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09.08.25 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of September 8, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

JOIN US!  PTSA Meeting Tuesday, Sept 9, 7-8:30pm, Virtual (Zoom) only

We’ll be kicking off the year with lots of info on what we’re doing and seeking your input, as well as learning more about how the school supports students’ executive functioning skills, and you can too!

  • Find out more about the meeting here

 

Membership Drive – join this week to win a sweatshirt

If you have not already joined PTSA, please take a moment to join today. All who join this week before Saturday at midnight will be entered into a raffle for a TPMS sweatshirt – a cozy reason to join and become a part of the PTSA community!

As part of our membership drive, the TPMS houses have a friendly competition for the highest enrollment. As we start week 4:

Value house is in first place

Inquire house is in second place

Triumph house is in third place 

Share, Engage, and Respect houses are in fourth, fifth, and sixth place

When you become a member, your child’s TPMS STRIVE house gains a point. STRIVE to show your school spirit by becoming a TPMS PTSA member and donate. (If you cannot donate, this does not prevent your child from gaining a point.) 

Join today to enter the raffle and show STRIVE spirit as a part of PTSA! 

 

IEP Parent Workshop: Supporting Families Through the IEP Process

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 7 pm – 8:30pm

A MCPS Technology Cheat Sheet

There are alot of Tech Platforms used in MCPS, so our parent organization, MCPTA, has created a cheatsheet to describe what each one does.

  • Read about them: https://www.tpmspta.org/mcps-technology-platforms-what-they-are-what-they-do/

 

“OK To Delay” Chapter starting up  

If you’re struggling to identify and implement appropriate technology and parental controls, and balance them with freedom and independence, this new Takoma Park chapter of “OK to Delay” may be for you.  Smartphones, social media, gaming, it’s a jungle out there. “OK to Delay” invites you to connect, share resources, learn together and support one another. Ruth, the chapter lead learned about “OK to Delay” (oktodelay.org) and invites you to join her in inaugurating a local chapter. If you’re interested in learning more, or getting involved, *or just staying in the loop to learn about (occasional!) events*, please complete this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBX3RPT



 


¡ÚNETE! Reunión de la PTSA: martes 9 de septiembre, de 19:00 a 20:30 h, solo virtual (Zoom)

Comenzaremos el año con mucha información sobre nuestras actividades y con la participación de todos. Además, aprenderemos más sobre cómo la escuela apoya las habilidades de funcionamiento ejecutivo de los estudiantes. ¡Tú también puedes!

 

Campaña de membresía: únete esta semana para ganar una sudadera

Si aún no te has unido a la PTSA, tómate un momento para unirte hoy. Todos los que se unan esta semana antes del sábado a la medianoche participarán en un sorteo de una sudadera de TPMS: ¡una excelente razón para unirte y formar parte de la comunidad de la PTSA!

Como parte de nuestra campaña de membresía, las casas de TPMS tienen una competencia amistosa para ver quién tiene la mayor cantidad de inscripciones. Al comenzar la semana 4:

Casa Value ocupa el primer lugar.

Casa Inquire ocupa el segundo lugar.

Casa Triumph ocupa el tercer lugar.

Casas Share, Engage y Respect ocupan el cuarto, quinto y sexto lugar.

Al hacerse miembro, la casa STRIVE de TPMS de su hijo/a gana un punto. ¡Esfuércese por demostrar su espíritu escolar haciéndose miembro de la PTSA de TPMS y donando! (Si no puede donar, esto no impide que su hijo/a gane un punto).

¡Únase hoy mismo para participar en el sorteo y demostrar el espíritu STRIVE como parte de la PTSA!

 

Taller para padres sobre el IEP: Apoyo a las familias durante el proceso del IEP

Martes, 30 de septiembre de 2025, de 19:00 a 20:30 h

 

Guía práctica de tecnología de MCPS

En MCPS se utilizan muchas plataformas tecnológicas, por lo que nuestra organización matriz, MCPTA, ha creado una guía práctica que describe la función de cada una.

