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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. 

06.08.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of June 8, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Tell Us What You Want From the PTSA!

Through the summer, we’ll be planning for the next school year.  Tell us how we did, and what you’d like to see more or less of!  Even if your student is an 8th grader your insights will help us. Thanks in advance for taking our little survey. https://survey-pta-2026.vercel.app/ 

Friday, 7-9 p.m.: 8th Grade Dance at TPMS!

For TPMS 8th Graders only; no siblings.  All others will be turned away.

Tickets are on sale now for $7!  

Buy them online here: https://www.tpmspta.org/2026-8thgradedance/ (Be sure to include your student’s first and last name when purchasing). 

Buy with cash or check during the 8th grade lunch on Tue 6/9, Wed 6/10 and Friday 6/12. 

No tickets will be sold at the door.

The PTSA will launch our 8th graders into orbit between 7-9 p.m. ET on Friday, June 12, at Takoma Park Middle School. 

The “To the Moon Disco Party” will offer pizza, drinks, and space-themed snacks alongside a blacklight party featuring a live DJ, glow gear, and a photo booth to capture the moment. To be inclusive of all, we’ll be hosting a sensory-friendly chill zone, sponsored by xMinds.

The PTSA still needs a flight crew to help set-up, chaperone, and break down the event, volunteer through our signup genius.

 

Tuesday: Screens in Schools Virtual Town Hall

It’s been one month since the MCCPTA  Tech Committee’s Chromebook Workgroup launched our SBS-MCPS Google Group and we have over 900 members! We want to give you an overview of where we are and how we got here, find out what brought you to this group, and hear your ideas for future advocacy. Feel free to invite others! You can also submit questions and topics beforehand to distractionfreeschoolsmd@gmail.com.

SBS-MCPS Virtual Town Hall
Tuesday, June 9, 7–8:30 pm
Join on Zoom

 

Tuesday: Families Invited to Learn About Coming Math Changes

MCPS is moving to a new instructional model focused on building a stronger mathematical foundation and developing confident mathematical thinkers. Beginning next year, MCPS will implement a cluster model for mathematics instruction. Cluster grouping is designed to allow students to move into advanced learning opportunities as they become ready. Classes will be organized to reduce the broad range of instructional levels within a classroom, which will make it more manageable for teachers to plan instruction effectively, differentiate learning experiences, and provide timely support and enrichment for students. This model will begin in 2026-2027 for Grade 4 students only, with additional grade levels the following year. If your child is a rising fourth grader, your school will be in touch soon to share details. MCPS will also host the following community meetings for families to learn more. All meetings are from 7-8:15 p.m.

  • Tuesday, June 9, Silver Creek Middle School, 3701 Saul Road, Kensington
  • Tuesday, June 16, virtual

Read the FAQs

 

June 15, 6:30-8pm @ Blair HS: MCPS My Future Fair – Information Sessions for Grade 7 Families 

Learn more about the High School options available at this presentation designed for 7th grade middle schoolers.  There are many different opportunities, but the one specifically for Region 1 (TPMS’s Region) is at Blair. 

  • Find additional dates and locations, and more information here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/regional-programs-and-themes/mcps-my-future-fair-middle-school-edition/ 

TPMS Horticulture Club teacher Carla Perlo receives the “Youth Leader” Azalea Award 

If your student takes the afterschool horticulture club, you know how wonderful Carla is!  Be sure to give her a high-five the next time you see her. More info here: https://www.takomafoundation.org/awards/azalea/20th-annual-azalea-awards.html

 


¡Díganos qué quiere de la PTSA!

Durante el verano, estaremos planificando el próximo año escolar. ¡Cuéntanos cómo nos fue y qué te gustaría ver más o menos! Incluso si su estudiante está en octavo grado, sus conocimientos nos ayudarán. Gracias de antemano por realizar nuestra pequeña encuesta. https://survey-pta-2026.vercel.app/

 

Viernes, 7-9 p.m.: ¡Baile de 8vo grado en TPMS!

Solo para estudiantes de octavo grado de TPMS; sin hermanos. Todos los demás serán rechazados.

¡Los boletos ya están a la venta por $7!

Cómprelos en línea aquí: https://www.tpmspta.org/2026-8thgradedance/ (Asegúrese de incluir el nombre y apellido de su estudiante al comprar).

Compre en efectivo o con cheque durante el almuerzo de octavo grado el martes 6/9, miércoles 6/10 y viernes 6/12.

No se venderán entradas en puerta.

La PTSA pondrá en órbita a nuestros alumnos de octavo grado entre las 7 y las 9 p.m. ET el viernes 12 de junio en la escuela secundaria Takoma Park.

La “To the Moon Disco Party” ofrecerá pizza, bebidas y refrigerios con temática espacial junto con una fiesta a la luz negra con un DJ en vivo, equipo luminoso y un fotomatón para capturar el momento. Para incluir a todos, organizaremos una zona de relajación sensorial, patrocinada por xMinds.

La PTSA todavía necesita una tripulación de vuelo para ayudar a preparar, acompañar y organizar el evento, y ser voluntario a través de nuestro genio de registro.

 

Martes: Pantallas en los Colegios Ayuntamiento Virtual

¡Ha pasado un mes desde que el grupo de trabajo de Chromebook del Comité Técnico de MCCPTA lanzó nuestro grupo de Google SBS-MCPS y tenemos más de 900 miembros! Queremos brindarle una descripción general de dónde estamos y cómo llegamos hasta aquí, descubrir qué lo trajo a este grupo y escuchar sus ideas para futuras actividades de promoción. ¡Siéntete libre de invitar a otros! También puede enviar preguntas y temas de antemano a distractionfreeschoolsmd@gmail.com.

Ayuntamiento virtual de SBS-MCPS
Martes 9 de junio, de 7 a 8:30 p. m.
Únete en Zoom

 

Martes: Se invita a las familias a aprender sobre los próximos cambios en matemáticas

MCPS está adoptando un nuevo modelo de instrucción centrado en construir una base matemática más sólida y desarrollar pensadores matemáticos seguros. A partir del próximo año, MCPS implementará un modelo de grupo para la enseñanza de matemáticas. La agrupación en grupos está diseñada para permitir que los estudiantes avancen hacia oportunidades de aprendizaje avanzado a medida que estén preparados. Las clases se organizarán para reducir la amplia gama de niveles de instrucción dentro de un salón de clases, lo que hará que sea más manejable para los maestros planificar la instrucción de manera efectiva, diferenciar las experiencias de aprendizaje y brindar apoyo y enriquecimiento oportuno a los estudiantes. Este modelo comenzará en 2026-2027 solo para estudiantes de 4.º grado, con niveles de grado adicionales el año siguiente. Si su hijo está en camino al cuarto grado, su escuela se comunicará pronto para compartir detalles. MCPS también organizará las siguientes reuniones comunitarias para que las familias obtengan más información. Todas las reuniones son de 7 a 8:15 p. m.

Martes 9 de junio, Escuela Intermedia Silver Creek, 3701 Saul Road, Kensington
Martes 16 de junio, virtual
Lea las preguntas frecuentes

 

15 de junio, 6:30-8pm en Blair HS: Feria Mi Futuro de MCPS – Sesiones informativas para familias de 7mo grado

Obtenga más información sobre las opciones de escuela secundaria disponibles en esta presentación diseñada para estudiantes de séptimo grado de secundaria. Hay muchas oportunidades diferentes, pero la específicamente para la Región 1 (la Región de TPMS) está en Blair.

Encuentre fechas y ubicaciones adicionales, y más información aquí: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/regional-programs-and-themes/mcps-my-future-fair-middle-school-edition/

 

Carla Perlo, maestra del Club de Horticultura de TPMS, recibe el Premio Azalea “Líder Juvenil”

Si su estudiante asiste al club de horticultura después de la escuela, ¡sabe lo maravillosa que es Carla! Asegúrate de chocar esos cinco con ella la próxima vez que la veas. Más información aquí: https://www.takomafoundation.org/awards/azalea/20th-annual-azalea-awards.html

 


ከPTSA ምን እንደሚፈልጉ ይንገሩን!

በበጋው ወቅት፣ ለሚቀጥለው የትምህርት አመት እቅድ እናወጣለን። እንዴት እንዳደረግን ይንገሩን እና ብዙ ወይም ያነሰ ምን ማየት እንደሚፈልጉ ይንገሩን! ምንም እንኳን ተማሪዎ የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪ ቢሆንም ግንዛቤዎ ይጠቅመናል። የእኛን ትንሽ ዳሰሳ ስለወሰዱ አስቀድመን እናመሰግናለን። https://survey-pta-2026.vercel.app/

 

 

አርብ፣ ከቀኑ 7-9 ፒኤም፡ የ8ኛ ክፍል ዳንስ በTPMS!

ለ TPMS 8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ብቻ; ወንድሞችና እህቶች የሉም. ሌሎቹ ሁሉ ይመለሳሉ.

ትኬቶች አሁን በ 7 ዶላር ይሸጣሉ!

እዚህ በመስመር ላይ ይግዙዋቸው፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/2026-8thgradedance/ (ሲገዙ የተማሪዎን የመጀመሪያ እና የአያት ስም ማካተትዎን ያረጋግጡ)።

ማክሰኞ 6/9፣ ረቡዕ 6/10 እና አርብ 6/12 በ8ኛ ክፍል ምሳ ወቅት በጥሬ ገንዘብ ይግዙ ወይም በቼክ ይግዙ።

በሩ ላይ ምንም ቲኬቶች አይሸጡም.

