Congratulations to Amy Klain on receiving the WRT District 1 Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00!
Today the Turtle Lake - Mercer chapter of the North Dakota Association of Honor Society had their day of service. They started out at The Share Exchange in Turtle Lake and ended in Bismarck at the Soup Kitchen. Thank you to Mrs. Slavik for arranging this day and to everyone for all your work!
Preschool has spent their last 5 lessons with Mrs. Slavik reading stories about Fuzzy and his friends to help learn success skills that will help them in school. After each story, they got to participate in a project to work toward building a success skills garden! During this process, students learned skills to help them build self-confidence in their ability to succeed in school, skills to help them apply self-motivation and self-direction to learn, and skills to overcome barriers to learning.
Some questions to ask students about these lessons include:
Doing what 3 things will help you pay attention and remember better?
Can you show me what it looks like to be an attentive listener?
Why is it important to ask questions if you don't understand something?
Congratulations to Case Christensen (2,598,743), Jonas Christensen (2,466,164), River Fylling (1,609,227), Lily Christensen (1,598,495), Ramsey Thury (1,454,939), Kensley Ruffo (1,263,699), Kenzee Hanson (1,207,509), Jackson Blotter (1,090,714), Luke Walker (1,049,974), Royce Wardner (1,045,572), and Thaddeus Voth (1,006,305) on making the Million Word Club this year! We have a few other students who are so close, we hope they make it!! Great job everyone, keep reading!!📚
We have more runners who have reached the 5-mile mark! We took a break from running/walking today because of the rain, but tomorrow we’ll start back up!
Last week the 5th grade went to Lake Metigoshe where they participated in survival skills, archery, making bird and duck nesting boxes, a guided hike, and kayaking! Mr. Ziebarth received a $500 grant through North Dakota Parks & Recreation to help cover the cost of programming fees and transportation.
Today's softball game against Hazen has been postponed due to the weather. No make-up date has been set at this time. We will let you know as soon as it is rescheduled. Please help spread the word, thank you!
Central McLean will be hosting a JV/V Softball Jamboree this Saturday, May 14th starting at 10:00 A.M. at the Lake Brekken Softball Complex. CMC JV and V play at 10:00 A.M. The schedule can be found using the link below. Go Cougars!!
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The elementary boys basketball game in Underwood on Monday has been moved to 4:00 instead of 4:30. Final game of the season!
We started something new this week and it has been a hit! With the playground being removed, we gave kids the option of going to the track to walk/run laps! Students and recess supervisors keep track of their laps. This is the first group of students to reach 5 miles by today’s lunch recess! They enjoyed a refreshing treat to help them cool down! Looking forward to more runners reaching the 5 mile mark to earn their treat!
Today is Lunch Hero Day! Today our lunch heroes gave everyone a warm caramel roll for Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you Deb, Rhonda, and Amanda, for all you do!!
8th Grade FACS has been learning about Personal Finance. They have been working through online programs and modules to learn different aspects about money. Some good questions to ask them are:
What does a withdrawal mean?
What does a deposit mean?
How do percentage off coupons or deals work?
The 4th graders are trying out instruments for band next year! If you see these students ask them: What instruments did you get to try out? What instrument did you pick?
Thank you for the donuts J. Arthur’s Flowers, The Hunt Inn, and the Voth family!
5th Grade is spending a couple days at Lake Metigoshe! Mr. Ziebarth applied for and received a grant to help cover the cost of the trip and transportation! What a great experience for this class!
Summer School for grades K-8 will begin May 25th. Contact Mr. Vasbinder to register your student.
2021 - 2022 Turtle Lake - Mercer teachers and staff (missing a few in this picture). I cannot say enough about this great group of people! They are dedicated; are willing to help out where needed; and care for our students, each other, and our community! Thank you to all of our teachers, bus drivers, custodians, cooks, paraprofessionals, administrative assistant, business manager, and principal for all you do! You are appreciated, not just today, but every day!
Thank you to Our Squad for the refreshing Italian Sodas for all of our TL-M teachers and staff for Teacher Appreciation Week!!
Amy Klain and Ashley Bergquist(TLM Seniors), along with Chloe Ludwick(McClusky), participated in a mock car accident on Monday for their EMR Class. Hebron Fire and Ambulance assisted with the accident but the students were allowed to oversee the scene. They were given a brief explanation of what the situation would look like, but nothing in great detail because let's be honest...you never go to a car accident knowing exactly what happened and what kinds of injuries you will be treating.
There is also a Facebook video that is very moving: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=406233911509098
"This wasn't easy to set up and it wasn't perfect by any means, but I am proud of everyone! Thanks for allowing your students to spend some time with me." Bobbi Schneider, Education Coordinator at Roughrider Career and Technical Center
Deputy Wise helped serve breakfast this morning! Thanks for your help so we could take a staff picture!
