Girls' Region 5 Basketball Update:
1. CM will play the winner of the Flasher - Solen game on Monday at 7:30 and Mandan High School.
2. The Region games WILL NOT be streamed.
*Why?? NDHSAA has a $500 per game fee attached to any streaming of the games.
*As of now, no radio stations have reached out.
3. Student fans are encouraged to sit in their respective fan section at all games. Student sections will not be allowed to sit under the baskets.
4. TL-M and Underwood bands will be playing for the 6:00 and 7:30 games on Tuesday evening. CMC Dance Team will be performing during half-time of the 7:30 game on Tuesday. Grace Goven will be singing the National Anthem on Thursday!
5. Admission to the games are set by the NDHSAA and will be $10.00/adult and $5.00/student.
GO COUGARS!!!
Next week is National FFA Week! One of the many activities will be dress up days!
Fourth grade traveled to the Living Ag Classroom today! Questions to ask your student about their day:
What was your favorite session?
What is one crop that ND grows a lot of?
PreK morning routines! Ask your student: What center did you play at today? What friends did you play with at your center?
Girls' Basketball Super Regional Bracket: https://5il.co/15onu.
We will have many students performing at Super Regionals in Mandan:
Central McLean Dance Team - half-time of Tuesday's 7:30 game
CMC Pep Band - Tuesday evening session, games start at 6:00.
National Anthem sung by Grace Goven on Thursday at the 5:45 game.
GO COUGARS!!!
REMINDER: The Phone-a-Thon for Turtle Lake-Mercer Dollars for Scholars is this Thursday, February 17. TL-M Juniors and Seniors will be making calls from 6:30-8:30 PM. Visit https://turtlelake-mercer.dollarsforscholars.org for more information or for a pledge sheet that you can complete to send in your donation before the phone-e-thon if you prefer. Thank you to the community for supporting scholarships for TL-M students!
The 6th graders took on the challenge of building a bridge that had to be at least 14cm long with toothpicks, marshmallows, candy hearts, and two cups. They had 25 minutes to design and build a sturdy bridge. Two questions you can ask:
1. What type of engineer is involved in the designing and building process of bridges?
2. Which shape is mostly commonly found in bridges and why?
Congratulations to Nora Fiedler, the final Guessing Jar winner! Nora had an exact guess of 53 Hershey Kisses!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day!
4th Grade Electromagnets Lesson. Questions to ask your student are:
How did you make the steel rivet magnetic? What happened as you increased the number of winds?
Congratulations to Zella Anderson, this week’s guessing jar winner! Zella had an exact guess of 48!
Thank you, Bismarck Chick-fil-A for the sweet treats!
It's time to order your 2022 Yearbook!
How to Place Your Order Online
1. Go to ybpay.com
2. Enter code: 13534922
3. Complete your order and pay online
Or if you prefer not to order online, you can send a check to the school. Each book is $35. Contact Laura Fiedler with questions at 701.448.2365 or laura.fiedler@k12.nd.us.
Mini-Cougars Summer Basketball Camp!
Complete the attached form if your daughter is interested in doing camp this summer. No payment is due at this time. Forms are being collected to access interest. A boys camp is a possibility also, so feel free turn in a form or let the school office know if your son is wanting to attend camp.
It’s National School Counselor Week! Thank you, Mrs. Samantha Slavik, for all you do for the students and staff at TL-M!
Today the 6th grade presented their weather forecasts. They have been studying the weather in Science. Questions to ask these students: what kind of weather would be caused by a drop in air pressure? Why does weather change along a front?
Today in FACS, the 7th graders learned the importance of soap. Students were split into 3 groups after covering their hands in cinnamon and cooking oil. Group one washed their hands in cold water without soap, group two washed their hands in warm water without soap, and group three washed their hands with warm water and soap. Some questions to ask these students are: Which method worked the best to remove the cinnamon and cooking oil? How long should you wash your hands? What temperature water should you use for washing your hands?
The 7th grade Life Science students are learning about the structure of DNA and made a model of the DNA double helix using candy. Some questions to ask them about this project are:
What are the names of the nucleotide bases? What bases pair together?