PTSA የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎቻችንን ከ7-9 ፒኤም መካከል ወደ ምህዋር ያስጀምራቸዋል። ET አርብ ሰኔ 12 በታኮማ ፓርክ መካከለኛ ደረጃ ት/ቤት።

የ”ወደ ጨረቃ ዲስኮ ፓርቲ” ፒዛን፣ መጠጦችን እና የጠፈር ገጽታ ያላቸው መክሰስ ከጥቁር ብርሃን ፓርቲ ጋር የቀጥታ ዲጄ፣ ፍካት ማርሽ እና ቅጽበት ለመቅረጽ የፎቶ ቡዝ ያቀርባል። ሁሉንም ለማካተት በxMinds የተደገፈ ለስሜቶች ተስማሚ የሆነ ቀዝቃዛ ዞን እናስተናግዳለን።

PTSA አሁንም ዝግጅቱን ለማቀናበር፣ ለመምራት እና ለማፍረስ፣ በምዝገባ አዋቂነት በጎ ፈቃደኝነትን ለመርዳት የበረራ ቡድን ይፈልጋል።

 

ማክሰኞ፡ ስክሪኖች በትምህርት ቤቶች ምናባዊ ታውን አዳራሽ

የMCCPTA ቴክ ኮሚቴው Chromebook Workgroup የእኛን SBS-MCPS Google ቡድን ከጀመረ አንድ ወር ሆኖታል እና ከ900 በላይ አባላት አሉን! የት እንዳለን እና እንዴት እዚህ እንደደረስን አጠቃላይ እይታ ልንሰጥዎ እንፈልጋለን፣ ወደዚህ ቡድን ምን እንዳመጣዎት ይወቁ እና ለወደፊት የጥብቅና ሃሳብዎን ለመስማት እንፈልጋለን። ሌሎችን ለመጋበዝ ነፃነት ይሰማዎ! እንዲሁም አስቀድመው ጥያቄዎችን እና ርዕሶችን ወደ distractionfreeschoolsmd@gmail.com ማስገባት ይችላሉ።

SBS-MCPS ምናባዊ ማዘጋጃ ቤት
ማክሰኞ ሰኔ 9 ከቀኑ 7 እስከ 8፡30 ፒ.ኤም
በማጉላት ላይ ይቀላቀሉ

 

ማክሰኞ፡ ቤተሰቦች ስለሚመጡ የሂሳብ ለውጦች እንዲማሩ ተጋብዘዋል

MCPS የበለጠ ጠንካራ የሂሳብ መሰረትን በመገንባት እና በራስ መተማመን ያላቸው የሂሳብ ባለሙያዎችን በማዳበር ላይ ወደተተኮረ አዲስ የማስተማሪያ ሞዴል እየተንቀሳቀሰ ነው። ከሚቀጥለው ዓመት ጀምሮ፣ MCPS ለሂሳብ ትምህርት የክላስተር ሞዴልን ተግባራዊ ያደርጋል። ክላስተር ማቧደን የተነደፈው ተማሪዎች ዝግጁ ሲሆኑ ወደ የላቀ የትምህርት እድሎች እንዲሸጋገሩ ለማስቻል ነው። በአንድ ክፍል ውስጥ ያሉትን ሰፊ የማስተማር ደረጃዎች ለመቀነስ ክፍሎች ይደራጃሉ፣ ይህም መምህራን ትምህርትን ውጤታማ በሆነ መንገድ ለማቀድ፣ የመማር ልምድን እንዲለዩ እና ለተማሪዎች ወቅታዊ ድጋፍ እና ማበልጸጊያ እንዲያደርጉ ያስችላቸዋል። ይህ ሞዴል በ2026-2027 ለ4ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ብቻ ይጀምራል፣ በሚቀጥለው አመት ተጨማሪ የክፍል ደረጃዎች ይኖሩታል። ልጅዎ እያደገ የአራተኛ ክፍል ተማሪ ከሆነ፣ ዝርዝሮችን ለመጋራት ትምህርት ቤትዎ በቅርቡ ይገናኛል። ቤተሰቦች የበለጠ ለማወቅ MCPS የሚከተሉትን የማህበረሰብ ስብሰባዎችንም ያስተናግዳል። ሁሉም ስብሰባዎች ከ 7-8:15 ፒ.ኤም.

ማክሰኞ ሰኔ 9፣ ሲልቨር ክሪክ መካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት፣ 3701 ሳውል መንገድ፣ ኬንሲንግተን
ማክሰኞ፣ ሰኔ 16፣ ምናባዊ
የሚጠየቁ ጥያቄዎችን ያንብቡ

 

ሰኔ 15፣ 6፡30-8 ፒኤም @ ብሌየር ኤችኤስ፡ MCPS የእኔ የወደፊት ትርኢት – ለ7ኛ ክፍል ቤተሰቦች የመረጃ ክፍለ ጊዜዎች

ለ7ኛ ክፍል መለስተኛ ደረጃ ተማሪዎች በተዘጋጀው በዚህ የዝግጅት አቀራረብ ላይ ስላለው የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት አማራጮች የበለጠ ይረዱ። ብዙ የተለያዩ እድሎች አሉ፣ ግን በተለይ ለክልል 1 (TPMS’s ክልል) ያለው በብሌየር ነው።

ተጨማሪ ቀኖችን እና ቦታዎችን እና ተጨማሪ መረጃን እዚህ ያግኙ፡ https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/regional-programs-and-themes/mcps-my-future-fair-middle-school-edition/

 

የ TPMS የሆርቲካልቸር ክለብ መምህርት ካርላ ፔርሎ “የወጣቶች መሪ” አዛሊያ ሽልማትን ትቀበላለች

ተማሪዎ ከትምህርት በኋላ የሆርቲካልቸር ክለብን ከወሰደ፣ ካርላ ምን ያህል ድንቅ እንደሆነ ያውቃሉ! በሚቀጥለው ጊዜ እሷን በሚያዩበት ጊዜ ከፍተኛ-አምስት መስጠትዎን ያረጋግጡ። ተጨማሪ መረጃ እዚህ፡ https://www.takomafoundation.org/awards/azalea/20th-annual-azalea-awards.html

06.05.26 |

8th Grade Dance – Pick your student up at 9pm sharp!

This dance is for 8th Grade Takoma Park Middle School Students ONLY. All others will be turned away (including siblings)

When: Friday, June 12th, 7-9pm

Where: Takoma Park Middle School

Ticket Sales are now over:  $7.  Buy them online until Friday at 5pm (below).   No tickets sold at the door.

See flyer for more details.

Dress your best for fun in what feels right for you!  Let’s celebrate!

Please enter your student’s first and last name(s) when purchasing the ticket. 

You will not receive a ticket or confirmation after purchase, instead your name will be added to a list.  At the dance you will give your name at the door and we will know you’ve made a purchase.

06.01.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of June 1, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Tuesday: Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

Get Ready for Crossing Guard Appreciation Day! Before the big day, take a moment to talk with your kids about staying safe while walking and biking. Remind them just how important our Crossing Guards are. Tomorrow, June 2, show your appreciation! When you’re on your way to school, thank the Crossing Guards in person and consider giving them a small token of gratitude. At each crossing guard post, tables will be set up to collect cards, flowers, or treats. If everyone participates, our Crossing Guards will truly feel how much their service is valued. Every school day, come rain or shine, they wait cheerfully to help students cross safely. Let’s make this day unforgettable by showering them with kindness and thanks!

 

Next Tuesday: Screens in Schools Virtual Town Hall

It’s been one month since the MCCPTA  Tech Committee’s Chromebook Workgroup launched our SBS-MCPS Google Group and we have over 900 members! We want to give you an overview of where we are and how we got here, find out what brought you to this group, and hear your ideas for future advocacy. Feel free to invite others! You can also submit questions and topics beforehand to distractionfreeschoolsmd@gmail.com.

SBS-MCPS Virtual Town Hall
Tuesday, June 9, 7–8:30 pm
Join on Zoom

 

Coming Soon: “To the Moon Disco Party” 8th Grade Dance

For TPMS 8th Graders only; no siblings.  All others will be turned away.

$7 Tickets go on sale online on June 7, and in person on June 10, 11, and 12.  Look for more information soon at TPMSpta.org, and in our other communication channels! The “To the Moon Disco Party” will offer pizza, drinks, and space-themed snacks alongside a blacklight party featuring a live DJ, glow gear, and a photo booth to capture the moment. To be inclusive of all, we’ll be hosting a sensory-friendly chill zone, sponsored by xMinds. The PTSA still needs a flight crew of volunteers to help set-up, chaperone, and break down the event. Volunteer here through this link.

 


Martes: Día de Agradecimiento a los Guardias de Cruce

¡Prepárense para el Día de Agradecimiento a los Guardias de Cruce! Antes del gran día, tómense un momento para hablar con sus hijos sobre cómo mantenerse seguros al caminar y andar en bicicleta. Recuérdenles lo importantes que son nuestros guardias de cruce. Mañana, 2 de junio, ¡demuestren su agradecimiento! Cuando vayan camino a la escuela, den las gracias a los guardias de cruce en persona y consideren entregarles un pequeño detalle como muestra de gratitud. En cada puesto de guardia de cruce se instalarán mesas para recibir tarjetas, flores o dulces. Si todos participan, nuestros guardias de cruce sentirán verdaderamente cuánto se valora su servicio. Todos los días escolares, llueva o haga sol, ellos esperan con alegría para ayudar a los estudiantes a cruzar de manera segura. ¡Hagamos que este día sea inolvidable colmándolos de amabilidad y agradecimiento!

 

El próximo martes: Asamblea virtual sobre el uso de pantallas en las escuelas

Ha pasado un mes desde que el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Chromebooks del Comité de Tecnología de la MCCPTA lanzó nuestro Grupo de Google SBS-MCPS, ¡y ya contamos con más de 900 miembros! Queremos ofrecerles una visión general de nuestra situación actual y de cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí, conocer qué los motivó a unirse a este grupo y escuchar sus ideas para futuras iniciativas de defensa. ¡Siéntanse libres de invitar a otras personas! También pueden enviar sus preguntas y temas con antelación a la dirección distractionfreeschoolsmd@gmail.com.

Asamblea virtual SBS-MCPS
Martes, 9 de junio, de 7:00 a 8:30 p. m.
Únanse a través de Zoom

 

Próximamente: Baile de 8.º Grado “To the Moon Disco Party”

Exclusivo para los estudiantes de 8.º grado de TPMS; no se admiten hermanos. Se denegará la entrada a cualquier otra persona.

Las entradas, con un precio de $7, saldrán a la venta en línea el 7 de junio, y en persona los días 10, 11 y 12 de junio. ¡Estén atentos a más información que publicaremos pronto en TPMSpta.org y en nuestros otros canales de comunicación! La “To the Moon Disco Party” ofrecerá pizza, bebidas y aperitivos con temática espacial, todo ello en el marco de una fiesta bajo luz negra que contará con un DJ en vivo, accesorios luminosos y un fotomatón para inmortalizar el momento. Para garantizar la inclusión de todos, habilitaremos una zona de descanso sensorialmente amigable, patrocinada por xMinds. La PTSA aún necesita una “tripulación de vuelo” de voluntarios para ayudar con el montaje, la supervisión y el desmontaje del evento. Regístrese como voluntario aquí a través de este enlace.

 


ማክሰኞ፡ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኛ የምስጋና ቀን

ለክሮሲንግ ዘበኛ የምስጋና ቀን ይዘጋጁ! ከትልቁ ቀን በፊት፣ በእግር እና በብስክሌት ሲጓዙ ደህንነትዎን ለመጠበቅ ከልጆችዎ ጋር ለመነጋገር ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ። የክሮሲንግ ዘበኞቻችን ምን ያህል አስፈላጊ እንደሆኑ ያስታውሱ። ነገ፣ ሰኔ 2፣ አድናቆትዎን ያሳዩ! ወደ ትምህርት ቤት ሲሄዱ፣ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኞቹን በአካል ያመስግኑ እና ትንሽ የምስጋና ምልክት ለመስጠት ያስቡበት። በእያንዳንዱ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኛ ፖስት፣ ካርዶችን፣ አበቦችን ወይም መክሰስን ለመሰብሰብ ጠረጴዛዎች ይዘጋጃሉ። ሁሉም ሰው ከተሳተፈ፣ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኞቻችን አገልግሎታቸው ምን ያህል ዋጋ እንዳለው በእውነት ይሰማቸዋል። ዝናብም ይሁን ፀሐይ፣ ተማሪዎች ደህንነቱ በተጠበቀ ሁኔታ እንዲያልፉ ለመርዳት በደስታ ይጠብቃሉ። ይህንን ቀን በደግነት እና በምስጋና በማዘንበል የማይረሳ እናድርገው!

