The PTSA Special Education Committee has created this workshop to support families with the IEP process.

Sept 30, 7-8:30 over zoom (link to be sent to registered participants).

Register for this workship here:  https://forms.gle/XvcgR9udXvhs3SpF7

 

Confused about all of the different technology platforms you and your student are using at MCPS?

MCCPTA (the parent organization that we roll up into), developed a cheat sheet to help you understand what they are and what they do.

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MCPS Tech Platforms MCCPTA.pdf	MCPS Tech Platforms MCCPTA SP.pdf

Wondering what programs your donation supports?  Here’s a short list!

Mini-grants to Teachers and Staff to Enrich Curriculum  (Last year these included: Counseling office reboot room materials, after school program materials, training resources, Pi Day activities, instrument repair, curriculum enrichment, and so much more)

Welcome Families Picnic Potluck

6th Grade Outdoor Ed Reptile Man

8th Grade Promotion Dance

8th Grade Promotion Cupcakes

Student Dances

Heritage Month Assembly Performances

International Multicultural Night Event

Books & Basketball Community Building Event

We Shine Night 

Speakers and Presenters

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Activities, Events and Meals

Teacher & Staff Professional Development Augmentation 

Cafecitos

No Device Policy Materials for Safely Storing Devices

…And A Whole Lot More!

Wondering what we’re planning for the year?  Here’s a list!  These plans and dates might change a bit, but these are the activities and events that we intend to help the school with or that we will be hosting.  Mark your calendars!

 

 

August 1, 2025
Dear TPMS Families,
Welcome (or welcome back!) to Takoma Park Middle School! On behalf of the entire PTSA Board, we’re so excited to kick off another great school year with you—especially after such a hot, humid summer. We hope you’re ready for a cool new start at this very cool school!

Middle school is a time of big transitions—more independence, more responsibility, and plenty of growth. But even as students spread their wings, your involvement still matters so much. When families stay connected to school life, students tend to thrive: they try harder, learn more, and feel more supported. (Honestly, don’t we all feel our best when we’re engaged and connected?)
That’s why the PTSA exists. Our mission is to build strong partnerships between families and the school, enrich the learning experience, and advocate for the programs and resources that set our students up for success. And this year, we invite you to engage just a little deeper with us.

Here’s how to get started:
Join our email listservs and/or WhatsApp groups.
Stay informed with important updates, newsletters, and conversations that help you stay connected.

Come to our Welcome Picnic Potluck!
Friday, August 22, 5–7 PM at TPMS
Bring a dish to share, enjoy games and school tours, and connect with other TPMS families. This event is for all families—new and returning.

Become a PTSA member.
Our membership drive kicks off at the picnic—watch for details and help us build a stronger TPMS community together.

Let’s make this a year of connection, collaboration, and community. We can’t wait to get to know you and work together to make TPMS even better for our students.
Warmly,
Emily Modde
TPMS PTSA President, 2025–26
P.S. Ever wonder what the “S” in PTSA stands for? At the middle school level, it means Students—because they’re ready to have a voice too, and we’re here to advocate with them.

1 de agosto de 2025
Estimadas familias de TPMS:
¡Bienvenidos (o bienvenidos de nuevo) a la Escuela Intermedia Takoma Park! En nombre de toda la Junta de la PTSA, nos emociona mucho comenzar otro gran año escolar con ustedes, especialmente después de un verano tan caluroso y húmedo. ¡Esperamos que estén listos para un nuevo comienzo en esta escuela tan genial!
La secundaria es una época de grandes transiciones: más independencia, más responsabilidad y mucho crecimiento. Pero incluso cuando los estudiantes se expanden, su participación sigue siendo fundamental. Cuando las familias se mantienen conectadas con la vida escolar, los estudiantes tienden a prosperar: se esfuerzan más, aprenden más y se sienten más apoyados. (Sinceramente, ¿no nos sentimos todos mejor cuando estamos comprometidos y conectados?)
Por eso existe la PTSA. Nuestra misión es construir alianzas sólidas entre las familias y la escuela, enriquecer la experiencia de aprendizaje y promover los programas y recursos que preparan a nuestros estudiantes para el éxito. Y este año, los invitamos a involucrarse un poco más con nosotros.
Cómo empezar:
Únete a nuestras listas de correo electrónico y/o grupos de WhatsApp. Mantente informado con actualizaciones importantes, boletines informativos y conversaciones que te ayudarán a mantenerte conectado.
¡Ven a nuestro Picnic de Bienvenida! Viernes, 22 de agosto, de 17:00 a 19:00 h en TPMS. Trae un plato para compartir, disfruta de juegos y visitas a la escuela, y conecta con otras familias de TPMS. Este evento es para todas las familias, nuevas y recurrentes.
Hazte miembro de la PTSA. Nuestra campaña de membresía comienza durante el picnic. Mantente al tanto de los detalles y ayúdanos a construir juntos una comunidad TPMS más fuerte.
Hagamos de este un año de conexión, colaboración y comunidad. Estamos deseando conocerte y trabajar juntos para que TPMS sea aún mejor para nuestros estudiantes.

Atentamente,
Emily Modde
Presidenta de la PTSA de TPMS, 2025-26
P. D.: ¿Alguna vez se han preguntado qué significa la “S” de PTSA? En la secundaria, significa estudiantes, porque ellos también están listos para expresar su opinión, y estamos aquí para apoyarlos.

