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.
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
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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
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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!
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!
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!
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
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።
ወደ ልጥፉ የሚወስድ አገናኝ ይኸውና፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/protect-spedars-resources/
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)
የዙም ስብሰባን ይቀላቀሉ
https://albanylaw.zoom.us/j/91532512188?pwd=PInghyeapMIBP6T4ydJaBySj61Si4d.1
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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
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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 |
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/ |
| 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/ Virtual/remote opportunities: 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/ |
| 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/ |
| 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/ |
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:
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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https://www.stat2games.sites.grinnell.edu/games/tigerstat.html
https://colute.net/play/?id=319
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።
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:
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
Blue Devil Digest for Week of February 2, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)
boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ
Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and the PTSA hopes everyone finds opportunities to celebrate, educate, and inspire with others throughout our community.
NEXT TUESDAY: Monthly PTSA Meeting
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.
NEW DATE: Multicultural Night is being rescheduled, date TBD
Our beloved Multicultural Night event celebrating all of the places everyone in the TPMS family will be rescheduled due to the extended snow days. While the date is being decided, consider how you will participate!
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 book donations! Thanks to those who have already dropped books, including on Saturday ten days ago for our special drop-off window. We take 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:
- As soon as the school reopens, the box outside the main office will be there waiting for your donations. The box will be there until February 27.
- You can 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 also let your friends and neighbors know if they have books to donate. If you collect books from your neighbors, you can contact me (celineallard@yahoo.com) and I can come and pick them up, if that helps.
- You can always drop books on my porch, 409 Beech Avenue or on the porch of 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com)
Around mid-February, we will also send a call for volunteers to help during the event and for bake goods donations.
Advocacy from Your PTSA
Traffic Observations at Pickup/Dropoff
At our January PTSA meeting, Kayci-Ann from the City of Takoma Park presented the observations from the October 8, 2025 review. The review looked at two locations including at pickup and drop off to see what a typical day at TPMS is like related to the movement of our students.
- Read the report, read the PTSA meeting minute / slides, and find out more at our website: https://www.tpmspta.org/pick-up-drop-off-observations-oct-2025/
- Take our survey (closes Feb 6) – What do you think of the proposed city recommendations? We will share your feedback with the city. https://forms.gle/H1bTosCAUiHyU3oC7
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
MCCPTA Delegates Assembly Passes Resolution on Technology and AI
On January 27, 2026, the Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA) Delegates Assembly, representing well over 100 PTA units in Montgomery County Public Schools, voted unanimously to approve the “MCCPTA Resolution on Intentional, Effective, and Safe Use of Technology, including Artificial Intelligence, in MCPS Schools” presented by the MCCPTA Technology Committee.
The resolution was approved on the heels of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) closure of public comments on its revised technology policy, Policy IGS, Emerging Technologies in Education, on January 26, as well as the release of the MCCPTA Technology Committee’s report summarizing results of a district-wide survey: Community Feedback on School Chromebook Use.
You can read more about the resolution in the press release here.
View MSDE Math Policy in Advance
MSDE has released a Math Policy that reimagines how students become college and career ready. One part of the Math Policy requires the implementation of the Numeracy Development Framework. This identifies competencies for PreK-8 mathematics that students need to know each year. If you are interested in viewing the framework in advance, you can use this link for direct access. Come join the PreK-12 Math Team on Thursday, February 5, from 6:30-7:45 on Zoom.
Information for the webinar:
- Numeracy Development Framework
- Zoom Link
- Zoom Passcode: 106086
- Join Via Phone:
- +1 301 715 8592 (Washington DC)
- +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Additional messages from MCCPTA President, Brigid Howe
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Please remember that safe routes to school are a shared responsibility! Please look out for students on roads because sidewalks aren’t plowed, or at bus stops that are icebergs. Drive slowly around your school parking lots and be aware that lanes may shift and change. (Also, thank you to Einstein Cluster Coordinator Rebekah Kuschmider for suggesting in a chat that the county send out an Alert Montgomery notice saying just that – I was able to reach out to someone in the County government who made that happen tonight! It’s great to see even a small impact from our work to keep kids safe).
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If you have the opportunity, remember to thank your building services teams. They have been working so hard and as those of us who shoveled our own driveways know, it was backbreaking work. Additionally, thank bus drivers – they’ve been cleaning up the depots so buses are ready to go tomorrow — and thank the Department of Food and Nutrition Services – they worked so hard before and during the closure to ensure kids could pick up meals.
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Finally, tomorrow at 1:30 the Council will have an oversight hearing about the snow response – you should consider watching it and also submitting questions to councilmembers in advance.
Mes de la Historia Afroamericana
Febrero es el Mes de la Historia Afroamericana, y la PTSA espera que todos encuentren oportunidades para celebrar, aprender e inspirarse junto con otros miembros de nuestra comunidad.
PRÓXIMO MARTES: Reunión mensual de la PTSA
Únase a nosotros el martes 10 de febrero, de 7:00 a 8:30 p. m., a través de Zoom. Entre los temas de nuestra agenda, destacamos la inteligencia artificial generativa. Un panel de discusión contará con la participación de estudiantes y consejeros de TPMS, moderado por Amanda Lenhart, madre de un estudiante de TPMS y exinvestigadora de Common Sense Media. También escucharemos al Sr. Loznak sobre el trabajo que se está realizando a partir de sus comentarios en la encuesta sobre el clima escolar.
NUEVA FECHA: La Noche Multicultural se pospone, la fecha se anunciará próximamente.
Nuestro querido evento de la Noche Multicultural, que celebra la diversidad cultural de toda la familia de TPMS, se pospone debido a los días de cierre por nieve. Mientras se decide la nueva fecha, ¡piensen en cómo les gustaría participar!