 

የሚቀጥለው ማክሰኞ፡ በትምህርት ቤቶች ውስጥ የሚታዩ ስክሪኖች ምናባዊ የከተማ አዳራሽ

የMCCPTA የቴክኖሎጂ ኮሚቴ የChromebook የስራ ቡድን የSBS-MCPS የጎግል ግሩፕን ከጀመረ አንድ ወር ሆኖታል እና ከ900 በላይ አባላት አሉን! የት እንደደረስን እና እንዴት እዚህ እንደደረስን አጠቃላይ እይታ ልንሰጥዎ እንፈልጋለን፣ ወደዚህ ቡድን ምን እንዳመጣዎት ማወቅ እና ለወደፊቱ ተሟጋችነት ሀሳቦችዎን መስማት እንፈልጋለን። ሌሎችን ለመጋበዝ ነፃነት ይሰማዎ! እንዲሁም ጥያቄዎችን እና ርዕሶችን አስቀድመው በ distractionfreeschoolsmd@gmail.com ማስገባት ይችላሉ።

SBS-MCPS ምናባዊ የከተማ አዳራሽ
ማክሰኞ፣ ሰኔ 9፣ ከ7–8:30 ከሰዓት
በZoom ላይ ይቀላቀሉ

 

በቅርቡ ይመጣል፡ “ወደ ጨረቃ ዲስኮ ድግስ” የ8ኛ ክፍል ዳንስ

ለTPMS የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ብቻ፤ ወንድም ወይም እህት የለም። ሌሎቹ ሁሉ ይከለከላሉ።

$7 ቲኬቶች በሰኔ 7 እና ሰኔ 10፣ 11 እና 12 በመስመር ላይ ይሸጣሉ። በቅርቡ በTPMSpta.org እና በሌሎች የመገናኛ ቻናሎቻችን ላይ ተጨማሪ መረጃ ይፈልጉ! “ወደ ጨረቃ ዲስኮ ድግስ” ፒዛ፣ መጠጦች እና የጠፈር ጭብጥ ያላቸው መክሰስ ከጥቁር ብርሃን ድግስ ጋር የቀጥታ ዲጄ፣ የፍላይት ማርሽ እና የፎቶ ዳስ ያቀርባል። ሁሉንም ለማካተት፣ በxMinds የተደገፈ ስሜታዊ ተስማሚ የሆነ የማቀዝቀዣ ዞን እናዘጋጃለን። PTSA አሁንም ዝግጅቱን ለማዘጋጀት፣ ለመከታተል እና ለማብራራት የሚረዱ የበጎ ፈቃደኞች የበረራ ቡድን ይፈልጋል። በዚህ አገናኝ በኩል እዚህ በፈቃደኝነት ይሳተፋሉ።

05.25.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of May 25, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Next Week: Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

Get Ready for Crossing Guard Appreciation Day! Before the big day, take a moment to talk with your kids about staying safe while walking and biking. Remind them just how important our Crossing Guards are. Then, on Tuesday, June 2, show your appreciation! When you’re on your way to school, thank the Crossing Guards in person and consider giving them a small token of gratitude. At each crossing guard post, tables will be set up to collect cards, flowers, or treats. If everyone participates, our Crossing Guards will truly feel how much their service is valued. Every school day, come rain or shine, they wait cheerfully to help students cross safely. Let’s make this day unforgettable by showering them with kindness and thanks!

 

8th Graders Only: Save the Date! 

The PTSA will launch our 8th graders into orbit between 7-9 p.m. on Friday, June 12, at Takoma Park Middle School. The “To the Moon Disco Party” will offer pizza, drinks, and space-themed snacks alongside a blacklight party featuring a live DJ, glow gear, and a photo booth to capture the moment. To be inclusive of all, we’ll be hosting a sensory-friendly chill zone, sponsored by xMinds. The PTSA still needs a flight crew to help set-up, chaperone, and break down the event. You can find available seats to the party here through this link.

 


La próxima semana: Día de Agradecimiento a los Guardias de Cruce

¡Prepárense para el Día de Agradecimiento a los Guardias de Cruce! Antes del gran día, tómense un momento para hablar con sus hijos sobre cómo mantenerse seguros al caminar y andar en bicicleta. Recuérdenles lo importantes que son nuestros guardias de cruce. Luego, el martes 2 de junio, ¡demuestren su agradecimiento! Cuando vayan camino a la escuela, den las gracias a los guardias de cruce en persona y consideren entregarles un pequeño detalle como muestra de gratitud. En cada puesto de guardia de cruce se instalarán mesas para recibir tarjetas, flores o dulces. Si todos participan, nuestros guardias de cruce sentirán verdaderamente cuánto se valora su servicio. Todos los días escolares, llueva o haga sol, ellos esperan con alegría para ayudar a los estudiantes a cruzar de manera segura. ¡Hagamos que este día sea inolvidable colmándolos de amabilidad y agradecimiento!

 

¡Solo para alumnos de 8.º grado: Reserven la fecha!

La PTSA lanzará a nuestros alumnos de 8.º grado a la órbita el viernes 12 de junio, entre las 7:00 y las 9:00 p. m., en la Takoma Park Middle School. La «Fiesta Disco: ¡Rumbo a la Luna!» ofrecerá pizza, bebidas y aperitivos con temática espacial, junto con una fiesta bajo luz negra que contará con un DJ en vivo, accesorios luminosos y un fotomatón para inmortalizar el momento. Para garantizar la inclusión de todos, habilitaremos una zona de descanso sensorialmente amigable, patrocinada por xMinds. La PTSA aún necesita una «tripulación de vuelo» que ayude con el montaje, la supervisión y el desmontaje del evento. Pueden encontrar los lugares disponibles para la fiesta aquí, a través de este enlace.

 


የሚቀጥለው ሳምንት፡ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኛ የምስጋና ቀን

ለክሮሲንግ ዘበኛ የምስጋና ቀን ይዘጋጁ! ከትልቁ ቀን በፊት፣ በእግር እና በብስክሌት ሲጓዙ ደህንነትዎን ለመጠበቅ ከልጆችዎ ጋር ለመነጋገር ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ። የክሮሲንግ ዘበኞቻችን ምን ያህል አስፈላጊ እንደሆኑ ያስታውሱ። ከዚያም ማክሰኞ፣ ሰኔ 2፣ አድናቆትዎን ያሳዩ! ወደ ትምህርት ቤት በሚሄዱበት ጊዜ፣ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኞቹን በአካል ያመስግኑ እና ትንሽ የምስጋና ምልክት ለመስጠት ያስቡበት። በእያንዳንዱ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኛ ፖስት፣ ካርዶችን፣ አበቦችን ወይም መክሰስን ለመሰብሰብ ጠረጴዛዎች ይዘጋጃሉ። ሁሉም ሰው ከተሳተፈ፣ የክሮሲንግ ዘበኞቻችን አገልግሎታቸው ምን ያህል ዋጋ እንዳለው በእውነት ይሰማቸዋል። ዝናብም ይሁን ፀሐይ፣ ተማሪዎች ደህንነቱ በተጠበቀ ሁኔታ እንዲያልፉ ለመርዳት በደስታ ይጠብቃሉ። ይህንን ቀን በደግነት እና በምስጋና በማዘንበል የማይረሳ እናድርገው!

 

የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ብቻ፡ ቀኑን ያስቀምጡ!

PTSA የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎቻችንን አርብ፣ ሰኔ 12፣ በታኮማ ፓርክ መካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ከቀኑ 7-9 ሰዓት መካከል ወደ ምህዋር ያስጀምራል። “ወደ ጨረቃ ዲስኮ ፓርቲ” ፒዛ፣ መጠጦች እና የጠፈር ጭብጥ ያላቸው መክሰስ ከጥቁር ብርሃን ድግስ ጋር የቀጥታ ዲጄ፣ የፍላይት ማርሽ እና የፎቶ ዳስ ያቀርባል። ሁሉንም ለማካተት፣ በxMinds የተደገፈ የስሜት ህዋሳት ተስማሚ የሆነ የማቀዝቀዣ ዞን እናዘጋጃለን። PTSA አሁንም ዝግጅቱን ለማዘጋጀት፣ ለመከታተል እና ለማብራራት የሚረዳ የበረራ ቡድን ይፈልጋል። በዚህ ሊንክ በኩል ለፓርቲው የሚገኙ መቀመጫዎችን እዚህ ማግኘት ይችላሉ።

05.19.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of May 18, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Congratulations to Our PTSA Board!

On May 12 a new PTSA board was elected.  Please welcome our new and returning board members! 

The TPMS PTSA 2026-2027 Board as elected, is:

  • President – Emily Modde
  • Executive Vice President – Beth Dunford
  • Treasurer – Mic Murphy
  • Secretary – Summer Lingard Smith
  • Vice President for Membership – Heather Brown-Palsgrove
  • Vice President for Communications – Chris Campbell
  • Vice President for Fundraising – Melanie Stickle
  • Vice President for Events – Ramata Diop

 

Special Thanks to Outgoing PTSA Board Members

Becca Albertus-Jones and Monisha Shah will not be returning as board members, though you can still find them around the school community. Both have been instrumental in creating programming for our meetings, providing guidance on our board activities, putting the student voice into the PTSA, and ensuring that the board seats are occupied by the dream team! Thank you, Becca and Monish, for your support through the year! You will be missed. 

 

Get the Notes from Our Last PTSA Meeting!

For those who attended last week’s meeting and need a refresher (or if you missed the meeting and want to catch up on all you missed), here are the notes from our last meeting of the school year: https://www.tpmspta.org/may-2026-ptsa-monthly-meeting-notes/
 

8th Graders Only: Save the Date! 

The PTSA will launch our 8th graders into orbit between 7-9 p.m. on Friday, June 12, at Takoma Park Middle School. The “To the Moon Disco Party” will offer pizza, drinks, and space-themed snacks alongside a blacklight party featuring a live DJ, glow gear, and a photo booth to capture the moment. To be inclusive of all, we’ll be hosting a sensory-friendly chill zone, sponsored by xMinds. The PTSA still needs a flight crew to help set-up, chaperone, and break down the event. You can find available seats to the party here through this link.

