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Blue Devil Digest for Week of October 20, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Send us your input on the MCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis

Last week at our PTSA Meeting we presented an overview of the MCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis, we also created a blog page with linked information about this on our site and a whatsapp group for this topic. 

We also shared that our parent organization MCCPTA has drafted a resolution to demanding MCPS take more time for the programming analysis to take place.  MCCPTA is seeking input and feedback on this resolution.  To better serve TPMS families, we’ve created a form for you to share your thoughts on this resolution, and any other feelings you may have about the programming and boundary study you think we should know.  We will vote on the resolution based on your feedback.  

 

Oct 2025 PTSA Monthly Meeting Minutes

If you missed last week’s PTSA meeting, please find the General Meeting minutes and slides posted here.  

Read the October 2025 meeting minutes

 

Feedback Needed: PTSA membership drive

Thanks to all of you, we met 100% of our PTSA membership goal with our membership drive that ended 10/1. 

 

Needed: Two volunteers needed for budget audit

We need 2 more volunteers to do a review of the PTSA budget from last year l, as a requirement to keep our PTSA in good standing. This is a one-time commitment of a few hours. Please email beccaj@gmail.com if you’d be willing to do this.

 

Upcoming Community Events

  • Saturday, 10/25, 10am-2pm – Wheaton – Montgomery County Racial Equity and Social Justice Town Hall Meeting.  
    • Conversations with Subject matter experts on topics such as health, education, immigration, housing and economic opportunity, and community safety. Find out more.
  • Sunday, 10/26, 4-6pm – Rockville – xMinds Fundraiser 
    • xMinds is dedicated to improving education for autistic students in Montgomery Country. Find out more.
  • Sunday, 11/9 – at the Kensington Park Library – “Can’t Look Away”

 

 

Envíenos sus comentarios sobre el Análisis de Límites y Programación de MCPS

La semana pasada, en nuestra reunión de la PTSA, presentamos un resumen del Análisis de Límites y Programación de MCPS. También creamos una página de blog con información vinculada al tema en nuestro sitio web y un grupo de WhatsApp sobre este tema.

También compartimos que nuestra organización matriz, MCCPTA, ha redactado una resolución para exigir que MCPS dedique más tiempo al análisis de programación. MCCPTA solicita comentarios y sugerencias sobre esta resolución. Para servir mejor a las familias de TPMS, hemos creado un formulario para que compartan sus opiniones sobre esta resolución y cualquier otra opinión que tengan sobre el estudio de programación y límites que consideren que deberíamos conocer. Votaremos sobre la resolución con base en sus comentarios.

 

Actas de la Reunión Mensual de la PTSA de octubre de 2025

Si se perdió la reunión de la PTSA de la semana pasada, puede encontrar las actas y diapositivas de la Asamblea General publicadas aquí.

Lea las actas de la reunión de octubre de 2025

Necesitamos comentarios: Campaña de membresía de la PTSA

Gracias a todos, alcanzamos el 100 % de nuestra meta de membresía de la PTSA con nuestra campaña de membresía que finalizó el 1 de octubre.

 

Se necesitan dos voluntarios para la auditoría presupuestaria.

Necesitamos dos voluntarios más para revisar el presupuesto de la PTSA del año pasado, como requisito para mantenerla al día. Este compromiso es único y requiere unas pocas horas. Si está dispuesto a colaborar, envíe un correo electrónico a beccaj@gmail.com.

 

Próximos eventos comunitarios

  • Sábado, 25/10, 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m. – Wheaton – Reunión comunitaria sobre equidad racial y justicia social en el condado de Montgomery.
    • Conversaciones con expertos en la materia sobre temas como salud, educación, inmigración, vivienda y oportunidades económicas, y seguridad comunitaria. Más información.
  • Domingo, 26/10, 4:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m. – Rockville – Recaudación de fondos de xMinds
    • xMinds se dedica a mejorar la educación de los estudiantes con autismo en el condado de Montgomery. Más información.
  • Domingo, 9/11 – en la Biblioteca de Kensington Park – “Can’t Look Away”
    • Proyección especial de “Can’t Look Away”, un documental sobre el lado oscuro de las redes sociales en la juventud. Los estudiantes pueden obtener 3 horas de SSL por asistir. Más información sobre MCCPTA aquí. O regístrese a través de MCPL.

 

በMCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis ላይ የእርስዎን አስተያየት ላኩልን።

ባለፈው ሳምንት በPTSA ስብሰባችን የMCPS የወሰን እና የፕሮግራም ትንተና አጠቃላይ እይታን አቅርበናል፣በጣቢያችን ላይ ስለዚህ ጉዳይ የተያያዘ መረጃ ያለው ብሎግ ገጽ እና ለዚህ ርዕስ የዋትስአፕ ቡድን ፈጠርን።

እንዲሁም የእኛ እናት ድርጅታችን MCCPTA MCPS ለፕሮግራም አወጣጥ ትንተና ተጨማሪ ጊዜ እንዲወስድ ለመጠየቅ ውሳኔ እንዳዘጋጀ ተጋርተናል። MCCPTA በዚህ የውሳኔ ሃሳብ ላይ ግብአት እና ግብረ መልስ ይፈልጋል። የTPMS ቤተሰቦችን በተሻለ ሁኔታ ለማገልገል፣ በዚህ የውሳኔ ሃሳብ ላይ ያለዎትን ሀሳብ እና ስለፕሮግራም አወጣጥ እና የድንበር ጥናት ሊኖሮት በሚችል ማንኛውም ሌላ ስሜት ላይ እንዲካፈሉ ቅጽ ፈጥረናል። በአስተያየትዎ መሰረት በውሳኔው ላይ ድምጽ እንሰጣለን.

