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11.04.23 |

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. 

04.06.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of April 6, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Next PTSA Meeting: Tuesday, April 14, 7 pm

Join us for our next PTSA meeting NEXT week over zoom.  https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1 Meeting content will be light this time around, giving you an opportunity to ask questions of your PTSA and Principal as we head into the end of the year. Note: Our last meeting of the year will be May 12. 

 

Become a PTSA Board or Committee Member!

Interested in deepening your connection to the middle school and making it great? Join the board for next year. There are lots of positions to meet every interest. Learn more about what positions are available: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/ 

 

A PTSA board position specifically needed:  Exec VP

With a rising 8th grader, next year will be my last year at TPMS. Ensuring board continuity and  institutional knowledge will be invaluable to future boards. Therefore, we’re specifically looking for an Exec VP interested in taking on the role of President in the following year, or at least who can be a knowledge keeper to future PTSA presidents. Any president makes the role with the time and energy available to them, but knowing some key pieces (rather than learning from scratch), makes the role much easier to perform. Consider joining me next year in this very important and incredibly rewarding role!

  • Please contact me directly to learn more! Emily Modde, TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com

 

Teacher Appreciation Week Participation Interest Form 

This year’s Teacher Appreciation Week is April 25 – May 1. Indicate your interest in making this event happen and showering our teachers and staff with the appreciation they deserve.

Fill in the very short form here.

 

8th Grade Dance Committee Needed

Have an 8th grader, or a 7th grader?  We need you to help continue this school tradition.  It’s so much fun to see these kids engage in this epic rite-of-passage!  We’ve tentatively booked Friday, June 12th for the 8th grade promotion dance (this dance is for 8th graders only).  

  • This event depends on someone to lead it (or it will be cancelled)!  The PTSA will book the dj and photobooth, provide a budget and support.  
  • What’s needed?  Choose a theme, order decorations, select the drinks and  snacks, organize the parent chaperones, and of course, be there on June 12. 
  • Interested?  Contact:  Ramata Diop, mutchad@yahoo.com

 

Congratulations to PTSA Board member, Ramata Diop!

Ramata received an MCPS Support Services Excellence Award for her work at the MCPS elementary school she works at.  She goes the extra mile in her work there as well as on the TPMS PTSA – we’re so lucky to have her!  Congratulations to an award well deserved. 

 

Upcoming TPMS Dates 

Find out more about them in this week’s Principals April 5 Newsletter: https://app.smore.com/n/y9qsw 

April Events (bold items are not TPMS specific):

  • April 8 – Soccer vs Newport Mill Boys Home / Girls Away (3:30 pm)
  • April 13 – SGA Dance Tickets go on sale
  • April 14 – Soccer vs SSIMS Girls Home / Boys Away (3:30 pm)
  • April 14 – PTSA Meeting (7:00 pm)
  • April 15 – Early Release (12:30 pm)
  • April 16 – Executive Function Skills Parent Workshop 
  • April 18 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Summit
  • April 22 – Soccer vs Sligo Boys Home / Girls Away (3:30 pm)
  • April 24 – Report Card Distribution
  • April 24 – SGA Dance (6:30 – 8:30 pm)
  • April 25 – Game Changers
  • April 27 – May 1 – TPMS Staff Appreciation Week
  • April 27 – Pride Summit Field Trip
  • April 27 – May 1 – Teacher Appreciation Week
  • April 28 – May 1 – ELA MCAP
  • April 29 – Soccer vs Eastern Girls Home / Boys Away (3:30 pm)
  • April 30 – We Shine Night (5:30 pm)

And beyond…

Join Us to Learn the Latest on Special Ed Services, Staffing and Support

The Division of Specialized Support Services will hold a webinar for families from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, focused on what’s new in special education services, staffing and supports — and why. MCPS special education leaders will provide context for what this means for schools and classrooms. The session will be held virtually, featuring a brief presentation followed by questions and answers. More details, including the Zoom link for the meeting, will be shared in the coming weeks.

 


Próxima reunión de la PTSA: martes 14 de abril, 7 pm

Únase a nosotros para nuestra próxima reunión de PTSA la PRÓXIMA semana a través de zoom. https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1 El contenido de la reunión será ligero esta vez, lo que le brindará la oportunidad de hacer preguntas a su PTSA y al director a medida que nos acercamos al final del año. Nota: Nuestra última reunión del año será el 12 de mayo.

 

¡Conviértase en miembro de la junta o comité de la PTSA!

¿Está interesado en profundizar su conexión con la escuela secundaria y hacerla grandiosa? Únase a la junta para el próximo año. Hay muchos puestos para satisfacer todos los intereses. Obtenga más información sobre los puestos disponibles: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

Se necesita específicamente un puesto en la junta directiva de la PTSA: vicepresidente ejecutivo

Con un estudiante que va a octavo grado, el próximo año será mi último año en TPMS. Garantizar la continuidad de la junta y el conocimiento institucional será invaluable para las juntas futuras. Por lo tanto, estamos buscando específicamente un vicepresidente ejecutivo interesado en asumir el cargo de presidente el año siguiente, o al menos que pueda ser un guardián del conocimiento para los futuros presidentes de la PTSA. Cualquier presidente desempeña el papel con el tiempo y la energía de que dispone, pero conocer algunas piezas clave (en lugar de aprender desde cero) hace que el papel sea mucho más fácil de desempeñar. ¡Considere unirse a mí el próximo año en este papel tan importante e increíblemente gratificante!

¡Por favor contácteme directamente para obtener más información! Emily Modde, TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com

 

Formulario de interés de participación en la Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros

La Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros de este año es del 25 de abril al 1 de mayo. Indique su interés en hacer realidad este evento y brindar a nuestros maestros y personal el reconocimiento que merecen.

Complete aquí el breve formulario.

 

Se necesita comité de danza de octavo grado

¿Tiene un estudiante de octavo grado o de séptimo grado? Necesitamos que usted ayude a continuar esta tradición escolar. ¡Es muy divertido ver a estos niños participar en este rito de iniciación épico! Hemos reservado tentativamente el viernes 12 de junio para el baile de promoción de 8º grado (este baile es solo para estudiantes de 8º grado).

¡Este evento depende de que alguien lo dirija (o será cancelado)!La PTSA reservará el DJ y el fotomatón, proporcionará un presupuesto y apoyo.
¿Qué se necesita? Elija un tema, ordene las decoraciones, seleccione las bebidas y los refrigerios, organice a los padres acompañantes y, por supuesto, esté allí el 12 de junio.
¿Interesado? Contacto: Ramata Diop, mutchad@yahoo.com

 

¡Felicitaciones al miembro de la junta de PTSA, Ramata Diop!

Ramata recibió un Premio a la Excelencia en Servicios de Apoyo de MCPS por su trabajo en la escuela primaria de MCPS en la que trabaja. Ella hace un esfuerzo adicional en su trabajo allí, así como en el TPMS PTSA. ¡Somos muy afortunados de tenerla! Felicitaciones por un premio bien merecido.

 

Próximas fechas de TPMS

Obtenga más información sobre ellos en el boletín informativo para directores del 5 de abril de esta semana: https://app.smore.com/n/y9qsw

Eventos de abril (los elementos en negrita no son específicos de TPMS):

8 de abril: Fútbol vs Newport Mill Boys Home / Girls Away (3:30 pm)
13 de abril: las entradas para baile SGA salen a la venta
14 de abril – Fútbol vs SSIMS Girls Home / Boys Away (3:30 pm)
14 de abril – Reunión de la PTSA (7:00 pm)
15 de abril: salida anticipada (12:30 p. m.)
16 de abril: Taller para padres sobre habilidades de función ejecutiva
18 de abril: Cumbre de la Juventud de la Asociación Nacional para el Avance de las Personas de Color (NAACP)
22 de abril: Fútbol vs Sligo Boys Home / Girls Away (3:30 pm)
24 de abril: Distribución de boletas de calificaciones
24 de abril – Baile SGA (6:30 – 8:30 pm)
25 de abril: Cambiadores de juego
27 de abril – 1 de mayo – Semana de agradecimiento al personal de TPMS
27 de abril: excursión a la Cumbre del Orgullo
27 de abril – 1 de mayo – Semana de agradecimiento a los maestros
28 de abril – 1 de mayo – ELA MCAP
29 de abril – Fútbol vs Este Girls Home / Boys Away (3:30 pm)
30 de abril – Noche de Brillamos (5:30 pm)
Y más allá…

Únase a nosotros para conocer lo último sobre servicios, dotación de personal y apoyo de educación especial

La División de Servicios de Apoyo Especializados llevará a cabo un seminario web para familias de 6 a 7:30 p. m. El miércoles 6 de mayo se centró en las novedades en servicios, personal y apoyos de educación especial, y por qué. Los líderes de educación especial de MCPS brindarán un contexto de lo que esto significa para las escuelas y las aulas. La sesión se llevará a cabo virtualmente y contará con una breve presentación seguida de preguntas y respuestas. En las próximas semanas se compartirán más detalles, incluido el enlace de Zoom para la reunión.

 


ቀጣዩ የPTSA ስብሰባ፡ ማክሰኞ፣ ኤፕሪል 14፣ 7 ፒ.ኤም

በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት በማጉላት ለቀጣዩ የPTSA ስብሰባ ይቀላቀሉን። https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1 የስብሰባ ይዘት በዚህ ጊዜ ቀላል ይሆናል፣ ይህም ወደ ዓመቱ መጨረሻ ስንሄድ የእርስዎን PTSA እና ርእሰመምህር ጥያቄዎችን ለመጠየቅ እድል ይሰጥዎታል። ማሳሰቢያ፡ የአመቱ የመጨረሻ ስብሰባ ግንቦት 12 ይሆናል።

 

የPTSA ቦርድ ወይም የኮሚቴ አባል ይሁኑ!

ከመካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ጋር ያለዎትን ግንኙነት የበለጠ ለማሳደግ እና ጥሩ ለማድረግ ይፈልጋሉ? ለሚቀጥለው አመት ቦርዱን ይቀላቀሉ። እያንዳንዱን ፍላጎት ለማሟላት ብዙ ቦታዎች አሉ. ስለሚገኙ የስራ መደቦች የበለጠ ይወቁ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

የPTSA ቦርድ ቦታ በተለይ ያስፈልጋል፡  Exec VP

እያደገ ካለው የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪ ጋር፣ የሚቀጥለው አመት በTPMS የመጨረሻ አመት ይሆናል። የቦርድ ቀጣይነት እና ተቋማዊ እውቀት ማረጋገጥ ለወደፊት ቦርዶች ጠቃሚ ይሆናል። ስለዚህ፣ በተለይ በሚቀጥለው ዓመት የፕሬዚዳንትነት ሚናን ለመወጣት ፍላጎት ያለው ወይም ቢያንስ ለወደፊት የPTSA ፕሬዚዳንቶች እውቀት ጠባቂ የሆነ Exec VP እንፈልጋለን። ማንኛውም ፕሬዝደንት ሚናውን በጊዜ እና በጉልበት እንዲኖራቸው ያደርጋል፣ነገር ግን አንዳንድ ቁልፍ ክፍሎችን ማወቅ (ከባዶ ከመማር) ሚናውን ለማከናወን በጣም ቀላል ያደርገዋል። በሚቀጥለው አመት በዚህ በጣም ጠቃሚ እና በሚገርም የሚክስ ሚና ውስጥ ከእኔ ጋር ለመቀላቀል አስቡበት!

የበለጠ ለማወቅ እባክዎን በቀጥታ አግኙኝ! Emily Modde፣ TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com

 

የአስተማሪ አድናቆት ሳምንት ተሳትፎ ፍላጎት ቅጽ

የዚህ አመት የመምህራን የምስጋና ሳምንት ኤፕሪል 25 – ሜይ 1 ነው። ይህ ክስተት እንዲከሰት ፍላጎትዎን ያሳዩ እና ለመምህራኖቻችን እና ሰራተኞቻችን የሚገባቸውን አድናቆት።

በጣም አጭር ቅጹን እዚህ ይሙሉ።

 

የ8ኛ ክፍል ዳንስ ኮሚቴ ያስፈልጋል

የ8ኛ ክፍል ወይም የ7ኛ ክፍል ተማሪ አለህ? ይህንን የትምህርት ቤት ወግ ለመቀጠል እንድትረዱን እንፈልጋለን። እነዚህ ልጆች በዚህ አስደናቂ የአምልኮ ሥርዓት ውስጥ ሲሳተፉ ማየት በጣም አስደሳች ነው! ለ8ኛ ክፍል ማስተዋወቂያ ዳንስ አርብ ሰኔ 12 ቀን አስቀድመናል (ይህ ዳንስ ለ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ብቻ ነው)።

ይህ ክስተት በሚመራው ሰው ላይ የተመሰረተ ነው (ወይም ይሰረዛል)!PTSA dj እና photobooth ያስመዘግባል፣ በጀት እና ድጋፍ ይሰጣል።
ምን ያስፈልጋል? ገጽታ ይምረጡ፣ ማስጌጫዎችን ይዘዙ፣ መጠጦቹን እና  መክሰስ ይምረጡ፣ የወላጅ አባቶችን ያደራጁ እና በእርግጥ ሰኔ 12 እዚያ ይሁኑ።
ፍላጎት አለዎት? እውቂያ፡  Ramata Diop፣ mutchad@yahoo.com

 

እንኳን ደስ ያለህ የPTSA ቦርድ አባል ራማታ ዲዮፕ!

ራማታ በምትሰራበት የMCPS አንደኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ለስራዋ የMCPS የድጋፍ አገልግሎት የላቀ ሽልማት አግኝታለች። እዚያም በስራዋ እና በTPMS PTSA ላይ ተጨማሪ ማይል ትሄዳለች – እሷን በማግኘታችን በጣም እድለኞች ነን! ለተሰጠ ሽልማት እንኳን ደስ አለዎት ።

 

መጪ TPMS ቀኖች

በዚህ ሳምንት የኤፕሪል 5 ርዕሰ መምህራን ስለእነሱ የበለጠ ይወቁ፡ https://app.smore.com/n/y9qsw

የኤፕሪል ዝግጅቶች (ደማቅ እቃዎች TPMS አይደሉም)

ኤፕሪል 8 – እግር ኳስ ከኒውፖርት ሚል ቦይስ ቤት /የሴት ልጆች ርቀት (3፡30 pm)
ኤፕሪል 13 – የኤስጂኤ ዳንስ ቲኬቶች በሽያጭ ላይ ናቸው።
ኤፕሪል 14 – እግር ኳስ ከ SSIMS የሴቶች ልጆች ቤት / የወንዶች ርቀት (3:30 pm)
ኤፕሪል 14 – የPTSA ስብሰባ (ከሰዓት በኋላ 7፡00)
ኤፕሪል 15 – ቀደምት መለቀቅ (12:30 ከሰዓት)
ኤፕሪል 16 – የአስፈፃሚ ተግባር ችሎታ የወላጅ አውደ ጥናት
ኤፕሪል 18 – ለቀለም ሰዎች እድገት ብሔራዊ ማህበር (NAACP) የወጣቶች ስብሰባ
ኤፕሪል 22 – እግር ኳስ ከስሊጎ ቦይስ ቤት /የሴት ልጆች ርቀት (3:30 pm)
ኤፕሪል 24 – የካርድ ስርጭትን ሪፖርት ያድርጉ
ኤፕሪል 24 – SGA ዳንስ (6:30 – 8:30 ከሰዓት)
ኤፕሪል 25 – የጨዋታ ቀያሪዎች
ኤፕሪል 27 – ሜይ 1 – TPMS የሰራተኞች የምስጋና ሳምንት
ኤፕሪል 27 – የኩራት ሰሚት የመስክ ጉዞ
ኤፕሪል 27 – ግንቦት 1 – የአስተማሪ አድናቆት ሳምንት
ኤፕሪል 28 – ሜይ 1 – ELA MCAP
ኤፕሪል 29 – እግር ኳስ ከምስራቃዊ ልጃገረዶች ቤት / የወንዶች ርቀት (3:30 pm)
ኤፕሪል 30 – ምሽት ላይ እናበራለን (ከምሽቱ 5:30)
እና ከዚያ በላይ…

ስለ ልዩ ኢድ አገልግሎቶች፣ ሰራተኞች እና ድጋፍ የቅርብ ጊዜውን ለማወቅ ይቀላቀሉን።

የልዩ ድጋፍ አገልግሎቶች ክፍል ከ6-7፡30 ፒ.ኤም ለቤተሰቦች ዌቢናር ይይዛል። እሮብ፣ ሜይ 6፣ በልዩ ትምህርት አገልግሎቶች፣ በሰራተኞች እና በድጋፎች ላይ ምን አዲስ ነገር እንዳለ ያተኮረ – እና ለምን። የMCPS ልዩ ትምህርት መሪዎች ይህ ለትምህርት ቤቶች እና ለክፍሎች ምን ማለት እንደሆነ አውድ ያቀርባሉ። ክፍለ-ጊዜው የሚካሄደው በተጨባጭ ነው, አጭር መግለጫ እና ጥያቄዎች እና መልሶች ይከተላል. ለስብሰባው የማጉላት አገናኝን ጨምሮ ተጨማሪ ዝርዝሮች በሚቀጥሉት ሳምንታት ውስጥ ይጋራሉ።

03.16.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of March 16, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Cancelled: Breakfast treats to our teachers this Friday

If you had signed up to bring breakfast treats for teachers, you are no longer on the hook to bring them in for teachers this Friday. The teacher’s schedule changed and they are no longer going to be in the building that day. Any questions, please email: Alisaobrien10@yahoo.com

 

Missed our last PTSA Meeting? 