 


¡Felicidades a la Junta Directiva de la PTSA!

El 12 de mayo se eligió una nueva Junta Directiva de la PTSA. ¡Por favor, den la bienvenida a nuestros nuevos miembros de la junta, así como a aquellos que regresan!

La Junta Directiva de la PTSA de TPMS para el periodo 2026-2027, tal como fue elegida, queda conformada de la siguiente manera:

Presidenta – Emily Mode
Vicepresidenta Ejecutiva – Beth Dunford
Tesorero – Mike Murphy
Secretaria – Summer Lingard Smith
Vicepresidenta de Membresía – Heather Brown-Pallsgrove
Vicepresidente de Comunicaciones – Chris Campbell
Vicepresidenta de Recaudación de Fondos – Melanie Stickle
Vicepresidenta de Eventos – Ramata Diop

 

Un agradecimiento especial a los miembros salientes de la Junta Directiva de la PTSA

Becca Albertus-Jones y Monisha Shah no continuarán como miembros de la junta, aunque seguirán viéndolas por la comunidad escolar. Ambas han desempeñado un papel fundamental en la creación de la programación para nuestras reuniones, brindando orientación sobre las actividades de la junta, integrando la voz de los estudiantes en la PTSA y asegurando que los puestos de la junta estén ocupados por ¡un equipo de ensueño! ¡Gracias, Becca y Monisha, por su apoyo a lo largo del año! Las extrañaremos.

 

¡Obtengan las notas de nuestra última reunión de la PTSA!

Para aquellos que asistieron a la reunión de la semana pasada y necesitan refrescar la memoria (o si se perdieron la reunión y desean ponerse al día con todo lo sucedido), aquí tienen las notas de nuestra última reunión del año escolar: https://www.tpmspta.org/may-2026-ptsa-monthly-meeting-notes/

 

¡Solo para alumnos de 8.º grado: Reserven la fecha!

La PTSA lanzará a nuestros alumnos de 8.º grado a la órbita el viernes 12 de junio, entre las 7:00 y las 9:00 p. m., en la Takoma Park Middle School. La «Fiesta Disco: ¡Rumbo a la Luna!» ofrecerá pizza, bebidas y aperitivos con temática espacial, junto con una fiesta bajo luz negra que contará con un DJ en vivo, accesorios luminosos y un fotomatón para inmortalizar el momento. Para garantizar la inclusión de todos, habilitaremos una zona de descanso sensorialmente amigable, patrocinada por xMinds. La PTSA aún necesita una «tripulación de vuelo» que ayude con el montaje, la supervisión y el desmontaje del evento. Pueden encontrar los lugares disponibles para la fiesta aquí, a través de este enlace.

 


የእንኳን ደስ አላችሁ የPTSA ቦርድ!

በግንቦት 12 አዲስ የPTSA ቦርድ ተመርጧል። እባክዎን አዲሶቹን እና የተመለሱትን የቦርድ አባሎቻችንን እንኳን ደህና መጡ!

የTPMS PTSA 2026-2027 ቦርድ እንደተመረጠው እንደሚከተለው ነው፡

ፕሬዝዳንት – ኤሚሊ ሞድ
ዋና ሥራ አስፈፃሚ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት – ቤት ዱንፎርድ
ገንዘብ ያዥ – ማይክ መርፊ
ጸሐፊ – የበጋ ሊንጋርድ ስሚዝ
የአባልነት ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት – ሄዘር ብራውን-ፓልስግሮቭ
የኮሙኒኬሽን ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት – ክሪስ ካምቤል
የገንዘብ ማሰባሰቢያ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት – ሜላኒ ስቲክል
የዝግጅቶች ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት – ራማታ ዲዮፕ

 

ለወጣቱ የPTSA የቦርድ አባላት ልዩ ምስጋና ይግባው

ቤካ አልበርተስ-ጆንስ እና ሞኒሻ ሻህ እንደ የቦርድ አባል አይመለሱም፣ ምንም እንኳን በትምህርት ቤቱ ማህበረሰብ ዙሪያ አሁንም ማግኘት ቢችሉም። ሁለቱም ለስብሰባዎቻችን ፕሮግራም በማውጣት፣ በቦርድ እንቅስቃሴዎቻችን ላይ መመሪያ በመስጠት፣ የተማሪዎችን ድምጽ በPTSA ውስጥ በማስገባት እና የቦርድ መቀመጫዎች በህልም ቡድኑ እንዲያዙ በማረጋገጥ ረገድ ትልቅ ሚና ተጫውተዋል! ቤካ እና ሞኒሽ፣ ዓመቱን ሙሉ ላደረጋችሁልን ድጋፍ እናመሰግናለን! ታጣላችሁ።

 

ከመጨረሻው የPTSA ስብሰባችን ማስታወሻዎችን ያግኙ!

ባለፈው ሳምንት ስብሰባ ላይ ለተገኙ እና ማደስ ለሚፈልጉ (ወይም ስብሰባውን ካመለጣችሁ እና ያመለጣችሁትን ሁሉ ማግኘት ከፈለጉ)፣ ከመጨረሻው የትምህርት ዓመት ስብሰባችን የተወሰዱ ማስታወሻዎች እነሆ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/may-2026-ptsa-monthly-meeting-notes/

 

የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ብቻ፡ ቀኑን ያስቀምጡ!

PTSA የ8ኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎቻችንን አርብ፣ ሰኔ 12፣ በታኮማ ፓርክ መካከለኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ከቀኑ 7-9 ሰዓት መካከል ወደ ምህዋር ያስጀምራል። “ወደ ጨረቃ ዲስኮ ፓርቲ” ፒዛ፣ መጠጦች እና የጠፈር ጭብጥ ያላቸው መክሰስ ከጥቁር ብርሃን ድግስ ጋር የቀጥታ ዲጄ፣ የፍላይት ማርሽ እና የፎቶ ዳስ ያቀርባል። ሁሉንም ለማካተት፣ በxMinds የተደገፈ የስሜት ህዋሳት ተስማሚ የሆነ የማቀዝቀዣ ዞን እናዘጋጃለን። PTSA አሁንም ዝግጅቱን ለማዘጋጀት፣ ለመከታተል እና ለማብራራት የሚረዳ የበረራ ቡድን ይፈልጋል። በዚህ ሊንክ በኩል ለፓርቲው የሚገኙ መቀመጫዎችን እዚህ ማግኘት ይችላሉ።

05.19.26 |

Save the date: 8th Grade Dance – for 8th Graders Only

8th graders only-Save the Date! 

The PTSA will launch our 8th graders into orbit between 7-9pm ET on Friday, June 12th at Takoma Park Middle School.  The “To the Moon Disco Party”  will offer pizza, drinks, and space-themed snacks alongside a blacklight party featuring a live DJ, glow gear, and a photo booth to capture the moment. To be inclusive of all, we’ll be hosting a sensory-friendly chill zone, sponsored by xMinds. The PTSA still needs a flight crew to help set-up, chaperone, and break down the event. You can find available seats to the party here through this link.

 

05.14.26 |

May 2026 PTSA Monthly Meeting Notes

May 12, 2026 | Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) General Meeting Minutes

 

Meeting slides: 2026.05 – PTSA General Meeting

Welcome!

Chris welcomed the PTSA Board, TPMS administrators, and members of the TPMS community to our May meeting. He noted this will be our last PTSA meeting for the 2025-2026 school year.  

 

Upcoming Events

May 12-13 – MCAP Math Testing

May 13 – Band concert (7-9 pm) (open to the TPMS community)

May 14 – MAP ELA

May 14 – Orchestra concert (7-9 pm) (open to the TPMS community)

May 15 – MAP Math

May 18-20 – Outdoor Education Session 3 (6th grade only)

May 19 – Theater 2 field trip 

May 21-22 – Social Studies MCAP (8th grade only)

May 21 – Medieval Times field trip (7th grade only)

May 25 & 27 – No school (note there IS school May 26)

May 29 – Music in the Park field trip

Access the school calendar for June events, including the 8th grade dance, and end of year activities. 

 

Budget Update

After lots of hard work on the part of the PTSA Board – especially our Treasurer. Mic Murphy – we are now in good standing with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. This was a priority for Mic as Treasurer; this accreditation opens up many opportunities for our PTSA. The revised accounting for Books and Basketball is $3,905 (up from $2,780).

The final PTSA Budget for the school year is below. Per our Bylaws, we need a 3-person financial review committee to review our finances by the end of September, 2026. Are you interested? Please contact tpms.pta.president@gmail.com.

After many successful events, the PTSA has a surplus in the budget. The Board voted to increase event sponsorship by $1,000 to support field trips and student dances. Summer Smith, PTSA Board Member called a vote to approve the motion. Chris Campbell, PTSA Board member seconded the motion. The motion passed per the attendees at the meeting. 

 

Accomplishments and Gratitude!

We have so much to be grateful for this year! Heather Brown-Palsgrove presented some highlights from our amazing year!

27% improvement in gross fundraising and donation income!

20+% of the school community became members of the PTSA. 

Strengthened communication with addition of WhatsApp Groups, and zoom meetings.

Dozens of our community signed up to volunteer for our events!

Supported the teacher community with special events (conference night soup and pie!), Teacher Appreciation Week, staff development events, and mini-grant funding. 

Enriched the student experience with cultural heritage assemblies, dance support, instrument repair, and a lot more!

Developed programs and sponsored speakers to share timely information, like stress management and digital awareness.

Created community building events serving hundreds, such as Books & Basketball, Back to School Potluck, and Multicultural Night.  

Created spaces for families, students, and teachers to engage on TPMS topics.

 

Special Thanks!

A special thank you to wonderful folks who won’t be on the PTSA Board next year:

PTSA VPs, Becca Jones-Albertus & Monisha Shah

Books & Basketball Chair, Celine Allard

Special Education Committee Chairs, Beverley Hassell & Bonita Williams

Magnet Committee Chairs, Ha Le & Ashwin Venkat

Acting-Principal, Mr. Loznak

 

Open PTSA Committee and Auxiliary Positions – we need YOU!

NAACP Rep*

MCCPTA Rep*

Special Education*

Magnet*

Books & Basketball 

Teacher appreciation

Multicultural Night

Safe Routes to School*

Welcome Picnic*

Silent Auction

8th Grade Dance*

Advocacy*

Grant Writer*

Bold Purple (and with *) are roles we need to fill.  Other roles you may run for or assist with.

 

Maybe you have an idea of what you want to do?  

If you see a need for a committee or event or way to improve the school, make a proposal!

Questions? Contact: Becca at beccaj@gmail.com 

 

Electing the TPMS PTSA 2026-2027 Board

Becca Jones-Albertus, Chair of the PTSA Nominating Committee started the process for electing the TPMS PTSA Board for the 2026-2027 school year. Each member gave a brief description of why they want to serve on the Board. Becca noted that for each role, there is only one person who wants to run (despite extensive outreach). There will be time after Board Nominations for Candidates to nominate themselves or others. 

