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09.15.25 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of September 15, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Monthly Meeting Minutes Online Now

If you were unable to attend the Sept 9th PTSA meeting, or would like to review what was presented, you can now find them posted to our website here:  https://www.tpmspta.org/sept2025ptsamtg/

 

Will you help us set a PTSA membership record?

We increased PTSA membership last week and are now 75% of the way to our goal with less than 2 weeks to go. Please take a moment to join online or at Thursday’s Back-to-School night. The 200th PTSA member to join will win TPMS pajama pants!

As our numbers grow, the STRIVE house friendly competition continues. We can see last week’s surge in membership as we start week 5:

  • Triumph house has pulled ahead to now tie with Value house for first place
  • Engage has advanced to second place
  • Inquire house and Share house are tied for third place
  • Respect house is in fourth place

There’s still time to help your child’s house. When you become a member, your child’s TPMS STRIVE house gains a point. If you join PTSA online or drop by our PTSA booth at Back-to-School night to join, you may be our 200th member and the lucky winner of TPMS pajama pants.

Join PTSA today!

 

Exploring the equinox

Join us for an evening at the new Montgomery College Planetarium! Let’s explore the September equinox, its astronomical cause, its effects on our seasons, and its role in calendars and cultural traditions around the world. You’ll leave with a star chart and the ability to find celestial objects on your own.

The astronomy faculty will be on hand to answer your questions about the universe.

The planetarium is a state-of-the-art facility which offers an immersive experience under a tilted 30-foot dome. It features stars, nebulae, galaxies, layered Earth simulation software, and 360-degree virtual reality video and sound.

Minimum age requirement: 5 yrs, accompanied by an adult.

Given by: Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald, Director of the Planetarium

Time: Saturday, Sept 20 at 7 pm
Location: Planetarium, LB 103, Montgomery College Takoma Park, Catherine and Isiah Leggett Math and Science Bldg., 7615 Fenton St, Takoma Park MD 20912

Tickets: Free. Make reservations at MC Plantarium Events Page

 

IEP Parent Workshop: Supporting Families Through the IEP Process

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 7 pm – 8:30pm

Please RSVP for this workshop so we know how many will attend:  RSVP here

 


Actas de la Reunión Mensual en Línea

Si no pudo asistir a la reunión de la PTSA del 9 de septiembre o desea revisar la presentación, puede encontrarlas publicadas en nuestro sitio web: https://www.tpmspta.org/sept2025ptsamtg/

 

¿Nos ayuda a batir un récord de membresía en la PTSA?

La semana pasada aumentamos la membresía de la PTSA y ya estamos al 75% de nuestra meta, con menos de dos semanas para el final. Por favor, únase en línea o en la Noche de Regreso a Clases del jueves. ¡El miembro número 200 de la PTSA que se una ganará un pijama de TPMS!

A medida que crecemos, la competencia STRIVE continúa. Al comenzar la quinta semana, podemos observar el aumento de membresía de la semana pasada:

La casa Triumph ha avanzado y ahora está empatada con la casa Value en el primer lugar.
Engage ha avanzado al segundo lugar.
La casa Inquire y la casa Share están empatadas en el tercer lugar.
La casa Respect está en cuarto lugar.
Aún hay tiempo para ayudar a la casa de su hijo. Al hacerse miembro, la casa TPMS STRIVE de su hijo gana un punto. Si se une a la PTSA en línea o visita nuestro stand de la PTSA durante la noche de regreso a clases, podría ser nuestro miembro número 200 y el afortunado ganador de un pijama de TPMS.

¡Únase a la PTSA hoy mismo!

 

Explorando el equinoccio

¡Acompáñenos en una velada en el nuevo Planetario de Montgomery College! Exploremos el equinoccio de septiembre, su causa astronómica, sus efectos en las estaciones y su papel en los calendarios y las tradiciones culturales de todo el mundo. Saldrá con un mapa estelar y la posibilidad de encontrar objetos celestes por su cuenta.

El profesorado de astronomía estará disponible para responder a sus preguntas sobre el universo.

El planetario es una instalación de vanguardia que ofrece una experiencia inmersiva bajo una cúpula inclinada de 9 metros. Presenta estrellas, nebulosas, galaxias, software de simulación de la Tierra en capas y video y sonido de realidad virtual de 360 ​​grados.

Edad mínima: 5 años, acompañados por un adulto.

A cargo de: Dra. Carrie Fitzgerald, Directora del Planetario

Hora: Sábado 20 de septiembre, 19:00 h
Lugar: Planetario, LB 103, Montgomery College, Takoma Park, Edificio de Matemáticas y Ciencias Catherine e Isiah Leggett, 7615 Fenton St, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Entradas: Gratuitas. Reserve en la página de eventos del Planetario de MC

 

Taller para padres sobre el IEP: Apoyo a las familias durante el proceso del IEP

Martes, 30 de septiembre de 2025, de 19:00 a 20:30 h

RSVP for this workshop

 


ወርሃዊ የስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች አሁን በመስመር ላይ

በሴፕቴምበር 9ኛው የPTSA ስብሰባ ላይ መሳተፍ ካልቻላችሁ ወይም የቀረበውን ለመገምገም ከፈለጋችሁ አሁን እዚህ ድረ-ገጻችን ላይ ተለጥፈው ሊያገኟቸው ይችላሉ፡  https://www.tpmspta.org/sept2025ptsamtg/

 

የPTSA አባልነት ሪኮርድን እንድናዘጋጅ ይረዱናል?

