Turtle Lake-Mercer

Carrots have been the big project in Mrs. Schumann's 6th grade. Part of the ancient Egypt unit the class mummified carrots! 🥕 For six weeks, they have had carrots buried in salt weighing them each week to measure moisture loss. After the six weeks they made a sarcophagus and wrapped their mummified carrots using oils, spices, and gauze. They also wrote obituaries about their carrot. 🥕 Questions to ask these students: How long was the mummification process? How much weight did your carrot lose? What spices were used to preserve your carrot? What information is included in an obituary?

Today the 7th Grade Family and Consumer Science Class made breakfast sandwiches! Some questions for these students are: -What are the beginning of class lab procedures? -How did you cook your egg? -Who had what kitchen jobs and what do they all do? -What do you cook next?

Mrs. Freeman's 2nd grade has been working on making plays in writing and presented their plays. They made their background, characters, and created a storyline. They were so fun and entertaining to watch! Questions to ask: 1. What background and characters did you create? 2. What was your story like?

Mrs. Christensen's Pre-K, with help from their 6th grade friends, made bird feeders. Today they hung them outside to give the birds a winter treat. Ask them what they used to make the feeders and the name of their older friend who helped!

Today Caitlin showed 2nd & 3rd grade real teeth that had not been taken care of and talked about what students need to do to take care of them. They also got to practice being dentists and hygienist and put sealants on some teeth!

"Is That a Heart in Your Pocket?" Winners!

7-12 Valentine's Day Volleyball Tournament! The champions this year are Aiden, Andrew, Morgan, Makynlea, and Inaia!

Congratulations to Griffin Kraft on taking 1st place at the McLean County MathCounts Competition!

4th Grade Living Ag Classroom What was your favorite booth?  What are some crops grown in ND?

3rd grade just learned 16th notes in music. They learned a poem called “Peanut Butter Pie” that had 16th notes in it. They then created their own melody to the poem on xylophones, metallophones, and glockenspiels. Here is a video of their performance. https://youtu.be/T9x2UyTAOcc?si=bCSgqP5ceQoSGEQR Questions to ask: What rhythm is ‘Peanut Butter Pie?’ What other desserts did you create rhythms too?

The 6th graders got the amazing opportunity to visit the Rust Mountain View Ranch to see the animals and watch bull auction sale. The class learned about cattle business and walked out to observe the bulls and heifers. Many picked out their favorite bull or heifer to watch. The auction was the most exciting part of the day, listening and watching bidders bid! Thanks to the Rust family for inviting us to their sale! Question to ask these students: What is the difference between commercial and purebred cattle? What does it mean to be a yearling? What qualities to you look for in a bull or heifer?

Thank you to everyone who donated during the Dollars for Scholars phoneathon on Monday night. Juniors and Seniors made calls and received pledges for $9,540. Great job callers and a huge thank you to the community for supporting scholarship opportunities for our students.

The TL-M Music Department is doing a Valentine's Day Fundraiser. Orders are due Monday, February 12th. Forms are being sent home with students today, can be found in the front office, and are available on our website. Treats will be delivered to the students on February 14th! Thank you for supporting the music department! https://5il.co/2eex2

Good morning! School will run on-time today. There is ice on the roads so please give yourself extra time as you head out the door this morning and travel at reduced speeds.

Mrs. Schumann's 6th graders are finishing a chapter on Ancient Egypt. They made Egyptian masks! Questions to ask these students: What steps did you take to make your mask? If you were a pharaoh, what would your "Claim to Fame" be?

Just a reminder that we will have an early out for teacher PD on Wednesday, February 7th at 1:00.

The annual Turtle Lake-Mercer Dollars for Scholars Phone-a-thon istonight, Monday, February 5. 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! Please visit the website for a pledge card if you would like to donate without being called. https://turtlelake-mercer.dollarsforscholars.org

Thanks to Junior, Cole Makeeff, for working with 5th grade on some math challenge activities!  ⭐️

Congratulations to Griffin Kraft, Lily Christensen, and Kenzee Hanson. They represented Turtle Lake-Mercer School at the 2024 McLean County Spelling Bee in Washburn today. We are proud of your participation in this wonderful event.

The Turtle Lake-Mercer School will be hosting a FAFSA Presentation on January 31st from 4-5:30 PM in the School Library. A representative from Bank of North Dakota is coming to go over all the FAFSA form updates, changes on how to complete the form, and how to create a FSA ID. Reach out to Mrs. Slavik with any questions.