No members of the Community self nominated or nominated others. 

Becca motioned to approve the Board, Riziki House-Okon seconded the motion. The 26 people on Zoom, including members of the school community, Board Members and TPMS administration approved the 2026-2027 Board. 

The TPMS PTSA 2026-2027 Board as elected, is:

President – Emily Modde

Executive Vice President – Beth Dunford

Treasurer – Mic Murphy

Secretary – Summer Lingard Smith

Vice President for Membership – Heather Brown-Palsgrove

Vice President for Communications – Chris Campbell

Vice President for Fundraising – Melanie Stickle

Vice President for Events – Ramata Diop

 

This will be the last PTSA general meeting for this year. Stay tuned for our next meeting in September. Note the Board will continue to meet to plan for next year. 

 

Questions?

Emily opened up the floor for questions. There were no questions. The meeting was adjourned at 7:44.

05.13.26 |

ACTION NEEDED: The County Council is Considering Making Large Cuts to MCPS’s Budget

A message from MCCPTA President Brigit Howe:
Hello all,
We are nearing the end of a contentious, exhausting, and challenging county operating budget process.
There is still time, but not a lot of time, to share your thoughts with councilmembers.
Tomorrow, 5/13,  the Council will be discussing and voting on some revenue options and signs point to a discussion of a smaller property tax increase than that proposed by the County Executive, as well as final consideration of progressive income tax scenarios.
This article shares some of what will be discussed:
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/05/12/modest-property-tax-rate-hike-back-on-table-moco-councilmembers
There are real budget impacts on the horizon, including ones that will impact many of our key MCCPTA priorities. This morning, Dr. Taylor sent the following messages to MCPS staff:
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/05/12/taylor-to-council-please-dont-do-this/
here are some suggested revenue and expense changes that will be discussed.
https://montgomerycountymd.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=169&event_id=16862&meta_id=223016
Even under additional revenue scenarios that the council will discuss tomorrow, it is likely MCPS would still need to make tough decisions. But if you’d like the Council to prioritize looking for additional revenue to mitigate the most challenging cuts, now is the time to reach out to Councilmembers before their discussion of revenue tomorrow and straw vote on the entire budget on Thursday.
This form will email the entire council (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/government/legislative-branch/county-council/contact-council/email-all-councilmembers) or you can write individual emails to councilmembers by using the naming convention Councilmember.LastName@montgomerycountymd.gov.
Thank you!
Brigid Howe

MCCPTA President

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05.04.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of May 4, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

Wednesday: Bike to School Day

The Takoma Park Police will be leading a voluntary bike escort for students on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The escort will assemble at 7620 Maple Avenue and is open to all student riders who wish to join.

The escort will include one marked police vehicle and several officers on bicycles. Riders will gather at the starting location before heading to Piney Branch Elementary School, the first stop on the route, where additional riders are welcome to join. From there, the group will continue down Maple Avenue, turn right onto Philadelphia Avenue, and make a stop at Takoma Park Elementary School. The final destination will be Takoma Park Middle School.

To ensure safety and visibility, additional officers will be stationed along the route. Officers will also be handing out bike safety reflectors to participating students.

 

Wednesday: Webinar on What’s New in Special Education

The Division of Specialized Support Services will hold a webinar for families from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, focused on what’s new in special education services, staffing and supports — and why. MCPS special education leaders will provide context for what this means for schools and classrooms. The session will be held virtually, featuring a brief presentation followed by questions and answers. The Zoom link is available here. https://56e0.edulnk.com/e/68y3x/nKucwX?__$u__

*** NOTE: If this meeting conflicts for you with the Rising 8th Grade meeting at the same time, prioritize THIS Special Education meeting.  There will be additional Rising 8th Grade meetings added to the calendar and slides will be made available.***

 

Wednesday: Rising 8th Grade High School Information Session

Hosted by 7th Grade Counseling with Ms. Martinez and Ms. Steinberg SY25/26, you are invited to the Rising 8th Grade High School Information Night on Wednesday, May 6 from 6–7:30 PM. This virtual session will provide an overview of the new high school regional model, including how each school offers unique opportunities available to all students. We will also clarify how these opportunities differ from specialized, application-only programs.

Topic: Region 1 Parent Meeting

Time: May 6, 2026, 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/85136095987?pwd=zRY7MoU22QiLrbiAyrGN9bY0WkeClu.1

Meeting ID: 851 3609 5987

Passcode: 034284

If you have questions you would like us to address during the session, we encourage you to submit them in advance using the Google Form below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRG_A3dgXTsQQniOkyhxBq8jYeoZFrvlRxFNaCMf3UQBXctQ/viewform?usp=dialog

 

Due May 10: Spring Survey (Tell TPMS How They Are Doing)

MCPS invites families and students to share your experiences and perspectives through our annual survey, open until May 10.

In the past, this was called the “School Culture and Climate Survey,” but it’s not about the weather. It’s about your experience in our schools and how we can make them better. Learn more and take the survey.

Families: Take the survey.

Students: Take the survey. *NEW* this year: No student ID required!

 

May 11: 8th Grade Kings Dominion Field Trip and Promotion Event Information Meeting

Mark your calendar for this Zoom meeting if you need additional information about these upcoming events. More information coming!

 

May 12: PTSA Meeting – Elections!

Our next PTSA meeting will take place on May 12 over zoom. This meeting will include updates and information, and our annual PTSA Board election. Read on to learn more about positions on the Board and Committees. 

The roles in BOLD with an * are positions where we need people to fill positions (either the position is currently empty, or a current Board member will not be returning). Please note, you can also run for positions that are not in bold (for example, a current Board member plans to return). For example: Emily, current TPMS Board President, has said in the past that she will run again for next year’s board; and people can feel free to run against her. We really need a community to run the PTSA and have successful transitions from year to year. Next year that could mean someone stepping into the executive Vice President Role who could possibly become the President the next year. Questions? Please contact: president.tpms.pta@gmail.com AND beccaj@gmail.com.

Board Positions 

  • President
  • Exec VP*
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Membership
  • Communications
  • Events
  • Fundraising*

Committee & Auxiliary Positions 

  • NAACP Rep*
  • MCCPTA Rep*
  • Special Education*
  • Books & Basketball 
  • Teacher appreciation
  • Multicultural Night
  • Safe Routes to School*
  • Welcome Picnic*
  • Silent Auction
  • 8th Grade Dance*
  • Advocacy*
  • Grant Writer*

 

Gratitude for Teacher Appreciation Week! 

Last week’s “Wicked (the musical)”-themed Teacher Appreciation week was a huge success! During the week we served up breakfast, and lunch, and a popcorn and soda bar treat.  Students made cards for their teachers, and we had fun little surprises throughout the week. We know our teachers felt the gratitude! Want to see what happened through the week? Check out the flyer with all of the amazing events.

Thanks to our generous sponsors: The Olive Lounge (amazing lunch) TPSS CO-OP, Sticky Fingers, Starbucks in Takoma, Safeway and discount from Ace Hardware. Remember please support our local businesses.

Events like this are only possible when parents and caregivers step forward to make them happen. A big thanks to all the caregivers who donated food, drinks, flowers and financial contributions. And a big shout out to these parent volunteers who helped execute all the week’s events including thank you cards coordination, early morning set ups, decorating, plant purchasing and serving lunch: Emily Modde, Emily Pickren, Ramata Diop, Sarah Corcoran, Catherine Matto, Riziki House-Okon, Iyabo Otekunrin, Megan Sweeney, Shanna Hirsch, and Doug O’Brien. 

A special thanks goes to Alisa O’Brien, who has chaired the Teacher Appreciation Committee all year long, and provides the vision and organizing power to ensure that our teachers and staff feel the love. 

 


Miércoles: Día de ir a la escuela en bicicleta

La Policía de Takoma Park encabezará una escolta voluntaria en bicicleta para los estudiantes el miércoles 6 de mayo de 2026, a partir de las 7:30 a. m. La escolta se reunirá en el 7620 de Maple Avenue y está abierta a todos los estudiantes ciclistas que deseen unirse.

La escolta incluirá un vehículo policial rotulado y varios oficiales en bicicleta. Los ciclistas se congregarán en el punto de partida antes de dirigirse a la Escuela Primaria Piney Branch —la primera parada de la ruta—, donde se invita a unirse a más ciclistas. Desde allí, el grupo continuará por Maple Avenue, girará a la derecha en Philadelphia Avenue y hará una parada en la Escuela Primaria Takoma Park. El destino final será la Escuela Intermedia Takoma Park.

Para garantizar la seguridad y la visibilidad, se desplegarán oficiales adicionales a lo largo de la ruta. Asimismo, los oficiales distribuirán reflectores de seguridad para bicicletas entre los estudiantes participantes.

 

Miércoles: Seminario web sobre las novedades en Educación Especial

La División de Servicios de Apoyo Especializados llevará a cabo un seminario web para las familias, de 6:00 p. m. a 7:30 p. m. el miércoles 6 de mayo, centrado en las novedades relativas a los servicios, el personal y los apoyos de educación especial, así como en los motivos detrás de estos cambios. Los líderes de educación especial de MCPS proporcionarán el contexto necesario para comprender qué significan estos cambios para las escuelas y las aulas. La sesión se realizará de forma virtual e incluirá una breve presentación, seguida de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas. El enlace de Zoom está disponible aquí: https://56e0.edulnk.com/e/68y3x/nKucwX?__$u__

*** NOTA: Si esta reunión coincide con la reunión informativa para los estudiantes que pasan a 8.º grado (Rising 8th Grade), por favor dé prioridad a ESTA reunión de Educación Especial. Se añadirán reuniones adicionales para los estudiantes que pasan a 8.º grado al calendario, y las diapositivas de la presentación estarán disponibles para su consulta. ***

 

Miércoles: Sesión informativa sobre la escuela secundaria para estudiantes que pasan al 8.º grado

Organizada por el Departamento de Orientación del 7.º grado, con la Sra. Martínez y la Sra. Steinberg (año escolar 2025-2026), usted está invitado a la Noche Informativa sobre la Escuela Secundaria para estudiantes que pasan al 8.º grado, el miércoles 6 de mayo, de 6:00 p. m. a 7:30 p. m. Esta sesión virtual ofrecerá una visión general del nuevo modelo regional de escuelas secundarias, incluyendo la manera en que cada escuela ofrece oportunidades únicas disponibles para todos los estudiantes. También aclararemos en qué se diferencian estas oportunidades de los programas especializados que requieren solicitud previa.

