Lego Man in Space!

Of course, this is not the first weather balloon trip to "space", but this is a pretty cool video none the less. It's important to remember that this is edited footage, the ascent alone probably took an hour. I also appreciate that you can hear and see the bursting of the weather balloon at the end of the video. Finally, as a huge Lego fan, I loved the use of the figurine to put this flight into perspective.

An Interesting Commercial...Intelligent, Multi-Layered!

The power of the wind! 

This commercial really blew me away! ; )

Mankind is no island!

UCLA Squirrels Demonstate Perseverance!

A Lost Generation? No Way! Not on my Watch!

Which Square is Shaded Lighter?

An Optical Illusion Revealed from Richard Anderson on Vimeo.

Understanding the New World Langauge Options

The Howard County Public School System will be offering information sessions for 5th grade parents about the new World Language program that will be implemented next year.

School Sign Is Installed

This past weekend, our long awaited school sign was hung proudly on the front of our school. We are so excited to finally have a real school sign!

The new LED sign is already providing opportunities for our staff to communicate with our school community in a new and exciting way.  We can program the sign to welcome visitors and highlight school events.

Two years ago, during the school's 40th Anniversary Celebration, I shared that we did not have a school sign and I believed we deserved to have one. That evening, we set a goal to raise enough money to purchase a school sign that would proudly display our school's name for everyone to see.

Thanks to the support of our PTSA, we were able to meet our goal in just 18 months. We collected donations from students, staff, parents, community members and local businesses. 

I would like to extend a huge Thank You to everyone who contributed to making the WLMS sign possible! Also, I want to thank Andrew Peterson and the other talented people at Stewart Signs for creating such a beautiful sign and making the entire purchasing process so easy. I would recommend them to anyone who might be in the market for a similar product.

Celebrating Black History WLMS Style!

At our annual celebration of Black History Month,  WLMS sponsored a Soul Food Feast last night at the school. We had a huge turnout of for the dinner and festivities. It was awesome to see the WLMS Step Team perform, hear various students read poems and sing songs commemorating the importance of the many contributions that Black Americans have made to our nation and the world.

I want to thank our Family Involvement Team (FIT) for organizing this dinner and celebration. I also want to thank all of our VIP guests who were able to join us. They included: Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Steele, members of the Council of Elders, sisters from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and staff from the school.

 

Finally, I want to thank all of the wonderful chefs who provided such amazing foods for us to eat. It was really delicious and the opportunity to bond with so many  people was priceless!

Wonderland Was Wonderful!

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the WLMS production of Wonderland. It was an amazing evening...the student actors were hysterically funny and so incredibly talented as well as the student band that accompanied the entire show.

The play is a spin on the classic story of Alice and her Looking-Glass world. WONDERLAND is about a young girl who goes on a life-changing adventure, where a colorful cast of strange but familiar characters help her rediscover what's really important in life.

Thanks to Ms. Motaung, Ms. Berla and Ms. Chiarella for doing such a great job 

producing this terrific musical!