walk to grade each other's biomes with rubrics. Some questions to ask your student are:
1. What biome did you choose and where is it located in the world?
2. What does biodiversity mean and why is it important?
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
We are encouraging all staff and students to help create a festive environment by dressing up in Christmas gear or Christmas colors on Fridays in December. Tomorrow, Friday December 1st, is National Grinch Day. We look forward to seeing everyone's holiday outfits.
Mrs. Cullum's senior Occupational Math class's Occupation for the day was "Chefs and Cooks". They went to the kitchen to observe Chef Deb and Sous Chef Rhonda. They helped them and asked them how they use math in their occupation. Questions to ask: What training is required? What math courses are required? How do chefs and cooks use math?
Mr. Vasbinder's 7th graders researched and presented activities to "fight boredom during a long trip to Mars". Questions to ask your student are: What was your topic? What did you learn about giving presentations?
We received a great card thanking our some of our students for helping out with the Hospital Supper. The students helped with multiple jobs including servers, greeters, helping carry heavy roasters, and clean up. All the adults that worked with them were very impressed. We are very proud of these students for representing TL-M School well. Make IT Count!
Good evening TL-M families! We hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving break! While we don't have any snow on the ground; temperatures are still cold and require winter weather apparel! Please be sure to send boots, hats, gloves, snow pants, and a winter coat with your student. We are looking forward to seeing everyone back at school tomorrow morning!!
Today we played "Do you have a turkey in your pocket?"! What a fun way to wrap up the week! Our winners were Alex and Brittany! We hope everyone has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!🦃
Today we had Vision Zero at the school to present to the 8th - 12th graders. Questions to ask these students: How many points do you have with a GDL (graduated drivers license)? How many points can you lose for using your phone, running a stop sign, or speeding? What simulations did you participate in? What do you consider lethal?
Happy Thanksgiving from Mrs. Lelm's fourth grade!
They had fun painting wooden pumpkin pie pieces for a Thanksgiving craft.
What did you use for whipped cream?
Who made the pie pieces for us?
Deputy Wise stopped by for a visit this morning! We always appreciate when McLean County deputies stop by to build relationships with our students and staff!