Tema: Reunión para padres de la Región 1

Hora: 6 de mayo de 2026, 6:00 p. m. (Hora del Este de EE. UU. y Canadá)

Unirse a la reunión de Zoom

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/85136095987?pwd=zRY7MoU22QiLrbiAyrGN9bY0WkeClu.1

ID de la reunión: 851 3609 5987

Código de acceso: 034284

Si tiene preguntas que le gustaría que abordemos durante la sesión, le invitamos a enviarlas con antelación utilizando el formulario de Google que aparece a continuación: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRG_A3dgXTsQQniOkyhxBq8jYeoZFrvlRxFNaCMf3UQBXctQ/viewform?usp=dialog

 

Fecha límite: 10 de mayo — Encuesta de primavera (Cuéntele a TPMS cómo lo están haciendo)

MCPS invita a las familias y a los estudiantes a compartir sus experiencias y perspectivas a través de nuestra encuesta anual, la cual estará abierta hasta el 10 de mayo.

Anteriormente, esta encuesta se denominaba «Encuesta sobre la cultura y el clima escolar», pero no se trata del estado del tiempo. Se trata de su experiencia en nuestras escuelas y de cómo podemos mejorarlas. Obtenga más información y complete la encuesta.

Familias: Completen la encuesta.

Estudiantes: Completen la encuesta. *NOVEDAD* de este año: ¡No se requiere número de identificación de estudiante!

 

11 de mayo: Excursión de 8.º grado a Kings Dominion y reunión informativa sobre el evento de promoción

Marquen sus calendarios para esta reunión por Zoom si necesitan información adicional sobre estos próximos eventos. ¡Pronto habrá más información!

 

12 de mayo: Reunión de la PTSA — ¡Elecciones!

Nuestra próxima reunión de la PTSA se llevará a cabo el 12 de mayo a través de Zoom. Esta reunión incluirá actualizaciones e información, así como nuestra elección anual de la Junta Directiva de la PTSA. Continúe leyendo para obtener más información sobre los cargos en la Junta y en los comités.

Los cargos que aparecen en **NEGRITA** y con un asterisco (*) son puestos que necesitamos cubrir (ya sea porque el cargo está vacante actualmente o porque un miembro actual de la Junta no continuará en su puesto). Tenga en cuenta que también puede postularse para los cargos que no aparecen en negrita (por ejemplo, aquellos en los que un miembro actual de la Junta planea continuar). Por ejemplo: Emily, actual presidenta de la Junta de la TPMS, ha manifestado anteriormente que se postulará nuevamente para la Junta del próximo año; no obstante, cualquier persona es libre de postularse para competir contra ella. Realmente necesitamos la participación de la comunidad para gestionar la PTSA y asegurar transiciones exitosas de un año a otro. El próximo año, esto podría implicar que alguien asuma el cargo de Vicepresidente Ejecutivo, con la posibilidad de convertirse en Presidente al año siguiente. ¿Tiene preguntas? Por favor, comuníquese con: president.tpms.pta@gmail.com Y beccaj@gmail.com.

Cargos de la Junta Directiva

  • Presidente
  • Vicepresidente Ejecutivo*
  • Tesorero
  • Secretario
  • Membresía
  • Comunicaciones
  • Eventos
  • Recaudación de fondos*

Cargos en Comités y Auxiliares

  • Representante ante la NAACP*
  • Representante ante la MCCPTA*
  • Educación Especial*
  • Libros y Baloncesto
  • Reconocimiento a los maestros
  • Noche Multicultural
  • Rutas Seguras a la Escuela*
  • Picnic de Bienvenida*
  • Subasta Silenciosa
  • Baile de 8.º Grado*
  • Defensa de intereses (Advocacy)*
  • Redactor de solicitudes de subvenciones*

 

¡Gratitud en la Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros!

¡La Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros de la semana pasada, inspirada en la temática de “Wicked (el musical)”, fue un rotundo éxito! A lo largo de la semana, servimos desayunos y almuerzos, y ofrecimos un delicioso puesto de palomitas de maíz y refrescos. Los estudiantes elaboraron tarjetas para sus maestros y disfrutamos de pequeñas y divertidas sorpresas durante toda la semana. ¡Sabemos que nuestros maestros sintieron nuestra gratitud! ¿Quieren ver qué sucedió a lo largo de la semana? Echen un vistazo al folleto con todos los increíbles eventos realizados.

Gracias a nuestros generosos patrocinadores: The Olive Lounge (que ofreció un almuerzo increíble), TPSS CO-OP, Sticky Fingers, Starbucks en Takoma, Safeway y Ace Hardware (por sus descuentos). Recuerden, por favor, apoyar a nuestros negocios locales.

Eventos como este solo son posibles cuando los padres y cuidadores dan un paso al frente para hacerlos realidad. Un enorme agradecimiento a todos los cuidadores que donaron alimentos, bebidas, flores y contribuciones económicas. Y un reconocimiento especial a estos padres voluntarios que ayudaron a ejecutar todos los eventos de la semana, incluyendo la coordinación de las tarjetas de agradecimiento, los preparativos a primera hora de la mañana, la decoración, la compra de plantas y el servicio del almuerzo: Emily Modde, Emily Pickren, Ramata Diop, Sarah Corcoran, Catherine Matto, Riziki House-Okon, Iyabo Otekunrin, Megan Sweeney, Shanna Hirsch y Doug O’Brien.

Un agradecimiento muy especial para Alisa O’Brien, quien ha presidido el Comité de Agradecimiento a los Maestros durante todo el año, aportando la visión y la capacidad organizativa necesarias para asegurar que nuestros maestros y el personal sientan todo nuestro cariño.

 

 


የረቡዕ፡ ከብስክሌት ወደ ትምህርት ቤት ቀን

የታኮማ ፓርክ ፖሊስ ረቡዕ፣ ግንቦት 6፣ 2026 ከጠዋቱ 7፡30 ጀምሮ ለተማሪዎች በፈቃደኝነት የሚካሄድ የብስክሌት አጃቢ ይመራል። አጃቢው በ7620 ሜፕል አቨኑ ይሰበሰባል እና ለመቀላቀል ለሚፈልጉ ተማሪዎች ሁሉ ክፍት ነው።

አጃቢው አንድ ምልክት የተደረገበት የፖሊስ ተሽከርካሪ እና በብስክሌት ላይ ያሉ በርካታ መኮንኖችን ያካትታል። ተሳፋሪዎች ወደ ፒኒ ቅርንጫፍ አንደኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ከመሄዳቸው በፊት በመነሻ ቦታው ይሰበሰባሉ፣ ይህም በመንገዱ ላይ የመጀመሪያው ማቆሚያ ሲሆን ተጨማሪ ተሳፋሪዎች እንዲቀላቀሉበት እንኳን ደህና መጡ። ከዚያ ቡድኑ በሜፕል አቨኑ ይቀጥላል፣ ወደ ፊላዴልፊያ አቨኑ ቀኝ ይታጠፉ እና በታኮማ ፓርክ አንደኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ይቆማሉ። የመጨረሻው መዳረሻ ታኮማ ፓርክ መለስተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ይሆናል።

ደህንነትን እና ታይነትን ለማረጋገጥ፣ ተጨማሪ መኮንኖች በመንገዱ ላይ ይሰፍራሉ። መኮንኖችም ለተሳታፊ ተማሪዎች የብስክሌት ደህንነት አንጸባራቂዎችን ያሰራጫሉ።

 

ረቡዕ፡ በልዩ ትምህርት ውስጥ ምን አዲስ ነገር አለ በሚለው ድረ-ገጽ

የልዩ ድጋፍ አገልግሎቶች ክፍል ረቡዕ፣ ግንቦት 6 ከቀኑ 6 ሰዓት እስከ 7:30 ሰዓት ለቤተሰቦች የድረ-ገጽ ድር ጣቢያ ያዘጋጃል፣ ይህም በልዩ ትምህርት አገልግሎቶች፣ በሠራተኞች ብዛት እና በድጋፎች ላይ አዲስ ነገር እንዳለ – እና ለምን እንደሆነ ላይ ያተኩራል። የMCPS የልዩ ትምህርት መሪዎች ይህ ለትምህርት ቤቶች እና ለመማሪያ ክፍሎች ምን ማለት እንደሆነ አውድ ያቀርባሉ። ክፍለ ጊዜው በቨርቹዋል ይካሄዳል፣ አጭር አቀራረብን ተከትሎ ጥያቄዎች እና መልሶችን ያሳያል። የZoom ሊንክ እዚህ ይገኛል። https://56e0.edulnk.com/e/68y3x/nKucwX?__$u__

*** ማሳሰቢያ፡ ይህ ስብሰባ ከከፍተኛ ትምህርት 8ኛ ክፍል ስብሰባ ጋር በተመሳሳይ ጊዜ የሚጋጭ ከሆነ፣ ለዚህ ​​የልዩ ትምህርት ስብሰባ ቅድሚያ ይስጡ። ተጨማሪ የከፍተኛ ትምህርት 8ኛ ክፍል ስብሰባዎች ወደ የቀን መቁጠሪያው ይታከላሉ እና ስላይዶች ይገኛሉ።***

 

ረቡዕ፡ የ8ኛ ክፍል የከፍተኛ ትምህርት ቤት የመረጃ ክፍለ ጊዜ

በ7ኛ ክፍል የምክር አገልግሎት ከወ/ሮ ማርቲኔዝ እና ከወ/ሮ ስቴይንበርግ SY25/26 ጋር በ7ኛ ክፍል የምክር አገልግሎት የተዘጋጀ ሲሆን፣ ረቡዕ፣ ግንቦት 6 ከቀኑ 6-7፡30 ሰዓት ላይ በሚካሄደው የ8ኛ ክፍል የከፍተኛ ትምህርት ቤት የመረጃ ምሽት ላይ ተጋብዘዋል። ይህ ምናባዊ ክፍለ ጊዜ እያንዳንዱ ትምህርት ቤት ለሁሉም ተማሪዎች የሚገኙ ልዩ እድሎችን እንዴት እንደሚያቀርብ ጨምሮ የአዲሱን የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት ክልላዊ ሞዴል አጠቃላይ እይታ ይሰጣል። እነዚህ እድሎች ከልዩ፣ ለማመልከቻ ብቻ ከሚቀርቡ ፕሮግራሞች እንዴት እንደሚለያዩም እናብራራለን።

ርዕስ፡ የክልል 1 የወላጅ ስብሰባ

ሰዓት፡ ግንቦት 6፣ 2026፣ 06:00 PM የምስራቅ ሰዓት (አሜሪካ እና ካናዳ)

የዙም ስብሰባን ይቀላቀሉ

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በክፍለ ጊዜው ወቅት እንድንመልስልዎ የሚፈልጉ ጥያቄዎች ካሉዎት፣ ከዚህ በታች ያለውን የGoogle ቅጽ በመጠቀም አስቀድመው እንዲያስገቡ እናበረታታዎታለን፡ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRG_A3dgXTsQQniOkyhxBq8jYeoZFrvlRxFNaCMf3UQBXctQ/viewform?usp=dialog

 

የሚጀመርበት ቀን፡ የጸደይ ጥናት (ለTPMS እንዴት እየሰሩ እንደሆነ ይንገሩ)

MCPS ቤተሰቦችን እና ተማሪዎችን እስከ ግንቦት 10 ድረስ በሚከፈተው አመታዊ የዳሰሳ ጥናታችን አማካኝነት ልምዶችዎን እና አመለካከቶችዎን እንዲያካፍሉ ይጋብዛል።

ቀደም ሲል ይህ “የትምህርት ቤት ባህል እና የአየር ንብረት ጥናት” ተብሎ ይጠራ ነበር፣ ነገር ግን ስለ አየር ሁኔታ አይደለም። በትምህርት ቤቶቻችን ውስጥ ስላሎት ልምድ እና እንዴት የተሻለ ማድረግ እንደምንችል ነው። የበለጠ ይወቁ እና የዳሰሳ ጥናቱን ይውሰዱ።

ቤተሰቦች፡ የዳሰሳ ጥናቱን ይውሰዱ።

ተማሪዎች፡ የዳሰሳ ጥናቱን ይውሰዱ። *አዲስ* በዚህ አመት፡ የተማሪ መታወቂያ አያስፈልግም!