Su hijo/a puede obtener 7 horas de servicio comunitario (SSL) creando una presentación o una mesa informativa sobre su país o herencia cultural.
Para obtener más información, inspirarse y registrarse para participar con una presentación o una mesa informativa, haga clic aquí:
Información/formulario en inglés e información/formulario en español.
Padres y tutores, inscríbanse aquí para ayudar con el montaje y la limpieza del evento.
¡Libros y Baloncesto llegará pronto!
¡Todavía necesitamos sus donaciones de libros! Gracias a quienes ya han donado libros, incluyendo a quienes los entregaron el sábado hace diez días durante nuestro horario especial de recepción. Aceptamos todo tipo de libros (libros ilustrados, libros para primeros lectores, libros de capítulos, libros para jóvenes, ficción, no ficción, libros de cocina, libros de viajes, etc.). Hay varias maneras de donar libros:
- Tan pronto como la escuela reabra, la caja ubicada fuera de la oficina principal estará allí esperando sus donaciones. La caja estará disponible hasta el 27 de febrero.
- Puede pasar en coche durante nuestro segundo horario especial de recepción de donaciones el sábado 14 de febrero (de 10:00 a 13:00) y dejar sus cajas en la escuela. Estaremos allí para recibirlas.
- También puede avisar a sus amigos y vecinos si tienen libros para donar. Si recolecta libros de sus vecinos, puede contactarme (celineallard@yahoo.com) y puedo ir a recogerlos, si le resulta más fácil.
- Siempre puede dejar los libros en mi porche, en 409 Beech Avenue, o en el porche de 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com).
A mediados de febrero, también solicitaremos voluntarios para ayudar durante el evento y donaciones de productos horneados.
Iniciativas de la Asociación de Padres, Maestros y Estudiantes (PTSA)
Observaciones sobre el tráfico durante la entrada y salida de la escuela
En nuestra reunión de la PTSA de enero, Kayci-Ann, de la Ciudad de Takoma Park, presentó las observaciones del estudio realizado el 8 de octubre de 2025. El estudio analizó dos ubicaciones, incluyendo las zonas de entrada y salida, para observar cómo es un día típico en TPMS en relación con el movimiento de nuestros estudiantes.
- Lea el informe, las actas de la reunión de la PTSA y las diapositivas, y encuentre más información en nuestro sitio web: https://www.tpmspta.org/pick-up-drop-off-observations-oct-2025/
- Participe en nuestra encuesta (cierra el 6 de febrero): ¿Qué opina de las recomendaciones propuestas por la ciudad? Compartiremos sus comentarios con la ciudad. https://forms.gle/H1bTosCAUiHyU3oC7
Defensa de los programas de Educación Especial y ARS
Esperamos que puedan difundir un mensaje que se ha enviado a la Junta Directiva de Educación y al Superintendente con respecto a nuestros programas ARS (y LAD) en TPMS. MCPS ha estado reduciendo los recursos, lo que afecta negativamente a estos programas. Y cuando estos programas sufren recortes, esto impacta a TODOS en nuestra escuela de diversas maneras, tanto visibles como invisibles. Por favor, tómese un momento para leer la publicación del blog y dos minutos para enviar el correo electrónico (o uno propio) para difundir el mensaje a la Junta Directiva de Educación y al Superintendente.
Aquí tiene 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 ayuda a crecer a cada estudiante!
Noticias de MCCPTA
La Asamblea de Delegados de MCCPTA aprueba una resolución sobre tecnología e inteligencia artificial
El 27 de enero de 2026, la Asamblea de Delegados del Consejo de Asociaciones de Padres y Maestros del Condado de Montgomery (MCCPTA), que representa a más de 100 asociaciones de padres y maestros en las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery, votó por unanimidad para aprobar la “Resolución de MCCPTA sobre el uso intencional, efectivo y seguro de la tecnología, incluida la inteligencia artificial, en las escuelas de MCPS”, presentada por el Comité de Tecnología de MCCPTA.
La resolución se aprobó poco después de que las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) cerraran el período de comentarios públicos sobre su política de tecnología revisada, la Política IGS, Tecnologías Emergentes en la Educación, el 26 de enero, y tras la publicación del informe del Comité de Tecnología de MCCPTA que resume los resultados de una encuesta a nivel de distrito: Comentarios de la comunidad sobre el uso de Chromebooks en las escuelas.
Puede leer más sobre la resolución en el comunicado de prensa aquí.
Consulte la Política de Matemáticas de MSDE con anticipación
El Departamento de Educación del Estado de Maryland (MSDE) ha publicado una Política de Matemáticas que replantea la forma en que los estudiantes se preparan para la universidad y la vida profesional. Una parte de la Política de Matemáticas requiere la implementación del Marco de Desarrollo de la Alfabetización Numérica. Este marco identifica las competencias matemáticas de PreK a 8.º grado que los estudiantes deben dominar cada año. Si está interesado en consultar el marco con anticipación, puede usar este enlace para acceder directamente. Únase al Equipo de Matemáticas de PreK a 12.º grado el jueves 5 de febrero, de 6:30 a 7:45 p. m., por Zoom.
Información para el seminario web:
Marco de Desarrollo de la Alfabetización Numérica
Enlace de Zoom
Código de acceso de Zoom: 106086
Unirse por teléfono:
+1 301 715 8592 (Washington D.C.)