ኦገስት 1፣ 2025
ውድ የTPMS ቤተሰቦች፣
ወደ ታኮማ ፓርክ መለስተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት እንኳን በደህና መጡ (ወይንም እንኳን ደህና መጣችሁ!) በመላው የPTSA ቦርድ ስም፣ ከእርስዎ ጋር ሌላ ጥሩ የትምህርት አመት ለመጀመር በጣም ጓጉተናል—በተለይ ከእንዲህ ዓይነቱ ሞቃታማ፣ እርጥብ ክረምት በኋላ። በዚህ በጣም ጥሩ ትምህርት ቤት ውስጥ ለአዲስ ጅምር ዝግጁ መሆንዎን ተስፋ እናደርጋለን!

መካከለኛ ደረጃ ት/ቤት ትልቅ የሽግግር ጊዜ ነው—የበለጠ ነፃነት፣ የበለጠ ሃላፊነት እና ብዙ እድገት። ነገር ግን ተማሪዎች ክንፋቸውን ሲዘረጉ፣ የእርስዎ ተሳትፎ አሁንም በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው። ቤተሰቦች ከትምህርት ቤት ህይወት ጋር ሲገናኙ፣ተማሪዎች የበለፀጉ ይሆናሉ፡ የበለጠ ጥረት ያደርጋሉ፣ የበለጠ ይማራሉ እና የበለጠ ድጋፍ ይሰማቸዋል። (በእውነቱ፣ ሁላችንም ስንጣመር እና ስንገናኝ ምርጣችን አይሰማንም?)

ለዚህ ነው PTSA ያለው። የእኛ ተልእኮ በቤተሰቦች እና በትምህርት ቤቱ መካከል ጠንካራ ሽርክና መፍጠር፣ የመማር ልምድን ማበልጸግ እና ተማሪዎቻችንን ለስኬታማነት ለሚያዘጋጁት ፕሮግራሞች እና ግብአቶች መሟገት ነው። እና በዚህ አመት፣ ከእኛ ጋር ትንሽ ጠለቅ ብለው እንዲሳተፉ እንጋብዝዎታለን።

እንዴት እንደሚጀመር እነሆ፡-
የኢሜል አድራሻችንን እና/ወይም የዋትስአፕ ቡድኖችን ይቀላቀሉ። እንደተገናኙ እንዲቆዩ በሚያግዙዎት አስፈላጊ ዝመናዎች፣ ጋዜጣዎች እና ውይይቶች ይወቁ።
ወደ እኛ እንኳን ደህና መጡ የፒክኒክ ፖትሉክ ይምጡ! አርብ፣ ኦገስት 22፣ 5-7 ፒኤም በTPMS ለመጋራት፣በጨዋታዎች እና በትምህርት ቤት ጉብኝቶች ለመደሰት እና ከሌሎች የTPMS ቤተሰቦች ጋር ለመገናኘት ምግብ አምጡ። ይህ ክስተት ለሁሉም ቤተሰቦች ነው – አዲስ እና ተመላሽ።
የPTSA አባል ይሁኑ። የእኛ የአባልነት ጉዞ የሚጀምረው በሽርሽር ላይ ነው – ዝርዝሮችን ይመልከቱ እና ጠንካራ የ TPMS ማህበረሰብ እንድንገነባ ያግዙን።

ይህንን ዓመት የግንኙነት፣ የትብብር እና የማህበረሰብ እናድርገው። እርስዎን ለማወቅ እና TPMS ለተማሪዎቻችን የተሻለ ለማድረግ አብረን ለመስራት መጠበቅ አንችልም።

ሞቅ ያለ ፣
Emily Modde
የTPMS PTSA ፕሬዝዳንት፣ 2025–26
ፒ.ኤስ. በPTSA ውስጥ ያለው “S” ምን ማለት እንደሆነ አስበህ ታውቃለህ? በመሀከለኛ ደረጃ ት/ቤት ተማሪዎች ማለት ነው—ምክንያቱም እነሱ ድምጽ እንዲኖራቸው ዝግጁ ስለሆኑ እና እኛ ከነሱ ጋር ለመሟገት እዚህ ነን።

May 5-9th is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Check out the appreciation events the PTSA is planning for our Spot-acular TPMS Staff.

Sign up here to volunteer, drop off food or other items! Thank you for your help in appreciating our hard-working teachers!

The PTSA Board presented the proposed updates to the PTSA Bylaws during the March PTSA Meeting. The main updates are to the PTSA Officer positions – the proposal is to decrease the number of Secretaries from 2 (Correspondence and Recording) to one, and to add 3 Vice President positions:
– Executive Vice President (VP) to provide back-up to the President and fill in duties of any vacant VP positions
– VP of Events to oversee the many events the PTSA runs
– VP of Communication to focus on best use of the many modalities of communication to reach our diverse community

PTSA members have until the next meeting in May to review the DRAFT PTSA Bylaws and a vote is requested during the May meeting.

The DRAFT Bylaws can be reviewed at: DRAFT Bylaws

Highlighted in yellow are the areas of the template that the school PTSA is able to edit.

Please provide your feedback here.