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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. 

08.29.25 |

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

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

This meeting will be held virtually over zoom.

Find out more about our plans and activities for the school year, and how we hope to enrich your childs school life!

Add your voice to what we’re doing and join the Q&A with our Administrators about how things are going in your first few weeks back to school.

Link coming soon.

08.25.25 |

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

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

PTSA Membership Drive Now Thru October 1st!  

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

Once you join, please make a donation! 

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

Your engagement matters – PTSA supports your engagement!

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

Join TPMS PTSA!

 

Stay Connected with PTSA!

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

 

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

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

 

Welcome Families Picnic Potluck

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

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

 

Teacher & Staff welcome breakfast – Success!

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




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

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

Una vez que se una, ¡haga una donación!

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

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

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

¡Únete a la PTSA de TPMS!

 

¡Manténgase conectado con la PTSA!

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

 

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

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

 

Picnic de bienvenida para familias

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

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

 

Desayuno de bienvenida para profesores y personal: ¡Éxito!

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

 

 


የPTSA አባልነት ጉዞ አሁን እስከ ኦክቶበር 1 ድረስ!

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

አንዴ ከተቀላቀሉ፣ እባክዎን መዋጮ ያድርጉ!

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

የእርስዎ ተሳትፎ ጉዳዮች – PTSA የእርስዎን ተሳትፎ ይደግፋል!

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

TPMS PTSAን ይቀላቀሉ!

 

ከPTSA ጋር እንደተገናኙ ይቆዩ!

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

 

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

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

 

እንኳን በደህና መጡ ቤተሰቦች ፒክኒክ ፖትሉክ

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

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

 

አስተማሪ እና ሰራተኞች ቁርስ እንኳን ደህና መጡ – ስኬት!

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

 

08.24.25 |

What does my donation support?

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

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

Welcome Families Picnic Potluck

6th Grade Outdoor Ed Reptile Man

8th Grade Promotion Dance

8th Grade Promotion Cupcakes

Student Dances

Heritage Month Assembly Performances

International Multicultural Night Event

Books & Basketball Community Building Event

We Shine Night 

Speakers and Presenters

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Activities, Events and Meals

Teacher & Staff Professional Development Augmentation 

Cafecitos

No Device Policy Materials for Safely Storing Devices

…And A Whole Lot More!

08.22.25 |

A list of PTSA Sponsored/Aligned Events for 2025-26

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

2025-25 PTSA Events

2025-25 PTSA Events

 

 

08.21.25 |

PTSA 2025-26 Summer Letter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04.28.25 |

Teacher Appreciation – Volunteers and Items Needed

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

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

03.16.25 |

Special Education Committee

Takoma Park Middle School (TPMS) and the TPMS Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) are excited to announce the formation of a Special Education Committee within the PTSA. This committee aims to create a welcoming environment and foster engagement among parents, caregivers, families, and educators of TPMS students receiving special education services and accommodations (e.g., students with IEPs or 504 Plans). It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with one another, share resources, organize parent-led activities outside of TPMS for our children, and ensure inclusivity at TPMS events.

If you’re interested in receiving communications, please fill out the form. And join us on April 8, for a meetup (this will only happen if there are a sufficient number of interested participants).

  • Sign up here

03.16.25 |

[DRAFT] PTSA Bylaws

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

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

The DRAFT Bylaws can be reviewed at: DRAFT Bylaws

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

Please provide your feedback here.

 

03.09.25 |

2025 March 11 PTSA Meeting

PTSA Meeting – Tuesday, March 11, 7-8:30 pm – in person in the TPMS cafeteria!

Meeting minutes can be found here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qpR4CyceNryorgCj62IXEYxWDb09vuhJad0RUxl1bGc/edit?usp=sharing

Join us for our next  PTSA meeting where we will be discussing a whole lot!

Here’s the agenda:

  • Welcome – 
  • Bylaws – Every 3 years we need approval by our membership.  It’s time again.
  • Treasurer’s Report – Find out how we’re doing financially. 
  • Upcoming events –  There are lots of upcoming events hosted by the school and PTA.  Learn about them and ask questions.
  • MoCoCap College and career counseling – Maryland is beginning to take your students on their college and career journey.  Learn more about what they are doing and how it impacts your child. 
  • Principal Martin’s State of the School update – Learn more about her vision for TPMS and how we’re meeting it!
  • Recruiting for 2025-26 th PTSA Board – Elections are at our next PTSA meeting in May.

 

Pizza and drinks will be served.  SSL hours are given to student that attend.

03.09.25 |

Healthy Sleep for Adolescents Resolution Passes!

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

You can read the final resolution here:

MCCPTA health sleep for adolescents resolution final 02282025

 

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