Turtle Lake-Mercer School will be working with Jostens to provide an ordering platform for Letter Jackets. Students can visit the attached link to view the options that have been designed for Trojan and Cougar jackets.
https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1050654/Turtle-Lake-Mercer-High-School/
Semester 1 for the 2022-2023 school year is officially complete. Report cards have been printed and will be mailed home. Congratulations to all students on the Honors, High Honors, and Highest Honors lists!
FACS 8 wrapped up their last cooking lab with a Chili Cook Off Competition. Some questions to ask them are:
-How did you make your chili?
-What did the chilis taste like?
-Who won?
REMINDER: TL-M will have school on Monday, January 16. 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.
Algebra II Multiplying Polynomials Activity:
Students built a scale model of a toy box which represented an uncovered rectangular prism. Students developed a polynomial function equation to represent the volume of a rectangular prism when the height was unknown. They evaluated the polynomial function with different guesses of height values to determine the height that maximizes the volume. They then reviewed the metric system and measured for their scale model using a metric ruler. Questions to ask these students: 55.5 centimeters is how many millimeters? How many terms does a trinomial have? What height value maximized the volume?
4th Grade Collisions Activity! Ask students to explain how their group set up the activity. What effect did the position and the mass of the ball have on how far the cork moved?
Fifth grade has been learning new vocabulary words from “Out of the Dust” during their novel study. They all were to mold clay into a scene or object that would define their chosen vocab word. Ask them what word they chose and how they used their clay!
Junior high boy’s basketball practice will begin on Monday, January 2nd in Underwood from 1:30-3:30. Boys must have a coat, hat, and gloves when traveling for basketball practice and games. They must also wear pants, not just their gym shorts. Sports physicals and $40 sports fee are also required and must be turned in to the TL-M office. Bus will leave TL-M school at 1:00 on Monday. Practice schedule will be available online on the TL-M website under Cougar Activities Practice and Bus Schedule.
Mrs. Schlafmann and Mr. Ziebarth got to help Deb and Rhonda in the kitchen on Tuesday! It was a joy to work with these two ladies and help them cook and serve a special Christmas dinner to our students and staff!
There will be no school on Thursday, December 22nd due to tomorrow’s forecast. Have a VERY Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Tuesday, January 3rd for another great semester!
The 1st and 2nd graders watched scenes from the Nutcracker Ballet in music class while coloring pictures of the story. Ask your students to show you their pictures and tell you the story.
Good afternoon! The board approved the following Storm Make-Up Days for the 2022-23 School Calendar. TL-M will have school on Thursday, December 22nd with a 1:00 dismissal. We will also have school on Monday, January 16th. You can find the amended 2022-23 school year calendar here or on our website. Thank you.
https://5il.co/19gnt
Tomorrow (Tuesday, December 20th) we will have our Christmas Dinner which includes turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, stuffing, green beans, cranberries, and dessert! Thank you to everyone who donated a turkey for this meal!
The JH GBB game that was scheduled for tomorrow (12-17) in Underwood has been POSTPONED. The game will be played Tuesday (12-20) starting at 4:00. The location has also been changed to Beulah's Middle School.
The Boys’ Basketball Velva Invitational Tournament has been canceled this year due to weather.
Good afternoon! In order to help our families plan for the upcoming school week, our TENTATIVE plan for storm days are as follows: full day of school on Wednesday, December 21st; school on Thursday, December 22nd with a 1:00 dismissal; and school on Monday, January 16th. We will keep our other two Storm Days on the calendar for future use if needed. This plan will be presented to the school board on Monday, December 19th for approval. We will then update you with any changes. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
The TL-M Christmas Concert will be held on Monday, December 19th starting at 12:30 with the elementary followed by the band/choir. Families and the public are welcome to join us in the Ed Rath Auditorium and it will be broadcast on Facebook Live.
Snow day #4 for the week! No school on Friday, December 16th. Stay tuned for Christmas Concert updates. See you all on Monday!
The GBB game against Shiloh has been rescheduled to Monday, January 16th. JV will start at 5:30 with Varsity to follow. The Junior High game against Shiloh has been canceled. Go Cougars!!🏀
The girls’ basketball game against Shiloh that was rescheduled for Friday, December 16th has been postponed, no date set yet. The boys’ games in Velva are still on for Friday as of now, we will let you know if anything changes.