+1 646 558 8656 EE. UU. (Nueva York)
የጥቁር ታሪክ ወር
የካቲት የጥቁር ታሪክ ወር ሲሆን፣ PTSA ሁሉም ሰው በማህበረሰባችን ውስጥ ከሌሎች ጋር ለማክበር፣ ለማስተማር እና ለማነሳሳት እድሎችን እንደሚያገኝ ተስፋ ያደርጋል።
ቀጣዩ ማክሰኞ፡ ወርሃዊ የPTSA ስብሰባ
ማክሰኞ፣ የካቲት 10፣ ከቀኑ 7-8:30 ሰዓት በZoom ይቀላቀሉን። በአጀንዳችን ላይ ካሉት ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች መካከል በጄን AI ላይ ትኩረት ማድረግ ይገኝበታል። የፓናል ውይይት በTPMS ወላጅ እና የቀድሞ የኮመን ሴንስ ሚዲያ ተመራማሪ አማንዳ ሌንሃርት የሚመሩ የTPMS ተማሪዎችን እና አማካሪዎችን ያካትታል። እንዲሁም ከትምህርት ቤት የአየር ንብረት ጥናት አስተያየትዎ ስለተገኙ ቀጣይ ስራዎች ከአቶ ሎዝናክ እንሰማለን።
አዲስ ቀን፡ የመድብለ-ባህላዊ ምሽት እንደገና ተይዞለታል፣ ቀን TBD
የኛ ተወዳጅ የመድብለባህላዊ የምሽት ዝግጅታችን በ TPMS ቤተሰብ ውስጥ ያሉ ሁሉም ቦታዎችን የሚያከብሩበት በተራዘመ የበረዶ ቀናት ምክንያት ለሌላ ጊዜ ይዘጋጃል። ቀኑ በሚወሰንበት ጊዜ፣ እርስዎ እንዴት እንደሚሳተፉ ያስቡ!
ተማሪዎ ስለ አገራቸው ወይም ስለ ባህላዊ ቅርሳቸው የአፈጻጸም ወይም የጠረጴዛ ማሳያ በመፍጠር 7 የSSL ሰዓቶችን ማግኘት ይችላል።
ተጨማሪ ይወቁ፣ ተነሳሽነት ያግኙ እና እዚህ ማሳያ ወይም ትርኢት ለማድረግ ይመዝገቡ፡
የእንግሊዝኛ መረጃ/ቅጽ እና የስፓኒሽ መረጃ/ቅጽ።
ወላጆች እና ተንከባካቢዎች፣ ዝግጅቱን ለማዘጋጀት/ለማጽዳት እዚህ ይመዝገቡ።
መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ በቅርቡ ይመጣል
አሁንም የመጽሐፍ ልገሳዎችዎን እንፈልጋለን! አስቀድመው መጽሐፍትን ላወጡልን ሰዎች እናመሰግናለን፣ ይህም ቅዳሜ ከአስር ቀናት በፊት ለልዩ የመደርደሪያ መስኮታችን ጭምር ነው። ሁሉንም አይነት መጽሐፍት እንወስዳለን (የስዕል መጽሐፍት፣ የመጀመሪያ አንባቢዎች፣ የምዕራፍ መጽሐፍት፣ ወጣት ጎልማሶች፣ ልብ ወለድ፣ ልብ ወለድ ያልሆኑ፣ የምግብ አዘገጃጀት መጽሐፍት፣ የጉዞ መጽሐፍት፣ ወዘተ)። አሁንም መጽሐፍትን ለመለገስ የሚያስችሉዎት በርካታ መንገዶች አሉ፡
- ትምህርት ቤቱ እንደገና እንደተከፈተ፣ ከዋናው ቢሮ ውጭ ያለው ሳጥን ልገሳዎችዎን ይጠብቃል። ሳጥኑ እስከ የካቲት 27 ድረስ እዚያው ይቆያል።
- ቅዳሜ የካቲት 14 (ከጠዋቱ 10 ሰዓት እስከ ምሽቱ 1 ሰዓት) በሁለተኛው ልዩ የመድረሻ መስኮታችን መኪና መንዳት እና ሳጥኖችዎን በትምህርት ቤቱ አጠገብ መጣል ይችላሉ። ለመቀበል እዚያ እንገኛለን።
- እንዲሁም ለጓደኞችዎ እና ለጎረቤቶችዎ የሚለግሱ መጽሐፍት ካላቸው ማሳወቅ ይችላሉ። ከጎረቤቶችዎ መጽሐፍትን ከሰበሰቡ፣ እኔን (celineallard@yahoo.com) ሊያገኙኝ ይችላሉ እና ያ የሚረዳ ከሆነ መጥቼ ልወስዳቸው እችላለሁ።
- በረንዳዬ፣ 409 ቢች አቨኑ ወይም በ902 ጂስት አቨኑ፣ ሲልቨር ስፕሪንግ (summersmith100@gmail.com) በረንዳ ላይ ሁልጊዜ መጽሐፍትን መጣል ይችላሉ።
በየካቲት ወር አጋማሽ አካባቢ፣ በዝግጅቱ ወቅት በጎ ፈቃደኞች እንዲረዱ እና የመጋገሪያ እቃዎችን እንዲለግሱ ጥሪ እናቀርባለን።
ከPTSAዎ የተሰጠ ተሟጋች
በመኪና መውረጃ/ማውረጃ ላይ የትራፊክ ምልከታዎች
በጥር PTSA ስብሰባችን ላይ፣ ከታኮማ ፓርክ ከተማ የመጣችው ካይቺ-አን ከጥቅምት 8፣ 2025 ግምገማ የተገኙ ምልከታዎችን አቅርባለች። ግምገማው በTPMS የተለመደ ቀን ከተማሪዎቻችን እንቅስቃሴ ጋር በተያያዘ ምን እንደሚመስል ለማየት በመኪና መውረጃ እና ማውረጃ ቦታን ጨምሮ ሁለት ቦታዎችን ተመልክቷል።
- ሪፖርቱን ያንብቡ፣ የPTSA ስብሰባ ቃለ ጉባኤ/ስላይድ ያንብቡ፣ እና በድረ-ገጻችን ላይ ተጨማሪ መረጃ ያግኙ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/pick-up-drop-off-observations-oct-2025/
- የዳሰሳ ጥናታችንን ይውሰዱ (የካቲት 6 ይዘጋል) – ስለታቀዱት የከተማ ምክሮች ምን ያስባሉ? አስተያየትዎን ከከተማው ጋር እናካፍላለን። https://forms.gle/H1bTosCAUiHyU3oC7
የSpED ARS ተሟጋችነት
በTPMS ስለሚገኙ የARS (እና LAD) ፕሮግራሞቻችን ለBOE እና ለሱፐርኢንቴንደንት የተላከ መልእክት ማጉላት እንደሚችሉ ተስፋ እናደርጋለን። MCPS በእነዚህ ፕሮግራሞች ላይ አሉታዊ ተጽዕኖ የሚያሳድሩ ሀብቶችን እየቀነሰ ነው። እነዚያ ፕሮግራሞች ቅናሽ ሲደረግላቸው፣ በትምህርት ቤታችን ውስጥ ያለውን እያንዳንዱን ሰው በብዙ መንገዶች፣ በሚታዩም በማይታዩም መንገዶች ይጎዳል። እባክዎን የብሎጉን ልጥፍ ለማንበብ ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ፣ እና ለሁለት ደቂቃዎች ያህል ለBOE እና ለሱፐርኢንቴንደንት መልእክቱን የሚያጎላ ኢሜይል (ወይም የራስዎን) ለመላክ።
