Turtle Lake-Mercer

Mr. Ziebarth is teaching Fire Safety in the elementary. Here are some pictures from the 2nd and 3rd grade classroom visits. Here are a couple questions Mr. Ziebarth shared for you to ask your student: 1. How do you get out of a room filled with smoke? Answer - crawl 2. What should you do if they see Turtle Lake Fire Department fighting a fire? Answer - stay away, give us space.

Mr. Ziebarth is teaching Fire Safety in the elementary. Here are some pictures from PreK and K classroom visits. Here are a couple questions Mr. Ziebarth shared for you to ask your student: 1. How do you get out of a room filled with smoke? Answer - crawl 2. What should you do if they see Turtle Lake Fire Department fighting a fire? Answer - stay away, give us space.

JH VBALL CHANGE OF VENUE & TIME The Junior High vball team will be traveling to Shiloh Christian on Oct 14th to play 2 games. The first game will start at 4:00. Thank you for understanding!

DATE CHANGE! The scholarship presentation that was scheduled for TONIGHT has been postponed to NOVEMBER 2. We apologize for the last minute change. Turtle Lake Mercer School will now be hosting a scholarship presentation on Tuesday, November 2nd at 5:30 PM. Parents of students in grades 9-12 are invited. A representative from North Dakota Department of Public Instruction will be here to explain changes to the state scholarship programs.

The Turtle Lake American Legion gave generous donations to Lego Club, the K - 3 Pumpkin Patch field trip, and TL-M FFA! Thank you for your generosity!

Here are a few fun pics from PreK! They have been learning about community helpers. Reese Lang’s grandparents, a dental hygienist and a BCI investigator, came for a visit!

Pink Night 2021! So many cancer survivors in the gym tonight and many more who are no longer with us, tonight the girls played in their honor. Congratulations to the Cougars on beating Wilton-Wing in 3 sets tonight!

8th grade Earth Science students finished up their Solar System unit with a children's book about their planets, along with hand sewn planets from FACS class.

Students in Mr. Buccholz‘s class are learning about framing and are making mini sheds. These will be displayed at the ND State Fair this summer.

The 4th grade learned about fossils and got to make their own fossils!

REMINDER: Turtle Lake Mercer School is hosting a scholarship presentation tomorrow, Wednesday, October 13th at 5:30 PM. Parents of students in grades 9-12 are invited. A representative from North Dakota Department of Public Instruction will be here to explain changes to the state scholarship programs.

REMINDER: First District Health Unit will be at the school next week on October 19th to give flu shots. If you would like your child to receive a shot, please return the consent form to the school as soon as possible. Forms are available in the school office or visit www.fdhu.org. Thank you!

PINK Night is Tuesday, October 12th! Wear pink to school and come to cheer on the Cougars that evening when they play the Wilton-Wing Miners!

Do you have buttons and fabric straps you would like to donate? Our Family and Consumer Science teacher is working on projects with her students and would appreciate whatever you have to give.

CMC Junior High Girls' Basketball Parent/Player Meeting. When: Wednesday, October 13th @ 6:15 pm Where: Turtle Lake Gym/Lunch Room What: Hand out schedules, Remind App, and handbooks. Discuss plans for the season and answer any parent/player questions.

The 8th grade FACS students helped Mrs. Voth repurpose an old book that fell apart by sewing several pieces of paper together to make bookmarks for the library! “Sew” cool!

Picture Day is Thursday, October 28, 2021. Forms are going home with students this week. Or you can order online at mylifetouch.com using school code EVT8KGQJH. Retakes are scheduled for November 22, 2021.

REMINDER: Turtle Lake Mercer School is hosting a scholarship presentation next Wednesday, October 13th at 5:30 PM. Parents of students in grades 9-12 are invited. A representative from North Dakota Department of Public Instruction will be here to explain changes to the state scholarship programs.

Mrs. Voth visited the Bismarck Public Library Book Sale today and brought back tons of books for our library! Happy Reading!!

Yesterday, members competed in the District 2 Leadership Conference. It was a successful day. Congratulations to all who competed. The results are as follows. Creed Austin Wall- Gold, top 3 Prepared Public Speaking Rhea Laib- Gold, high individual, & advancing to State! Extemporaneous Public Speaking Remi Laib- Bronze Employment Skills Mya Kittler- Bronze Demonstration Troy Bergquist- Silver Greenhand Quiz- Gold team, 2nd place Remi Laib- Gold, 3rd place McKenna Faulkner- Gold, 4th place Kaden Lelm- Gold, tied for 5th place Kaleb Lelm- Gold, tied for 5th place Mya Kittler- Gold Carson Ravnaas- Bronze Ty McKeef- Bronze Cheyenne Schumann- Bronze Inaia Way- Bronze Brooklyn Tomlinson- Bronze Advanced Quiz- 2nd place team & advancing to State! Amy Klain- Gold, high individual! Rhea Laib- Gold, 4th place Kadence Reiser- Bronze Zachary Stute- Bronze Conduct of Chapter Meetings- Silver team President: McKenna Faulkner- Silver Vice President: Remi Laib- Silver Secretary: Mya Kittler- Silver Treasurer: Kaleb Lelm- Gold, Treasurer of the Day! Reporter: Wyatt Wagner- Gold, Reporter of the Day! Sentinel: Irie Irwin- Silver Parliamentary Procedure- Gold, 2nd place & advancing to State! President: Amy Klain- Gold, President of the Day! Vice President: Rhea Laib- Gold, Vice President of the Day! Secretary: Troy Bergquist- Bronze Treasurer: Zachary Stute- Gold, Treasurer of the Day! Reporter: Kadence Reiser- Bronze Sentinel: Reagan Rust- Gold, Sentinel of the Day! Members advancing to State will compete at State LDE Day on November 22nd. Advanced Quiz will compete at State Convention in June. Congratulations and Good Luck!!!