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Turtle Lake Elementary School |
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Respect, Responsibility, and the Right to Learn |
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1141 Lepak Ct., Shoreview, MN 55126 ● Office: 651-621-7700 ● FAX: 651-621-7705 ● Voice Mail: 651-621-6100 |
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2007-2008 Year in Review |
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Turtle Lake’s Music Programs Thrive Turtle Lake has multiple opportunities for young musicians. All grade participate in music classes. 4th graders can join choir, orchestra, and African Music Ensemble and fifth graders can participate in band, orchestra, choir, and African Music Ensemble. Read on to see more highlights from this year in music. |
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Choir & African Music Ensemble |
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Orchestra |
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Band |
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This year, Turtle Lake music teacher, Kathy Crockett had her hands full with 4th and 5th grade choirs, African Music Ensemble, and a year long artist-in-residency with Sowah Mensah. The choir sang at the Minnesota Twins Game in September and the Shoreview Town Hall tree lighting ceremony in November. Another highlight this year was when the choirs and African Music Ensemble recorded a CD! Mrs. Crockett also organized an all grade Holiday Sing-A-Long in December. |
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Long-time orchestra director, Sandy Collins, also had a busy year with 4th and 5th grade orchestras. In December, the orchestra performed a Toon Town Holiday Concert. In April, the orchestra performed an Olympic concert. The school was also treated with a rare performance by the Mounds View High School Orchestra. |
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At Turtle Lake, fifth grade students have the option of joining the band. The band has one large group practice a week along with weekly small group lessons. The band also held a variety of concerts including a Holiday Concert in December and a joint concert with Island Lake in April. |
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Grade Levels Shine with Year Round Activities Take a moment to read about a few of the extracurricular activities each grade level participated in throughout the year. |
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Kindergarten |
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Grade 1 |
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Grade 2 |
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Kindergarteners are introduced to numerous special events and learning opportunities throughout the year including a State Capitol field trip, Halloween Celebration, Thanksgiving Feast, Chinese New Year, St. Lucia Day, 100th Day Celebration, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, a Como Zoo field trip, a Dairy Farm field trip, and a Beach Party! |
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First grade is busy all year. Highlighted here are their end of the year track and field activities. |
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Grade 2 had many visitors this year including a visit from Gibbs Farm where they learned how to make candles and a visit from the plant lady. |
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Grade 3 |
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Grade 4 |
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Third graders spend some time during the year learning about world hunger at Feed My Starving Children. They also have the honor of working with children’s book author/illustrator, David LaRochelle on their own children’s books. They end the year with a Science Olympiad filling a whole day with science-related experiments and activities. |
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This year, one fourth grade class received a visit from a Gopher hockey player to supplement a math statistics activity they had been working on. They also learned about Japanese culture through a visit from Japanese college students. They ended they’re year on a dramatic note with a 4th grade talent show. |
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Grade 5 |
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Grade 5 ends their elementary school years with many adventures. They take three trips to the nature center to note the three seasons. They engage in a blanket- making project for the Ralph Reeder food shelf. And, they participate in a year-end music program and wax museum. They also received a visit from the history museum this year. |
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The many AWARDS of Turtle Lake Turtle Lake had the honor of winning many awards this year. The Turtle Lake Chess Club, which is open to all grades, won awards in December, January, and February. They then took first place in the district chess tournament in April.
Lego League won first place in the in Robot Performance at the Minnesota First Lego League Regional Tournament in December.
Turtle Lake is also home to three district spelling bee champions! |
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Turtle Lake Specialist Areas Go Above and Beyond In addition to the music activities featured above, our school specialists also organized a Jump Rope for Heart event in January and a Science Fair in March. During the last two days of school, grades 1-5 participate in a Great Race organized by the specialists. As always, much of Turtle Lake’s student artwork can be viewed on www.artsonia.com. |
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Turtle Lake Stays Active Year Round through Community Partnerships, PTA Involvement, and Student Council Activity Please take a moment to find out how Turtle Lake is active in the community and how the community is active at Turtle Lake. We have phenomenal parent involvement through our PTA and volunteer opportunities as well as an active student council which includes representatives from grades 3, 4, and 5. |
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Community Partnerships |
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Student Council |
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PTA Programs |
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Turtle Lake has many community partnerships which keep us active year round. This year, Turtle Lake was privileged enough to receive grants from both Target and Exxon. Each member of the third grade class received a dictionary courtesy of the Lion’s Club. We received a visit from Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie and partnered with the National Marrow Donor Program to hold the largest marrow donor drive in the state of Minnesota! In addition, each week, many members of the community volunteer to be reading buddies for Turtle Lake students. |
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Student council is made up of two elected representatives from each classroom in grades 3-5. They keep busy year round with activities and meetings. This year the student council held many fundraisers including Pennies for Patients which raised money for children with Leukemia. They also worked at Culver’s for two nights in April and raised money for the school. |
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The PTA is responsible for so many wonderful programs at Turtle Lake. They organize two book fairs each year, an all school carnival in March, the creation and distribution of our student directory, our foreign language program, a Gifts for Others program during the holidays, school spirit apparel, the school store, the Thoughtful Thursday staff appreciation program, the yearbook, and much more! |
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