ባለፈው ሳምንት የPTSA አባልነትን ጨምረናል እና አሁን 75% ወደ ግባችን ለመድረስ ከ2 ሳምንታት ያነሰ ጊዜ እየቀረው ነው። እባክዎ በመስመር ላይ ለመቀላቀል ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ ወይም በሃሙስ ወደ ትምህርት ቤት ምሽት። የሚቀላቀለው 200ኛው የPTSA አባል የTPMS ፒጃማ ሱሪዎችን ያሸንፋል!

ቁጥራችን እያደገ ሲሄድ፣ የSTRIVE ቤት ወዳጃዊ ውድድር ይቀጥላል። 5ኛውን ሳምንት ስንጀምር ያለፈውን ሳምንት የአባልነት መጨመር ማየት እንችላለን፡-

ትሪምፍ ሃውስ ከዋጋ ቤት ጋር ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ለማገናኘት ወደ ፊት ቀጥሏል።
ተሳትፎ ወደ ሁለተኛ ደረጃ አልፏል
ጠያቂ ቤት እና ሼር ቤት ለሶስተኛ ደረጃ የተሳሰሩ ናቸው።
አክብሮት ቤት አራተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ይገኛል
የልጅዎን ቤት ለመርዳት አሁንም ጊዜ አለ. አባል ሲሆኑ፣ የልጅዎ TPMS STRIVE ቤት ነጥብ ያገኛል። PTSAን በመስመር ላይ ከተቀላቀሉ ወይም ለመቀላቀል በ PTSA ቡዝ ወደ ትምህርት ቤት ተመለስ ምሽት ከገቡ፣ እርስዎ 200ኛ አባል እና የTPMS ፒጃማ ሱሪ እድለኛ አሸናፊ ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ።

ዛሬ PTSAን ይቀላቀሉ!

 

እኩልነትን ማሰስ

በአዲሱ የሞንትጎመሪ ኮሌጅ ፕላኔታሪየም ምሽት ይቀላቀሉን! የመስከረም ኢኩኖክስን ፣ የስነ ፈለክ መንስኤውን ፣በወቅቶቻችን ላይ ያለውን ተፅእኖ እና በአለም ዙሪያ ባሉ የቀን መቁጠሪያዎች እና ባህላዊ ወጎች ውስጥ ያለውን ሚና እንመርምር። በኮከብ ቻርት እና የሰማይ አካላትን በራስዎ የማግኘት ችሎታ ይተዋሉ።

ስለ አጽናፈ ሰማይ ያለዎትን ጥያቄዎች ለመመለስ የስነ ፈለክ ፋኩልቲው ዝግጁ ይሆናል።

ፕላኔታሪየም በታጠፈ ባለ 30 ጫማ ጉልላት ስር መሳጭ ልምድ የሚሰጥ እጅግ በጣም ዘመናዊ ተቋም ነው። ኮከቦችን፣ ኔቡላዎችን፣ ጋላክሲዎችን፣ የተነባበረ የምድር ማስመሰያ ሶፍትዌር እና ባለ 360 ዲግሪ ምናባዊ እውነታ ቪዲዮ እና ድምጽን ይዟል።

ዝቅተኛው የዕድሜ መስፈርት፡ 5 ዓመት፣ ከአዋቂ ጋር አብሮ።

የሰጡት፡- የፕላኔታሪየም ዳይሬክተር ዶ/ር ካሪ ፍዝጌራልድ

ሰዓት፡ ቅዳሜ፡ ሴፕቴምበር 20 ከቀኑ 7፡00 ሰዓት
ቦታ፡ ፕላኔታሪየም፣ ኤልቢ 103፣ ሞንትጎመሪ ኮሌጅ ታኮማ ፓርክ፣ ካትሪን እና ኢሲያ ለገት ሒሳብ እና ሳይንስ ብሉጅ.፣ 7615 ፌንቶን ሴንት፣ ታኮማ ፓርክ ኤምዲ 20912

ቲኬቶች: ነጻ. በMC Plantarium ክስተቶች ገጽ ላይ ቦታ ያስይዙ

 

የIEP የወላጅ አውደ ጥናት፡ ቤተሰቦችን በ IEP ሂደት መደገፍ

ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 30፣ 2025፣ 7 ከሰአት – 8፡30 ከሰአት

RSVP for this workshop

09.08.25 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of September 8, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

JOIN US!  PTSA Meeting Tuesday, Sept 9, 7-8:30pm, Virtual (Zoom) only

We’ll be kicking off the year with lots of info on what we’re doing and seeking your input, as well as learning more about how the school supports students’ executive functioning skills, and you can too!

  • Find out more about the meeting here

 

Membership Drive – join this week to win a sweatshirt

If you have not already joined PTSA, please take a moment to join today. All who join this week before Saturday at midnight will be entered into a raffle for a TPMS sweatshirt – a cozy reason to join and become a part of the PTSA community!

As part of our membership drive, the TPMS houses have a friendly competition for the highest enrollment. As we start week 4:

Value house is in first place

Inquire house is in second place

Triumph house is in third place 

Share, Engage, and Respect houses are in fourth, fifth, and sixth place

When you become a member, your child’s TPMS STRIVE house gains a point. STRIVE to show your school spirit by becoming a TPMS PTSA member and donate. (If you cannot donate, this does not prevent your child from gaining a point.) 