 

ግንቦት 11፡ የ8ኛ ክፍል የኪንግስ ዶሚኒዮን የመስክ ጉዞ እና የማስተዋወቂያ ዝግጅት መረጃ ስብሰባ

ስለእነዚህ መጪ ዝግጅቶች ተጨማሪ መረጃ ከፈለጉ ለዚህ የዙም ስብሰባ የቀን መቁጠሪያዎን ምልክት ያድርጉ። ተጨማሪ መረጃ እየመጣ ነው!

 

ግንቦት 12፡ የPTSA ስብሰባ – ምርጫዎች!

የሚቀጥለው የPTSA ስብሰባችን ግንቦት 12 ላይ በZoom ላይ ይካሄዳል። ይህ ስብሰባ ዝማኔዎችን እና መረጃዎችን እንዲሁም አመታዊ የPTSA ቦርድ ምርጫችንን ያካትታል። በቦርዱ እና በኮሚቴዎች ውስጥ ስላሉ ቦታዎች የበለጠ ለማወቅ ያንብቡ።

በ* ውስጥ ያሉት ሚናዎች ሰዎች ቦታዎችን እንዲሞሉ የሚያስፈልጋቸው ቦታዎች ናቸው (ቦታው በአሁኑ ጊዜ ባዶ ነው ወይም የአሁኑ የቦርድ አባል አይመለስም)። እባክዎን ልብ ይበሉ፣ በደማቅ ፊደላት ላልተጻፉ ቦታዎችም መወዳደር ይችላሉ (ለምሳሌ፣ የአሁኑ የቦርድ አባል ለመመለስ አቅዷል)። ለምሳሌ፡ የአሁኑ የTPMS የቦርድ ፕሬዝዳንት ኤሚሊ፣ ቀደም ሲል ለሚቀጥለው ዓመት የቦርድ አባል እንደገና እንደምትወዳደር ተናግራለች፤ እና ሰዎች ከእሷ ጋር ለመወዳደር ነፃነት ሊሰማቸው ይችላል። PTSAን የሚያስተዳድሩ እና ከአመት ወደ አመት ስኬታማ ሽግግሮች እንዲኖራቸው በእውነት ማህበረሰብ ያስፈልገናል። በሚቀጥለው ዓመት ይህ ማለት አንድ ሰው በሚቀጥለው ዓመት ፕሬዝዳንት ሊሆን የሚችል የስራ አስፈፃሚ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት ሚና ውስጥ ይገባል ማለት ሊሆን ይችላል። ጥያቄዎች? እባክዎን ያነጋግሩ፡ president.tpms.pta@gmail.com እና beccaj@gmail.com።

የቦርድ ቦታዎች

  • ፕሬዝዳንት
  • የሥራ አስፈፃሚ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት*
  • የገንዘብ ያዥ
  • ጸሐፊ
  • አባልነት
  • ግንኙነቶች
  • ዝግጅቶች
  • የገንዘብ ማሰባሰቢያ*

የኮሚቴ እና የረዳት ቦታዎች

  • የNAACP ተወካይ*
  • የMCCPTA ተወካይ*
  • ልዩ ትምህርት*
  • መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ
  • የመምህራን አድናቆት
  • የብዙ ባህል ምሽት
  • ወደ ትምህርት ቤት የሚወስዱ ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ መንገዶች*
  • የእንኳን ደህና መጡ ሽርሽር*
  • ጸጥ ያለ ጨረታ
  • 8ኛ ክፍል ዳንስ*
  • ተሟጋች*
  • የግራንት ጸሐፊ*

 

ለመምህራን አድናቆት ሳምንት ምስጋና!

ባለፈው ሳምንት “ክፉ (ሙዚቃዊው)” በሚል ጭብጥ የተዘጋጀው የመምህራን አድናቆት ሳምንት ትልቅ ስኬት ነበር! በሳምንቱ ውስጥ ቁርስ፣ ምሳ እና የፖፕኮርን እና የሶዳ ባር ጣፋጭ ምግብ አቅርበናል። ተማሪዎች ለመምህራኖቻቸው ካርዶችን ሠርተዋል፣ እና በሳምንቱ ውስጥ አስደሳች ትናንሽ አስገራሚ ነገሮችን አሳልፈናል። መምህራኖቻችን ምስጋናቸውን እንደተሰማቸው እናውቃለን! በሳምንቱ ውስጥ ምን እንደተከሰተ ማየት ይፈልጋሉ? ሁሉንም አስደናቂ ዝግጅቶች የያዘውን በራሪ ወረቀት ይመልከቱ።

ለለጋስ ስፖንሰሮቻችን ምስጋና ይግባውና፡ ኦሊቭ ላውንጅ (አስደናቂ ምሳ) TPSS CO-OP፣ ተለጣፊ ጣቶች፣ በታኮማ ውስጥ Starbucks፣ Safeway እና ከAce Hardware ቅናሽ። እባክዎን የአካባቢ ንግዶቻችንን ይደግፉ።

እንደዚህ አይነት ዝግጅቶች ሊደረጉ የሚችሉት ወላጆች እና ተንከባካቢዎች እንዲከናወኑ ወደፊት ሲራመዱ ብቻ ነው። ምግብ፣ መጠጥ፣ አበባ እና የገንዘብ መዋጮ ላደረጉ ተንከባካቢዎች ሁሉ ትልቅ ምስጋና እናቀርባለን። እንዲሁም የሳምንቱን ዝግጅቶች በሙሉ ለፈጸሙት የወላጅ በጎ ፈቃደኞች ታላቅ ምስጋና ይድረሳቸው፤ ከእነዚህም መካከል የምስጋና ካርዶችን ማስተባበር፣ የጠዋት ዝግጅቶችን፣ ማስዋብ፣ የዕፅዋት ግዢ እና የምሳ አቅርቦት ይገኙበታል፤ ኤሚሊ ሞድዴ፣ ኤሚሊ ፒክሬን፣ ራማታ ዲዮፕ፣ ሳራ ኮርኮራን፣ ካትሪን ማቶ፣ ሪዚኪ ሃውስ-ኦኮን፣ ኢያቦ ኦተኩሪን፣ ሜጋን ስዊኒ፣ ሻና ሂርሽ እና ዳግ ኦብራይን ይገኙበታል።

ዓመቱን ሙሉ የመምህራን አድናቆት ኮሚቴን የመምራት ኃላፊነት የወሰደችው አሊሳ ኦብራይን ልዩ ምስጋና ይገባታል፣ እና መምህራኖቻችን እና ሰራተኞቻችን ፍቅሩን እንዲሰማቸው ለማድረግ ራዕይ እና የማደራጀት ኃይል ሰጥታለች።

04.27.26 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of April 27, 2026 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

 

THIS WEEK: Teacher Appreciation Week 

Celebrate your teachers all week long. There are still things you can do to contribute to the PTSA appreciation events!

Help make it happen:

  • Check out the flyer with all of the amazing events.
  • Sign up on Sign Up Genius to help out

 

COMING SOON: Last PTSA Meeting of the Year, Tuesday, May 12, 7 pm

Join us for our last PTSA meeting of the year week over zoom. On the agenda will be:

  • Elections for next year’s board and committees
  • Going over any end of year school items you may need to know
  • Taking stock in all of the accomplishments we’ve made this past year
  • And more!

 

May PTSA Meeting – Elections!

Our next PTSA meeting will include updates and information, and our annual PTSA Board election. Read on to learn more about positions on the Board and Committees. 

The roles in BOLD with an * are positions where we need people to fill positions (either the position is currently empty, or a current Board member will not be returning). Please note, you can also run for positions that are not in bold (for example, a current Board member plans to return). For example: Emily, current TPMS Board President, has said in the past that she will run again for next year’s board; and people can feel free to run against her. We really need a community to run the PTSA and have successful transitions from year to year. Next year that could mean someone stepping into the executive Vice President Role who could possibly become the President the next year. Questions? Please contact: president.tpms.pta@gmail.com AND beccaj@gmail.com.

Board Positions 

  • President
  • Exec VP*
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Membership
  • Communications
  • Events
  • Fundraising*

Committee & Auxiliary Positions 

  • NAACP Rep*
  • MCCPTA Rep*
  • Special Education*
  • Books & Basketball 
  • Teacher appreciation
  • Multicultural Night
  • Safe Routes to School*
  • Welcome Picnic*
  • Silent Auction
  • 8th Grade Dance*
  • Advocacy*
  • Grant Writer*

 

What’s New in Special Education? Find Out at May 6 Webinar

The Division of Specialized Support Services will hold a webinar for families from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, focused on what’s new in special education services, staffing and supports — and why. MCPS special education leaders will provide context for what this means for schools and classrooms. The session will be held virtually, featuring a brief presentation followed by questions and answers. The Zoom link is available here. https://56e0.edulnk.com/e/68y3x/nKucwX?__$u__

 

MCPS Special Education Family Resource Fair -May 9th, 10am-1pm at Paint Branch HS in Burtonsville

Showcasing community partners sharing information about services and resources; as well as engaging presentations & workshops.

For more information: https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/se-resource-fair

 

Spring survey: Tell TPMS how they are doing 

MCPS invites families and students to share your experiences and perspectives through our annual survey, open until May 10.

In the past, this was called the “School Culture and Climate Survey,” but it’s not about the weather. It’s about your experience in our schools and how we can make them better. Learn more and take the survey.

Families: Take the survey.

Students: Take the survey. *NEW* this year: No student ID required!

