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Turtle Tracks
An e-newsletter from Turtle Lake Elementary School
June 6, 2024
School is out for Summer
Thursday, June 6 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
See you in the Fall...
Tuesday, September 3 - First STUDENT DAY of the 2024-2025 School Year
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer Reading!
Summer break is quickly approaching! Checkout the TL Library website to find a variety of summer reading programs, activities and book lists. Happy Reading!
Visit: tinyurl.com/snappersread
Donations for the Fall
Mrs. BK is looking for families to save toilet paper rolls, and paper towel rolls. Students can bring them to my Science room in the fall.
Turtle Trot 2024 - Call for new committee members!
The Turtle Trot Fun Run committee is looking for 1-2 new members to shadow us during the planning and execution of next fall's Fun Run. The current heads of this committee will be stepping down after this year, so we are looking for folks to learn the ropes and then take over this job for 2025. Please reach out to Sarah Keane at sbskeane@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
Girls on the Run - Call for Coaches for the 2024 Fall Season!
We will be bringing Girls on the Run back again next fall and hope to find enough volunteer coaches to field two teams. Coaching these teams is an absolutely awesome experience! No running or coaching experience is needed and all curriculum and materials are provided by GOTR. See here for more information https://www.gotrmn.org/coach, and email Sarah Keane at sbskeane@gmail.com for more information.
And for information from GOTR about registering your child for the season next fall see here https://www.gotrmn.org/3rd-5th-grade-program-details.
Medication Pick-Up
- Student medication(s) are being sent home with them in their backpack (as needed and emergency medications).
- If your student takes medication at school that is a controlled substance, we cannot send it home with them. Stop by to pick up any remaining medication on the last day of school (prior to 4 p.m.)
Turtle Lake Health Office: 651-621-7704
Mounds View Summer Band- Register Now!
Click here for more information on Summer Band.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Sorem at brenda.sorem@moundsviewschools.org or 651-621-7763.
Summer Orchestra - Register Now!
Click here for more info on Summer Orchestra
Questions? Email Ms. Anderson, TL Orchestra Teacher
PICTURES OF THE WEEK
Senior Clap Out
Snaps the Mascot
Early Tuesday morning, Turtle Lake mascot "Snaps" was spotted on school grounds. Our wonderful custodians guided Snaps back to a nearby pond.
5th Grade District Track Meet
5th graders from all the elementary schools in the district competed at the District Track Meet at Mounds View High School.
Big Laughs with ComedySportz
4th Graders had a hilarious afternoon at an end of the year ComedySportz assembly.
Splish Splash
Khalif J. having a blast spraying his teachers and classmates with water at the In-Steps water fun day.
5th Grade Celebration
Mila F., Eva I., Lily F., and Jules U., enjoy some cool treats from the Kona Ice food truck at the 5th grade celebration.
Pink Post-it Explosion
Principal Abbott walked into her office on Tuesday morning to more than 1,000 pink (her favorite color) post-it notes filled with lovely notes from students and staff covering the walls and furniture.
Super Special Specialist Day
On Tuesday, all Specialist classes were outside doing fun activities like Lawn Darts - Art Style, Extreme Musical Hoops, Grand Prize Art Toss, Twirly Gigs, Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Can Toss, relays and tug o' war.
Sweet Hug Goodbye
Ms. Huffman's 2nd grade class gives Principal Abbott a big group hug as they celebrate her retirement.
5th Grade Clap Out
Best of luck in Middle School!
PTA NEWS
PTA Volunteers Needed
The PTA is in need of volunteers to help plan and implement various events throughout the year. There are several chair positions open, but we are most in need of help with the Carnival, Grade Level Socials, and Staff Appreciation.
Please see our volunteer survey for descriptions of the general duties of each role. The volunteer survey has 2 sections, one regarding chair positions, and one for general volunteering. Filling out the survey is not a commitment.
Turtle Lake Student Directory
Prepare for summer playdates by joining our Turtle Lake Directory!
Sign up on the website here and use the webpage or Membership Toolkit app. The directory is searchable by student or parent/guardian name and can be filtered by grade and teacher.
Inclusion is voluntary, only the information you choose to share will be available to other registered users, and contact information can be easily updated.
DISTRICT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Free summer meals for students
Thanks to a federal program, free lunch meals for all students 18 years and under will be available July 8 through August 1, Mondays through Thursdays, at the following locations. Meal needs to be consumed on-site.
Edgewood Middle School, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Pinewood Elementary School, 12:45 -1:15 p.m.
Pike Lake Education Center, 12:00-12:30 p.m.
Are you in need of food resources this summer?
Visit the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf.
Use the food maps provided by Ramsey County
Call the Minnesota Food Helpline at 888-711-1151
Community Activities Link
Turtle Lake PeachJar page: https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/all/schools/92445