Find the slides from the March 10 PTSA meeting here. The next PTA meeting will be on April 14 at 7 pm. 

Nominating Committee Help

Help fill our PTSA board and committee positions for next year by being on the nominating committee. The commitment is limited.  Contact Becca Albertus-Jones for more information: beccaj@gmail.com

Join the PTSA Board or Committees for next school year

We are beginning to plan for next year, and that means we need to fill out board positions and committees. A diverse board helps us make better decisions and ensure all voices are heard. Diversity means many things – our location within Montgomery County, our financial situations, our religious needs, our racial and ethnic identities, and the programs your child participates in. Interested, please reach out to Emily at TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

  • Find a list of roles on our website: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/ 

 

News From MCPS

Girl Power Contest

In recognition of Women’s History Month, entries for the annual are now open. Open to Montgomery County girls aged 5 and up, this year’s theme is: Women past and present have shown incredible, real-life superpowers. Who inspires you—whether a historical figure, family member, neighbor or advocate—and how did she use her powers to make a difference? Winners will be invited to a celebration in June. Deadline: Tuesday, March 31.

  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8ARsyduTYFkzbBDV0tTTpqj0xZ5wMSLEchAZRRo-014ehtg/viewform

 

Submit SSL Hours by March 27 for Service Awards

The Student Service Learning (SSL) awards documentation deadline is Friday, March 27. High school seniors with 240 or more documented SSL hours will earn the Certificate of Meritorious Service, and middle school students who complete the 75-hour requirement for the first time in middle school will receive the Superintendent’s SSL Award. To qualify, students must submit MCPS Form 560-51 to their school’s SSL coordinator by March 27. All other SSL forms should be submitted no later than Friday, May 29.

All MCPS students must earn 75 SSL hours to graduate from high school, and spring break is a wonderful time for students to participate in SSL opportunities! Learn more and find opportunities.

 

 


Cancelado: Desayuno especial para nuestros maestros este viernes

Si se había inscrito para traer el desayuno especial para los maestros, ya no tiene la obligación de traerlo este viernes. El horario de los maestros ha cambiado y ya no estarán en el edificio ese día. Si tiene alguna pregunta, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a: Alisaobrien10@yahoo.com

 

¿Se perdió nuestra última reunión de la PTSA?

Encuentre aquí las diapositivas de la reunión de la PTSA del 10 de marzo. La próxima reunión de la PTA será el 14 de abril a las 7:00 p. m.

 

Ayuda para el Comité de Nominaciones

Ayude a cubrir los puestos de la junta directiva y de los comités de nuestra PTSA para el próximo año formando parte del comité de nominaciones. El compromiso de tiempo es limitado. Comuníquese con Becca Albertus-Jones para obtener más información: beccaj@gmail.com

 

Únase a la Junta Directiva o a los Comités de la PTSA para el próximo año escolar

Estamos comenzando a planificar el próximo año, lo que significa que necesitamos cubrir los puestos de la junta directiva y los comités. Una junta directiva diversa nos ayuda a tomar mejores decisiones y a garantizar que se escuchen todas las voces. La diversidad abarca muchos aspectos: nuestra ubicación en el condado de Montgomery, nuestra situación financiera, nuestras necesidades religiosas, nuestra identidad racial y étnica, y los programas en los que participa su hijo/a. Si está interesado/a, comuníquese con Emily en TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

Encuentre una lista de puestos en nuestro sitio web: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

Noticias de TPMS

Feria de Proyectos STEAM de WeShine

El Club WeShine ofrece a los estudiantes la oportunidad de explorar la Ciencia, la Tecnología, la Ingeniería, las Matemáticas y las Artes a través de proyectos significativos y apasionantes dirigidos por ellos mismos. En un entorno de apoyo y creatividad, los estudiantes desarrollan confianza, habilidades para la resolución de problemas y pasión por el aprendizaje, colaborando con sus compañeros y expresando sus intereses particulares. WeShine fomenta la curiosidad, la creatividad y la voz de los estudiantes, ayudándolos a destacar tanto dentro como fuera del aula.

Se anima a las familias a que sus hijos se unan a WeShine y descubran qué despierta su curiosidad. Consulten el folleto o el enlace para conocer las fechas, horarios y detalles adicionales de las reuniones. ¡Esperamos verlos en abril!

Enlace: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4ZaroCcU/OTEs66Oxnd8mRP0l6v-1qA/view?utm_content=DAG4ZaroCcU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7ef8c533bd

 

Noticias de MCPS

Concurso de Poder Femenino

En conmemoración del Mes de la Historia de la Mujer, ya están abiertas las inscripciones para el concurso anual. Abierto a niñas del condado de Montgomery de 5 años en adelante, el tema de este año es: Las mujeres del pasado y del presente han demostrado increíbles superpoderes en la vida real. ¿Quién te inspira —ya sea una figura histórica, un familiar, un vecino o una defensora— y cómo usó sus poderes para marcar la diferencia? Las ganadoras serán invitadas a una celebración en junio. Fecha límite: martes 31 de marzo.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8ARsyduTYFkzbBDV0tTTpqj0xZ5wMSLEchAZRRo-014ehtg/viewform

 

Envíe las horas de SSL antes del 27 de marzo para las Becas de Servicio

La fecha límite para la documentación de las becas de Aprendizaje-Servicio Estudiantil (SSL) es el viernes 27 de marzo. Los estudiantes de último año de preparatoria con 240 o más horas de SSL documentadas obtendrán el Certificado de Servicio Meritorio, y los estudiantes de secundaria que completen el requisito de 75 horas por primera vez en la secundaria recibirán la Beca SSL del Superintendente. Para calificar, los estudiantes deben enviar el Formulario 560-51 de MCPS al coordinador de SSL de su escuela antes del 27 de marzo. Los demás formularios de SSL deben enviarse a más tardar el viernes 29 de mayo.

Todos los estudiantes de MCPS deben obtener 75 horas de SSL para graduarse de la escuela preparatoria, ¡y las vacaciones de primavera son un momento maravilloso para que participen en las oportunidades de SSL! Obtenga más información y encuentre oportunidades.

 


ተሰርዟል፡ በዚህ አርብ ለመምህራኖቻችን የቁርስ መክሰስ

ለአስተማሪዎች የቁርስ መክሰስ ለማምጣት ከተመዘገቡ፣ በዚህ አርብ ለመምህራን እነሱን ለማምጣት አይፈልጉም። የመምህሩ የጊዜ ሰሌዳ ተቀይሯል እና በዚያ ቀን በህንፃው ውስጥ አይገኙም። ማንኛውም ጥያቄ ካለዎት፣ እባክዎን በኢሜል ይላኩልን፡ Alisaobrien10@yahoo.com

 

የመጨረሻውን የPTSA ስብሰባችንን አምልጠዋል?

የመጋቢት 10 የPTSA ስብሰባ ስላይዶችን እዚህ ያግኙ። የሚቀጥለው የPTA ስብሰባ ሚያዝያ 14 ከቀኑ 7 ሰዓት ላይ ይካሄዳል።

 

የእጩ ኮሚቴ እገዛ

ለሚቀጥለው ዓመት የPTSA ቦርድ እና የኮሚቴ ቦታዎቻችንን በመምረጥ በአስመራጭ ኮሚቴው ውስጥ በመሳተፍ ያግዙ። ቁርጠኝነቱ የተወሰነ ነው። ለተጨማሪ መረጃ Becca Albertus-Jonesን ያነጋግሩ፡ beccaj@gmail.com

 

ለሚቀጥለው የትምህርት ዘመን የPTSA ቦርድ ወይም ኮሚቴዎችን ይቀላቀሉ።

ለሚቀጥለው ዓመት እቅድ ማውጣት ጀምረናል፣ ይህም ማለት የቦርድ ቦታዎችን እና ኮሚቴዎችን መሙላት አለብን ማለት ነው። የተለያየ ቦርድ የተሻሉ ውሳኔዎችን እንድናደርግ እና ሁሉም ድምጾች መሰማታቸውን ለማረጋገጥ ይረዳናል። ልዩነት ማለት ብዙ ነገሮች ማለት ነው – በሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ ውስጥ ያለን ቦታ፣ የፋይናንስ ሁኔታችን፣ የሃይማኖት ፍላጎቶቻችን፣ የዘር እና የጎሳ ማንነታችን እና ልጅዎ የሚሳተፍባቸው ፕሮግራሞች። ፍላጎት ካለዎት እባክዎን ኤሚሊን በTPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com ያግኙ።

በድረ ገጻችን ላይ የሚጫወቱትን ሚናዎች ዝርዝር ያግኙ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

ከTPMS የተላከ ዜና

የዌሺን የስቴም ፕሮጀክት ትርኢት

የዌሺን ክለብ ተማሪዎች ትርጉም ባለው፣ በተማሪዎች በሚመሩ የፍላጎት ፕሮጀክቶች አማካኝነት ሳይንስ፣ ቴክኖሎጂ፣ ኢንጂነሪንግ፣ ሂሳብ እና ስነጥበብን እንዲመረምሩ እድል ይሰጣቸዋል። ደጋፊ እና ፈጠራ ባለው አካባቢ፣ ተማሪዎች ከእኩዮቻቸው ጋር በመተባበር እና ልዩ ፍላጎቶቻቸውን በመግለጽ በራስ መተማመንን፣ የችግር አፈታት ክህሎቶችን እና የመማር ፍቅርን ይገነባሉ። ዌሺን የማወቅ ጉጉትን፣ ፈጠራን እና የተማሪዎችን ድምጽ ያበረታታል – ተማሪዎች በክፍል ውስጥም ሆነ ከዚያ በላይ እንዲያበሩ ይረዳል።

ቤተሰቦቻቸው ተማሪዎቻቸው በዌሺን እንዲቀላቀሉ እና የማወቅ ጉጉታቸውን የሚያነሳሳውን ነገር እንዲያገኙ ይበረታታሉ። የስብሰባ ቀናትን፣ ሰዓቶችን እና ተጨማሪ ዝርዝሮችን ለማግኘት እባክዎን በራሪ ወረቀቱን እና/ወይም ሊንኩን ይመልከቱ። በሚያዝያ ወር እርስዎን ለማየት ተስፋ እናደርጋለን!

ሊንክ፦ https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4ZaroCcU/OTEs66Oxnd8mRP0l6v-1qA/view?utm_content=DAG4ZaroCcU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7ef8c533bd

 

ከኤምሲፒኤስ የተገኘ ዜና

የሴት ልጅ የስልጣን ውድድር

የሴቶች የታሪክ ወርን ለማሳወቅ፣ ለዓመታዊው ውድድር መግቢያዎች አሁን ክፍት ናቸው። ለ5 እና ከዚያ በላይ ለሆኑ የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ ልጃገረዶች ክፍት የሆነው የዘንድሮው ጭብጥ፡- ያለፉት እና የአሁን ሴቶች አስደናቂ እና እውነተኛ ልዕለ ኃያላን አሳይተዋል። ማን ያነሳሳዎታል – ታሪካዊ ሰው፣ የቤተሰብ አባል፣ ጎረቤት ወይም ጠበቃ – እና ኃይሏን እንዴት ለውጥ ለማምጣት ተጠቀመችበት? አሸናፊዎች በሰኔ ወር በሚከበረው ክብረ በዓል ላይ ይጋበዛሉ። የመጨረሻ ቀን፡ ማክሰኞ፣ መጋቢት 31።

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8ARsyduTYFkzbBDV0tTTpqj0xZ5wMSLEchAZRRo-014ehtg/viewform

 

ለአገልግሎት ሽልማቶች የSSL ሰዓቶችን እስከ መጋቢት 27 ድረስ ያስገቡ

የተማሪዎች አገልግሎት ትምህርት (SSL) የሽልማት ሰነዶች የመጨረሻ ቀን መጋቢት 27 ነው። 240 ወይም ከዚያ በላይ የተመዘገቡ የSSL ሰዓቶች ያላቸው የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ተማሪዎች የብቃት አገልግሎት የምስክር ወረቀት ያገኛሉ፣ እና በመካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የ75 ሰዓት መስፈርትን የሚያጠናቅቁ የመካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ተማሪዎች የሱፐርኢንቴንደንቱን የSSL ሽልማት ያገኛሉ። ብቁ ለመሆን ተማሪዎች የMCPS ቅጽ 560-51 ለትምህርት ቤታቸው የSSL አስተባባሪ እስከ መጋቢት 27 ድረስ ማስገባት አለባቸው። ሌሎች ሁሉም የSSL ቅጾች አርብ፣ ግንቦት 29 ባልበለጠ ጊዜ ውስጥ መቅረብ አለባቸው።

ሁሉም የMCPS ተማሪዎች ከሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ለመመረቅ 75 የSSL ሰዓቶችን ማግኘት አለባቸው፣ እና የጸደይ እረፍት ተማሪዎች በSSL እድሎች ለመሳተፍ አስደናቂ ጊዜ ነው! ተጨማሪ ይወቁ እና እድሎችን ያግኙ።

03.09.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of March 9, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Tomorrow: March PTSA Meeting

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening for our next monthly PTSA meeting. Here is the link: https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1

Topics will include: 

  • The MCAP exam: What is it, and how your student is preparing for it.  
  • PTSA positions: We’re planning for the next school year, and we need you for the PTSA board and Committees!
  • Q&A: As we race towards the end of the year, you probably have questions. Let’s discuss!

 

Join the PTSA Board or Committees for next school year

We are beginning to plan for next year, and that means we need to fill out board positions and committees. A diverse board helps us make better decisions and ensure all voices are heard. Diversity means many things – our location within Montgomery County, our financial situations, our religious needs, our racial and ethnic identities, and the programs your child participates in. Interested, please reach out to Emily at TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

  • Find a list of roles on our website: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/ 

 

Mini-Grant Recipients

To all Mini-Grant awardees, please submit mini-grant reimbursement requests if receipts and invoices are availabe.The PTSA Mini-Grants Committee has sent instructions via email on how to request reimbursements from the PTSA.

 

News from TPMS

6th Grade Parent Outdoor Education Meeting

7pm Wed, March 11

Join Zoom Meeting

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/89986221192?pwd=Mva7bOMA6edEpa2bTb7j7unMeqN8WR.1

Meeting ID: 899 8622 1192

Passcode: 096773

 

WeShine STEAM Project Fair

The WeShine Club gives students the opportunity to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and the Arts through meaningful, student-led passion projects. In a supportive and creative environment, students build confidence, problem-solving skills, and a love of learning while collaborating with peers and expressing their unique interests. WeShine encourages curiosity, creativity, and student voice—helping learners shine both in and beyond the classroom.

Families are encouraged to have their students join WeShine and discover what sparks their curiosity. Please see the flyer and/or link for meeting dates, times, and additional details. We hope to see you in April!

Link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4ZaroCcU/OTEs66Oxnd8mRP0l6v-1qA/view?utm_content=DAG4ZaroCcU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7ef8c533bd

 

News From MCPS

Girl Power Contest

In recognition of Women’s History Month, entries for the annual are now open. Open to Montgomery County girls aged 5 and up, this year’s theme is: Women past and present have shown incredible, real-life superpowers. Who inspires you—whether a historical figure, family member, neighbor or advocate—and how did she use her powers to make a difference? Winners will be invited to a celebration in June. Deadline: Tuesday, March 31.

  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8ARsyduTYFkzbBDV0tTTpqj0xZ5wMSLEchAZRRo-014ehtg/viewform

 

Submit SSL Hours by March 27 for Service Awards

The Student Service Learning (SSL) awards documentation deadline is Friday, March 27. High school seniors with 240 or more documented SSL hours will earn the Certificate of Meritorious Service, and middle school students who complete the 75-hour requirement for the first time in middle school will receive the Superintendent’s SSL Award. To qualify, students must submit MCPS Form 560-51 to their school’s SSL coordinator by March 27. All other SSL forms should be submitted no later than Friday, May 29.

All MCPS students must earn 75 SSL hours to graduate from high school, and spring break is a wonderful time for students to participate in SSL opportunities! Learn more and find opportunities.