ወደ ልጥፉ የሚወስድ አገናኝ ይኸውና፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/protect-spedars-resources/
ለድጋፍዎ እና እያንዳንዱን ተማሪ የሚንከባከብ እና የሚያሳድግ ሁሉን አቀፍ ማህበረሰብ TPMSን ስለደገፉ እናመሰግናለን!
ከMCCPTA የተገኘ ዜና
የMCCPTA ተወካዮች ጉባኤ በቴክኖሎጂ እና በAI ላይ ውሳኔ አፀደቀ
ጥር 27፣ 2026፣ በሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ የህዝብ ትምህርት ቤቶች ውስጥ ከ100 በላይ የPTA ክፍሎችን የሚወክሉ የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ የPTAዎች ምክር ቤት (MCCPTA) ተወካዮች ጉባኤ፣ በMCCPTA የቴክኖሎጂ ኮሚቴ የቀረበውን “በMCPS ትምህርት ቤቶች ውስጥ አርቲፊሻል ኢንተለጀንስን ጨምሮ ሆን ተብሎ፣ ውጤታማ እና ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ የቴክኖሎጂ አጠቃቀምን በተመለከተ የMCCPTA ውሳኔ” በሙሉ ድምጽ ለማፅደቅ ድምጽ ሰጥቷል።
ውሳኔው የተፀደቀው በጥር 26 የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ የህዝብ ትምህርት ቤቶች (MCPS) በተሻሻለው የቴክኖሎጂ ፖሊሲ፣ IGS፣ በትምህርት ውስጥ ያሉ አዳዲስ ቴክኖሎጂዎች ላይ የህዝብ አስተያየቶችን በመዘጋቱ እንዲሁም የMCCPTA ቴክኖሎጂ ኮሚቴ የዲስትሪክት አቀፍ የዳሰሳ ጥናት ውጤቶችን የሚያጠቃልል ሪፖርት በመውጣቱ ምክንያት ነው፡ በትምህርት ቤት Chromebook አጠቃቀም ላይ የማህበረሰብ ግብረመልስ።
ስለ ውሳኔው እዚህ በጋዜጣዊ መግለጫው ላይ የበለጠ ማንበብ ይችላሉ።
የMSDE የሂሳብ ፖሊሲን አስቀድመው ይመልከቱ
MSDE ተማሪዎች ለኮሌጅ እና ለሙያ ዝግጁ እንዴት እንደሚሆኑ እንደገና የሚያስብ የሂሳብ ፖሊሲ አውጥቷል። የሂሳብ ፖሊሲው አንድ ክፍል የቁጥር ልማት ማዕቀፍ መተግበርን ይጠይቃል። ይህ ተማሪዎች በየዓመቱ ማወቅ ያለባቸውን የቅድመ-ኬ-8 የሂሳብ ብቃቶችን ይለያል። ማዕቀፉን አስቀድመው ለማየት ፍላጎት ካሎት፣ ይህንን ሊንክ በቀጥታ ለማግኘት መጠቀም ይችላሉ። ሐሙስ፣ የካቲት 5፣ ከ6:30-7:45 በZoom ላይ ከቅድመ-ኬ-12 የሂሳብ ቡድን ጋር ይቀላቀሉ።
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Action Alert: Help Protect Special Education Resources at TPMS
Dear TPMS Families,
Our school is known for its incredible diversity and its commitment to inclusion, particularly through our ARS (Autism Resource Services) and LAD (Learning and Academic Disabilities) programs. The ARS program in particular is hosted in only three MCPS middle schools. However, recent and upcoming budget cuts from the MCPS Central Office are putting these programs—and our students—at risk.
We have seen the removal of critical Autism Specialists and are facing a future of even deeper staffing cuts. This doesn’t just affect students with IEPs; it affects every classroom where these students learn, grow, and build friendships. When our special education staff is overextended, the entire school loses the support it needs to thrive.
Want to know more? Read the talking points and information provided by xMinds (Non-profit improving education for autistic students in MoCo) here:
- Autism services
- Additional bullet points
- A separate, but also important issue on defunding and descoping a summer learning program for kids with Autism.
