Fifth grade is researching information for an informative writing paper. They are taking notes, paraphrasing, and citing resources. Questions to ask: What topic are you researching? What sources have you used to research? What does paraphrase mean?
Dear Parent or Guardian. Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled from 1:30 to 7:30 PM on Monday, October 17, 2022. 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
We’ve had some beautiful weather so far, but looking ahead to Thursday and Friday we have 40 and 50 degree temperatures. Please make sure to send outdoor gear with your child this week. Warm shoes, coats, hats, and light gloves would all be appropriate for this time of year to send with your child. Thank you for planning ahead and making sure your child is prepared for cooler temperatures!
Tomorrow is HOMECOMING! Show your Cougar pride by wearing your homecoming shirt or cougar colors! Parade is at 1:00, Pep Rally at 2:00, Football game at 7:00, and dance until 11:30 (doors lock at 10:00). Good luck, Cougars!!🧡💙🏈
We all enjoyed Trojan Throwback day today!! Even the 1982 homecoming king made an appearance! 💛🖤
Thank you to all CMC schools for putting together a joint band practice today!
The 8th grade Earth Science class just finished their solar system unit project. They presented information about their planets and made models of them. Some questions you can ask the 8th graders are:
1. How many Earth years does it take your planet to revolve around the Sun?
2. What is your planet made out of?
Thank you, Tru Community Bank, for the homecoming ice cream treats!
Freshmen English did a Give One Get One activity in English after reading the short novel, "The Call of the Wild". They were sharing their ideas on the characters' survival skills in the book. Questions to ask your student:
1) Who was the character that had the best survival skills and why?
2) What did the author think was the best survival characteristics to have and how do you know this is how he felt?
8th grade English students made Rorshach ink blots as an activity to go along with a short story we are reading in class called, "Flowers for Algernon". Please ask your students:
1) What is an ink blot test?
2) How does it relate to the story they are reading in class?
Nature walk pictures from both geography classes. Students had to walk around Turtle Lake and write down an Absolute Location and Relative Location for each place we visited. Questions to ask your student: What is the difference between Absolute and Relative Location? How did you use Absolute and Relative Location during our walk?
Tomorrow is Trojan Throwback Day for homecoming! Grab your black and yellow and show your school pride!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28th, is Meme/Vine/Wacky Wednesday for homecoming week!
Homecoming Door Decorating Post #2! 10th, 11th, and 12th grade doors!
Homecoming Door Decorating Door post #1. 7th, 8th, and 9th grade doors!
Tomorrow, September 27th, is Pajama Day for homecoming! Dress in your favorite, most comfy pjs!
The 6th graders went on an archaeology dig. We dug for artifacts in a M&M cookie! When you see these students ask them: What is archaeology and artifacts? What does it me to excavate? How is archaeology and paleontology different?
Congratulations to our 2022 Homecoming King and Queen, Keaton Rust and Daisy Sparrow!
Tomorrow is formal day for students and staff at TL-M, dress your best! Coronation will take place at 2:30 in the gym! Good luck to our homecoming candidates!!
8th Grade Math Students using “Precision Partnering” to interpret continuous graphs and discrete graphs. The students then presented their findings to the class. Questions to ask your students: What is the difference between a continuous graph and a discrete graph? In a continuous graph what does a horizontal line represent?