Join today to enter the raffle and show STRIVE spirit as a part of PTSA! 

 

IEP Parent Workshop: Supporting Families Through the IEP Process

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 7 pm – 8:30pm

A MCPS Technology Cheat Sheet

There are alot of Tech Platforms used in MCPS, so our parent organization, MCPTA, has created a cheatsheet to describe what each one does.

  • Read about them: https://www.tpmspta.org/mcps-technology-platforms-what-they-are-what-they-do/

 

“OK To Delay” Chapter starting up  

If you’re struggling to identify and implement appropriate technology and parental controls, and balance them with freedom and independence, this new Takoma Park chapter of “OK to Delay” may be for you.  Smartphones, social media, gaming, it’s a jungle out there. “OK to Delay” invites you to connect, share resources, learn together and support one another. Ruth, the chapter lead learned about “OK to Delay” (oktodelay.org) and invites you to join her in inaugurating a local chapter. If you’re interested in learning more, or getting involved, *or just staying in the loop to learn about (occasional!) events*, please complete this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBX3RPT



 


¡ÚNETE! Reunión de la PTSA: martes 9 de septiembre, de 19:00 a 20:30 h, solo virtual (Zoom)

Comenzaremos el año con mucha información sobre nuestras actividades y con la participación de todos. Además, aprenderemos más sobre cómo la escuela apoya las habilidades de funcionamiento ejecutivo de los estudiantes. ¡Tú también puedes!

 

Campaña de membresía: únete esta semana para ganar una sudadera

Si aún no te has unido a la PTSA, tómate un momento para unirte hoy. Todos los que se unan esta semana antes del sábado a la medianoche participarán en un sorteo de una sudadera de TPMS: ¡una excelente razón para unirte y formar parte de la comunidad de la PTSA!

Como parte de nuestra campaña de membresía, las casas de TPMS tienen una competencia amistosa para ver quién tiene la mayor cantidad de inscripciones. Al comenzar la semana 4:

Casa Value ocupa el primer lugar.

Casa Inquire ocupa el segundo lugar.

Casa Triumph ocupa el tercer lugar.

Casas Share, Engage y Respect ocupan el cuarto, quinto y sexto lugar.

Al hacerse miembro, la casa STRIVE de TPMS de su hijo/a gana un punto. ¡Esfuércese por demostrar su espíritu escolar haciéndose miembro de la PTSA de TPMS y donando! (Si no puede donar, esto no impide que su hijo/a gane un punto).

¡Únase hoy mismo para participar en el sorteo y demostrar el espíritu STRIVE como parte de la PTSA!

 

Taller para padres sobre el IEP: Apoyo a las familias durante el proceso del IEP

Martes, 30 de septiembre de 2025, de 19:00 a 20:30 h

 

Guía práctica de tecnología de MCPS

En MCPS se utilizan muchas plataformas tecnológicas, por lo que nuestra organización matriz, MCPTA, ha creado una guía práctica que describe la función de cada una.

Lea sobre ellas: https://www.tpmspta.org/mcps-technology-platforms-what-they-are-what-they-do/

 

Capítulo “OK to Delay” en marcha

Si le cuesta identificar e implementar la tecnología y los controles parentales adecuados, y equilibrarlos con la libertad y la independencia, este nuevo capítulo de “OK to Delay” en Takoma Park podría ser ideal para usted. Smartphones, redes sociales, videojuegos… ¡es una jungla! “OK to Delay” le invita a conectarse, compartir recursos, aprender juntos y apoyarse mutuamente. Ruth, la líder del capítulo, se enteró de “OK to Delay” (oktodelay.org) y le invita a unirse a ella para inaugurar un capítulo local. Si está interesado en obtener más información, participar o simplemente mantenerse informado sobre eventos (¡ocasionales!), complete esta encuesta: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBX3RPT

 

 


ይቀላቀሉን! የPTSA ስብሰባ ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 9፣ 7-8፡30 ፒኤም፣ ምናባዊ (አጉላ) ብቻ

እኛ በምንሰራው ነገር ላይ ብዙ መረጃዎችን ይዘን እና የእርስዎን ግብአት በመፈለግ እንዲሁም ትምህርት ቤቱ የተማሪዎችን የአስፈፃሚ ተግባር ክህሎት እንዴት እንደሚደግፍ የበለጠ እንማራለን እና እርስዎም ይችላሉ!

 

የአባልነት ድራይቭ – የሱፍ ቀሚስ ለማሸነፍ በዚህ ሳምንት ይቀላቀሉ

አስቀድመው PTSAን ካልተቀላቀሉ፣ እባክዎን ዛሬውን ለመቀላቀል ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ። በዚህ ሳምንት ከቅዳሜ እኩለ ሌሊት በፊት የሚቀላቀሉ ሁሉ ለቲፒኤምኤስ ሹራብ ሸሚዝ ይሸጣሉ – ለመቀላቀል እና የPTSA ማህበረሰብ አካል ለመሆን ምቹ ምክንያት!