How You Can Help:
Please take two minutes to email the Board of Education and the Superintendent. You can use the template below – feel free to add a sentence about your own child’s experience at TPMS to make it even more impactful.
To: boe@mcpsmd.org, superintendent@mcpsmd.org
And/or send to individual BOE members and MCPS administration:
Thomas_W_Taylor@mcpsmd.org,
Margaret_S_Cage@mcpsmd.org,
Lisa_M_Gaillard-Jones@mcpsmd.
Jada_langston@mcpsmd.org
Margaret_S_Cage@mcpsmd.org,
Lisa_M_Gaillard-Jones@mcpsmd.
Jada_langston@mcpsmd.org
Subject: Protect Special Education Staffing at Takoma Park Middle School
Dear Members of the Board and Superintendent,
As a parent at Takoma Park Middle School, I am writing to urge you to restore and protect the specialized staffing resources for our ARS and LAD programs.
The recent removal of the centralized Autism Specialist has left our school leadership to manage 160+ IEPs without the necessary district-level support. We are seeing the impact of these cuts on our staff’s ability to provide the high-quality, inclusive education that TPMS is known for.
Further cuts projected for 2027 are unacceptable. I am asking the Board to:
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Restore the Autism Specialist positions to support our ARS programs.
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Increase RTSE staffing so that each specialized program has dedicated leadership.
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Ensure transparency regarding how MCPS plans to support neurodivergent students moving forward.
Our students deserve a school that is fully staffed and legally compliant. Please prioritize our most vulnerable learners in this budget cycle.
Sincerely, [Your Name] TPMS Parent
Fri, Feb 27 – Books & Basketball 2026
Teacher vs. Student Basketball game!
Sat, Feb 28 – Used Book Fair & Community Event 2026
Where: Takoma Park Middle School (TPMS) in the Cafeteria
When: Saturday, February 28, 2026, 10am-1pm
Who: All community members and school families who wish to support TPMS
Join us for our Used Book Fair Fundraiser & Community Event in support of Takoma Park Middle School
– Browse to find treasures at our epic used book sale
– Enjoy a concert by the school Jazz Band and Flute Choir
– Admire the Art Show by students
– Buy your plants for spring by the school Horticulture Club
– Make your bids on incredible items at the Silent Auction
– Indulge on treats at the Bake sale
– And plenty of other fun activities!
Interested in donating books for this event?
We take all types of books (picture books, first readers, chapter books, Young adults, fiction, non fiction, cookbooks, travel books, etc).
- Donations taken through February 26
- Contact TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com for instructions on how to donate
Blue Devil Digest for Week of January 26, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)
boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ
We Need Your Help for Multicultural Night
We are getting ever closer to Multicultural Night, and we very much need your help putting on the best event possible. Please see the links to signup and the flyer for more information. We are only 10 days away from the event and need many more volunteers for this to be a success. Join us for one of the most fun nights of the year where we celebrate all the amazing places TPMS families come from. Students set up tables showcasing a culture or country of ancestry or origin. Through food, costumes, stories, dance, music and performance we will celebrate!- Details: Friday, February 6, from 6–8 pm in the cafeteria
- Sign up to volunteer or showcase your culture https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4BAAA923ABFE3-61625116-tmps#/
- Questions? Contact Ramata Diop at mutchad@yahoo.com
Books and Basketball is next month and we still need more books!
What is Books and Basketball? A fundraiser for the PTSA but more than that, an AMAZING community event bringing together TPMS, but also Takoma at large, families.
When is it?
- Friday February 27, 6-9 pm: Students versus Staff basketball game in the gym
- Friday February 27, 5-8 pm: Book Pre-sale open to TPMS family in the cafeteria
- Saturday February 28, 10-1 pm: Book sale open to all in the cafeteria
Why you should definitely not miss this event:
- Come and enjoy the thrill of a basketball game, and listen to the fantastic “We will rock you” band ahead of the game and a preview of the musical “Mean Girls” by the Drama Club at halftime
- Come and browse to find treasures among the book sale
- Come and enjoy a concert by the school Jazz Band and Flute Choir
- Come and admire the Art Show by students
- Come and buy your plants for spring by the Horticulture Club
- Come and bid at the Silent Auction for amazing prices
- Come and indulge on treats at the Bake sale
- And plenty of other fun activities…
How you can help:
We still need your book donations! Thanks to those who have already dropped books, including this past Saturday morning for our special drop-off window. We take all types of books (picture books, first readers, chapter books, Young adults, fiction, non fiction, cookbooks, travel books, etc). There are several ways you can still donate books:
- There is a box outside the main office where you can drop your books. The box will be there until February 27.
- You can drive by on Saturday January 14 (10 am to 1 pm) and drop your boxes by the school. We will be there to receive them.
- You can also let your friends and neighbors know if they have books to donate. If you collect books from your neighbors, you can contact me (celineallard@yahoo.com) and I can come and pick them up, if that helps.
- You can always drop books on my porch, 409 Beech Avenue or on the porch of 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com)
Around mid-February, we will also send a call for volunteers to help during the event and for bake goods donations.
Tomorrow: (TPMS AND HEALING HMS PRESENTS) Topic of Stress Management for Middle School Students and Parents
This interactive workshop will help families understand what stress looks like in middle school and offer practical, realistic strategies that students and parents can use together. Participants will learn how to recognize signs of stress, strengthen communication, and obtain practical simple tools to build resilience, balance and emotional wellbeing at home and at school.
Date: Tuesday, January 27
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM (1 hour presentation and 30 min Q & A session)
Location: Virtual via Zoom (Zoom link will be sent out to those who sign up)
SIGN UP USING THIS GOOGLE FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGWjxDMjB4S2ndilj-5XOjjJyQ9cRTGWBad52_bzaF-uDcQw/viewform
We’re glad you’re partnering with us to support the emotional well-being of our students.
