Mr. Vasbinder says he loves helping students grow up; he also loves the snacks.
February 14-21 is #LOVETEACHING week. We will be featuring our TL-M teachers and the reasons why they love teaching starting tomorrow!
Third grade has finished one of our big projects for the year. This European Explorer activity ends our unit and is such a fun way for kids to research. Each team was assigned an explorer and had to look up facts about each. We then created life size versions of our explorers. We traced bodies then used poster paper, tin foil, tissue paper, and any other classroom items to create! They all did such a great job!
Questions to ask your student:
What explorer did your group have and what was your responsibility?
What country did your explorer come from and what was he looking for?
REMINDER: TL-M will have school on Monday, February 20. This is a make up day for the snow days we had off in December. If your student will be absent please call the office to let us know.
The Spring 2023 Elementary Boys' Basketball and Elementary Volleyball Schedules have been added to the rScheduler calendar and are available for viewing. Basketball practice will begin on Monday, March 20th at TL-M and Volleyball practice will begin on Monday, March 20th at McClusky. These seasons are for 5th and 6th graders only, students do not need a physical to play. Please reach out to Mrs. Schlafmann with any questions. Thank you!
The 7th-12th Grade students will have the opportunity to take part in a cornhole tournament on Tuesday, February 14 during their 6th and 7th period schedules. We are in need of 7 cornhole sets. If you have a set that you would be willing to let us use for this day, please contact Mr. Ziebarth at 448-2365 or email at kurt.ziebarth@k12.nd.us
Reading Month is coming up in March! The TL-M FCCLA is selling t-shirts to celebrate reading! Orders are due Wednesday, February 15th. Order forms are being sent home with students and are available using this link:
https://5il.co/1p2tg
Congratulations to the TL-M 7th and 8th grade Math Counts team on their 3rd place finish in Washburn today! Congratulations to Griffin Kraft on placing 1st as an individual! Way to go team!!
Elliott Britton made it into the Million Word Club by completing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! When asked what advice he had for other students to reach the Million Word Club, Elliott replied "maybe read the Harry Potter series..."
Congratulations Elliott!
We have a number of students that are really close to reading their millionth word! Keep up the great work TL-M!
Thank you to everyone who supported the annual Dollars for Scholars Phone-a-Thon last night. Juniors and Seniors made calls and raised $8444.33 for local scholarships. Individual donations range from $5 up to $1500 and every single donation and dollar is greatly appreciated! Letters will be mailed today to anyone students were not able to reach last night. Their goal is $10,000 so please return your donation at your earliest convenience. Thank you again to the community for your generous support of local students through Dollars for Scholars!
The freshman class is doing a Valentine’s Day fundraiser. Forms are being sent home with elementary students and are available in the office. Please make sure completed forms are turned in to Mrs. Philbrick or the office by Friday, February 10th along payment. Thank you!
Tonight is the Night! Juniors and Seniors will be making calls from 6:30-8:30pm for the annual Turtle Lake-Mercer Dollars for Scholars Phone-a-thon. All donations are used to fund college scholarships for Turtle Lake-Mercer graduates. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Third grade is learning all about fractions. This week we worked on comparing fractions tool determine which one was greater or if they were equivalent. We used fraction tiles to create the fractions and to make equivalent fractions. This activity really helps students to see how fractions represent parts of a whole and why we use them!
Questions for your student:
What are the 2 numbers in a fraction called and what does each number represent?
Why do we use the “fishing strategy” when comparing fractions?
Turtle Lake-Mercer FCCLA competed in district competition in Tioga. Mya, Sadie, and Averie received bronze awards. Kensley received a silver award and advanced to state competition. Great job!
The annual Turtle Lake-Mercer Dollars for Scholars Phone-a-thon is coming up next Monday, February 6. Juniors and Seniors will be making calls from 6:30-8:30pm. All donations are used to fund college scholarships for Turtle Lake-Mercer graduates. Your support is greatly appreciated!
In 8th grade health class they did a “Rank our Snack" activity. Questions to ask are: Which snack was the healthiest that they had? Which snack had the most sugar? Which snack had the most protein? Which snack had the most fat?
The 8th grade students learned about Digital Citizenship today in FACS class. Edutech and the McLean County Sheriff’s Department presented on how to stay safe when using social media.
8th grade discovering Pi lesson. The students drew a circle with a radius of 7 cm using a ruler and compass. They then placed M&Ms around the outer edge and from edge to edge through the center. We then counted the number of M&Ms around the outside, which is called the circumference, and the number of M&Ms edge to edge through the center, which is called diameter. They then divided the circumference by diameter and discovered the quotient was approximately 3.14!!!! Questions to ask your student: What is the formula to find the circumference of a circle? Ask them to recite Pi to 5 decimal places. Did you enjoy eating the M&Ms when you completed the activity?
January 26 activity update: No JV/V girls' basketball game in Wilton this evening, the game has been postponed to tomorrow night in conjunction with the boys' games. No C squad boys game tomorrow. Tomorrow's game schedule will go 3:00 JV girls, 4:30 JV boys, 6:00 V girls, and 7:30 V boys.
Turtle Lake - Mercer basketball boys in grades 7 - 12 will have an open gym (not mandatory) after school today with coach Anderson and coach Quintane. Thank you, have a great evening!
TLM School is hosting the annual Preschool Screening next Tuesday, January 31. Children who are 3, 4 or 5 years old are welcome to attend. Please call the school office at 448-2365 if you would like your child to be screened.