እንደ የአባልነት መንፈሳችን አካል፣ የ TPMS ቤቶች ለከፍተኛ ምዝገባ የወዳጅነት ውድድር አላቸው። 4ኛውን ሳምንት ስንጀምር፡-

የእሴት ቤት በመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ነው

ጠያቂ ቤት ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ነው።

የድል ሃውስ ሶስተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ይገኛል።

አጋራ፣ ተሣታፊ፣ እና አክባሪ ቤቶች አራተኛ፣ አምስተኛ እና ስድስተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ይገኛሉ

አባል ሲሆኑ፣ የልጅዎ TPMS STRIVE ቤት ነጥብ ያገኛል። የTPMS PTSA አባል በመሆን የትምህርት ቤት መንፈስዎን ለማሳየት ይሞክሩ እና ይለግሱ። (መለገስ ካልቻሉ፣ ይህ ልጅዎ ነጥብ እንዳያገኝ አያግደውም።)

ወደ ራፍል ለመግባት እና STRIVE መንፈስን እንደ PTSA አካል ለማሳየት ዛሬ ይቀላቀሉ!

 

የIEP የወላጅ አውደ ጥናት፡ ቤተሰቦችን በ IEP ሂደት መደገፍ

ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 30፣ 2025፣ 7 ከሰአት – 8፡30 ከሰአት

 

የMCPS ቴክኖሎጂ ማጭበርበር ወረቀት

በMCPS ውስጥ ብዙ የቴክ ፕላትፎርሞች ጥቅም ላይ ይውላሉ፣ስለዚህ የወላጅ ድርጅታችን MCPTA እያንዳንዳቸው የሚያደርጉትን ለመግለጽ ማጭበርበር ፈጥሯል።

ስለእነሱ ያንብቡ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/mcps-technology-platforms-what-they-are-what-they-do/

“ለመዘግየት እሺ” ምዕራፍ ይጀምራል

ተገቢውን ቴክኖሎጂ እና የወላጅ ቁጥጥርን ለመለየት እና ለመተግበር እና ከነጻነት እና ከነጻነት ጋር ለማመጣጠን እየታገልክ ከሆነ፣ ይህ አዲስ የታኮማ ፓርክ ምዕራፍ “እሺ ወደ መዘግየት” ለእርስዎ ሊሆን ይችላል። ስማርትፎኖች፣ ማህበራዊ ሚዲያዎች፣ ጨዋታዎች፣ እዚያ ጫካ ነው። “እሺ ለመዘግየት” እንድትገናኙ፣ ሃብት እንድትካፈሉ፣ እንድትማሩ እና እርስ በርሳችሁ እንድትደጋገፉ ይጋብዛችኋል። ሩት፣ የምዕራፉ መሪ ስለ “እሺ ወደ መዘግየት” (oktodelay.org) ተማረች እና የአካባቢዋን ምእራፍ ስትመርቅ እንድትተባበሯት ጋብዘሻል። የበለጠ ለመማር፣ ወይም ለመሳተፍ፣ *ወይም ስለ(አልፎ አልፎ!) ክስተቶች ለመማር ዝም ብለው ከቆዩ፣ እባክዎ ይህን ዳሰሳ ያጠናቅቁ፡ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBX3RPT

 

09.01.25 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of September 1, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Join today to STRIVE for the PTSA Membership Drive

When you become a member, your child’s TPMS STRIVE house gains a point. STRIVE to show your school spirit by becoming a TPMS PTSA member and donate. (If you cannot donate, this does not prevent your child from gaining a point). We have a record number of members so far; please join today to show STRIVE spirit and be a part of PTSA! 

Our PTSA provides opportunities for parents to connect to each other and to the school through listservers, whats app groups and community events and meetings and committees. We work to enrich your child’s school experience through things like assemblies, supplies, and a whole lot more, for example, we support the work of our teachers and staff through teacher appreciation activities and minigrants.

Above: Based on the numbers for August, the Engage and Inquire houses are currently tied for top membership counts. (Note: We matched all membership entries to a house, so even if you did not enter your student’s house in your membership form, you were still counted.) If you have not already done so, please join today to increase counts for your student’s house and continue to watch these newsletters for membership house updates.

 

PTSA Membership Drive August Raffle Winner

As we head into week 3 of our membership drive, we are pleased to recognize over 100 new PTSA members – thank you for joining. A new PTSA member from the TRIUMPH house is the winner of our August raffle for an annual membership to the Baltimore Museum of Industry. 

 

PTSA Meeting Tuesday, Sept 9, 7-8:30pm, Virtual (Zoom) only

We’ll be kicking off the year with lots of info on what we’re doing and seeking your input, as well as learning more about how the school supports students’ executive functioning skills, and you can too!  The agenda will be added soon.

  • Find out more about the meeting here

 

NAACP Information from TPMS’s NAACP Rep, Ramata Diop

As your NAACP rep, I regularly attend our MCPS NAACP Council meetings.  Those meetings produce notes you may find helpful.  Look for them in this newsletter to follow along with what we are doing. 

  • Read the NAACP Newsletter PDF

 


Únase hoy a STRIVE para la Campaña de Membresía de la PTSA.

Al hacerse miembro, la casa STRIVE de su hijo/a en TPMS gana un punto. STRIVE para demostrar su espíritu escolar haciéndose miembro de la PTSA de TPMS y donando. (Si no puede donar, esto no impide que su hijo/a gane un punto). ¡Tenemos un número récord de miembros hasta la fecha! ¡Únase hoy para mostrar su espíritu STRIVE y ser parte de la PTSA!