Warmly,
TPMS Counseling Department
In partnership with Healing Hearts Minds & Souls (Jeanne Johnson, LCPC)
Friday: Join MCCPTA’s Curriculum Committee and Gifted Education Committee for Math Night
Maryland has adopted new K–12 math standards, which will affect classes from elementary school through high school. At this virtual Math Night, families will:
- Learn about Maryland’s new K–12 math standards
- Understand how math instruction and coursework will change across grade levels
- Explore what high‑quality math instruction looks like
- Learn ways parents and caregivers can advocate for strong math learning experiences for all students
To encourage open conversation and questions, this meeting will not be recorded. However, presentation slides will be shared with all registrants after the event.
The event is at 7 p.m. and is free to attend, but registration is required. Please register here.
Necesitamos tu ayuda para la Noche Multicultural
Cada vez falta menos para la Noche Multicultural, y necesitamos mucho tu ayuda para que sea un evento inolvidable. Consulta los enlaces para inscribirte y el folleto para obtener más información. Faltan solo 10 días para el evento y necesitamos muchos más voluntarios para que sea un éxito. Acompáñanos en una de las noches más divertidas del año, donde celebraremos la diversidad cultural de las familias de TPMS. Los estudiantes montarán mesas para mostrar la cultura o el país de origen o ascendencia de sus familias. ¡Celebraremos con comida, trajes típicos, historias, bailes, música y presentaciones!
- Detalles: Viernes, 6 de febrero, de 18:00 a 20:00 en la cafetería
- Inscríbete para ser voluntario o para mostrar tu cultura: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E4BAAA923ABFE3-61625116-tmps#/
- ¿Preguntas? Comunícate con Ramata Diop a mutchad@yahoo.com
¡Libros y Baloncesto es el mes que viene y todavía necesitamos más libros!
¿Qué es Libros y Baloncesto? Es una recaudación de fondos para la Asociación de Padres y Maestros (PTSA), pero más que eso, es un evento comunitario INCREÍBLE que reúne a la escuela TPMS y a toda la comunidad de Takoma.
¿Cuándo es?
- Viernes 27 de febrero, de 18:00 a 21:00: Partido de baloncesto entre estudiantes y personal en el gimnasio
- Viernes 27 de febrero, de 17:00 a 20:00: Preventa de libros para las familias de TPMS en la cafetería
- Sábado 28 de febrero, de 10:00 a 13:00: Venta de libros abierta a todo el público en la cafetería
Por qué no te puedes perder este evento:
- Ven y disfruta de la emoción de un partido de baloncesto, y escucha a la fantástica banda “We will rock you” antes del partido y un adelanto del musical “Mean Girls” a cargo del Club de Teatro durante el descanso.
- Ven y busca tesoros entre los libros en venta.
- Ven y disfruta de un concierto de la Banda de Jazz y el Coro de Flautas de la escuela.
- Ven y admira la exposición de arte de los estudiantes.
- Ven y compra tus plantas para la primavera en el puesto del Club de Horticultura.
- Ven y puja en la subasta silenciosa por premios increíbles.
- Ven y date un gusto con las delicias de la venta de pasteles.
- Y muchas otras actividades divertidas…
Cómo puedes ayudar:
¡Todavía necesitamos tus donaciones de libros! Gracias a quienes ya han donado libros, incluyendo los que los trajeron el sábado pasado por la mañana durante nuestro horario especial de recepción. Aceptamos todo tipo de libros (libros ilustrados, primeros lectores, libros de capítulos, libros para jóvenes, ficción, no ficción, libros de cocina, libros de viajes, etc.). Hay varias maneras de donar libros:
- Hay una caja fuera de la oficina principal donde puedes dejar tus libros. La caja estará allí hasta el 27 de febrero.
- Puedes pasar en coche el sábado 14 de enero (de 10:00 a 13:00) y dejar tus cajas en la escuela. Estaremos allí para recibirlas.
- También puedes avisar a tus amigos y vecinos si tienen libros para donar. Si recolectas libros de tus vecinos, puedes contactarme (celineallard@yahoo.com) y puedo ir a recogerlos, si te resulta más fácil. Siempre pueden dejar los libros en el porche de mi casa, en 409 Beech Avenue, o en el porche de la casa en 902 Gist Ave, Silver Spring (summersmith100@gmail.com).
A mediados de febrero, también enviaremos una convocatoria para voluntarios que quieran ayudar durante el evento y para quienes deseen donar productos de repostería.
Mañana: (TPMS Y HEALING HMS PRESENTAN) Tema: Manejo del estrés para estudiantes de secundaria y sus padres
Este taller interactivo ayudará a las familias a comprender cómo se manifiesta el estrés en la escuela secundaria y ofrecerá estrategias prácticas y realistas que estudiantes y padres pueden usar juntos. Los participantes aprenderán a reconocer los signos del estrés, fortalecer la comunicación y obtener herramientas sencillas y prácticas para desarrollar resiliencia, equilibrio y bienestar emocional en casa y en la escuela.
Fecha: Martes, 27 de enero
Hora: 18:00 a 19:30 (1 hora de presentación y 30 minutos de preguntas y respuestas)
Lugar: Virtual a través de Zoom (El enlace de Zoom se enviará a quienes se registren)
INSCRÍBASE UTILIZANDO ESTE FORMULARIO DE GOOGLE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGWjxDMjB4S2ndilj-5XOjjJyQ9cRTGWBad52_bzaF-uDcQw/viewform
Nos complace que colaboren con nosotros para apoyar el bienestar emocional de nuestros estudiantes.