 


ESTA SEMANA: Semana de Agradecimiento a los Maestros

Celebre a sus maestros durante toda la semana. ¡Todavía hay cosas que puede hacer para contribuir a los eventos de agradecimiento de la PTSA!

Ayude a hacerlo posible:

  • Consulte el folleto con todos los increíbles eventos programados.
  • Regístrese en Sign Up Genius para ofrecer su ayuda.

 

PRÓXIMAMENTE: Última reunión de la PTSA del año — Martes, 12 de mayo, 7:00 p. m.

Acompáñenos en nuestra última reunión de la PTSA del año, que se llevará a cabo a través de Zoom. La agenda incluirá:

  • Elecciones para la junta directiva y los comités del próximo año.
  • Revisión de cualquier asunto escolar de fin de año que deba conocer.
  • Balance de todos los logros alcanzados durante este último año.
  • ¡Y mucho más!

 

Reunión de la PTSA de mayo: ¡Elecciones!

Nuestra próxima reunión de la PTSA se llevará a cabo el 12 de mayo a través de Zoom. Esta reunión incluirá actualizaciones e información, así como nuestra elección anual de la Junta Directiva de la PTSA. Siga leyendo para obtener más información sobre los cargos en la Junta y en los comités.

Los cargos que aparecen en **NEGRITA** y con un asterisco (*) son puestos que necesitamos cubrir (ya sea porque el cargo está vacante actualmente o porque un miembro actual de la Junta no continuará). Tenga en cuenta que también puede postularse para cargos que no aparecen en negrita (por ejemplo, si un miembro actual de la Junta planea continuar). Por ejemplo: Emily, actual presidenta de la Junta de TPMS, ha manifestado anteriormente que se postulará nuevamente para la Junta del próximo año; y cualquier persona es libre de postularse para competir contra ella. Realmente necesitamos que la comunidad participe para gestionar la PTSA y asegurar transiciones exitosas de un año a otro. El próximo año, esto podría implicar que alguien asuma el cargo de Vicepresidente Ejecutivo, con la posibilidad de convertirse en Presidente al año siguiente. ¿Tiene preguntas? Por favor, comuníquese con: president.tpms.pta@gmail.com Y beccaj@gmail.com.

Cargos de la Junta Directiva

  • Presidente
  • Vicepresidente Ejecutivo*
  • Tesorero
  • Secretario
  • Membresía
  • Comunicaciones
  • Eventos
  • Recaudación de Fondos*

Cargos en Comités y Auxiliares

  • Representante ante la NAACP*
  • Representante ante la MCCPTA*
  • Educación Especial*
  • Libros y Baloncesto
  • Reconocimiento a los Maestros
  • Noche Multicultural
  • Rutas Seguras a la Escuela*
  • Picnic de Bienvenida*
  • Subasta Silenciosa
  • Baile de 8.º Grado*
  • Defensa de Intereses (Advocacy)*
  • Redactor de Solicitudes de Subvenciones*

 

¿Qué hay de nuevo en la educación especial? Descúbralo en el seminario web del 6 de mayo

La División de Servicios de Apoyo Especializados llevará a cabo un seminario web para las familias el miércoles 6 de mayo, de 6:00 p. m. a 7:30 p. m., centrado en las novedades respecto a los servicios, el personal y los apoyos de educación especial, y los motivos detrás de estos cambios. Los líderes de educación especial de MCPS proporcionarán el contexto sobre lo que esto significa para las escuelas y las aulas. La sesión se realizará de forma virtual e incluirá una breve presentación, seguida de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas. El enlace de Zoom está disponible aquí: https://56e0.edulnk.com/e/68y3x/nKucwX?__$u__

 

Feria de Recursos para Familias de Educación Especial de MCPS — 9 de mayo, de 10:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m. en Paint Branch HS, en Burtonsville

Se presentarán socios comunitarios que compartirán información sobre servicios y recursos, así como presentaciones y talleres interactivos.

Para más información: https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/se-resource-fair

 

Encuesta de primavera: Dígale a TPMS qué tal lo están haciendo

MCPS invita a las familias y a los estudiantes a compartir sus experiencias y perspectivas a través de nuestra encuesta anual, la cual estará abierta hasta el 10 de mayo.

Anteriormente, esta encuesta se llamaba «Encuesta sobre la cultura y el clima escolar», pero no se trata del estado del tiempo. Se trata de su experiencia en nuestras escuelas y de cómo podemos mejorarlas. Obtenga más información y complete la encuesta.

Familias: Completen la encuesta.

Estudiantes: Completen la encuesta. *NOVEDAD* de este año: ¡No se requiere número de identificación de estudiante!

 


የበዚህ ሳምንት፡ የመምህራን አድናቆት ሳምንት

መምህራንዎን በሳምንቱ ሙሉ ያክብሩ። ለPTSA አድናቆት ዝግጅቶች አስተዋጽኦ ለማድረግ አሁንም ማድረግ የሚችሏቸው ነገሮች አሉ!

እንዲሆን ያግዙ፡

  • ሁሉንም አስደናቂ ክስተቶች የያዘውን በራሪ ወረቀቱን ይመልከቱ።
  • በደንበኝነት ይመዝገቡ ጂኒየስ ላይ ይመዝገቡ

 

በቅርቡ ይመጣል፡ የዓመቱ የመጨረሻ የPTSA ስብሰባ፣ ማክሰኞ፣ ግንቦት 12፣ 7 ሰዓት

በአመቱ የመጨረሻ የPTSA ስብሰባችን ላይ ከዙም በላይ ይቀላቀሉን። በአጀንዳው ላይ የሚከተሉት ይሆናሉ፡

  • ለሚቀጥለው ዓመት የቦርድ እና ኮሚቴዎች ምርጫዎች
  • ማወቅ የሚያስፈልግዎትን ማንኛውንም የትምህርት ቤት እቃዎች መመልከት
  • ባለፈው ዓመት ያደረግናቸውን ስኬቶች በሙሉ መገምገም
  • እና ሌሎችም!

 

የግንቦት PTSA ስብሰባ – ምርጫዎች!

የሚቀጥለው የPTSA ስብሰባችን በግንቦት 12 በZoom ይካሄዳል። ይህ ስብሰባ ዝማኔዎችን እና መረጃዎችን እንዲሁም አመታዊ የPTSA ቦርድ ምርጫችንን ያካትታል። በቦርዱ እና በኮሚቴዎች ውስጥ ስላሉ ቦታዎች የበለጠ ለማወቅ ያንብቡ።

በ BOLD ውስጥ ያሉት ሚናዎች ሰዎች ቦታዎችን እንዲሞሉ የሚያስፈልጋቸው ቦታዎች ናቸው (ቦታው በአሁኑ ጊዜ ባዶ ነው ወይም የአሁኑ የቦርድ አባል አይመለስም)። እባክዎን በደማቅ ፊደላት ላልተጻፉ ቦታዎች መወዳደር እንደሚችሉ ልብ ይበሉ (ለምሳሌ፣ የአሁኑ የቦርድ አባል ለመመለስ አቅዷል)። ለምሳሌ፡ የአሁኑ የTPMS የቦርድ ፕሬዝዳንት ኤሚሊ ቀደም ሲል ለሚቀጥለው ዓመት የቦርድ አባል እንደገና እንደምትወዳደር ተናግራለች፤ እና ሰዎች ከእሷ ጋር ለመወዳደር ነፃነት ሊሰማቸው ይችላል። PTSAን የሚያስተዳድሩ እና ከአመት ወደ አመት ስኬታማ ሽግግሮች እንዲኖራቸው በእውነት ማህበረሰብ ያስፈልገናል። በሚቀጥለው ዓመት ይህ ማለት አንድ ሰው በሚቀጥለው ዓመት ፕሬዝዳንት ሊሆን የሚችል የስራ አስፈፃሚ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት ሚና ውስጥ ይገባል ማለት ሊሆን ይችላል። ጥያቄዎች? እባክዎን ያነጋግሩ፡ president.tpms.pta@gmail.com እና beccaj@gmail.com።

የቦርድ ቦታዎች

  • ፕሬዝዳንት
  • የሥራ አስፈፃሚ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት*
  • የገንዘብ ያዥ
  • ጸሐፊ
  • አባልነት
  • ግንኙነቶች
  • ዝግጅቶች
  • የገንዘብ ማሰባሰቢያ*

የኮሚቴ እና የረዳት ቦታዎች

  • የNAACP ተወካይ*
  • የMCCPTA ተወካይ*
  • ልዩ ትምህርት*
  • መጽሐፍት እና የቅርጫት ኳስ
  • የመምህራን አድናቆት
  • የብዙ ባህል ምሽት
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በልዩ ትምህርት ምን አዲስ ነገር አለ? በግንቦት 6 ድረ-ገጽ ላይ ይወቁ

የልዩ ድጋፍ አገልግሎቶች ክፍል ረቡዕ፣ ግንቦት 6 ከቀኑ 6 ሰዓት እስከ 7:30 ሰዓት ለቤተሰቦች የድረ-ገጽ ድርድር ያካሂዳል፣ በልዩ ትምህርት አገልግሎቶች፣ በሠራተኞች ብዛት እና በድጋፎች ላይ አዲስ ነገር – እና ለምን እንደሆነ – ላይ ያተኩራል። የMCPS የልዩ ትምህርት መሪዎች ይህ ለትምህርት ቤቶች እና ለመማሪያ ክፍሎች ምን ማለት እንደሆነ አውድ ያቀርባሉ። ክፍለ ጊዜው በቨርቹዋል ይካሄዳል፣ አጭር አቀራረብን ተከትሎ ጥያቄዎች እና መልሶችን ያሳያል። የZoom ሊንክ እዚህ ይገኛል። https://56e0.edulnk.com/e/68y3x/nKucwX?__$u__

 

የMCPS የልዩ ትምህርት የቤተሰብ ሀብት ትርኢት – ግንቦት 9፣ ከጠዋቱ 10 ሰዓት እስከ ምሽቱ 1 ሰዓት በበርተንቪል በሚገኘው የፔይንት ብራንች ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት

የማህበረሰብ አጋሮችን ስለ አገልግሎቶች እና ሀብቶች መረጃ በማጋራት ማሳየት፤ እንዲሁም አጓጊ አቀራረቦችን እና አውደ ጥናቶችን ማሳየት።

ለተጨማሪ መረጃ፡ https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/se-resource-fair

 

የጸደይ ጥናት፡ ለTPMS እንዴት እየሰሩ እንደሆነ ይንገሩን

MCPS ቤተሰቦችን እና ተማሪዎችን እስከ ግንቦት 10 ድረስ በሚከፈተው አመታዊ የዳሰሳ ጥናታችን አማካኝነት ልምዶችዎን እና አመለካከቶችዎን እንዲያካፍሉ ይጋብዛል።

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