Education Budget Forums Set for March 11

The chair of the Montgomery County Council’s Education and Culture Committee, Will Jawando, is hosting an upcoming Education Budget forum. He will be joined by MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor and Dr. Jermaine Williams, president of Montgomery College.  The County Council’s Education and Culture Committee is responsible for making recommendations on education spending to the whole County Council. The forum will be held Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m. at Albert Einstein High School. 

  • RSVP
  • Event Flyer

 


Mañana: Reunión de la PTSA de marzo

Esperamos verlos mañana por la noche en nuestra próxima reunión mensual de la PTSA. Aquí está el enlace: https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1

Temas:

El examen MCAP: ¿Qué es y cómo se está preparando su estudiante?

Puestos en la PTSA: Estamos planeando el próximo año escolar y los necesitamos para la junta y los comités de la PTSA.

Preguntas y respuestas: Conforme se acerca el final del año, probablemente tengan preguntas. ¡Compartan!

 

Únase a la Junta Directiva o a los Comités de la PTSA para el próximo año escolar

Estamos comenzando a planificar el próximo año, lo que significa que necesitamos cubrir los puestos de la junta directiva y los comités. Una junta directiva diversa nos ayuda a tomar mejores decisiones y a garantizar que se escuchen todas las voces. La diversidad abarca muchos aspectos: nuestra ubicación en el condado de Montgomery, nuestra situación financiera, nuestras necesidades religiosas, nuestra identidad racial y étnica, y los programas en los que participa su hijo/a. Si está interesado/a, comuníquese con Emily en TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

Encuentre una lista de puestos en nuestro sitio web: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

Beneficiarios de Mini-Becas

A todos los beneficiarios de Mini-Becas, por favor, envíen sus solicitudes de reembolso si disponen de recibos y facturas. El Comité de Mini-Becas de la PTSA ha enviado instrucciones por correo electrónico sobre cómo solicitar reembolsos a la PTSA.

 

Noticias de TPMS

Reunión de Educación al Aire Libre para Padres de 6.º Grado

19:00 h, miércoles 11 de marzo

Únase a la reunión de Zoom

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/89986221192?pwd=Mva7bOMA6edEpa2bTb7j7unMeqN8WR.1

ID de la reunión: 899 8622 1192

Contraseña: 096773

 

Feria de Proyectos STEAM de WeShine

El Club WeShine ofrece a los estudiantes la oportunidad de explorar la Ciencia, la Tecnología, la Ingeniería, las Matemáticas y las Artes a través de proyectos significativos y apasionantes dirigidos por ellos mismos. En un entorno de apoyo y creatividad, los estudiantes desarrollan confianza, habilidades para la resolución de problemas y pasión por el aprendizaje, colaborando con sus compañeros y expresando sus intereses particulares. WeShine fomenta la curiosidad, la creatividad y la voz de los estudiantes, ayudándolos a destacar tanto dentro como fuera del aula.

Se anima a las familias a que sus hijos se unan a WeShine y descubran qué despierta su curiosidad. Consulten el folleto o el enlace para conocer las fechas, horarios y detalles adicionales de las reuniones. ¡Esperamos verlos en abril!

Enlace: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4ZaroCcU/OTEs66Oxnd8mRP0l6v-1qA/view?utm_content=DAG4ZaroCcU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7ef8c533bd

 

Noticias de MCPS

Concurso de Poder Femenino

En conmemoración del Mes de la Historia de la Mujer, ya están abiertas las inscripciones para el concurso anual. Abierto a niñas del condado de Montgomery de 5 años en adelante, el tema de este año es: Las mujeres del pasado y del presente han demostrado increíbles superpoderes en la vida real. ¿Quién te inspira —ya sea una figura histórica, un familiar, un vecino o una defensora— y cómo usó sus poderes para marcar la diferencia? Las ganadoras serán invitadas a una celebración en junio. Fecha límite: martes 31 de marzo.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8ARsyduTYFkzbBDV0tTTpqj0xZ5wMSLEchAZRRo-014ehtg/viewform

 

Envíe las horas de SSL antes del 27 de marzo para las Becas de Servicio

La fecha límite para la documentación de las becas de Aprendizaje-Servicio Estudiantil (SSL) es el viernes 27 de marzo. Los estudiantes de último año de preparatoria con 240 o más horas de SSL documentadas obtendrán el Certificado de Servicio Meritorio, y los estudiantes de secundaria que completen el requisito de 75 horas por primera vez en la secundaria recibirán la Beca SSL del Superintendente. Para calificar, los estudiantes deben enviar el Formulario 560-51 de MCPS al coordinador de SSL de su escuela antes del 27 de marzo. Los demás formularios de SSL deben enviarse a más tardar el viernes 29 de mayo.

Todos los estudiantes de MCPS deben obtener 75 horas de SSL para graduarse de la escuela preparatoria, ¡y las vacaciones de primavera son un momento maravilloso para que participen en las oportunidades de SSL! Obtenga más información y encuentre oportunidades.

 

Foros sobre el Presupuesto Educativo programados para el 11 de marzo

El presidente del Comité de Educación y Cultura del Consejo del Condado de Montgomery, Will Jawando, será el anfitrión de un próximo foro sobre el Presupuesto Educativo. Estará acompañado por el superintendente de MCPS, Thomas Taylor, y el Dr. Jermaine Williams, presidente de Montgomery College. El Comité de Educación y Cultura del Consejo del Condado es responsable de hacer recomendaciones sobre el gasto en educación a todo el Consejo del Condado. El foro se llevará a cabo el miércoles 11 de marzo a las 6:30 p. m. en la Escuela Preparatoria Albert Einstein.

  • RSVP
  • Folleto del evento

 


ነገ፡ የመጋቢት የPTSA ስብሰባ

ነገ ምሽት ለሚቀጥለው ወርሃዊ የPTSA ስብሰባችን በጉጉት እንጠብቃለን። ሊንኩ ይኸውና፡ https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1

ርዕሶቹ የሚከተሉትን ያካትታሉ፡-

  • የMCAP ፈተና፡- ምንድን ነው፣ እና ተማሪዎ ለእሱ እንዴት እየተዘጋጀ ነው።
  • የPTSA የስራ ቦታዎች፡- ለሚቀጥለው የትምህርት ዓመት እያቀድን ነው፣ እና ለPTSA ቦርድ እና ኮሚቴዎች እርስዎን እንፈልጋለን!
  • ጥያቄ እና መልስ፡- ወደ ዓመቱ መጨረሻ ስንሄድ፣ ምናልባት ጥያቄዎች ሊኖሩዎት ይችላሉ። እንወያይ!

 

ለሚቀጥለው የትምህርት ዘመን የPTSA ቦርድ ወይም ኮሚቴዎችን ይቀላቀሉ።

ለሚቀጥለው ዓመት እቅድ ማውጣት ጀምረናል፣ ይህም ማለት የቦርድ ቦታዎችን እና ኮሚቴዎችን መሙላት አለብን ማለት ነው። የተለያየ ቦርድ የተሻሉ ውሳኔዎችን እንድናደርግ እና ሁሉም ድምጾች መሰማታቸውን ለማረጋገጥ ይረዳናል። ልዩነት ማለት ብዙ ነገሮች ማለት ነው – በሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ ውስጥ ያለን ቦታ፣ የፋይናንስ ሁኔታችን፣ የሃይማኖት ፍላጎቶቻችን፣ የዘር እና የጎሳ ማንነታችን እና ልጅዎ የሚሳተፍባቸው ፕሮግራሞች። ፍላጎት ካለዎት እባክዎን ኤሚሊን በTPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com ያግኙ።

በድረ ገጻችን ላይ የሚጫወቱትን ሚናዎች ዝርዝር ያግኙ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

የአነስተኛ-ግራንት ተቀባዮች

ለሁሉም የአነስተኛ-ግራንት ተሸላሚዎች፣ ደረሰኞች እና ደረሰኞች ካሉ እባክዎን የአነስተኛ-ግራንት ተመላሽ ጥያቄዎችን ያስገቡ። የPTSA ሚኒ-ግራንት ኮሚቴ ከPTSA እንዴት ተመላሽ ገንዘብ መጠየቅ እንደሚችሉ መመሪያዎችን በኢሜል ልኳል።

 

ከTPMS የተላከ ዜና

የ6ኛ ክፍል የወላጅ ከቤት ውጭ ትምህርት ስብሰባ

ረቡዕ፣ መጋቢት 11 ከሰዓት 7 ሰዓት

የዙም ስብሰባን ይቀላቀሉ

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/89986221192?pwd=Mva7bOMA6edEpa2bTb7j7unMeqN8WR.1

የስብሰባ መታወቂያ፡ 899 8622 1192

የይለፍ ኮድ፡ 096773

 

የዌሺን የስቴም ፕሮጀክት ትርኢት

የዌሺን ክለብ ተማሪዎች ትርጉም ባለው፣ በተማሪዎች በሚመሩ የፍላጎት ፕሮጀክቶች አማካኝነት ሳይንስ፣ ቴክኖሎጂ፣ ኢንጂነሪንግ፣ ሂሳብ እና ስነጥበብን እንዲመረምሩ እድል ይሰጣቸዋል። ደጋፊ እና ፈጠራ ባለው አካባቢ፣ ተማሪዎች ከእኩዮቻቸው ጋር በመተባበር እና ልዩ ፍላጎቶቻቸውን በመግለጽ በራስ መተማመንን፣ የችግር አፈታት ክህሎቶችን እና የመማር ፍቅርን ይገነባሉ። ዌሺን የማወቅ ጉጉትን፣ ፈጠራን እና የተማሪዎችን ድምጽ ያበረታታል – ተማሪዎች በክፍል ውስጥም ሆነ ከዚያ በላይ እንዲያበሩ ይረዳል።

ቤተሰቦቻቸው ተማሪዎቻቸው በዌሺን እንዲቀላቀሉ እና የማወቅ ጉጉታቸውን የሚያነሳሳውን ነገር እንዲያገኙ ይበረታታሉ። የስብሰባ ቀናትን፣ ሰዓቶችን እና ተጨማሪ ዝርዝሮችን ለማግኘት እባክዎን በራሪ ወረቀቱን እና/ወይም ሊንኩን ይመልከቱ። በሚያዝያ ወር እርስዎን ለማየት ተስፋ እናደርጋለን!

ሊንክ፦ https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4ZaroCcU/OTEs66Oxnd8mRP0l6v-1qA/view?utm_content=DAG4ZaroCcU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7ef8c533bd

 

ከኤምሲፒኤስ የተገኘ ዜና

የሴት ልጅ የስልጣን ውድድር

የሴቶች የታሪክ ወርን ለማሳወቅ፣ ለዓመታዊው ውድድር መግቢያዎች አሁን ክፍት ናቸው። ለ5 እና ከዚያ በላይ ለሆኑ የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ ልጃገረዶች ክፍት የሆነው የዘንድሮው ጭብጥ፡- ያለፉት እና የአሁን ሴቶች አስደናቂ እና እውነተኛ ልዕለ ኃያላን አሳይተዋል። ማን ያነሳሳዎታል – ታሪካዊ ሰው፣ የቤተሰብ አባል፣ ጎረቤት ወይም ጠበቃ – እና ኃይሏን እንዴት ለውጥ ለማምጣት ተጠቀመችበት? አሸናፊዎች በሰኔ ወር በሚከበረው ክብረ በዓል ላይ ይጋበዛሉ። የመጨረሻ ቀን፡ ማክሰኞ፣ መጋቢት 31።

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8ARsyduTYFkzbBDV0tTTpqj0xZ5wMSLEchAZRRo-014ehtg/viewform

 

ለአገልግሎት ሽልማቶች የSSL ሰዓቶችን እስከ መጋቢት 27 ድረስ ያስገቡ

የተማሪዎች አገልግሎት ትምህርት (SSL) የሽልማት ሰነዶች የመጨረሻ ቀን መጋቢት 27 ነው። 240 ወይም ከዚያ በላይ የተመዘገቡ የSSL ሰዓቶች ያላቸው የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ተማሪዎች የብቃት አገልግሎት የምስክር ወረቀት ያገኛሉ፣ እና በመካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የ75 ሰዓት መስፈርትን የሚያጠናቅቁ የመካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ተማሪዎች የሱፐርኢንቴንደንቱን የSSL ሽልማት ያገኛሉ። ብቁ ለመሆን ተማሪዎች የMCPS ቅጽ 560-51 ለትምህርት ቤታቸው የSSL አስተባባሪ እስከ መጋቢት 27 ድረስ ማስገባት አለባቸው። ሌሎች ሁሉም የSSL ቅጾች አርብ፣ ግንቦት 29 ባልበለጠ ጊዜ ውስጥ መቅረብ አለባቸው።

ሁሉም የMCPS ተማሪዎች ከሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ለመመረቅ 75 የSSL ሰዓቶችን ማግኘት አለባቸው፣ እና የጸደይ እረፍት ተማሪዎች በSSL እድሎች ለመሳተፍ አስደናቂ ጊዜ ነው! ተጨማሪ ይወቁ እና እድሎችን ያግኙ።

 

የትምህርት በጀት መድረኮች ለመጋቢት 11 ተዘጋጅተዋል

የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ ምክር ቤት የትምህርት እና የባህል ኮሚቴ ሊቀመንበር ዊል ጃዋንዶ በቅርቡ የሚካሄድ የትምህርት በጀት መድረክ እያስተናገዱ ነው። ከMCPS ሱፐርኢንቴንደንት ቶማስ ቴይለር እና የሞንትጎመሪ ኮሌጅ ፕሬዝዳንት ዶ/ር ጄርሜይን ዊሊያምስ ጋር ይቀላቀላሉ። የካውንቲው ምክር ቤት የትምህርት እና የባህል ኮሚቴ ለጠቅላላው የካውንቲ ምክር ቤት የትምህርት ወጪን በተመለከተ ምክረ ሀሳቦችን የማቅረብ ኃላፊነት አለበት። መድረኩ ረቡዕ፣ መጋቢት 11፣ 6:30 ፒኤም በአልበርት አንስታይን ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ይካሄዳል።

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03.03.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of March 2, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Thanks for making Books & Basketball A Huge Success!

A special thanks to everyone who came out to Books & Basketball this year to make this event fun and build community together.  

There are so many people who made this event possible, but I would like to thank a few in particular who were the main ingredients to it’s success:

  • Celine Allard – who has led this event for the past 3 years and does so with poise, persistence, and an eye on the details! We’ll miss her when she leaves us this year. (If you’re interested in this committee next year, contact TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com)
  • Ann Gordon – who led this year’s Silent Auction making a dream a reality in a short time frame, and exceeding what we thought possible. 
  • Emily Pickren – who worked with Celine to make sure all the details happened and kept everything rolling forward. 
  • Margaret McDonnell – who worked with Ann to help put the Auction together. 
  • Sarah Corcoran – who made the bakesale and concessions a delicious success!
  • Ms Martin, Mr. Loznak, Ms. Patterson-Breese
  • Ms. Mickens-Hundley
  • Ms. Hishmeh, Ms. Hoyt and Ms. Coreas
  • Ms. Parker and Mr. Cardillo
  • Ms. Zuniga and Ms. Liebler
  • Mr. Martinez and Building Services colleagues: Thank you so much for setting up the cafeteria and hallway space for us, always being ready to adjust on the fly to our ever-changing requests.
  • Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Dunand
  • Mr. Fryer
  • Mr. Liddle
  • Ms. Murphy
  • Ms. Todhunter
  • Ms. Perlo
  • Staff Chaperones
  • Student participants and volunteers
  • And all of our parent/caregiver volunteers who helped make this event possible.

 

Next Tuesday: Our Next Monthly PTSA Meeting

Join us March 10 at 7 pm for our next PTSA Meeting over Zoom. 

 

A Note from your PTSA President

It’s time to begin thinking about next year’s PTSA board!  If you are interested in a board or committee position, or what to know what the board does and how you might participate, please reach out to Emily at TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

  • Find a list of roles on our website: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/ 

 

Meeting Minutes from February Monthly Meeting

In case you missed the February meeting, or wanted to catch up on the resources and discussion of AI in education, here’s the link to the monthly meeting minutes (a link to the slide presentation is in the minutes).

  • February meeting minutes

ICYMI Events from Principal’s Newsletter

WeShine STEAM Project Fair: The WeShine Club gives students the opportunity to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and the Arts through meaningful, student-led passion projects. In a supportive and creative environment, students build confidence, problem-solving skills, and a love of learning while collaborating with peers and expressing their unique interests. WeShine encourages curiosity, creativity, and student voice—helping learners shine both in and beyond the classroom.

Families are encouraged to have their students join WeShine and discover what sparks their curiosity. Please see the flyer and/or link for meeting dates, times, and additional details. We hope to see you in April!