Nuestra PTSA ofrece oportunidades para que los padres se conecten entre sí y con la escuela a través de listas de correo, grupos de WhatsApp, eventos comunitarios, reuniones y comités. Trabajamos para enriquecer la experiencia escolar de su hijo/a mediante asambleas, materiales y mucho más. Por ejemplo, apoyamos el trabajo de nuestros maestros y personal mediante actividades de reconocimiento docente y minibecas.

 

Ganador de la rifa de agosto de la campaña de membresía de la PTSA

Al comenzar la tercera semana de nuestra campaña de membresía, nos complace reconocer a más de 100 nuevos miembros de la PTSA. Gracias por unirse. Un nuevo miembro de la PTSA de la casa TRIUMPH es el ganador de nuestra rifa de agosto para una membresía anual al Museo de la Industria de Baltimore.

 

Reunión de la PTSA: martes 9 de septiembre, de 19:00 a 20:30 h, virtual (solo por Zoom)

Comenzaremos el año con mucha información sobre nuestras actividades y solicitando su opinión, además de aprender más sobre cómo la escuela apoya las habilidades de funcionamiento ejecutivo de los estudiantes. ¡Usted también puede hacerlo! La agenda se publicará pronto.

Más información sobre la reunión aquí

 

Información de la NAACP por Ramata Diop, representante de la NAACP de TPMS

Como su representante de la NAACP, asisto regularmente a las reuniones del Consejo de la NAACP de MCPS. Estas reuniones generan notas que pueden serle útiles. Búsquelos en este boletín para mantenerse al tanto de nuestras actividades.

Lea el PDF del boletín de la NAACP.

 


ለPTSA አባልነት Drive ለ STRIVE ዛሬ ይቀላቀሉ

አባል ሲሆኑ፣ የልጅዎ TPMS STRIVE ቤት ነጥብ ያገኛል። የTPMS PTSA አባል በመሆን የትምህርት ቤት መንፈስዎን ለማሳየት ይሞክሩ እና ይለግሱ። (መለገስ ካልቻሉ, ይህ ልጅዎ ነጥብ እንዳያገኝ አያግደውም). እስካሁን ሪከርድ የሆነ የአባላት ቁጥር አለን – STRIVE መንፈስን ለማሳየት እና የPTSA አካል ለመሆን ዛሬውኑ ይቀላቀሉ!

የእኛ PTSA ወላጆች እርስ በርሳቸው እና ከትምህርት ቤቱ ጋር በlistservers፣ whats app ቡድኖች እና የማህበረሰብ ዝግጅቶች እና ስብሰባዎች እና ኮሚቴዎች እንዲገናኙ እድል ይሰጣል። እንደ ስብሰባዎች፣ አቅርቦቶች እና ሌሎችም በመሳሰሉት ነገሮች የልጅዎን የትምህርት ቤት ልምድ ለማበልጸግ እንሰራለን፣ ለምሳሌ፣ የአስተማሪዎቻችንን እና የሰራተኞቻችንን ስራ በአስተማሪ አድናቆት እንቅስቃሴዎች እና ማይግራንት በኩል እንደግፋለን።

 

የPTSA አባልነት ድራይቭ ኦገስት ራፍል አሸናፊ

ወደ 3ኛው ሳምንት የአባልነት ጉዞ ስንሄድ ከ100 በላይ አዲስ የPTSA አባላትን በማወቃችን ደስተኞች ነን – ስለተቀላቀሉ እናመሰግናለን። ከTRIUMPH ቤት የመጣ አዲስ የPTSA አባል ለባልቲሞር ኢንዱስትሪ ሙዚየም አመታዊ አባልነት የነሀሴ እድላችን አሸናፊ ነው።

 

የPTSA ስብሰባ ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 9፣ 7-8፡30 ፒኤም፣ ምናባዊ (አጉላ) ብቻ

እኛ በምንሰራው ነገር ላይ ብዙ መረጃ በመስጠት እና የእርስዎን ግብአት በመፈለግ እንዲሁም ትምህርት ቤቱ የተማሪዎችን የአስፈፃሚ የተግባር ክህሎቶችን እንዴት እንደሚደግፍ የበለጠ እንማራለን እና እርስዎም ይችላሉ! አጀንዳው በቅርቡ ይታከላል።

ስለ ስብሰባው የበለጠ እዚህ ያግኙ

 

የ NAACP መረጃ ከ TPMS NAACP ተወካይ፣ Ramata Diop

እንደ የእርስዎ NAACP ተወካይ፣ በMCPS NAACP ምክር ቤት ስብሰባዎቻችን ላይ በመደበኛነት እገኛለሁ። እነዚያ ስብሰባዎች ጠቃሚ ሆነው ሊያገኟቸው የሚችሉትን ማስታወሻዎች ያዘጋጃሉ። ከምንሰራው ጋር ለመከታተል በዚህ ጋዜጣ ላይ ፈልጋቸው።

የ NAACP ጋዜጣ ፒዲኤፍ ያንብቡ

08.29.25 |

First PTSA Meeting of the Year! Tuesday, Sept 9, 7-8:30pm

Our first PTSA meeting of the school year is Tuesday, September 9, from 7-8:30!

This meeting is over zoom (not in person).

Find the meeting notes (minutes) and slides presented here

  • 2025.09.09 _ PTSA General Meeting Minutes
  • Meeting slides

Learn more about what our PTSA does,
and what we’ll be doing in the 2025-26
school year.
Plus ways to get involved.