 

ኦክቶበር 2025 የPTSA ወርሃዊ የስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች

ያለፈው ሳምንት የPTSA ስብሰባ አምልጦዎት ከሆነ፣ እባክዎ እዚህ የተለጠፉትን የጠቅላላ ስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች እና ስላይዶች ያግኙ።

የጥቅምት 2025 የስብሰባ ደቂቃዎችን ያንብቡ

 

ግብረመልስ ያስፈልጋል፡ የPTSA አባልነት ድራይቭ

ለሁላችሁም አመሰግናለሁ፣ 100% የPTSA አባልነት ግባችንን በ10/1 በተጠናቀቀው የአባልነት ጉዞ አሳካን።

 

የሚያስፈልግ፡ ለበጀት ኦዲት ሁለት በጎ ፈቃደኞች ያስፈልጋሉ።

PTSAን በጥሩ ሁኔታ ለማቆየት እንደ መስፈርት ካለፈው ዓመት የ PTSA በጀት ለመገምገም 2 ተጨማሪ በጎ ፈቃደኞች እንፈልጋለን። ይህ ለጥቂት ሰዓታት የአንድ ጊዜ ቁርጠኝነት ነው። ይህን ለማድረግ ፍቃደኛ ከሆንክ እባክህ beccaj@gmail.com ኢሜይል አድርግ።

 

መጪ የማህበረሰብ ክስተቶች

  • ቅዳሜ፣ 10/25፣ 10am-2pm – Wheaton – የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ የዘር እኩልነት እና ማህበራዊ ፍትህ የከተማ አዳራሽ ስብሰባ።
    • እንደ ጤና፣ ትምህርት፣ ኢሚግሬሽን፣ የመኖሪያ ቤት እና የኢኮኖሚ እድል እና የማህበረሰብ ደህንነት ባሉ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ላይ ከርዕሰ ጉዳይ ባለሙያዎች ጋር የተደረገ ውይይት። የበለጠ እወቅ።
  • እሑድ፣ 10/26፣ 4-6pm – Rockville – xMinds Fundraiser
    • xMinds በሞንትጎመሪ ሀገር ውስጥ ላሉ ኦቲዝም ተማሪዎች ትምህርትን ለማሻሻል ቁርጠኛ ነው። የበለጠ እወቅ።
  • እሑድ፣ 11/9 – በኬንሲንግተን ፓርክ ቤተመጻሕፍት – “ራቅን ማየት አይቻልም”
    • በወጣትነት ላይ ስላለው የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ጨለማ ገጽታ የሚገልጽ ዘጋቢ ፊልም የ”ራቅ ብሎ ማየት አይቻልም” ልዩ የማጣሪያ ፊልም። ተማሪዎች ለመገኘት 3 SSL ሰዓቶች ማግኘት ይችላሉ። ተጨማሪ MCCPTA እዚህ ያግኙ። ወይም በMCPL በኩል ይመዝገቡ።

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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

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.

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PTSA TPMS Community Events in 2024-25 

Here’s what your PTSA is planning for the TPMS community in 2024-25 school year!

  • Oct 8, Jan 13, Mar 11, and May 6 | Four in-person PTSA Meetings designed to be  useful, and create opportunities to connect with other families, Principal Martin and staff
  • Nov 15  |  An International Night showcasing foods and performances from the many countries and ethnicities we’ve all come from 
  • Dec 6 and Dec 7 |  Winter socials for 7th and 8th grade families (6th grade families had a welcome picnic in
  • Feb 28-29 |  Our biggest, awesomest event of the year Books and Basketball.  Spanning two days   students will square off against teachers in a basketball game to remember.  At the same time, we’ll be having a used book sale, silent auction, games and more!  This is a great event you won’t want to miss.

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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. 

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

Dance 

  • Tango lessons with Céline Allard

Home goods, Clothing, Books & Accessories

Hair and Nails

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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Books and Basketball – Friday and Saturday, February 2-3, 2024

Join us for BOOKS AND BASKETBALL!

Our annual TPMS Books & Basketball fundraiser is around the corner on February 2 and 3! Join us on Friday, Feb. 2 at 6pm for the basketball game and on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10am-1pm in the TPMS cafeteria for our book sale.

We can use your help with any of the following:

  • Ticket sales:

    • Student tickets are $3 for the basketball game and accompanying adults are free for up to three students. Ticket sales will begin during lunch the week of January 29 to Feb 2. Lunch ticket sales are cash or check only. 

    • Tickets may also be purchased at the door using cash, Venmo, check or Paypal.

    • We need parents to help staff the ticket sales. The TPMS lunch break is from 11:15 am -1:00 pm each day, and we will also need a few parents to help with ticket sales at the door. Please sign up here.

  • Book Donations:

    • We would love your used books! Please have your child drop them in the box outside the office labeled Book Sale, or drop your books on the porch at 225 Grant Ave or 409 Beech Ave.

  • Volunteers:

    • We have some truly awesome volunteers, and we need more, especially for Saturday’s book sale. If you are able to volunteer either Friday or Saturday, please sign up here for a shift.

  • Bake Sale:

    • We will also be holding a bake sale during the basketball game and book sale. Please sign up here to donate baked goods.

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Volunteer Coordinator need to help restart PAL program

The PTSA is looking to restart the Parents At Lunch (PAL) program. PALs are a group of volunteers that support a healthy, safe and vibrant lunchtime experience at TPMS.  We need a volunteer coordinator to help schedule other parent volunteers to be onsite for lunch so the kids can have outside recess time during lunch. PAL volunteers get to know staff and students, support healthy interactions, ensure the cafeteria and outdoor areas are cleaned up, and help make lunchtime fun! The biggest need is for volunteers during 6th grade lunch. If you are interested, please email Emily Pickren at epickren@gmail.com or TPMS.pta.president@gmail.com.