Link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4ZaroCcU/OTEs66Oxnd8mRP0l6v-1qA/view?utm_content=DAG4ZaroCcU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7ef8c533bd



Special Shoutouts

 

 


¡Gracias por hacer de Libros y baloncesto un gran éxito!

Un agradecimiento especial a todos los que vinieron a Libros y Baloncesto este año para hacer que este evento fuera divertido y construir una comunidad juntos.

Hay muchísimas personas que hicieron posible este evento, pero me gustaría agradecer a algunas en particular que fueron los principales ingredientes de su éxito:

  • Celine Allard, quien ha dirigido este evento durante los últimos 3 años y lo hace con aplomo, perseverancia y atención a los detalles. La extrañaremos cuando nos deje este año. (Si está interesado en este comité el próximo año, comuníquese con TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com)
  • Ann Gordon, quien dirigió la subasta silenciosa de este año haciendo realidad un sueño en un corto período de tiempo y superando lo que creíamos posible.
  • Emily Pickren, quien trabajó con Celine para asegurarse de que todos los detalles sucedieran y mantuvieran todo avanzando.
  • Margaret McDonnell, quien trabajó con Ann para ayudar a organizar la subasta.
  • Sarah Corcoran, ¡quien hizo que la venta de pasteles y las concesiones fuera un delicioso éxito!
  • Sra. Martin, Sr. Loznak, Sra. Patterson-Breese
  • Sra. Mickens-Hundley
  • Sra. Hishmeh, Sra. Hoyt y Sra. Coreas
  • Sra. Parker y Sr. Cardillo
  • Sra. Zúñiga y Sra. Liebler
  • Sr. Martínez y colegas de Servicios de Construcción: Muchas gracias por prepararnos la cafetería y el pasillo, siempre listos para adaptarnos sobre la marcha a nuestras solicitudes en constante cambio.
  • Sr. Rodgers y Sr. Dunand
  • Sr. Fryer
  • Sr. Liddle
  • Sra. Murphy
  • Sra. Todhunter
  • Sra. Perlo
  • Acompañantes del personal
  • Estudiantes participantes y voluntarios.
  • Y a todos nuestros padres/cuidadores voluntarios que ayudaron a hacer posible este evento.

 

El próximo martes: nuestra próxima reunión mensual de la PTSA

Únase a nosotros el 10 de marzo a las 7 p. m. para nuestra próxima reunión del PTSA a través de Zoom.

 

Una nota de su presidente de PTSA

¡Es hora de empezar a pensar en la junta directiva de la PTSA del próximo año! Si está interesado en un puesto en la junta o comité, o en saber qué hace la junta y cómo podría participar, comuníquese con Emily en TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

  • Encuentre una lista de roles en nuestro sitio web: https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

Actas de la reunión mensual de febrero

En caso de que se haya perdido la reunión de febrero o quiera ponerse al día con los recursos y la discusión sobre la IA en la educación, aquí está el enlace a las actas de la reunión mensual (en las actas hay un enlace a la presentación de diapositivas).

  • actas de la reunión de febrero

Eventos de ICYMI del boletín del director

Feria de proyectos WeShine STEAM: El WeShine Club brinda a los estudiantes la oportunidad de explorar la ciencia, la tecnología, la ingeniería, las matemáticas y las artes a través de proyectos significativos y apasionantes dirigidos por los estudiantes. En un entorno creativo y de apoyo, los estudiantes desarrollan confianza, habilidades para resolver problemas y amor por el aprendizaje mientras colaboran con sus compañeros y expresan sus intereses únicos. WeShine fomenta la curiosidad, la creatividad y la voz de los estudiantes, ayudándolos a brillar tanto dentro como fuera del aula.

Se anima a las familias a que sus estudiantes se unan a WeShine y descubran qué despierta su curiosidad. Consulte el folleto y/o el enlace para conocer las fechas, horarios y detalles adicionales de las reuniones. ¡Esperamos verte en abril!

Enlace: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4ZaroCcU/OTEs66Oxnd8mRP0l6v-1qA/view?utm_content=DAG4ZaroCcU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h7ef8c533bd

 

 


መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ ትልቅ ስኬት ስላደረጉ እናመሰግናለን!

ይህን ዝግጅት አስደሳች ለማድረግ እና ማህበረሰቡን በጋራ ለመገንባት በዚህ አመት ወደ መጽሐፍት እና ቅርጫት ኳስ ለወጡ ሁሉ ልዩ ምስጋና።

ይህን ክስተት እንዲቻል ያደረጉ በጣም ብዙ ሰዎች አሉ ነገር ግን ለስኬቱ ዋና ግብአት የሆኑትን ጥቂቶችን ማመስገን እፈልጋለሁ፡-

  • ሴሊን አላርድ – ይህንን ክስተት ላለፉት 3 ዓመታት የመራው እና በእርጋታ ፣ በትዕግስት እና ለዝርዝሮቹ ትኩረት በመስጠት ያደረገው! ዘንድሮ ስትተወን እናፍቃታለን። (በሚቀጥለው ዓመት በዚህ ኮሚቴ ውስጥ ፍላጎት ካሎት፣ TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com ያግኙ)
  • አን ጎርደን – በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ህልምን እውን በማድረግ እና በተቻለ መጠን ካሰብነው በላይ የዘንድሮውን የዝምታ ጨረታ የመራው።
  • ኤሚሊ ፒክረን – ሁሉም ዝርዝሮች መከሰታቸውን ለማረጋገጥ ከሴሊን ጋር የሰራችው እና ሁሉም ነገር ወደፊት እንዲንከባለል አድርጓል።
  • ማርጋሬት ማክዶኔል – ጨረታውን አንድ ላይ ለማድረግ ከአን ጋር የሰራችው።
  • ሳራ ኮርኮርን – መጋገሪያውን እና ቅናሾችን ጣፋጭ ስኬት ያደረገችው!
  • ወይዘሮ ማርቲን፣ ሚስተር ሎዝናክ፣ ወይዘሮ ፓተርሰን-ብሬስ
  • ወይዘሮ ሚኪንስ-ሀንድሊ
  • ወይዘሮ ሂሽሜህ፣ ወይዘሮ ሆይት እና ወይዘሮ ኮራስ
  • ወይዘሮ ፓርከር እና ሚስተር ካርዲሎ
  • ወይዘሮ ዙኒጋ እና ወይዘሮ ሊብለር
  • ሚስተር ማርቲኔዝ እና የሕንፃ አገልግሎት ባልደረቦች፡- ካፊቴሪያውን እና የመተላለፊያ መንገዱን ስላዘጋጁልን በጣም እናመሰግናለን፣ ሁልጊዜ ለሚለዋወጡት ጥያቄዎቻችን በበረራ ላይ ለመስተካከል ዝግጁ በመሆን።
  • ሚስተር ሮጀርስ እና ሚስተር ዱናንድ
  • ሚስተር ፍሬየር
  • ሚስተር ሊድል
  • ወይዘሮ መርፊ
  • ወይዘሮ ቶዱንተር
  • ወይዘሮ ፔሮ
  • ሠራተኞች Chaperones
  • የተማሪ ተሳታፊዎች እና በጎ ፈቃደኞች
  • እና ይህ ክስተት እንዲቻል የረዱ ወላጆቻችን/ተንከባካቢዎቻችን በሙሉ።

 

በሚቀጥለው ማክሰኞ፡ የሚቀጥለው ወርሃዊ የPTSA ስብሰባችን

ለቀጣዩ የPTSA ስብሰባ ከማጉላት በላይ ለማድረስ ማርች 10 በ7 ሰአት ይቀላቀሉን።

 

ከእርስዎ የPTSA ፕሬዝዳንት ማስታወሻ

ስለሚቀጥለው ዓመት የPTSA ቦርድ ማሰብ ለመጀመር ጊዜው አሁን ነው! በቦርድ ወይም በኮሚቴ ቦታ ላይ ፍላጎት ካሎት ወይም ቦርዱ ምን እንደሚሰራ እና እንዴት መሳተፍ እንደሚችሉ ለማወቅ እባክዎን ኤሚሊ በ TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com ያግኙ።

  • በድረ-ገጻችን ላይ የሚናዎች ዝርዝር ያግኙ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/abouttpmspta/

 

ከየካቲት ወርሃዊ ስብሰባ የስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች

የየካቲት ስብሰባውን ያመለጡ ከሆነ ወይም የ AIን ግብዓቶች እና ውይይቶችን በትምህርት ላይ ለማግኘት ከፈለጉ፣ ወደ ወርሃዊው የስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች አገናኝ ይኸውና (የስላይድ አቀራረብ አገናኝ በ ደቂቃዎች ውስጥ ነው)።

  • የየካቲት ስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች

የICYMI ክስተቶች ከርዕሰ መምህር ጋዜጣ

የWeShine STEAM የፕሮጀክት ትርኢት፡ የዌሺን ክለብ ተማሪዎች ትርጉም ባለው በተማሪ በሚመሩ የፍላጎት ፕሮጄክቶች ሳይንስን፣ ቴክኖሎጂን፣ ምህንድስናን፣ ሂሳብን እና ስነ ጥበባትን እንዲያስሱ እድል ይሰጣል። ደጋፊ እና ፈጠራ ባለው አካባቢ፣ ተማሪዎች ከእኩዮቻቸው ጋር በመተባበር እና ልዩ ፍላጎቶቻቸውን በሚገልጹበት ወቅት በራስ መተማመንን፣ ችግር ፈቺ ክህሎቶችን እና የመማር ፍቅርን ይገነባሉ። ዌሺን የማወቅ ጉጉትን፣ ፈጠራን እና የተማሪ ድምጽን ያበረታታል—ተማሪዎች በክፍል ውስጥ እና ከክፍል ውጭ እንዲያበሩ መርዳት።

ቤተሰቦች ተማሪዎቻቸው WeShineን እንዲቀላቀሉ እና የማወቅ ጉጉታቸውን እንዲያውቁ ይበረታታሉ። ለስብሰባ ቀናት፣ ሰአቶች እና ተጨማሪ ዝርዝሮች እባክዎ በራሪ ወረቀቱን እና/ወይም ማገናኛውን ይመልከቱ። በሚያዝያ ወር እንደምናገኝህ ተስፋ እናደርጋለን!

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02.23.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of February 23, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Our Silent Auction is now open!

Bidding is now LIVE for the silent auction happening as part of Books & Basketball. Click this link and discover the amazing items up for bid: outings to museums and theaters, wine classes and vineyard tours, professional coaching, and so much more. It’s easy to participate: Check out the items, set up an account to start bidding, and receive automated notifications when you’ve been outbid. We’ll have a table set up during Friday’s game and the book sale to help you navigate the auction site and check out the items in real life. Bidding ends on Saturday at 12:00pm and winners can pick up their items at the book sale.

 

Books & Basketball is this Friday and Saturday!

Join us on Friday February 27 at 6 pm for the basketball game and book pre-sale, and on Saturday February 28 from 10 am–1 pm in the TPMS cafeteria for our book sale.

We need your help with volunteering during the event! We will not be able to do it without you. Please sign up at the various Sign-up Genius. Here is how you can help:

Volunteers

  • We still have plenty of slots to be filled. If you are able to volunteer either Friday or Saturday, please sign up here to sign up for a shift.

Bake Sale

  • As part of both the basketball game and the book sale, we will be holding a bake sale. Please sign up here to donate baked goods. We would ask you to drop your baked goods either on Friday February 28, 3–5 pm, or Saturday March 1, 9:30–10 am, or Friday by Sarah Corcoran’s place (you can email her at sia2210@yahoo.com for the address).

Also:

Ticket sales

  • Student tickets are $3 for the basketball game and accompanying adults are free for up to three students. Ticket sales will begin before school the week of February 23 to Feb 27. Ticket sales during the time will be 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 in the week up to the game from 7:55 am to 8:15 am. If you can volunteer for that brief time, please sign up here.

Book Donations: If you still have books you would like to donate, here is where you can drop them:

  • You can have your child drop them in the box outside the office labeled Book Sale. The box will be there until February 27
  • You can also drop your books on the porch at 409 Beech Ave (celineallard@yahoo.com) or on the porch of 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com).

And finally, students can earn SSL hours for volunteering at either the basketball game or the book sale through Difference Makers. Sign up today through Difference Makers.

Thanks for helping us make Books and Basketball awesome!

 

Congratulations, Mr. Loznak!

Mr. Loznak successfully completed his practicum experience here at TPMS and will continue to remain with us through the end of the school year while Ms. Martin is on medical leave. Give him a high-five when you see him for making it through his program and his continuing  efforts making TPMS the best middle school in the district.

 

Cool Art Opportunities for Middle and Highschoolers

Do you have a student artist in your household? There are alot of great opportunities around the county and state. Take a look!

  • Calls For Art

 

MCPS Announcements 

This is a limited list.  More announcements can be found in the Principals Newsletter, or in the MCPS News blog. 

Superintendent Presents Boundary Recommendations and Regional Secondary Programs Model

During the Board of Education’s work session on Feb. 5, Superintendent Thomas Taylor presented a set of boundary recommendations regarding Charles W. Woodward and Thomas S. Wootton high schools. He also proposed a regional secondary model that would provide students with increased access to a broad range of programs. Read more.

We Must Fund Our Future!

Make your voice heard on the MCPS Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Recommended Operating Budget! It is critical that our elected leaders hear from you about the essential role school plays in your students’ lives, and the importance of giving students access to the opportunities and resources they need to be successful. Read more for a budget timeline and upcoming meetings where you can provide input.

How MD State Board of Ed Is Strengthening Math for College and Career

During its work session on Feb. 5, the Board of Education is discussing math policy and practice. Be sure to check it out. The Maryland State Department of Education has released a Math Policy that reimagines how students become college- and career-ready. One part identifies competencies for PreK-8 math that students need to know each year. More information

 


¡Nuestra subasta silenciosa ya está abierta!

Ya está abierta la puja para la subasta silenciosa que se celebra en el marco de Libros y Baloncesto. Haz clic en este enlace y descubre los increíbles artículos en puja: excursiones a museos y teatros, clases de vino y visitas a viñedos, coaching profesional y mucho más. Participar es muy fácil: consulta los artículos, crea una cuenta para empezar a pujar y recibe notificaciones automáticas cuando te superen. Tendremos una mesa preparada durante el partido del viernes y la venta de libros para que puedas navegar por la página de subastas y ver los artículos en persona. La puja finaliza el sábado a las 12:00 p. m. y los ganadores podrán recoger sus artículos en la venta de libros.

 

¡Libros y Baloncesto este viernes y sábado!

Acompáñenos el viernes 27 de febrero a las 6 p. m. para el partido de baloncesto y la preventa de libros, y el sábado 28 de febrero de 10 a. m. a 1 p. m. en la cafetería de TPMS para nuestra venta de libros.

¡Necesitamos su ayuda como voluntario durante el evento! No podremos hacerlo sin usted. Por favor, inscríbase en las diferentes plataformas de inscripción. Así es como puede ayudar:

Voluntarios

Aún tenemos muchas plazas disponibles. Si puede ser voluntario el viernes o el sábado, inscríbase aquí para un turno.

Venta de pasteles

Como parte del partido de baloncesto y la venta de libros, realizaremos una venta de pasteles. Por favor, inscríbase aquí para donar productos horneados. Les pedimos que dejen sus productos horneados el viernes 28 de febrero, de 15:00 a 17:00, o el sábado 1 de marzo, de 9:30 a 10:00, o el viernes en casa de Sarah Corcoran (pueden escribirle a sia2210@yahoo.com para obtener la dirección).

Además:

Venta de entradas

  • Las entradas para estudiantes cuestan $3 para el partido de baloncesto y los adultos acompañantes entran gratis para hasta tres estudiantes. La venta de entradas comenzará antes del inicio de clases, la semana del 23 al 27 de febrero. La venta de entradas durante este periodo será solo en efectivo o con cheque.
  • Las entradas también se pueden comprar en la puerta con efectivo, Venmo, cheque o PayPal.
  • Necesitamos padres que ayuden con la venta de entradas la semana anterior al partido, de 7:55 a 8:15. Si pueden ser voluntarios para ese breve periodo, inscríbanse aquí.

Donaciones de libros: Si aún tiene libros que desea donar, puede dejarlos aquí:

  • Su hijo/a puede dejarlos en la caja “Venta de libros” que se encuentra afuera de la oficina. La caja estará allí hasta el 27 de febrero.
  • También puede dejar sus libros en el porche de 409 Beech Ave (celineallard@yahoo.com) o en el porche de 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com).

Finalmente, los estudiantes pueden ganar horas de SSL por ser voluntarios en el partido de baloncesto o en la venta de libros a través de Difference Makers. Inscríbase hoy mismo a través de Difference Makers.