The School will also present information
on how they grows your child’s executive
functioning skills, and how you can too!

Robust Q&A to answer your questions
and gather your insights on what you
hope for the new school year.

08.25.25 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of August 25, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

PTSA Membership Drive Now Thru October 1st!  

We’ve started our fall Membership Drive and we want all our families and teachers to become members! Sign up for a membership on/before Sunday, August 31 and you will be entered to win a Family Membership to the Baltimore Museum of Industry. (Raffle extended since there was no winner from the picnic. If you joined on 8/22, you are still in the raffle.)  Join now!

Once you join, please make a donation! 

TPMS PTSA creates opportunities for connecting and engaging with each other and the school through listservers, whats app groups and community events and meetings and committees.  We enrich your child’s school experience through things like assemblies, supplies, and a whole lot more!  We support the work of our teachers and staff through teacher appreciation activities and minigrants!

Your engagement matters – PTSA supports your engagement!

Check out this PDF on why your engagement matters for student and school success.

Join TPMS PTSA!

 

Stay Connected with PTSA!

If you haven’t done so, please sign up for the PTSA ListServes and WhatsApp Groups.

 

PTSA Meeting Tuesday, Sept 9, 7-8:30pm at TPMS

Save the date and join us for our first PTSA meeting of the year. More information to follow! 

 

Welcome Families Picnic Potluck

Wow—what a great Welcome Picnic! Thank you to everyone who came out last Friday night. The weather was perfect, the food was incredible, and it was such a joy watching our kids play and families connect. What a fantastic start to the year! ❤

Big shout out to PTSA Events VP Ramata Diop, who organized this event and made it happen!

 

Teacher & Staff welcome breakfast – Success!

Last Monday kicked off a return to the school year for teachers and staff.  To welcome them back the PTSA provided breakfast with donations and discounts (and restaurant staff that came in early) from Takoma Bev Co, Spring Mill Bakery and Starbucks Coffee in Langley Park.  Thanks to Alisa Obrien – our PTSA Teacher Staff Appreciation Committee Chair for making this happen! 




¡Campaña de Membresía de la PTSA abierta hasta el 1 de octubre!

¡Comenzamos nuestra Campaña de Membresía de otoño y queremos que todas nuestras familias y maestros se hagan miembros! Inscríbase antes del domingo 31 de agosto y participará en el sorteo de una Membresía Familiar para el Museo de la Industria de Baltimore. (El sorteo se extendió debido a que no hubo un ganador en el picnic. Si se unió el 22 de agosto, aún participa en el sorteo). ¡Únase ahora!

Una vez que se una, ¡haga una donación!

La PTSA de TPMS crea oportunidades para conectar e interactuar entre sí y con la escuela a través de listas de correo, grupos de WhatsApp, eventos comunitarios, reuniones y comités. Enriquecemos la experiencia escolar de su hijo/a con actividades como asambleas, útiles escolares y mucho más. Apoyamos el trabajo de nuestros maestros y personal mediante actividades de reconocimiento docente y minibecas.

¡Su compromiso es importante! La PTSA apoya su compromiso.

Consulta este PDF sobre la importancia de tu participación para el éxito estudiantil y escolar.

¡Únete a la PTSA de TPMS!

 

¡Manténgase conectado con la PTSA!

Si aún no lo ha hecho, suscríbase a las listas de correo y grupos de WhatsApp de la PTSA.

 

Reunión de la PTSA: martes 9 de septiembre, de 19:00 a 20:30 h en TPMS

Reserve la fecha y acompáñenos a nuestra primera reunión del año de la PTSA. ¡Pronto les daremos más información!

 

Picnic de bienvenida para familias

¡Qué gran picnic de bienvenida! Gracias a todos los que vinieron el viernes por la noche. El clima estuvo perfecto, la comida increíble y fue un placer ver a nuestros niños jugar y a las familias conectar. ¡Qué fantástico comienzo de año! ❤

Un agradecimiento especial a Ramata Diop, vicepresidenta de eventos de la PTSA, quien organizó y logró que este evento fuera posible.

 

Desayuno de bienvenida para profesores y personal: ¡Éxito!

El lunes pasado dio inicio el regreso del año escolar para maestros y personal. Para darles la bienvenida, la PTSA proporcionó desayuno con donaciones y descuentos (y personal del restaurante que llegó temprano) de Takoma Bev Co, Spring Mill Bakery y Starbucks Coffee en Langley Park. ¡Gracias a Alisa Obrien, nuestra presidenta del Comité de reconocimiento al personal docente de la PTSA por hacer que esto suceda!

 

 


የPTSA አባልነት ጉዞ አሁን እስከ ኦክቶበር 1 ድረስ!

የበልግ የአባልነት ድራይቭን ጀምረናል እና ሁሉም ቤተሰቦቻችን እና አስተማሪዎች አባላት እንዲሆኑ እንፈልጋለን! ከእሁድ ኦገስት 31 በፊት ለአባልነት ይመዝገቡ እና የባልቲሞር ኢንዱስትሪ ሙዚየም የቤተሰብ አባል ለመሆን ትገባላችሁ። (ራፍሊ የተራዘመው ከሽርሽር አሸናፊ ስላልነበረ ነው። በ8/22 ከተቀላቀልክ፣ አሁንም በዕጣው ውስጥ ነህ።)  አሁን ይቀላቀሉ!

