Marking Time

Every year, for the last 17 years, Ms. Leom has invited students to fill out a Time Capsule.

These pages, along with other "memorable moments" are collected into an envelope and "sealed away" until their senior year of high school. Then, Ms. Leom invites her students back for "breakfast" (think "Book Breafast-type" with treats) to open their time capsules and reveal the lost thoughts, future goals, and memories of being 10 years old.

So what happens when families move? With the invention of the internet, a favorite ap, and students recording their parent's names, when possible, the pages are mailed to students. Last year, Ms. Leom found a student who was hoping to be recruited by college teams, and was able to mail the time capsule to the principal several states away to be forwarded to the student.

Ms. Leom's students go on to live AMAZING lives ... ballerinas, state champions, speakers, athletes, valedictorians, homecoming kings and queens, drivers (a big deal to our 10 year old dreamers), college graduates, world travelers, missionaries, musicians, and now, the most important job, parents. It is a wonderful life, and we want to capture this step in the process.

One of Ms. Leom's favorite moments (now that iTunes exists), is when students ask about "popular songs", Ms. Leom plays 10 seconds of the top songs listed for students to recognized "that one song" that is always on the radio when they are in the car, or in stores, or listening to at home. The best part is when the entire class erupts in song, singing along with their favorites, and you can't help but smile as the joy radiates around the room.

Making memories ... one moment in time!