Atentamente,
Departamento de Orientación de TPMS
En colaboración con Healing Hearts Minds & Souls (Jeanne Johnson, LCPC)
Viernes: Únase al Comité de Currículo y al Comité de Educación para Estudiantes Talentosos de MCCPTA para la Noche de Matemáticas
Maryland ha adoptado nuevos estándares de matemáticas para los grados K-12, que afectarán las clases desde la escuela primaria hasta la secundaria. En esta Noche de Matemáticas virtual, las familias podrán:
- Aprender sobre los nuevos estándares de matemáticas de Maryland para los grados K-12
- Comprender cómo cambiarán la enseñanza y los cursos de matemáticas en todos los niveles escolares
- Explorar cómo es una enseñanza de matemáticas de alta calidad
- Aprender cómo los padres y tutores pueden abogar por experiencias de aprendizaje de matemáticas sólidas para todos los estudiantes
Para fomentar la conversación abierta y las preguntas, esta reunión no se grabará. Sin embargo, las diapositivas de la presentación se compartirán con todos los inscritos después del evento.
El evento es a las 7 p.m. y la asistencia es gratuita, pero se requiere inscripción. Regístrese aquí.
የለብዙ ባህሎች ምሽት የእርዳታዎን እንፈልጋለን
ወደ ብዙ ባህሎች ምሽት እየተቃረብን ነው፣ እና በተቻለ መጠን ምርጡን ዝግጅት ለማድረግ የእርስዎን እርዳታ በጣም እንፈልጋለን። ለተጨማሪ መረጃ እባክዎን ወደ ምዝገባ የሚወስዱትን አገናኞች እና በራሪ ወረቀቱን ይመልከቱ። ከዝግጅቱ 10 ቀናት ብቻ ቀርተውናል እና ይህ ስኬታማ እንዲሆን ብዙ ተጨማሪ በጎ ፈቃደኞች ያስፈልጉናል። የTPMS ቤተሰቦች የሚመጡባቸውን አስደናቂ ቦታዎች የምናከብርበት በዓመቱ ውስጥ ካሉት በጣም አስደሳች ምሽቶች በአንዱ ላይ ይቀላቀሉን። ተማሪዎች ባህል ወይም የዘር ሐረግ ወይም የመነሻ ሀገር የሚያሳዩ ጠረጴዛዎችን ያዘጋጃሉ። በምግብ፣ አልባሳት፣ ታሪኮች፣ ጭፈራ፣ ሙዚቃ እና ትርኢት እናከብራለን!
- ዝርዝሮች፡ አርብ፣ የካቲት 6፣ ከቀኑ 6-8 ሰዓት በካፌቴሪያ ውስጥ
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- ጥያቄዎች? ራማታ ዲዮፕን በ mutchad@yahoo.com ያግኙ
መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ የሚቀጥለው ወር ነው እና አሁንም ተጨማሪ መጽሐፍት ያስፈልጉናል!
መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ ምንድን ነው? ለPTSA የገንዘብ ማሰባሰቢያ ፕሮግራም ነው ነገር ግን ከዚያ በላይ፣ TPMSን ብቻ ሳይሆን ታኮማንም በአጠቃላይ ቤተሰቦችን የሚያገናኝ አስደናቂ የማህበረሰብ ዝግጅት።
መቼ ነው?
- አርብ የካቲት 27፣ ከ6-9 ፒኤም፡ ተማሪዎች በጂም ውስጥ ከሰራተኞች የቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ ጋር
- አርብ የካቲት 27፣ ከ5-8 ፒኤም፡ ቅድመ-ሽያጭ በካፌቴሪያ ውስጥ ለTPMS ቤተሰብ ክፍት ቦታ ይያዙ
- ቅዳሜ የካቲት 28፣ ከ10-1 ፒኤም፡ የመጽሐፍት ሽያጭ በካፌቴሪያ ውስጥ ላሉ ሁሉ ክፍት ነው።
ይህንን ዝግጅት በእርግጠኝነት እንዳያመልጥዎት የማይገባዎት ምክንያት፡
- መጥተው የቅርጫት ኳስ ጨዋታ ደስታን ይደሰቱ፣ እና ከጨዋታው በፊት ያለውን ድንቅ “We will rock you” የሚለውን ባንድ እና በድራማ ክለብ የሚቀርበውን “Mean Girls” የሙዚቃ ቅድመ እይታ ያዳምጡ።
- በመጽሐፍት ሽያጭ መካከል ውድ ሀብቶችን ለማግኘት ይምጡና ያስሱ።