አንዴ ከተቀላቀሉ፣ እባክዎን መዋጮ ያድርጉ!

TPMS PTSA እርስበርስ እና ትምህርት ቤቱን በlistservers፣ whats app ቡድኖች እና የማህበረሰብ ዝግጅቶች እና ስብሰባዎች እና ኮሚቴዎች የመገናኘት እና የመተሳሰብ እድሎችን ይፈጥራል። የልጅዎን የትምህርት ቤት ልምድ እንደ ስብሰባዎች፣ አቅርቦቶች እና ሌሎችም ነገሮች እናበለጽጋለን። የአስተማሪዎቻችንን እና የሰራተኞቻችንን ስራ በአስተማሪ አድናቆት እንቅስቃሴዎች እና ማይግራንት እንደግፋለን!

የእርስዎ ተሳትፎ ጉዳዮች – PTSA የእርስዎን ተሳትፎ ይደግፋል!

የእርስዎ ተሳትፎ ለተማሪ እና ለትምህርት ቤት ስኬት ለምን እንደሚያስፈልግ ይህን ፒዲኤፍ ይመልከቱ።

TPMS PTSAን ይቀላቀሉ!

 

ከPTSA ጋር እንደተገናኙ ይቆዩ!

ይህን ያላደረጉት ከሆነ፣ እባክዎ ለPTSA ListServes እና WhatsApp ቡድኖች ይመዝገቡ።

 

የPTSA ስብሰባ ማክሰኞ ሴፕቴምበር 9፣ 7-8፡30 ፒኤም በTPMS

ቀኑን ይቆጥቡ እና ለዓመቱ የመጀመሪያ የPTSA ስብሰባ ይቀላቀሉን። ተጨማሪ መረጃ መከታተል!

 

እንኳን በደህና መጡ ቤተሰቦች ፒክኒክ ፖትሉክ

ዋው – እንዴት ያለ ጥሩ የእንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ ፒክኒክ ነው! ባለፈው አርብ ምሽት የወጡትን ሁሉ አመሰግናለሁ። አየሩ ጥሩ ነበር፣ ምግቡ የማይታመን ነበር፣ እና ልጆቻችን ሲጫወቱ እና ቤተሰቦቻችን ሲገናኙ ማየት በጣም አስደሳች ነበር። በዓመቱ ውስጥ እንዴት ያለ አስደናቂ ጅምር ነው! ❤

ይህን ዝግጅት ላዘጋጀው እና እንዲሳካ ላደረገው ለPTSA Events VP Ramata Diop ትልቅ ጩህት ያድርጉ!

 

አስተማሪ እና ሰራተኞች ቁርስ እንኳን ደህና መጡ – ስኬት!

ባለፈው ሰኞ ለመምህራን እና ሰራተኞች ወደ ትምህርት አመት መመለስ ጀምሯል. እነሱን መልሰው ለመቀበል PTSA ከታኮማ ቤቭ ኮ፣ ስፕሪንግ ሚል ዳቦሪ እና ስታርባክስ ቡና በላንግሌይ ፓርክ ከስጦታዎች እና ቅናሾች (እና ቀደም ብለው የመጡ የሬስቶራንት ሰራተኞች) ቁርስ አቅርቧል። ለአሊሳ ኦብሪየን እናመሰግናለን – የPTSA መምህር ሰራተኞች የአመስጋኝ ኮሚቴ ሰብሳቢ ይህ እንዲሆን ላደረጉት!

 

03.09.25 |

Healthy Sleep for Adolescents Resolution Passes!

Thank you all for your participation in shaping the Healthy Sleep for Adolescents resolution.  The resolution passed in the MCCPTA (our parent organization) will be taking actions towards making this resolution a reality.

You can read the final resolution here:

MCCPTA health sleep for adolescents resolution final 02282025

 

02.16.25 |

For your advocacy: Proposed MCCPTA Resolution: Healthy Sleep for Adolescents

MCCPTA is proposing a resolution that encourages healthy sleep for adolescents.  Our TPMS MCCPTA Rep, Liz Ryan, will be voting on Feb 25 and is seeking feedback and input for/against this resolution through this form: https://forms.gle/Q6kF1p8mNZ12GZLJ6

This resolution urges MCPS to set middle and high school start times no earlier than 8:30
AM, so teens can get the sleep they need to improve their physical and mental health, safety,
school success, and quality of life.

Read more about this resolution:

  • Proposed Resolution
  • Student, School and Community Benefits
  • FAQs from Delegate Assembly

This resolution will go to the MCPS Board of Education once approved.

 

05.23.24 |

Parents at Lunch (PAL) Program Needs Volunteers

PALs (Parents at Lunch), a volunteer program for parents and caregivers to lend a hand during school lunch periods, is back! The staff could really use our help getting the kids through their meals, cleaning up and going outside, especially these last few weeks of school.
Sign up to volunteer here. 
Volunteers must have completed the Recognizing Signs of Abuse and Neglect online training (which takes approx. 30 minutes and can be found via ParentVue/Canvas). Click here for instructions to find your way to the training (which is valid for three years).
Once your training is completed, come for any or all three lunch periods!
6th grade: 12:15 to 12:45 pm
7th grade: 1 pm to 1:30 pm
8th grade: 11:25 to 11:55 am

For more information on the program, please check out the PAL handbook:

Final TPMS PAL – Spring 2024 HANDBOOK

05.23.24 |

April PTSA Meeting Notes

April 16, 2024

PTSA General Meeting

PTSA Board Attendees
Ramata Diop, President
Emily Pickren, Correspondence and Communications Secretary
Emily Modde, Treasurer

Staff Attendees
Principal Erin Martin

Upcoming events:

8th Grade Dance: June 8, 7-9pm – need chaperones and volunteers

8th Grade Promotion Day:  June 11 at Blair. Need 7th grade parents to help with promotion set-up

Ms. Martin asks attendees to reach out to 5 different families and ask them to attend May’s PTSA meeting.