¡Gracias por ayudarnos a hacer que los libros y el baloncesto sean geniales!

 

¡Felicitaciones, Sr. Loznak!

El Sr. Loznak completó con éxito sus prácticas aquí en TPMS y continuará con nosotros hasta el final del año escolar mientras la Sra. Martin esté de baja médica. Felicítelo cuando lo vea por haber superado su programa y por sus continuos esfuerzos para convertir a TPMS en la mejor escuela secundaria del distrito.

 

Oportunidades artísticas geniales para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria

¿Tiene un estudiante artista en su hogar? Hay muchas oportunidades excelentes en todo el condado y el estado. ¡Échele un vistazo!

Convocatorias para el arte

 

Anuncios de MCPS

Esta es una lista limitada. Puede encontrar más anuncios en el Boletín de Directores o en el blog de Noticias de MCPS.

El Superintendente Presenta Recomendaciones sobre Límites Escolares y el Modelo de Programas Regionales de Secundaria

Durante la sesión de trabajo de la Junta de Educación del 5 de febrero, el Superintendente Thomas Taylor presentó un conjunto de recomendaciones sobre límites escolares para las escuelas preparatorias Charles W. Woodward y Thomas S. Wootton. También propuso un modelo regional de secundaria que brindaría a los estudiantes un mayor acceso a una amplia gama de programas. Lea más.

¡Debemos Financiar Nuestro Futuro!

¡Haga oír su voz sobre el Presupuesto Operativo Recomendado para el Año Fiscal 2027 de MCPS! Es fundamental que nuestros líderes electos escuchen su opinión sobre el papel esencial que la escuela desempeña en la vida de sus estudiantes y la importancia de brindarles acceso a las oportunidades y los recursos que necesitan para alcanzar el éxito. Lea más para conocer el cronograma del presupuesto y las próximas reuniones donde puede aportar su opinión.

Cómo la Junta de Educación del Estado de Maryland está fortaleciendo las matemáticas para la universidad y la carrera profesional

Durante su sesión de trabajo del 5 de febrero, la Junta de Educación debatirá la política y la práctica de las matemáticas. No se pierdan la información. El Departamento de Educación del Estado de Maryland ha publicado una Política de Matemáticas que redefine cómo los estudiantes se preparan para la universidad y la carrera profesional. Una parte identifica las competencias de matemáticas de preescolar a octavo grado que los estudiantes necesitan dominar cada año. Más información.

 


የኛ የዝምታ ጨረታ አሁን ክፍት ነው!

አሁን የመጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ አካል ሆኖ ለሚካሄደው የዝምታ ጨረታ በቀጥታ ስርጭት ላይ ነው። ይህንን ሊንክ ጠቅ ያድርጉ እና ለጨረታ የሚቀርቡትን አስደናቂ እቃዎች ያግኙ፡ ወደ ሙዚየሞች እና ቲያትሮች የሚደረግ ጉዞ፣ የወይን ክፍሎች እና የወይን እርሻ ጉብኝቶች፣ ሙያዊ ስልጠና እና ሌሎችም ብዙ። ለመሳተፍ ቀላል ነው፡ እቃዎቹን ይመልከቱ፣ ጨረታ ለመጀመር መለያ ያዘጋጁ እና ከተሸጡ በኋላ አውቶማቲክ ማሳወቂያዎችን ይቀበሉ። አርብ ጨዋታ ወቅት የጨረታ ጣቢያውን ለማሰስ እና እቃዎቹን በእውነተኛ ህይወት ለማየት የሚያግዝዎ የጠረጴዛ እና የመጽሐፍ ሽያጭ እናዘጋጃለን። ጨረታው ቅዳሜ ከምሽቱ 12፡00 ላይ ያበቃል እና አሸናፊዎች እቃዎቻቸውን በመጽሐፍት ሽያጭ ላይ መውሰድ ይችላሉ።

 

መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ ዛሬ አርብ እና ቅዳሜ ይካሄዳል!

አርብ የካቲት 27 ከቀኑ 6 ሰዓት ላይ የቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ እና የመጽሐፍት ቅድመ-ሽያጭ ለማድረግ ይቀላቀሉን፣ እና ቅዳሜ የካቲት 28 ከቀኑ 10 ሰዓት እስከ 1 ሰዓት በTPMS ካፌቴሪያ ውስጥ ለመጽሐፍ ሽያጫችን ይቀላቀሉን።

በዝግጅቱ ወቅት በፈቃደኝነት ለመስራት የእርስዎን እገዛ እንፈልጋለን! ያለእርስዎ ማድረግ አንችልም። እባክዎን በተለያዩ የምዝገባ ጂኒየስ ይመዝገቡ። እንዴት መርዳት እንደሚችሉ እነሆ፡

በጎ ፈቃደኞች

አሁንም ብዙ የሚሞሉ ቦታዎች አሉን። አርብ ወይም ቅዳሜ በፈቃደኝነት መስራት ከቻሉ፣ ለፈረቃ ለመመዝገብ እዚህ ይመዝገቡ።

የመጋገሪያ ሽያጭ

የቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ እና የመጽሐፍ ሽያጩ አካል እንደመሆኔ መጠን የመጋገሪያ ሽያጭ እናዘጋጃለን። የተጋገሩ እቃዎችን ለመለገስ እባክዎ እዚህ ይመዝገቡ። የተጋገሩ እቃዎችን አርብ የካቲት 28፣ ከጠዋቱ 3-5 ሰዓት ወይም ቅዳሜ መጋቢት 1፣ ከጠዋቱ 9:30-10 ሰዓት ወይም አርብ በሳራ ኮርኮራን ቦታ እንዲያስቀምጡ እንጠይቅዎታለን (አድራሻውን ለማግኘት sia2210@yahoo.com ላይ ኢሜይል ማድረግ ይችላሉ)።

እንዲሁም:

የቲኬት ሽያጭ

  • የተማሪ ቲኬቶች ለቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ $3 ናቸው እና አብረዋቸው የሚሄዱ አዋቂዎች እስከ ሶስት ተማሪዎች ድረስ ነፃ ናቸው። የቲኬት ሽያጭ የሚጀምረው ከየካቲት 23 እስከ የካቲት 27 ባለው ሳምንት ከትምህርት ቤት በፊት ነው። በወቅቱ የቲኬት ሽያጭ በጥሬ ገንዘብ ወይም በቼክ ብቻ ይሆናል።
  • ትኬቶችም በጥሬ ገንዘብ፣ በቬንሞ፣ በቼክ ወይም በፔይፓል በሩ ላይ ሊገዙ ይችላሉ።
  • ከጨዋታው እስከሚቀጥለው ሳምንት ድረስ ከጠዋቱ 7:55 እስከ ምሽቱ 8:15 ባለው ጊዜ ውስጥ የቲኬት ሽያጩን በሠራተኞች እንዲረዱ ወላጆች እንፈልጋለን። ለዚያ አጭር ጊዜ በፈቃደኝነት መሥራት ከቻሉ፣ እባክዎን እዚህ ይመዝገቡ።

የቦታ ልገሳዎች፡ አሁንም መዋጮ ማድረግ የሚፈልጉዋቸው መጽሐፍት ካሉዎት፣ እዚህ ማስቀመጥ የሚችሉበት ቦታ ይኸውልዎት፡

  • ልጅዎ የመጽሐፍ ሽያጭ ተብሎ በተሰየመው የቢሮ ውጭ ባለው ሳጥን ውስጥ እንዲያስቀምጠው ማድረግ ይችላሉ። ሳጥኑ እስከ የካቲት 27 ድረስ እዚያው ይቆያል።
  • እንዲሁም መጽሐፍትዎን በ409 Beech Ave (celineallard@yahoo.com) በረንዳ ላይ ወይም በ902 Gist Ave፣ ሲልቨር ስፕሪንግ (summersmith100@gmail.com) በረንዳ ላይ ማስቀመጥ ይችላሉ።

በመጨረሻም፣ ተማሪዎች በቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ ወይም በDifference Makers በኩል በመጽሐፍት ሽያጭ የSSL ሰዓቶችን ማግኘት ይችላሉ። ዛሬውኑ በDifference Makers በኩል ይመዝገቡ።

መጽሐፍትን እና የቅርጫት ኳስን አስደናቂ ለማድረግ ስለረዱን እናመሰግናለን!

 

እንኳን ደስ አለህ ሚስተር ሎዝናክ!

ሚስተር ሎዝናክ እዚህ TPMS የልምምድ ልምዳቸውን በተሳካ ሁኔታ አጠናቀዋል እና ወ/ሮ ማርቲን በህክምና ፈቃድ ላይ እያሉ የትምህርት አመቱ መጨረሻ ድረስ ከእኛ ጋር ይቆያሉ። በፕሮግራሙ ውስጥ ሲያልፍ እና TPMSን በዲስትሪክቱ ውስጥ ምርጡን የመካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ለማድረግ የሚያደርገውን ቀጣይ ጥረት ሲያዩት ከፍተኛ ውጤት ያስመዘግቡት።

 

ለመካከለኛ እና ለሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ተማሪዎች አሪፍ የጥበብ እድሎች

በቤተሰብዎ ውስጥ የተማሪ አርቲስት አለዎት? በካውንቲው እና በክፍለ ሀገሩ ዙሪያ ብዙ ጥሩ እድሎች አሉ። ይመልከቱ!

ለጥበብ ጥሪዎች

 

የMCPS ማስታወቂያዎች

ይህ የተወሰነ ዝርዝር ነው። ተጨማሪ ማስታወቂያዎች በዋና መምህራን ጋዜጣ ወይም በMCPS ዜና ጦማር ውስጥ ይገኛሉ።

ዋና ተቆጣጣሪ የወሰን ምክሮችን እና የክልል ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ፕሮግራሞችን ሞዴል ያቀርባል

የካቲት 5 የትምህርት ቦርድ የስራ ክፍለ ጊዜ ወቅት፣ ሱፐርኢንቴንደንት ቶማስ ቴይለር ስለ ቻርለስ ደብሊው ዉድዋርድ እና ቶማስ ኤስ. ዉተን ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤቶች የድንበር ምክሮችን አቅርበዋል። እንዲሁም ተማሪዎችን ሰፋ ያለ የፕሮግራሞችን ተደራሽነት የሚያሰፋ የክልል ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ሞዴል አቅርቧል። ተጨማሪ ያንብቡ።

የወደፊታችንን ገንዘብ መክፈል አለብን!

በMCPS የ2027 የፊስካል ዓመት (FY) የሚመከር የአሠራር በጀት ላይ ድምጽዎን ያሰሙ! የተመረጡት መሪዎቻችን ትምህርት ቤቱ በተማሪዎችዎ ሕይወት ውስጥ ስለሚጫወተው አስፈላጊ ሚና እና ተማሪዎች ስኬታማ ለመሆን የሚያስፈልጋቸውን እድሎች እና ሀብቶች ማግኘት ስላለበት አስፈላጊነት ከእርስዎ መስማት በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው። በጀት የጊዜ ሰሌዳ እና ግብዓት ማቅረብ የሚችሉባቸውን ቀጣይ ስብሰባዎች ለማግኘት ተጨማሪ ያንብቡ።

የኤምዲ የስቴት ኤዲት ቦርድ ለኮሌጅ እና ለስራ የሂሳብ ትምህርትን እንዴት እያጠናከረ ነው

የካቲት 5 በሚካሄደው የስራ ክፍለ ጊዜ የትምህርት ቦርዱ የሂሳብ ፖሊሲ ​​እና ልምምድ ላይ እየተወያየ ነው። ይህንን ማረጋገጥዎን ያረጋግጡ። የሜሪላንድ ስቴት የትምህርት መምሪያ ተማሪዎች ለኮሌጅ እና ለስራ እንዴት ዝግጁ እንደሚሆኑ የሚያስብ የሂሳብ ፖሊሲ ​​አውጥቷል። አንድ ክፍል ተማሪዎች በየዓመቱ ማወቅ ያለባቸውን የቅድመ-K-8 ሂሳብ ብቃቶችን ይለያል። ተጨማሪ መረጃ

02.16.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of February 16, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Books and Basketball is Two Weeks Away

Register to Volunteer and/or Donate Baked Goods (and Books!)

Our annual TPMS Books & Basketball fundraiser is coming in only two weeks, on February 27 and 28! Join us on Friday night at 6 pm for the basketball game and book pre-sale, and on Saturday from 10 am–1 pm in the TPMS cafeteria for our book sale. 

We would welcome 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 before school the week of February 23 to Feb 27. Ticket sales during the time will be 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 in the week up to the game from 7:55 am to 8:15 am. If you can volunteer for that brief time, please sign up here.
  • Book Donations:
    • We would still love your used books! Please have your child drop them in the box outside the office labeled Book Sale. 
    • You can always drop your books on the porch at 409 Beech Ave (celineallard@yahoo.com) or on the porch of 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com).
  • Volunteers: 
    • While we have some truly awesome volunteers, we need more. If you are able to volunteer either Friday or Saturday, please sign up here to sign up for a shift to help with the basketball game, book sale, bake sale and silent auction.
  • Bake Sale:
    • As part of both the basketball game and the book sale, we will be holding a bake sale. Please sign up here to donate baked goods. We would ask you to drop your baked goods either on Friday February 28 3-5 pm or Friday by Sarah Corcoran’s place (you can email her at sia2210@yahoo.com for the address).

And finally, students can earn SSL hours for volunteering at either the basketball game or the book sale through Difference Makers. Sign up today through Difference Makers. Thanks for helping us make Books and Basketball awesome!

 

Silent Auction Coming Soon

On February 22, we’ll open up our Silent Auction online fundraiser!  It’s going to be amazing, so be on the look out for our upcoming Silent Auction. The auction will close at Books & Basketball on Saturday, February 28.

Multicultural Night & Student Assembly a Huge Success!

Dancing, drumming, eating, enjoying incredible performances, and meeting and celebrating our big beautiful TPMS family and all the cultures and places we originate from!  A big show of thanks to Ramata Diop for running such a fantastic Multicultural Night event this year and pulling together this assembly.  And especially to all of our students and families who presented, performed, and provided a taste of the culture!   

I also want to thank Franklyn of Bonniejazz Music who not only performed for our student assembly during the day, he returned to do a drum circle performance with our TPMS families during the event!  If you’re interested in taking lessons or having Bonniejazz music at your event, learn more at their website and reach out to bonniejazzmusic@yahoo.com .

A Note from Your PTSA President

As we’ve now entered into our second semester, it’s time to begin thinking about next year’s PTSA board!  If you are interested in a board position, or discussing what the board does and how you might participate, please reach out to Emily at TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com. 

  

Advocacy from your PTSA

SpED ARS Advocacy

MCPS has been cutting back on resources negatively impacting ARS (and LAD) programs at TPMS.  And when those programs receive cuts, it impacts EVERYONE in our school in a myriad of ways, seen and unseen. 

Please take a moment to read my blog post, and two minutes to send my email (or one of your own) amplifying the message to the BOE and Superintendent. 

Here’s a link to the post: https://www.tpmspta.org/protect-spedars-resources/

Thank you for your support, and supporting TPMS as an inclusive community that nurtures and grows every student!
 

2025-26 SSL Hours Awards Information

I just added a blog post (content scooped from a MCPS school email) regarding SSL hours that I thought was pretty good to know. Read more here: https://www.tpmspta.org/2025-2026-mcps-ssl-awards-information/ 
 

News from MCCPTA

Listening Session on MCPS’ upcoming Volt AI Pilot

This Thursday, February 19, the MCCPTA Technology Committee will be hosting a listening session on MCPS’ upcoming Volt AI Pilot, currently scheduled to be conducted in 3 schools (Seneca Valley, BCC and Magruder High Schools) beginning in March. While MCPS is still in the process of holding town hall outreach sessions on Volt, we at the Technology Committee have received a number of inquiries and correspondence from parents wanting to learn more, concerned about the privacy implications of the use of (AI) surveillance in schools, etc.  So while we work to try and get more information from MCPS (and hope to attend at least one of the MCPS Town Halls on Volt AI next week), we’re also scheduling this listening session for parents to come and share what they’ve learned about Volt AI from these meetings, raise questions or concerns that they’d like us to consider, and generally compare notes. Families are welcome to attend any time during the one hour session. See below for details!

Joel Schwarz is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting (Note: to avoid the 40 minute cut-off of Free Zoom, this Zoom will be hosted by my law professor account at Albany Law School).

Time: Feb 19, 2026 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://albanylaw.zoom.us/j/91532512188?pwd=PInghyeapMIBP6T4ydJaBySj61Si4d.1

Meeting ID: 915 3251 2188

Passcode: 498201

 

 


Libros y Baloncesto: ¡En Dos Semanas!

Inscríbete como voluntario o dona productos horneados (¡y libros!)