- ይምጡና በትምህርት ቤቱ የጃዝ ባንድ እና የዋሽንት መዘምራን ኮንሰርት ይደሰቱ።
- ይምጡና በተማሪዎች የሚቀርበውን የጥበብ ትርኢት ያደንቁ።
- ይምጡና በሆርቲካልቸር ክለብ ለጸደይ ወቅት ተክሎችዎን ይግዙ።
- በሚገርም ዋጋ በዝምታ ጨረታ ይምጡና ይሸጡ።
- በቤክ ሽያጭ ላይ ጣፋጭ ምግቦችን ይደሰቱ።
- እና ሌሎች ብዙ አስደሳች እንቅስቃሴዎች…
እንዴት መርዳት እንደሚችሉ፡
አሁንም የመጽሐፍ ልገሳዎችዎን እንፈልጋለን! መጽሐፍትዎን ለጣሉ ሰዎች እናመሰግናለን፣ ይህም ባለፈው ቅዳሜ ጠዋት ለልዩ የመክፈቻ ክፍላችን ጭምር። ሁሉንም አይነት መጽሐፍት እንወስዳለን (የስዕል መጽሐፍት፣ የመጀመሪያ አንባቢዎች፣ የምዕራፍ መጽሐፍት፣ ወጣት ጎልማሶች፣ ልብ ወለድ፣ ልብ ወለድ ያልሆኑ፣ የምግብ አዘገጃጀት መጽሐፍት፣ የጉዞ መጽሐፍት፣ ወዘተ)። አሁንም መጽሐፍት መዋጮ ማድረግ የሚችሉባቸው በርካታ መንገዶች አሉ፡-
- ከዋናው ቢሮ ውጭ መጽሐፍትዎን ማስቀመጥ የሚችሉበት ሳጥን አለ። ሳጥኑ እስከ የካቲት 27 ድረስ እዚያው ይቆያል።
- ቅዳሜ ጥር 14 (ከጠዋቱ 10 ሰዓት እስከ ምሽቱ 1 ሰዓት) መኪና መንዳት እና ሳጥኖችዎን በትምህርት ቤቱ አጠገብ መጣል ይችላሉ። እነሱን ለመቀበል እዚያ እንሆናለን።
- እንዲሁም ጓደኞችዎ እና ጎረቤቶችዎ ለመለገስ መጽሐፍት እንዳላቸው ማሳወቅ ይችላሉ። ከጎረቤቶችዎ መጽሐፍትን ከሰበሰቡ (celineallard@yahoo.com) ሊያገኙኝ ይችላሉ እና ያ የሚረዳ ከሆነ መጥቼ መውሰድ እችላለሁ።
- ሁልጊዜም መጽሐፍት በረንዳዬ፣ 409 ቢች አቨኑ ወይም በ902 Gist Ave፣ ሲልቨር ስፕሪንግ (summersmith100@gmail.com) በረንዳ ላይ መጣል ይችላሉ።
የካቲት አጋማሽ አካባቢ፣ በዝግጅቱ ወቅት በጎ ፈቃደኞች እንዲረዱ እና የመጋገሪያ እቃዎችን ልገሳ እንዲያደርጉ ጥሪ እንልካለን።
ነገ፡ (TPMS እና Healing HMS ያቀርባል) ለመለስተኛ ደረጃ ተማሪዎች እና ወላጆች የጭንቀት አስተዳደር ርዕስ
ይህ በይነተገናኝ አውደ ጥናት ቤተሰቦች በመለስተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ውስጥ ውጥረት ምን እንደሚመስል እንዲረዱ እና ተማሪዎች እና ወላጆች አብረው ሊጠቀሙባቸው የሚችሏቸውን ተግባራዊ እና ተጨባጭ ስልቶችን ያቀርባል። ተሳታፊዎች የጭንቀት ምልክቶችን እንዴት መለየት፣ ግንኙነትን ማጠናከር እና በቤት እና በትምህርት ቤት የመቋቋም፣ ሚዛን እና ስሜታዊ ደህንነት ለመገንባት ተግባራዊ ቀላል መሳሪያዎችን እንዴት ማግኘት እንደሚችሉ ይማራሉ።
ቀን፡ ማክሰኞ፣ ጥር 27
ሰዓት፡ ከ6፡00 – 7፡30 ፒኤም (የ1 ሰዓት አቀራረብ እና የ30 ደቂቃ የጥያቄ እና መልስ ክፍለ ጊዜ)
ቦታ፡ በZoom በኩል ምናባዊ (የZoom አገናኝ ለተመዘገቡ ሰዎች ይላካል)
በዚህ የGOOGLE ቅጽ ይመዝገቡ፡ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGWjxDMjB4S2ndilj-5XOjjJyQ9cRTGWBad52_bzaF-uDcQw/viewform
የተማሪዎቻችንን ስሜታዊ ደህንነት ለመደገፍ ከእኛ ጋር በመተባበርዎ ደስተኞች ነን።
ሞቅ ያለ፣
የTPMS የምክር ክፍል
ከሄሊንግ ልቦች ማይንድ ኤንድ ሶልስ (ጄን ጆንሰን፣ LCPC) ጋር በመተባበር
አርብ፡ የMCCPTA የትምህርት ኮሚቴ እና የባለተሰጥኦ ትምህርት ኮሚቴን ለሂሳብ ምሽት ይቀላቀሉ
ሜሪላንድ ከአንደኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት እስከ ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ድረስ ያሉትን ትምህርቶች የሚነኩ አዳዲስ የK-12 የሂሳብ መመዘኛዎችን ተቀብላለች። በዚህ ምናባዊ የሂሳብ ምሽት፣ ቤተሰቦች የሚከተሉትን ያደርጋሉ፡-
ስለ ሜሪላንድ አዲስ የK-12 የሂሳብ መመዘኛዎች ይወቁ
የሂሳብ ትምህርት እና የኮርስ ስራ በክፍል ደረጃዎች እንዴት እንደሚለወጡ ይረዱ
ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያለው የሂሳብ ትምህርት ምን እንደሚመስል ይመርምሩ
ወላጆች እና ተንከባካቢዎች ለሁሉም ተማሪዎች ጠንካራ የሂሳብ ትምህርት ልምዶችን መደገፍ የሚችሉባቸውን መንገዶች ይወቁ
ክፍት ውይይት እና ጥያቄዎችን ለማበረታታት፣ ይህ ስብሰባ አይቀረጽም። ሆኖም፣ የዝግጅት አቀራረብ ስላይዶች ከዝግጅቱ በኋላ ከሁሉም ተመዝጋቢዎች ጋር ይጋራሉ።
ዝግጅቱ በ7 ሰዓት ላይ ሲሆን ለመሳተፍ ነፃ ነው፣ ነገር ግን ምዝገባ ያስፈልጋል። እባክዎን እዚህ ይመዝገቡ።