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An amazing staff appreciation week from the LPMS PTSA- thank you to our partners in education!

📝 Writers, readers, and creatives, this one's for you! The @GburgBookFest is back on Saturday, May 17. What’s on the agenda? ✅ Book signings ✅ Live performances ✅ Writing workshops + More Details:mcpsmd.info/4aXcKPL

This is good 💯 Pope Francis wrote this in the Hospital. “The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches... They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports... It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor. A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggar... In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racist... A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same care... A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donor... It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing. The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss. A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence. This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people. Do not criticize your body too much. Do not complain excessively. Do not lose sleep over bills. Make sure to hug your loved ones. Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless. Material goods must be earned by each person—do not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance. You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect... Listen, perfection does not exist. A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here. Here, we are given an opportunity to learn. So, make the most of this trial of life—and do it now. Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you. Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere. Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely! And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator.” —Pope Francis

Join us for an impactful session of the Calmer Schools Webinar Series where we dive deep into how to best support multilingual students in our classrooms. Register Now: choosecalm.com/courses/webina… #CalmerSchools #MultilingualLearners #TeacherSupport

A great time was had by all at the Museum of Natural History today with our amazing 7th graders.

March Madness at the Falcon Bucks store this AM- 6th graders were pumped to purchase items from our store for exhibiting the trait of curiosity this month.

It's showtime. #MarchMadness

21 years to the day. Unbelievable

Check out Lavender Lab Learning tomorrow which will be celebrating Women’s History Month 💁🏻‍♀️@mcpsequityteam

MCPS employees are invited to attend this special Black History Month professional learning session offered by the Equity Department. Registration is on PDO at course #93123. All union members are eligible to participate.

Lakelands Park staff are working on the Speak up Protocol with our Equity Partners.

Black history spirit week led and organized by our awesome students🙌

A science/media center collab for an Escape Room activity was a huge hit for students and staff today! @Rose_S_Alvarez

National History Day is happening today @LPMS! Amazing work 🪶

Thank you to our awesome counseling department at LPMS for all they do for our students and community! @Rose_S_Alvarez

MCPS Student and Family Immigration Supports: montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/os…

MARYLAND DESTROYS OHIO STATE BY 24 🤯🐢

Learn more about our Latino/e Culture and register for our first MCPS Equity Department Honoring Our Humanity Equity Symposium! @mrfigueroa_ @mcpsequityteam

For your fighting spirit. For your humility and kindness. For everything you’ve done for tennis. Gracias, Rafa.