¡Nuestra recaudación anual de fondos de TPMS, Libros y Baloncesto, llega en solo dos semanas, el 27 y 28 de febrero! Únete a nosotros el viernes a las 6 p. m. para el partido de baloncesto y la preventa de libros, y el sábado de 10 a. m. a 1 p. m. en la cafetería de TPMS para la venta de libros.

Agradecemos tu ayuda con cualquiera de los siguientes:

Venta de entradas:

  • Las entradas para estudiantes cuestan $3 para el partido de baloncesto y los adultos acompañantes entran gratis para hasta tres estudiantes. La venta de entradas comenzará antes del inicio de clases, la semana del 23 al 27 de febrero. La venta de entradas durante ese período será solo en efectivo o con cheque.
  • Las entradas también se pueden comprar en la puerta con efectivo, Venmo, cheque o PayPal.
  • Necesitamos padres para ayudar con la venta de entradas durante la semana previa al partido, de 7:55 a. m. a 8:15 a. m. Si puede ser voluntario por un breve tiempo, inscríbase aquí.

Donaciones de libros:

  • ¡Nos encantaría recibir sus libros usados! Por favor, pídale a su hijo/a que los deje en la caja afuera de la oficina que dice “Venta de libros”.
  • Siempre puede dejar sus libros en el porche de 409 Beech Ave (celineallard@yahoo.com) o en el porche de 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com).

Voluntarios:

  • Aunque tenemos voluntarios realmente geniales, necesitamos más. Si puede ser voluntario el viernes o el sábado, inscríbase aquí para un turno y ayudar con el partido de baloncesto, la venta de libros, la venta de pasteles y la subasta silenciosa.

Venta de pasteles:

  • Como parte del partido de baloncesto y la venta de libros, realizaremos una venta de pasteles. Inscríbase aquí para donar productos horneados. Les pedimos que dejen sus productos horneados el viernes 28 de febrero de 15:00 a 17:00 o en casa de Sarah Corcoran (pueden escribirle a sia2210@yahoo.com para obtener la dirección).

Y, por último, los estudiantes pueden ganar horas de SSL por ser voluntarios en el partido de baloncesto o en la venta de libros a través de Difference Makers. Inscríbanse hoy mismo a través de Difference Makers. ¡Gracias por ayudarnos a hacer que los libros y el baloncesto sean increíbles!

 

Próximamente: Subasta Silenciosa

El 22 de febrero, ¡iniciamos nuestra Subasta Silenciosa en línea para recaudar fondos! Será increíble, así que estén atentos a nuestra próxima Subasta Silenciosa. La subasta cerrará en Books & Basketball el sábado 28 de febrero.

 

¡La Noche Multicultural y la Asamblea Estudiantil fueron todo un éxito!

Bailando, tocando tambores, comiendo, disfrutando de increíbles presentaciones, conociendo y celebrando a nuestra gran y hermosa familia de TPMS y todas las culturas y lugares de donde provenimos. Un gran agradecimiento a Ramata Diop por organizar una Noche Multicultural tan fantástica este año y por organizar esta asamblea. ¡Y especialmente a todos nuestros estudiantes y familias que presentaron, actuaron y nos dieron una muestra de la cultura!

También quiero agradecer a Franklyn de Bonniejazz Music, quien no solo actuó para nuestra asamblea estudiantil durante el día, sino que también regresó para realizar una presentación de círculo de tambores con nuestras familias de TPMS durante el evento. Si les interesa tomar clases o tener música de Bonniejazz en su evento, obtengan más información en su sitio web y contáctennos en bonniejazzmusic@yahoo.com.

Una nota de la presidenta de su PTSA

Ahora que hemos entrado en nuestro segundo semestre, ¡es hora de empezar a pensar en la junta directiva de la PTSA del próximo año! Si está interesado en un puesto en la junta o en discutir lo que hace la junta y cómo podría participar, comuníquese con Emily en TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

 

Apoyo de su PTSA

Apoyo de ARS para Educación Especial

MCPS ha estado recortando recursos, lo que ha afectado negativamente a los programas ARS (y LAD) en TPMS. Y cuando estos programas sufren recortes, esto afecta a TODOS en nuestra escuela de innumerables maneras, visibles e invisibles.

Por favor, tómense un momento para leer mi blog y dos minutos para enviar mi correo electrónico (o uno propio) para difundir el mensaje a la Junta de Educación y al Superintendente.

Aquí tienen el enlace a la publicación: https://www.tpmspta.org/protect-spedars-resources/

¡Gracias por su apoyo y por apoyar a TPMS como una comunidad inclusiva que nutre y ayuda a cada estudiante a crecer!

Información sobre las Becas de Horas SSL 2025-26

Acabo de agregar una publicación de blog (contenido extraído de un correo electrónico escolar de MCPS) sobre las horas SSL que me pareció muy útil. Lea más aquí: https://www.tpmspta.org/2025-2026-mcps-ssl-awards-information/

 

Noticias de MCCPTA

Sesión de escucha sobre el próximo programa piloto de IA Volt de MCPS

Este jueves 19 de febrero, el Comité de Tecnología de MCCPTA organizará una sesión de escucha sobre el próximo programa piloto de IA Volt de MCPS, programado para llevarse a cabo en tres escuelas (Seneca Valley, BCC y Magruder High Schools) a partir de marzo. Si bien MCPS aún está realizando reuniones públicas sobre Volt, en el Comité de Tecnología hemos recibido numerosas consultas y correspondencia de padres que desean obtener más información, están preocupados por las implicaciones de privacidad del uso de la vigilancia (IA) en las escuelas, etc. Por lo tanto, mientras trabajamos para obtener más información de MCPS (y esperamos asistir al menos a una de las reuniones públicas de MCPS sobre IA Volt la próxima semana), también estamos programando esta sesión para que los padres compartan lo que han aprendido sobre IA Volt en estas reuniones, planteen preguntas o inquietudes que deseen que consideremos y, en general, intercambien impresiones. Las familias pueden asistir en cualquier momento durante la sesión de una hora. ¡Consulten los detalles a continuación!

Joel Schwarz te invita a una reunión programada de Zoom (Nota: Para evitar el límite de 40 minutos de la sesión gratuita de Zoom, esta reunión se realizará desde mi cuenta de profesor de derecho en la Facultad de Derecho de Albany).

Hora: 19 de febrero de 2026, 20:00 h, hora del este (EE. UU. y Canadá)

Unirse a la reunión de Zoom

https://albanylaw.zoom.us/j/91532512188?pwd=PInghyeapMIBP6T4ydJaBySj61Si4d.1

ID de la reunión: 915 3251 2188

Contraseña: 498201

 


የመጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ ሁለት ሳምንታት ይቀራሉ

በፈቃደኝነት ለመሳተፍ እና/ወይም የተጋገሩ እቃዎችን (እና መጽሐፍት!) ለመለገስ ይመዝገቡ

ዓመታዊው የTPMS መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ ማሰባሰቢያችን በሁለት ሳምንታት ውስጥ ብቻ ነው፣ የካቲት 27 እና 28! አርብ ምሽት በ6 ሰዓት የቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ እና የቦታ ቅድመ-ሽያጭ ለማድረግ ይቀላቀሉን፣ እና ቅዳሜ ከጠዋቱ 10 ሰዓት እስከ 1 ሰዓት በTPMS ካፌቴሪያ ውስጥ ለመጽሐፍ ሽያጫችን ይቀላቀሉን።

ከሚከተሉት ውስጥ ማንኛውንም እርዳታዎን በደስታ እንቀበላለን፡

የቲኬት ሽያጮች፡-

  • የተማሪ ቲኬቶች ለቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ $3 ናቸው እና አጃቢዎቹ እስከ ሶስት ተማሪዎች ድረስ ነፃ ናቸው። የቲኬት ሽያጮች ከየካቲት 23 እስከ የካቲት 27 ባለው ሳምንት ከትምህርት ቤት በፊት ይጀምራሉ። በወቅቱ የቲኬት ሽያጮች በጥሬ ገንዘብ ወይም በቼክ ብቻ ይሆናሉ።
  • ትኬቶች በሩ ላይ በጥሬ ገንዘብ፣ በቬንሞ፣ በቼክ ወይም በፔይፓል ሊገዙ ይችላሉ።
  • ወላጆች እስከ ጨዋታው ድረስ ባለው ሳምንት ውስጥ የቲኬት ሽያጮችን ከጠዋቱ 7፡55 እስከ 8፡15 ድረስ እንዲረዱን እንፈልጋለን። ለአጭር ጊዜ በፈቃደኝነት መሥራት ከቻሉ፣ እባክዎን እዚህ ይመዝገቡ።

የመጽሐፍት ልገሳዎች፡

  • ያገለገሉ መጽሐፍትዎን አሁንም እንወዳቸዋለን! እባክዎን ልጅዎ የመጽሐፍ ሽያጭ በሚል ስያሜ በተሰየመው ቢሮ ውጭ ባለው ሳጥን ውስጥ እንዲያስቀምጧቸው ያድርጉ።
  • መጽሐፍትዎን ሁልጊዜ በ409 Beech Ave (celineallard@yahoo.com) በረንዳ ላይ ወይም በ902 Gist Ave፣ ሲልቨር ስፕሪንግ (summersmith100@gmail.com) በረንዳ ላይ ማስቀመጥ ይችላሉ።

በጎ ፈቃደኞች፡-

  • በጣም አስደናቂ በጎ ፈቃደኞች ቢኖሩንም፣ ተጨማሪ ያስፈልገናል። አርብ ወይም ቅዳሜ በጎ ፈቃደኛ መሆን ከቻሉ፣ እባክዎን እዚህ ይመዝገቡ እና በቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ፣ በመጽሐፍ ሽያጭ፣ በመጋገሪያ ሽያጭ እና በዝምታ ጨረታ ላይ ለመርዳት ለፈረቃ ይመዝገቡ።

የመጋገሪያ ሽያጭ፡-

  • የቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ እና የመጽሐፍ ሽያጭ አካል እንደመሆናችን መጠን የመጋገሪያ ሽያጭ እናዘጋጃለን። የተጋገሩ እቃዎችን ለመለገስ እባክዎን እዚህ ይመዝገቡ። የተጋገሩ እቃዎችን አርብ የካቲት 28 ከቀኑ 3-5 ሰዓት ወይም አርብ በሳራ ኮርኮራን ቦታ እንዲያስቀምጡ እንጠይቅዎታለን (ለአድራሻው በ sia2210@yahoo.com ኢሜይል መላክ ይችላሉ)።

በመጨረሻም፣ ተማሪዎች በቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ ወይም በDifference Makers በኩል በመፅሐፍ ሽያጭ ላይ የSSL ሰዓቶችን ማግኘት ይችላሉ። ዛሬውኑ በDifference Makers በኩል ይመዝገቡ። መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ አስደናቂ እንዲሆኑ ስለረዱን እናመሰግናለን!

 

ጸጥተኛ ጨረታ በቅርቡ ይመጣል

የካቲት 22፣ ጸጥተኛ ጨረታን በመስመር ላይ እናዘጋጃለን! አስደናቂ ይሆናል፣ ስለዚህ ለሚመጣው ጸጥተኛ ጨረታችን ተጠንቀቁ። ጨረታው ቅዳሜ፣ የካቲት 28 በቡክስ እና ቅርጫት ኳስ ይዘጋል።

 

የብዙ ባህሎች ምሽት እና የተማሪዎች ስብሰባ ትልቅ ስኬት ነው!

ዳንስ፣ ከበሮ መጫወት፣ መብላት፣ አስደናቂ ትርኢቶችን መደሰት፣ እና ትልቁን ውብ የTPMS ቤተሰባችንን እና የምንመጣባቸውን ባህሎች እና ቦታዎች ሁሉ መገናኘት እና ማክበር! በዚህ አመት እንዲህ ያለ አስደናቂ የብዙ ባህሎች ምሽት ዝግጅትን በማካሄድ እና ይህንን ስብሰባ በማሰባሰብ ለራማታ ዲዮፕ ትልቅ የምስጋና ማሳያ ነው። በተለይም ባህሉን ላቀረቡ፣ ላቀረቡ እና ባህሉን ለመቅመስ ላቀረቡ ተማሪዎቻችን እና ቤተሰቦቻችን ሁሉ!

እንዲሁም በቀን ውስጥ ለተማሪዎች ስብሰባችን ብቻ ሳይሆን ከTPMS ቤተሰቦቻችን ጋር ከበሮ ክበብ ትርኢት ለማድረግ የተመለሰውን የቦኒጃዝ ሙዚቃ ፍራንክሊንን ማመስገን እፈልጋለሁ! በዝግጅቱ ላይ ትምህርት ለመውሰድ ወይም የቦኒጃዝ ሙዚቃ ለማግኘት ፍላጎት ካለዎት፣ በድረገጻቸው ላይ የበለጠ ይወቁ እና bonniejazzmusic@yahoo.comን ያግኙ።

ከPTSA ፕሬዝዳንትዎ የተሰጠ ማስታወሻ

አሁን ወደ ሁለተኛው ሴሚስተር ስንገባ፣ ስለሚቀጥለው ዓመት የPTSA ቦርድ ማሰብ የምንጀምርበት ጊዜ ነው! የቦርድ አባልነት ወይም ቦርዱ ምን እንደሚያደርግ እና እንዴት እንደሚሳተፍ ለመወያየት ፍላጎት ካለዎት፣ እባክዎን ኤሚሊን በTPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com ያግኙ።

 

ከPTSAዎ የተወሰደ ተሟጋችነት

የSpED ARS ተሟጋችነት

MCPS በTPMS የARS (እና LAD) ፕሮግራሞችን አሉታዊ ተጽዕኖ በሚያሳድሩ ሀብቶች ላይ እየቀነሰ ነው። እነዚያ ፕሮግራሞች ቅናሽ ሲደረግላቸው፣ በትምህርት ቤታችን ውስጥ ያለውን እያንዳንዱን ሰው በብዙ መንገዶች፣ በሚታዩም በማይታዩም መንገዶች ይጎዳል።

እባክዎን የብሎግ ጽሑፌን ለማንበብ ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ፣ እና ኢሜይሌን (ወይም የራስዎን) ለBOE እና ለሱፐርኢንቴንደንት መልእክቱን የሚያጎላ ሁለት ደቂቃዎችን ለመላክ።

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ለድጋፍዎ እናመሰግናለን፣ እና TPMSን እያንዳንዱን ተማሪ የሚንከባከብ እና የሚያሳድግ ሁሉን አቀፍ ማህበረሰብ አድርጎ ስለደገፉ እናመሰግናለን!

የ2025-26 የSSL ሰዓቶች የሽልማት መረጃ

ስለ SSL ሰዓቶች ማወቅ በጣም ጥሩ ነው ብዬ ያሰብኩትን የብሎግ ልጥፍ (ከMCPS ትምህርት ቤት ኢሜይል የተወሰደ ይዘት) አክያለሁ። ተጨማሪ እዚህ ያንብቡ፦ https://www.tpmspta.org/2025-2026-mcps-ssl-awards-information/

 

ከMCCPTA የተገኘ ዜና

በMCPS የቮልት AI የሙከራ ፕሮግራም ላይ የመስማት ክፍለ ጊዜ

በዚህ ሐሙስ፣ የካቲት 19፣ የMCCPTA ቴክኖሎጂ ኮሚቴ በመጋቢት ወር ጀምሮ በ3 ትምህርት ቤቶች (ሴኔካ ቫሊ፣ ቢሲሲ እና ማግሩደር ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤቶች) ላይ በMCPS የቮልት AI የሙከራ ፕሮግራም ላይ የማዳመጥ ክፍለ ጊዜ ያካሂዳል። MCPS በቮልት ላይ የከተማ አዳራሽ የማዳመጥ ክፍለ ጊዜዎችን በማካሄድ ላይ እያለ፣ እኛ በቴክኖሎጂ ኮሚቴ ውስጥ ያለን ወላጆች የበለጠ ለማወቅ ከሚፈልጉ ወላጆች በርካታ ጥያቄዎችን እና ደብዳቤዎችን ተቀብለናል፣ በትምህርት ቤቶች ውስጥ የ(AI) ክትትል አጠቃቀም የግላዊነት አንድምታዎች ወዘተ. ስለዚህ ከMCPS የበለጠ መረጃ ለማግኘት ስንሞክር (እና በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት በቮልት AI ላይ ቢያንስ በአንዱ የMCPS የከተማ አዳራሽ ላይ ለመገኘት ተስፋ እናደርጋለን)፣ ወላጆችም መጥተው ስለ ቮልት AI የተማሩትን እንዲያካፍሉ፣ እንድናስብባቸው የሚፈልጓቸውን ጥያቄዎች ወይም ስጋቶች እንዲያነሱ እና በአጠቃላይ ማስታወሻዎችን እንዲያወዳድሩ ይህንን የማዳመጥ ክፍለ ጊዜ ቀጠሮ እንይዛለን። ቤተሰቦች በአንድ ሰዓት ክፍለ ጊዜ ውስጥ በማንኛውም ጊዜ እንዲገኙ እንኳን ደህና መጡ። ለዝርዝሮች ከታች ይመልከቱ!