Meeting Overview:

  • Wax Museum presentation in honor of Women’s History Month – students represented Sally Ride, Jane Goodall, and Cleopatra.
  • Clare, PTSA Board member at Blair and former TPMS PTSA president, talked to the group about the Blair PTSA and encouraged incoming 9th grade parents to join their Listserv: www.blairptsa.org

o   May 4 was Blair Fair – door prizes, opportunity to tour the school.

  • Kaysi-Ann Webley from the City of Takoma Park discussed Safe Routes to School and presented $1k check to TPMS – revenue from previous 5K races – this was seed money for the five area schools participating in the Safe Routes to Schools program. Ms. Webley also shared:
  • May is Bike Month in TKPK– will have free bike repair pop-ups at Farmers’ markets.
  • Bike to School Day is May 8 – encouraged all kids to ride to school. There are also Adult Learn to Ride classes, there is currently a wait list for them. Bike to Work Day is May 17.
  • Participate in Safe Route to School 5-minute survey.

Teacher Appreciation Week was May 6-10 – parent Alisa O’Brien was the lead coordinator. There was a sign-up genius for parents/caregivers to donate food for teachers, for students to write cards for their teachers.

Treasurer’s Report: Emily Modde presented. PTSA has $22K in the bank but has a lot of big-ticket items coming up such as the 8th grade dance and promotion. The PTSA also helped to sponsor We Shine Night. We Shine is a venue where students can shine, make connections to what they are learning and create a project. It is expanding every year and students are planning for it for next year.

Ms. Martin reported that TPMS is continuing to roll out STRIVE, which focuses on kindness toward others and recognizes student’s achievements in and out of school. Always in Principal’s newsletter.

02.04.24 |

Books & Basketball – A Big Success!!

A big thank you to all the parents, students, teachers and staff who came out for the Books & Basketball event this weekend, February 2 & 3. This FUN-raiser exceeded our goals of building community and raising funds for our school. Camaraderie, community, and sportsmanship were on full display, with some amazing basketball performances by 8th grade players and the teachers!  

The money from this PTSA fundraiser will be used to finance other school events, support and appreciate teachers, provide field trip scholarships, and a whole lot more. 

Basketball-game-3
Basketball-game
Basketball-game-2
Dance-performance
Book-sale-2
Silent-auction
Mayor-Searcy
Horticulture-club
Basketball-game-3

Special shout-outs to all those who made this event possible:

  • TPMS parents Céline Allard and Patty First for their leadership and for managing the silent auction
  • TPMS staff for managing the basketball game and all the logistics.
  • All the parents who donated food for the bake sale.
  • Horticulture club for selling plants during the book sale. 
  • Special thanks to Mayor Talisha Searcy for reading to children at Storytime on Saturday during the book sale.
  • Difference Makers for their huge volunteer support, and a big high-five goes to all the parent donors and adult volunteers. We couldn’t have done it without you. Finally, a huge thanks to all the businesses and parents who donated to the silent auction. 

Silent Auction Donors (in no particular order):

Restaurants and Food

  • Olive Lounge  (restaurant in Takoma Park)
  • Spring Mill Bread  (restaurant in Takoma Park)
  • Koma Cafe  (restaurant in Takoma Park)
  • Takoma Beverage Co.  (restaurant in Takoma Park)
  • Muoi Teiu (restaurant in Takoma Park)
  • TPSS Co-op (grocery store in Takoma Park)

Dance 

  • Tango lessons with Céline Allard

Home goods, Clothing, Books & Accessories

  • People’s Book (bookstore in Takoma Park)
  • Politics & Prose (bookstore in Washington, DC)
  • HouseMouse Books & Vintage (bookstore in Takoma Park)
  • Fullfillery (household goods in Takoma Park)
  • The Covered Market ( household goods in Takoma Park)
  • Indigro plants (plants and plant design in Takoma Park)
  • House of Musical Traditions (music store in Takoma Park)
  • Amano (Clothing store in Takoma Park)

Hair and Nails

  • Scissor + Comb (hair salon in Takoma Park)
  • Georgie’s Barber (hair salon in Takoma Park)
  • Azalea City Nails (nail salon in Takoma Park)

Special Item donations

  • Pare (Ethical Consumptive Coaching)
  • Patty First Coaching (Executive Coaching)
  • Connective Development (Nonprofit strategy coaching) 
  • Lunch with Takoma Park Mayor Talisha Searcy
  • Lunch with Takoma Park Councilmember Shana Fulcher (Ward 1)
  • Lunch with Takoma Park Councilmember Cindy Dyballa (Ward 2)
  • Lunch with Takoma Park Councilmember Cara Honzak (Ward 5)
  • Popcorn party with Ms. Martin

Hope to see you at this event next year!

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