Girl Scouts Are Collecting School Supplies
The fifth grade Girl Scout troop 215 is collecting school supplies for families who can't afford them. We will be collecting supplies in a box by the front office until Friday, May 12. We are also selling snacks and water to raise money for supplies and collecting donations at the Laurel Main Street Festival on May 13th. The school supplies will be used to fill backpacks at the Back2School Jam in August. Thank you for donating!

Parents of Incoming Kindergarten Children
"Kindergarten, Here We Come" is a 45-60 minute class sponsored by the Howard County Library System for children entering Kindergarten this fall. The class features stories and activities to help mark that all important first day, including boarding a real school bus.  View the flyer
 

Scratch Programming
Are you interested in introducing your child to computer programming?  Scratch Day is coming to Howard Community College on May 21st, 1-4 pm!  Scratch is a free visual programming language developed by the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Media Lab, and used by students, scholars, teachers, and parents to easily create animations, games, etc. It provides a stepping stone to the more advanced world of computer programming.   This year both educator and student (gr 4-12) training sessions are being offered.  Follow this link for more info and registration:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scratch-day-2017-tickets-32027125996 (Links to an external site.)

HowGirlsCode is proud to partner with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the National Security Agency to offer another year of Mind, Body & Coding camp for girls entering grades 3-9. Girls will challenge their minds through coding and robotics and will nurture their bodies and well-being through yoga, meditation, and self-empowerment exercises all while focusing on the arts and creative dance expression. Session 1 runs July 10-14 and Session 2 runs July 17-21. The camp day is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with supervised drop-off beginning at 8:30 a.m. and pick-up ending at 4:00 p.m.  Discount code available for HowGirlsCode class alumni and generous scholarships are given for FARMS students.  For more information and registration, visit our website at www.howgirlscode.com/summercamp.