ጆኤል ሽዋርዝ ወደተያዘለት የዙም ስብሰባ እየጋበዘዎት ነው (ማሳሰቢያ፡ የ40 ደቂቃ የፍሪ ዙም መቋረጥን ለማስቀረት፣ ይህ ዙም በአልባኒ የህግ ትምህርት ቤት የህግ ፕሮፌሰር አካውንት ይስተናገዳል።)

ሰዓት፡ የካቲት 19፣ 2026 08:00 PM የምስራቅ ሰዓት (አሜሪካ እና ካናዳ)

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02.16.26 |

February 2026 PTSA Monthly Meeting Notes

February 10, 2026 | Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) General Meeting Minutes

 

PTSA Meeting Slide Deck

Board Members Present: Emily Modde, Summer Smith, Ms. Martin, Mr. Loznak, Mic Murphy, Ramata Diop, and Becca Jones-Albertus.

At the peak of the meeting, there were 51 community members, including students and the Board. 

 

Welcome

At 7:04 Emily Modde, PTSA President started the meeting and welcomed everyone. Emily said that we would discuss upcoming events; give a quick update on the School Climate Update; host a Generative AI Panel; and finally go over ways to keep yourself (and your students!) safe online. 

Emily introduced herself and went over all the ways the PTSA communicates with the community – something for everyone! See the slides for multiple ways to get involved. Ramat offered Spanish translation for those who need it. 

 

Upcoming February Events

  • February 27: Early release day (12:30 pm)
  • February 27-28: Books and Basketball events (see more below)

 

Upcoming March Events

  • March 3 and 5: MISA testing (8th graders)
  • March 5: TPMS Parent Workshop Series: Internet Safety & Generative AI for Parents, Guardians and Communities
  • March 10: Monthly PTSA Meeting
  • March 12: Spring musical
  • March 19: Choral festival at Blair HS 
  • March 30-April 6: No school (Spring Break)

 

For more information and details, see the school calendar. 

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/takomaparkms/calendar-index/ 

 

Books and Basketball

The Books and Basketball events is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year. Friday, February 27 from 6-8:30 is the students versus staff basketball game in the gym. This year we are doing a play-in for teams – the winning team will then play the TPMS Staff. 

 

Silent Auction

This year, we are doing the auction online to make it more accessible for all. The auction will open Sunday, February 22 – look for an announcement on all the TPMS channels: Community Newsletter, Blue Devil Digest, and PTSA communications. During the week of February 23, the bidding will be live – track items you are interested in or set a limit and let the website track it for you. On Saturday, February 28 the auction will close.

 

Teacher Appreciation Week 

We need volunteers. Please check out this interest form: https://bit.ly/4qskUXE  

 

Consider Joining the TPMS PTSA Board

Elections for the 2026-2027 PTSA Board will be in May 2026. Please start to think about what positions you could contribute to. Positions are:

Board Positions: President, Exec Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership, Communications, Events, and Fundraising

Committee & Aux Positions: NAACP Rep, MCCPTA Rep, Special Education, Books & Basketball, Multicultural Night, Welcome Picnic, Silent Auction, 8th Grade Dance, Advocacy, and Grant Writer

Maybe you have an idea of what you want to do? If you see a need for a committee or event or way to improve the school, make a proposal!

Questions or interested in a position? Reach out to: president.tpms.pta@gmail.com 

 

School Climate Survey Update

We’ve talked in the past about the parent input to the survey, and now Mr. Loznak would like to highlight student input. A school year 2026 goal is to increase favorable response to Student-Student Relationships, Physical Safety, Bullying and Physical Environment. 

Highlight the great things that are happening at TPMS. 

 

February 10, 2026 Budget Update

We need to shift some finances around due to our dues to Free State PTA (the PTA that our PTSA falls under). Summer Smith, PTSA Secretary called a vote to move funds from one category to another. The majority of the members voted yes. No members voted no on the motion. The motion to move money in the TPMS PTSA category budget was approved. 

 

GenAL Panel 

Becca Jones-Albertus opened the session by introducing  our speaker: Amanda Lenhart. Amanda said she was excited to be here and give an overview of Gen AI. She started by discussing the slide with an AI generated “well fed possum.” She stressed that there are good reasons to be wary about GenAI, but it can also be a fun tool. Her family challenged AI to create a super cute well-fed possum. 

What is AI? There are two types of AI that we are talking about: usually traditional AI – Syri, Alexi, computer chess game: these are very bounded ways of using AI. A machine learning model is working in a set of parameters – it’s never going to give you something you don’t expect.

Generative AI is more complex and responses to prompts. The thing that GenAI is based on are based on Large Language Models (LLM). They are not generating new things, but rather on the data they are trained on. They don’t know anything that they have not been fed to learn on. One thing to note is that it’s predicting, and NOT thinking. The big three models are ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. Amanda presented a slide on kid and teen use of Gen AI – 70% of American teens 13-17 have ever used generative AI. One thing that she thinks is important: newer research is showing that teens are using Gen AI about once a week. 

Amanda encouraged folks to drop how they and their families use GenAI in their lives into the chat. Responses included ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and others. She then went over some “promises” (personalized learning, help students and teachers, erase language barriers) and some “challenges” (we might not learn things because we rely on chatbots to do the work for us; misinformation and bias: the models are based on the best of the best and worst of the worst when it comes to information, and that chatbots are designed to be your best friend and this can pose challenges). 

Becca then introduced the GenAI Panel: Ms. Lever, Daniel Ward, and Katherine (Kit) Smallwood.

Ms. Lever started the panel saying that some kids are using AI to do their work faster. It’s also helping when you are facing a blank page and have an assignment to complete. She said that she sometimes uses it to start an email when she’s not sure what to say. It can also be used as a private tutor, but be aware that sometimes it makes things up and you need to understand where the information is coming from. Ms. Lever said that she is worried that it can contribute to kids who feel helpless and make them feel worse. 

Kit said that they see their friends use it for interactions and writing. They said that some kids don’t want to do the work or don’t have time to do the work and copy paste off AI. They said that the most common way is to ask for the answer rather than learn what you need to know to answer the question. They mentioned that Google has now incorporated X into their search so it’s harder to know what’s real and a good source.

Daniel said that they have a lot of people in their life who use AI. They said that it’s great for a lot of things but not for school. When kids get caught using it they have to redo the work. They said it’s good for teaching people how to do a certain thing that they can’t find elsewhere – especially if that thing is specific. Amanda asked for an example. Daniel said that one of their friends wanted to learn something for a computer science project. They couldn’t figure out how to solve the problem and AI gave them a little bump to help them solve the problem. It was good because it didn’t solve the problem, but helped them get there.

Kit said that they have seen their classmates and peers are complaining that their teachers are using AI and it’s unfair. They said that teachers should be the experts and not use the information to create lesson plans.

Ms. Lever said that she wanted to challenge that idea. She said that adults have gone through the learning and know how to use it. She said that the amount of work teachers need to do, combined with critical thinking, and being adults makes it ok for adults. 

Another student chimed in saying that they have seen teachers use AI to grade papers and that sometimes AI can’t understand as well as teachers. They said that a lot of people are using the AI overview because sometimes Wikipedia is the only other source. Amanda said that what she’s hearing is that the most important thing is that a human is always involved. 

Amanda asked the panel for areas where AI shocked them. Kit said that they see peers use it for entertainment – writing stories. But the way they are using it creates more harm than good. They were using real people’s names and it felt uncomfortable. Another student said that it can be questionable with the AI overview. They have come across areas where they want to look up silly things and they get questionable results. 

Amanda asked the panel what parents need to know, or what might surprise them. Daniel said that parents need to know that most kids are using it. And parents need to teach kids how to use it correctly.

Pam said that it’s important for parents to be aware and not stick their head in the sand and be really aware of what’s out there and what kids are using. Kit added awareness of kids’ interaction with AI and understanding that not all AI is bad, not all of it is detrimental to learning. That being said, there needs to be parent awareness. They used the example of graphic calculators and that there was a worry that no one would do math anymore. Not all AI is bad. Ms. Lever said she likes that analogy. 

Amanda thanked the panel for giving us an insight of what kids are doing at TPMS. She shared a final slide with some resources for people. 

Amanda echoed what Pam said – you need to experience this yourself. She also suggested that kids look into something that they know a lot about. Then look at the output to see where the model made mistakes. You can learn a lot when you see what the model got wrong and where you need to bring your critical thinking. Pam said that she thinks of AI as an assistant, not the person doing the job.

 

Digital Safety Resources

Becca Jones-Albertus introduced Ruth Masterson, who has done a lot of research on digital safety and how to keep our kids safe. Ruth Masterson thanked the students for their insight and Ms. Lever for her input. Ruth said she’s not an expert, but she’s been looking in her home on how to keep her family safe and set up proper parental controls. She said that she believes that AI should be a tool for us to use, and not something that rules us. 

She said that one thing is very important and that everyone who is using AI needs to be transparent about their use. She suggested three powerful resources: 

The Anxious Generation (book) – Ruth said it’s very readable and relatable to families. 

Julie Frumin – www.healthier-tech.org  

Sarah Gallager Trombley (webinars on phones)

Resources: wait until 8th (one of the earlies groups to suggest doing something. Note that it’s a complicated decision. www.waituntil8th.org), ok to delay www.oktodelay.com (She’s starting a TPMS chapter, email her: oktodelaytakomapark@gmail.com), commonsense media www.commonsensemedia.org (good practical advise).

Ruth stressed that “we are all building the plane when we fly it.” We think we are on the right digital track and then we learn that things we think are ok, might not be. Part of the parenting win is being on the same page and being transparent within your family. 

 

Next PTSA Meeting

Tuesday, March 10, 2026. 7-8:30. (location TBD) 

 

Open Q&A

For Amanda and Ruth:

Emily said that this was very useful information. She asked about what tools our kids will need to take AI with them as they make decisions and move into the future. Amanda said that open communication is key. One reason we have school is to teach our kids how to write and learn. Some of that could be lost if we go over that and just go to AI. Very narrow AI tools could be good, but don’t have young children use chatbots without parent supervision. The stress is also why school is important and the critical thinking they are learning. 

 

Meeting Close

Emily thanked everyone for coming. She adjourned the meeting at 8:22.

02.16.26 |

2025-2026 MCPS SSL Awards Information

2025-2026 MCPS SSL Awards Information

Middle school and high school students should continue earning SSL hours towards their SSL graduation requirement by engaging in SSL opportunities during the 2025-2026 school year, including traditional in-person opportunities and select virtual/remote opportunities that follow the SSL guidelines posted on the MCPS SSL webpage (www.mcps-ssl.org).

Please refer to important information about the MCPS SSL Awards that middle school and high school students are eligible to earn and the requirements for these awards provided below:

SSL Awards

  • Any high school senior who has submitted documentation to show the completion of 240 SSL hours or more by March 27, 2026, will earn the Certificate of Meritorious Service along with a purple tassel for graduation.
  • Any middle school student who has submitted documentation to show the completion of the 75-hour SSL graduation requirement (for the first time in middle school) by March 27, 2026, will receive the Superintendent’s SSL Award.
The required deadline for all documentation that qualifies seniors for the Certificate of Meritorious Service and middle school students for the Superintendent’s SSL Award is March 27, 2026.

All SSL forms (MCPS Form 560-51: Student Service Learning Activity Verification form – https://bit.ly/SSLReflection) should be emailed or turned in to the school’s SSL coordinator by the required deadline of March 27, 2026, to be considered for these awards. 

Additional information about the MCPS SSL program is provided below:

MCPS SSL Hub for Students 

Find SSL forms, translated resources, SSL guidelines, and much more!

Check out SSL forms, resources, and guidelines at https://bit.ly/SSLHubMCPS
Nonprofit-Hosted SSL Opportunities

MCPS SSL organizations and opportunities are tagged with the blue MCPS SSL banner and graduation cap icon on the Montgomery County Volunteer Center (MCVC) website

All opportunities (including in-person): https://bit.ly/SSLOpportunities

Virtual/remote opportunities:

https://bit.ly/VirtualSSL2020

For additional tips on how to search for opportunities, please go to https://bit.ly/SSLSearchTip

MCPS Form 560-50: 
Individual SSL Request Form

Used to obtain pre-approval prior to service with a nonprofit organization not listed on the Montgomery County Volunteer Center (MCVC) website

To request pre-approval for service, please complete https://bit.ly/SSLPreApproval — for in-person service, submit this form to your school’s SSL coordinator; for virtual/remote service, submit this form to SSL@mcpsmd.org
MCPS Form 560-51: 
SSL Activity Verification Form

Used to verify and document SSL hours after service is completed

Student and supervisor must complete the form

SSL Activity Verification Forms (https://bit.ly/SSLReflection) for service completed should be turned into your school’s SSL coordinator.
Student SSL Records on Student/ParentVUE

Step-by-step directions for viewing a student’s full SSL record

Step-by-step directions may be found at https://bit.ly/SSLonVUE
MCPS SSL Program Overview

Complete overview of SSL requirements, guidelines, process, awards, and forms

MCPS SSL Program Overview may be found at https://bit.ly/SSLOverview2020

02.09.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of February 9, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Tomorrow: Monthly PTSA Meeting (Zoom)

Join us on Tuesday, February 10, from 7-8:30 pm over Zoom. Among the topics on our agenda is a focus on Gen AI. A panel discussion will include TPMS students and counselors moderated by TPMS parent and former Common Sense Media researcher, Amanda Lenhart. TPMS Parent Ruth Masterson will also walk us through available Digital Literacy resources. We will also hear from Mr. Loznak about ongoing work that came out of your feedback from the School Climate survey. 

Friday: Black History Month Celebration  

February is Black History Month, and to celebrate the PTSA is sponsoring an all grade assembly on February 13 showcasing African drumming circles during the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th periods of the school day. We’ve done this before and it’s always a hit. Be sure to ask your kiddo about it on Friday evening!

 

Friday: Multicultural Night 

Our beloved Multicultural Night event celebrating all of the places everyone in the TPMS family is from is Fri, Feb 13 from 6-8pm in the Cafeteria.   Please join us for this event!

Your student can earn 7 SSL hours by creating a performance or table display about their country or cultural heritage. 

Learn more, get inspired, and sign up to make a display or performance here:

English information/form and Spanish information/form. 

Parents & Caregivers, sign up here to help setup/cleanup the event.

 

Books and Basketball is Coming Soon

We Still Need Your Books Donations – Drive to School Saturday February 14 to Drop Off Your Books.

We are now only three weeks away from the 2026 edition of Books & Basketball (February 27-28) and we still need your book donations! Thanks to those who have already dropped books. As a reminder, we are interested in all types of books (picture books, first readers, chapter books, Young adults, fiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, travel books, etc). There are several ways you can still donate books:

Now that the school has re-opened, the box outside the main office is waiting for your donations. The box will be there until February 27. You can also drive by on our second special drop-off window on Saturday February 14 (10 am to 1 pm) and drop your boxes by the school. We will be there to receive them. You can always drop books on my porch, 409 Beech Avenue (celineallard@yahoo.com) or on the porch of 902 Gist Ave , Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com)

And next week, we will be sharing more information on ticket sales for the basketball game and how you can volunteer to help during the event and for bake goods donations.

 

A Note from Your PTSA President

As we’ve now entered into our second semester, it’s time to begin thinking about next year’s PTSA board!  If you are interested in a board position, or discussing what the board does and how you might participate, please reach out to Emily at TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

 

Advocacy from Your PTSA

SpED Autism Resource Services (ARS) Program Advocacy

We are hoping you can amplify a message that has been sent to the BOE and Superintendent regarding our ARS (and LAD) programs at TPMS. MCPS has been cutting back on resources negatively impacting these programs.  And when those programs receive cuts, it impacts EVERYONE in our school in a myriad of ways, seen and unseen. Please take a moment to read the blog post, and two minutes to send the email (or one of your own) amplifying the message to the BOE and Superintendent. 

Here’s a link to the post: https://www.tpmspta.org/protect-spedars-resources/

Thank you for your support, and supporting TPMS as an inclusive community that nurtures and grows every student!

News from MCCPTA

Report Un-Approved Sites Access by MCPS Students

MCPS’s Office of Technology and Innovation encourages families to use this form is to report unapproved websites that are accessed by MCPS students (for example, gaming websites that students are accessing by bypassing MCPS’s internet filters. OTI will investigate the website(s) and block access, as appropriate.

