Takoma Park Middle School

Last week we showered our teachers, staff and administrators with love – letters, emails from students and parents, gift cards, sweet treats, coffee, and a luncheon!  Today we’re thanking you for making it possible by volunteering or donating money and goods.  A special thank you goes out to 6th grade parent Heidi Ashton Yoon and the Teacher Appreciation Committee for organizing this event (and others) this year!  It should also be noted that TPSS Co-op and Spring Mill Bakery donated food, snacks and goodies, and we are so grateful to them for doing so.  Please support our local businesses as they support us!

Friday, June 2nd from 7:00-9:00 pm

In the TPMS Cafeteria

Let’s party!  This rite-of-passage will be a night to remember!

• DJ, Dancing, Photobooth
• Boba Bar, Drinks, Cake, and Snacks (Pizza, Hummus, Veggies and Dip)
• Dress to impress!
• IMPORTANT:  This event is for current TPMS 8th graders only.  No others will be permitted.

Tickets

• Free – Pick them up at lunch May 25 – 26

Tell us what music you want

• Take the survey: https://bit.ly/3MW4TJn

Help to make it happen!

We need donations and 7th and 8th grade parents, especially dads, to volunteer!  Being there for your kid and their friends is going to be fun!  

• Sign up to volunteer
• Donate here (even a little bit helps pay for decorations, snacks and drinks
  • Donate via PayPal
  • Donate via Venmo

We’ll be posting more about the 8th grade promotion soon!

Thank you TPMS community for showing up on April 22nd, 2023 for our first ever Earth Day Thrift Market & Crafts Faire!  In spite of the rain, it proved to be an excellent way to bring the community together, give donated items a new life, meet local vendors and school groups, and raise funds for our school.  In total we raised $3500 which will go towards the end of the year events such as next week’s Teach Appreciation Week and the 8th Grade Graduation Dance. There are many people to thank, but I’d like to call out a few here…

• Special Thank You to our vendors for their participation:

• • Businesses and clubs – OUTdated and INclusive, Fatima Knits, La_Crafteria_Mx, Peaceful Dog, Bizarre Vegan Cuisine, ASK Martial Arts, Faulty Cog Design,  Art for the People, Daisy’s Closet, Down2EarthPottery, LLC, Violation Necessary LLC, Put A Bling On It! By Kiki, ElitaVeraCo, Sam And Alyx Jewelry, Moonlit Frog, without a ladder studio, Rainbow Boba, Gates by Barbara Turner, Unique Anni K, Takoma Park Middle School Garden Club (and Carla Perlo, teacher), SairyBerryCrochet
  • Individuals who rented booths – Brad Seibert, Matt Crosby, John Stewart, Daniel Lloyd, Beetsy Packard, Lucia Gomaz, HEather Davis (teacher), Adi Shankman and Pieter De Brauw

• And a shout out to:

• • The students who collected and sorted items, organized tables, and learned   lessons of what it takes to run a shop. 

• • The PTSA members and parents who stepped up to make this possible, operate the registers, and picked up jobs large and small.

• • Principal Erin Martin who is tireless, and was there everyday helping and advising. 

• • • Jamie Iwugo for creating this event, and then her time, energy and space to make it happen!  Nice work!
• Have feedback about this event? Please send them to: TPMSevents@gmail.com

Join us for our monthly TPMS PTSA Meeting!
Tuesday, April 18th, 7-8:30pm – in-person at Takoma Park Middle School Cafeteria, and on Zoom

Join us for a special PTSA meeting.  Agenda to include:

• Earth Day Thrifting & Craft Faire event update
• Upcoming teacher and staff appreciation activities
• Update everyone on what the PTSA accomplished this year
• Information regarding PTSA Board/committee needs
• Q&A for Rising 6th graders – Featuring one of the current TPMS Administrators and a Board Member

Full Agenda can be found here:

• English Agenda
• Spanish Agenda
• Amharic Agenda

Dear TPMS parents and caregivers,

I wanted to reach out and ask each of you to consider stepping forward to be on the 2023-2024 TPMS PTSA Board. Many of us (both Vice Presidents and the Treasurer) are 8th grade parents and will be moving on to high schools next year. I have seen your energy and enthusiasm on committees and events, and would love to see a diverse, energized board emerge for next school year.

Serving on the PTSA does not take more than maybe 5 hours a week, but it is an invaluable way to support your kids and their amazing teachers and administrators. I have really treasured my time this year, and have not found it hard to manage even with a full-time job. Please reach out to any of us on the outgoing board to find out more about our jobs.

VP volunteering and membership- Alice Weiss (aliceweiss@rocketmail.com)

VP fundraising- Jamie Iwugo (jamieiwugo@gmail.com)

Treasurer- Greg Swaluk (gswaluk@gmail.com)

Recording secretary- DIana McCown (diana.mccown@gmail.com)

Corresponding secretary- Emily Modde (see above)

Nominations are open for candidates for the 2023-2024 PTSA board. Parents of TPMS 6th, 7th and 8th graders may either self nominate or nominate someone else through this google form https://forms.gle/Lz3AqsNV9apD7uuw7 .

Not sure about a board position?  Consider signing up for one of our many committee volunteer roles. There are lots of ways to help.  Find a list of board positions and committee positions at our website:  https://www.tpmspta.org/ptsa-board-elections/ 

Officer nominations will be collected through April 14th. 

Elections will be held during the May PTSA membership meeting. 

Please reach out if you have questions or concerns:  tpmsptanomination2023@gmail.com