Today, we held our first Terrapin Day. We used the Terrapin Theme for the day to create a truly interdisciplinary study of the world of turtles - both the reptiles and the type found in College Park, Maryland. Thanks to Amy Musgrave and Wendy Mundis, teachers at WLMS, we were able to collaborate with our National Aquarium and University of Maryland partners to develop a day-long event highlighting the significance of turtles. The day began with our 8th graders going to the University of Maryland to tour the campus and our 6th & 7th graders participating in various seminars designed to share information about turtles.
In addition, our students had an opportunity to learn more about our adopted Terrapin named Skittles. Skittles is a Terrapin hatchling that is on loan from the National Aquarium to WLMS for this school year. Skittles will be released on Poplar Island in May.
One of the highlights of the day was when Testudo, the University of Maryland mascot, paid a visit to our school. Testudo Rocks!
A huge THANKS goes to our National Aquarium and University of Maryland partners along with the Maryland Environmental Service for helping to make today such a huge success!
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You are the man! Thanks for inspiring all administrators to look outside of the box to find ways to motivate both the staff and students of our schools! Your creative ideas and willingness to follow through is a valuable model for all staff! Well done Tom!
Thanks Jonathan for your kind words. The same can be said about you! I value your friendship.
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