Some sites that have been reported recently:

  • Smart.flightbooker.co.za
  • https://c.sghub.co.za/ 
  • https://brightfuture.bostoncareercounselor.com/d
  • https://www.stat2games.sites.grinnell.edu/games/tigerstat.html
  • https://colute.net/play/?id=319

 

Action Alert: Start Schools Later Initiative 

The Maryland General Assembly has introduced cross-filed bills on safe and healthy school start times — consistent with the MCCPTA Resolution on Healthy Sleep for Adolescents:

  • HB189 (House)
  • SB103 (Senate)

Committee hearings happened on Feb. 4 & 5, 2026, but your voice is still needed. Read the blog post to learn more.

 


Mañana: Reunión mensual de la PTSA (Zoom)

Únase a nosotros el martes 10 de febrero de 7 a 8:30 p. m. por Zoom. Entre los temas de nuestra agenda se encuentra un enfoque en la Generación AI. Un panel de discusión incluirá estudiantes y consejeros de TPMS moderado por la madre de TPMS y ex investigadora de Common Sense Media, Amanda Lenhart. La madre de TPMS, Ruth Masterson, también nos explicará los recursos de alfabetización digital disponibles. También escucharemos al Sr. Loznak sobre el trabajo en curso que surgió de sus comentarios sobre la encuesta sobre el clima escolar.

Viernes: Celebración del Mes de la Historia Afroamericana

Febrero es el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana y, para celebrarlo, la PTSA patrocina una asamblea de todos los grados el 13 de febrero que mostrará círculos de tambores africanos durante el segundo, tercer y cuarto período del día escolar. Hemos hecho esto antes y siempre es un éxito. ¡Asegúrese de preguntarle a su hijo sobre esto el viernes por la noche!

 

Viernes: Noche Multicultural

Nuestro querido evento de Noche Multicultural que celebra todos los lugares de donde provienen todos los miembros de la familia TPMS es el viernes 13 de febrero de 6 a 8 p. m. en la cafetería. ¡Únase a nosotros para este evento!

Su estudiante puede ganar 7 horas SSL creando una actuación o una mesa sobre su país o herencia cultural.

Obtenga más información, inspírese y regístrese para realizar una exhibición o presentación aquí:

Información/formulario en inglés e información/formulario en español.

Padres y cuidadores, regístrese aquí para ayudar a organizar/limpiar el evento.

 

Los libros y el baloncesto llegarán pronto

Todavía necesitamos sus donaciones de libros: conduzca a la escuela el sábado 14 de febrero para dejar sus libros.

¡Estamos a solo tres semanas de la edición 2026 de Libros y Baloncesto (27 y 28 de febrero) y todavía necesitamos sus donaciones de libros! Gracias a los que ya dejaron caer los libros. Como recordatorio, nos interesan todo tipo de libros (libros ilustrados, de primera lectura, libros de capítulos, para adultos jóvenes, ficción, no ficción, libros de cocina, libros de viajes, etc.). Hay varias formas de donar libros:

Ahora que la escuela ha reabierto, la caja afuera de la oficina principal está esperando sus donaciones. La caja estará allí hasta el 27 de febrero. También puede pasar por nuestra segunda ventana especial de entrega el sábado 14 de febrero (de 10 am a 1 pm) y dejar sus cajas en la escuela. Allí estaremos para recibirlos. Siempre puedes dejar libros en mi porche, 409 Beech Avenue (celineallard@yahoo.com) o en el porche de 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com)

Y la próxima semana compartiremos más información sobre la venta de entradas para el partido de baloncesto y cómo puede ofrecerse como voluntario para ayudar durante el evento y donar productos horneados.

 

Una nota de su presidente de la PTSA

Ahora que hemos entrado en nuestro segundo semestre, ¡es hora de comenzar a pensar en la junta directiva de la PTSA del próximo año! Si está interesado en un puesto en la junta directiva o en discutir lo que hace la junta y cómo podría participar, comuníquese con Emily en TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

 

Defensa de su PTSA

Promoción del programa de Servicios de Recursos para el Autismo (ARS) de SpED

Esperamos que pueda ampliar un mensaje que se envió a la BOE y al Superintendente con respecto a nuestros programas ARS (y LAD) en TPMS. MCPS ha estado recortando recursos que impactan negativamente estos programas. Y cuando esos programas reciben recortes, afecta a TODOS en nuestra escuela de muchas maneras, visibles e invisibles.Tómese un momento para leer la publicación del blog y dos minutos para enviar el correo electrónico (o uno propio) amplificando el mensaje a la BOE y al Superintendente.

Aquí hay un enlace a la publicación: https://www.tpmspta.org/protect-spedars-resources/

¡Gracias por su apoyo y por apoyar a TPMS como una comunidad inclusiva que nutre y hace crecer a cada estudiante!

 

Noticias de MCCPTA

Informar el acceso a sitios no aprobados por parte de estudiantes de MCPS

La Oficina de Tecnología e Innovación de MCPS alienta a las familias a utilizar este formulario para informar sitios web no aprobados a los que acceden los estudiantes de MCPS (por ejemplo, sitios web de juegos a los que los estudiantes acceden sin pasar por los filtros de Internet de MCPS). La OTI investigará los sitios web y bloqueará el acceso, según corresponda.

Algunos sitios que han sido reportados recientemente:

Smart.flightbooker.es
https://c.sghub.co.za/
https://brightfuture.bostoncareercounselor.com/d
https://www.stat2games.sites.grinnell.edu/games/tigerstat.html
https://colute.net/play/?id=319

Alerta de acción: Iniciativa de comenzar las escuelas más tarde

La Asamblea General de Maryland ha presentado proyectos de ley sobre horarios de inicio de clases seguros y saludables, de conformidad con la Resolución de la MCCPTA sobre el sueño saludable para los adolescentes:

HB189 (Casa)
SB103 (Senado)
Las audiencias del comité se llevaron a cabo los días 4 y 5 de febrero de 2026, pero su voz aún es necesaria. Lea la publicación del blog para obtener más información.

 


ነገ፡ ወርሃዊ የPTSA ስብሰባ (አጉላ)

ማክሰኞ፣ ፌብሩዋሪ 10፣ ከቀኑ 7-8፡30 በማጉላት ይቀላቀሉን። በአጀንዳችን ላይ ከቀረቡት ርእሶች መካከል በጄኔራል AI ላይ ትኩረት ማድረግ ነው. የፓናል ውይይት የTPMS ተማሪዎችን እና አማካሪዎችን በTPMS ወላጅ እና በቀድሞ የኮመን ሴንስ ሚዲያ ተመራማሪ አማንዳ ሌንሃርት ያካትታል። TPMS ወላጅ ሩት ማስተርሰን በተገኙ የዲጂታል ማንበብና መፃፍ ግብዓቶችም ይመራናል። እንዲሁም ከት/ቤት የአየር ንብረት ዳሰሳ ጥናት ከእርስዎ አስተያየት ስለወጡ ቀጣይ ስራዎች ከአቶ ሎዝናክ እንሰማለን።

አርብ፡ የጥቁር ታሪክ ወር አከባበር

ፌብሩዋሪ የጥቁር ታሪክ ወር ነው፣ እና PTSA ለማክበር በየካቲት 13 የሁሉም ክፍል ስብሰባ የአፍሪካ ከበሮ ክበቦችን በ2ኛ፣ 3ኛ እና 4ኛ የትምህርት ቀን ስፖንሰር እያደረገ ነው። ይህን ከዚህ በፊት አድርገናል እና ሁልጊዜም ተወዳጅ ነው. አርብ ምሽት ላይ ልጅዎን ስለሱ መጠየቅዎን እርግጠኛ ይሁኑ!

 

ዓርቢ፡ ብዝተባህለ ምሸት

የእኛ ተወዳጅ የመድብለባህላዊ የምሽት ዝግጅታችን ሁሉም በ TPMS ቤተሰብ ውስጥ ያሉ ቦታዎችን የሚያከብረው አርብ ፌብሩዋሪ 13 ከ6-8pm በካፌቴሪያ ውስጥ ነው። እባክዎን ለዚህ ዝግጅት ይቀላቀሉን!

ተማሪዎ ስለአገራቸው ወይም ስለባህላዊ ቅርሶቻቸው ትርኢት ወይም የጠረጴዛ ማሳያ በመፍጠር 7 SSL ሰዓቶች ማግኘት ይችላሉ።

የበለጠ ይወቁ፣ ተነሳሱ እና ማሳያ ወይም አፈጻጸም እዚህ ለመስራት ይመዝገቡ፡

የእንግሊዝኛ መረጃ/ቅጽ እና የስፓኒሽ መረጃ/ቅጽ።

ወላጆች እና ተንከባካቢዎች፣ ክስተቱን ለማዋቀር/ለማፅዳት ለማገዝ እዚህ ይመዝገቡ።

 

መጽሐፍት እና ቅርጫት ኳስ በቅርቡ ይመጣሉ

አሁንም የመጽሃፍቶችዎ ልገሳዎች እንፈልጋለን – መጽሐፍትዎን ለመጣል ቅዳሜ የካቲት 14 ወደ ትምህርት ቤት ይንዱ።

አሁን ከ 2026 የመጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ እትም (የካቲት 27-28) ሊጠናቀቅ ሶስት ሳምንታት ብቻ ቀርተናል እና አሁንም የመጽሃፍ ልገሳዎች እንፈልጋለን! አስቀድመው መጽሃፎችን ለጣሉ እናመሰግናለን። ለማስታወስ ያህል፣ ሁሉንም ዓይነት መጻሕፍት (ሥዕል መጽሐፍት፣ የመጀመሪያ አንባቢዎች፣ የምዕራፍ መጻሕፍት፣ ወጣት ጎልማሶች፣ ልብ ወለድ፣ ልብወለድ ያልሆኑ፣ የምግብ መጻሕፍት፣ የጉዞ መጻሕፍት፣ ወዘተ) ፍላጎት አለን:: አሁንም መጽሃፍትን መስጠት የምትችልባቸው ብዙ መንገዶች አሉ፡-

አሁን ትምህርት ቤቱ እንደገና ስለተከፈተ ከዋናው መስሪያ ቤት ውጭ ያለው ሳጥን የእርስዎን ልገሳ እየጠበቀ ነው። ሳጥኑ እስከ ፌብሩዋሪ 27 ድረስ ይኖራል። እንዲሁም ቅዳሜ ፌብሩዋሪ 14 (ከ10 ሰአት እስከ ምሽቱ 1 ሰአት) በሁለተኛው ልዩ የመውረጃ መስኮታችን ማሽከርከር እና ሳጥኖችዎን ከትምህርት ቤቱ አጠገብ መጣል ይችላሉ። ልንቀበላቸው እንሆናለን። ሁልጊዜ መጽሐፌን በረንዳዬ 409 ቢች ጎዳና (celineallard@yahoo.com) ወይም በ902 Gist Ave፣ Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com) በረንዳ ላይ መጣል ትችላላችሁ።

እና በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት፣ ለቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ የቲኬት ሽያጭ እና በዝግጅቱ ወቅት እንዴት በበጎ ፍቃደኝነት እንደሚረዱ እና የዳቦ እቃ ልገሳ ላይ ተጨማሪ መረጃ እናካፍላለን።

 

ከእርስዎ የPTSA ፕሬዝዳንት ማስታወሻ

ወደ ሁለተኛ ሴሚስተር እንደገባን፣ ስለሚቀጥለው ዓመት የPTSA ቦርድ ማሰብ የምንጀምርበት ጊዜ አሁን ነው! በቦርድ ቦታ ላይ ፍላጎት ካሎት ወይም ቦርዱ ምን እንደሚሰራ እና እንዴት መሳተፍ እንደሚችሉ ለመወያየት እባክዎን ኤሚሊን በ TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com ያግኙ።

 

ጥብቅና ከPTSA

የSPED ኦቲዝም ሃብት አገልግሎቶች (ARS) የፕሮግራም ተሟጋችነት

በTPMS ላይ ያለንን የARS (እና LAD) ፕሮግራሞቻችንን በተመለከተ ለBOE እና ሱፐርኢንቴንደንት የተላከውን መልእክት ማጉላት እንደምትችሉ ተስፋ እናደርጋለን። MCPS በእነዚህ ፕሮግራሞች ላይ አሉታዊ ተጽዕኖ በሚያሳድሩ ሀብቶች ላይ ሲቀንስ ቆይቷል። እና እነዚያ ፕሮግራሞች ሲቀነሱ፣ በትምህርት ቤታችን ውስጥ ያሉትን ሁሉንም ሰው በሚታዩ እና በማይታዩ መንገዶች ይነካል።እባኮትን የብሎግ ልኡክ ጽሁፍ ለማንበብ ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ እና ኢሜይሉን ለመላክ (ወይንም ከራስዎ አንዱን) መልዕክቱን ለBOE እና ለዋና ተቆጣጣሪው ለመላክ ሁለት ደቂቃ ይውሰዱ።

የልጥፉ አገናኝ ይኸውና፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/protect-spedars-resources/

ለድጋፋችሁ እና TPMSን እንደ አንድ ሁሉን ተማሪ የሚያሳድግ እና የሚያሳድግ ማህበረሰብ ስለምትደግፉ እናመሰግናለን!

 

ዜና ከMCCPTA

ያልተፈቀዱ ጣቢያዎችን በMCPS ተማሪዎች መድረስን ሪፖርት አድርግ

የMCPS የቴክኖሎጂ እና የኢኖቬሽን ቢሮ ቤተሰቦች ይህንን ቅጽ እንዲጠቀሙ ያበረታታል በMCPS ተማሪዎች የሚደርሱባቸውን ያልተፈቀዱ ድረ-ገጾች ሪፖርት ማድረግ ነው (ለምሳሌ፡ ተማሪዎች የMCPSን የኢንተርኔት ማጣሪያዎች በማለፍ ተማሪዎች የሚያገኟቸው የጨዋታ ድረ-ገጾች። OTI ድህረ ገፁን ይመረምራል እና እንደአግባቡ መዳረሻን ያግዳል።

በቅርቡ ሪፖርት የተደረጉ አንዳንድ ጣቢያዎች፡-

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የድርጊት ማስጠንቀቂያ፡ ትምህርት ቤቶችን በኋላ ተነሳሽነት ይጀምሩ

የሜሪላንድ ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ በአስተማማኝ እና ጤናማ የት/ቤት ጅምር ጊዜዎች – ከ MCCPTA ለወጣቶች ጤናማ እንቅልፍ ላይ ካለው ውሳኔ ጋር በተጣጣመ መልኩ የፍጆታ ሂሳቦችን አስተዋውቋል፡

HB189 (ቤት)
SB103 (ሴኔት)
በፌብሩዋሪ 4 እና 5፣ 2026 የኮሚቴ ችሎቶች ተከስተዋል፣ ነገር ግን የእርስዎ ድምጽ አሁንም ያስፈልጋል። የበለጠ ለማወቅ የብሎግ ልጥፉን ያንብቡ።

02.09.26 |

Action Alert: Start Schools Later Initiative

The Maryland General Assembly has introduced cross-filed bills on safe and healthy school start times — consistent with the MCCPTA Resolution on Healthy Sleep for Adolescents:

  • HB189 (House)
  • SB103 (Senate)

Committee hearings are happening on Feb. 4 & 5, 2026, but your voice is still needed.

Start School Later has created a quick, one-click email tool that allows you to contact all 30 committee members at once. A pre-written letter is included and can be personalized.

Please click HERE  and send your message as soon as possible.

If we don’t reach committee members promptly with strong support, these bills may not advance. Timing matters — let’s make sure they know this is a priority for families across Montgomery County.  Please share this with your members as soon as you can

Background & Context (FYI)

As many of you know, MCCPTA:

  • Passed a Resolution on Healthy Sleep for Adolescents in February 2025
  • Hosted a community town hall in March 2025 with national experts entitled: Sleep Health and Student Success

These new bills establish guardrails:

  • Middle schools may start no earlier than 8:00 a.m.

You may recall our Resolution calls for no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The difference reflects the bill’s role as a statewide safety standard — allowing flexibility while preventing dangerously early start times. Local control is preserved.

In the past, MCPS and some boards have opposed similar legislation citing “local control.” In my testimony to the MCPS Board of Ed last night, I emphasized that:

  • These bills set health and safety standards, just like instructional hour requirements and school health laws
  • They do not eliminate local control
  • We expect MCPS to both support the legislation and honor the MCCPTA Resolution locally

What Comes Next

Our first goal is to get the bills out of committee and enacted.

If needed, we may later organize to ensure MCPS does not oppose the legislation — even if they choose not to formally support it.

More to come on that front.

For now, please take a minute to send your email today.

Your voice truly matters.

Thank you for your continued advocacy,

For more info on this initiative you can contact: 

Sandra S. Landis

Montgomery County Chapter Leader

Start School Later

https://www.startschoollater.net/md—montgomery-county.html

https://www.startschoollater.net

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