Lea sobre ellas: https://www.tpmspta.org/mcps-technology-platforms-what-they-are-what-they-do/

 

Capítulo “OK to Delay” en marcha

Si le cuesta identificar e implementar la tecnología y los controles parentales adecuados, y equilibrarlos con la libertad y la independencia, este nuevo capítulo de “OK to Delay” en Takoma Park podría ser ideal para usted. Smartphones, redes sociales, videojuegos… ¡es una jungla! “OK to Delay” le invita a conectarse, compartir recursos, aprender juntos y apoyarse mutuamente. Ruth, la líder del capítulo, se enteró de “OK to Delay” (oktodelay.org) y le invita a unirse a ella para inaugurar un capítulo local. Si está interesado en obtener más información, participar o simplemente mantenerse informado sobre eventos (¡ocasionales!), complete esta encuesta: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBX3RPT

 

 


ይቀላቀሉን! የPTSA ስብሰባ ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 9፣ 7-8፡30 ፒኤም፣ ምናባዊ (አጉላ) ብቻ

እኛ በምንሰራው ነገር ላይ ብዙ መረጃዎችን ይዘን እና የእርስዎን ግብአት በመፈለግ እንዲሁም ትምህርት ቤቱ የተማሪዎችን የአስፈፃሚ ተግባር ክህሎት እንዴት እንደሚደግፍ የበለጠ እንማራለን እና እርስዎም ይችላሉ!

 

የአባልነት ድራይቭ – የሱፍ ቀሚስ ለማሸነፍ በዚህ ሳምንት ይቀላቀሉ

አስቀድመው PTSAን ካልተቀላቀሉ፣ እባክዎን ዛሬውን ለመቀላቀል ትንሽ ጊዜ ይውሰዱ። በዚህ ሳምንት ከቅዳሜ እኩለ ሌሊት በፊት የሚቀላቀሉ ሁሉ ለቲፒኤምኤስ ሹራብ ሸሚዝ ይሸጣሉ – ለመቀላቀል እና የPTSA ማህበረሰብ አካል ለመሆን ምቹ ምክንያት!

እንደ የአባልነት መንፈሳችን አካል፣ የ TPMS ቤቶች ለከፍተኛ ምዝገባ የወዳጅነት ውድድር አላቸው። 4ኛውን ሳምንት ስንጀምር፡-

የእሴት ቤት በመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ነው

ጠያቂ ቤት ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ነው።

የድል ሃውስ ሶስተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ይገኛል።

አጋራ፣ ተሣታፊ፣ እና አክባሪ ቤቶች አራተኛ፣ አምስተኛ እና ስድስተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ይገኛሉ

አባል ሲሆኑ፣ የልጅዎ TPMS STRIVE ቤት ነጥብ ያገኛል። የTPMS PTSA አባል በመሆን የትምህርት ቤት መንፈስዎን ለማሳየት ይሞክሩ እና ይለግሱ። (መለገስ ካልቻሉ፣ ይህ ልጅዎ ነጥብ እንዳያገኝ አያግደውም።)

ወደ ራፍል ለመግባት እና STRIVE መንፈስን እንደ PTSA አካል ለማሳየት ዛሬ ይቀላቀሉ!

 

የIEP የወላጅ አውደ ጥናት፡ ቤተሰቦችን በ IEP ሂደት መደገፍ

ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 30፣ 2025፣ 7 ከሰአት – 8፡30 ከሰአት

 

የMCPS ቴክኖሎጂ ማጭበርበር ወረቀት

በMCPS ውስጥ ብዙ የቴክ ፕላትፎርሞች ጥቅም ላይ ይውላሉ፣ስለዚህ የወላጅ ድርጅታችን MCPTA እያንዳንዳቸው የሚያደርጉትን ለመግለጽ ማጭበርበር ፈጥሯል።

ስለእነሱ ያንብቡ፡ https://www.tpmspta.org/mcps-technology-platforms-what-they-are-what-they-do/

“ለመዘግየት እሺ” ምዕራፍ ይጀምራል

ተገቢውን ቴክኖሎጂ እና የወላጅ ቁጥጥርን ለመለየት እና ለመተግበር እና ከነጻነት እና ከነጻነት ጋር ለማመጣጠን እየታገልክ ከሆነ፣ ይህ አዲስ የታኮማ ፓርክ ምዕራፍ “እሺ ወደ መዘግየት” ለእርስዎ ሊሆን ይችላል። ስማርትፎኖች፣ ማህበራዊ ሚዲያዎች፣ ጨዋታዎች፣ እዚያ ጫካ ነው። “እሺ ለመዘግየት” እንድትገናኙ፣ ሃብት እንድትካፈሉ፣ እንድትማሩ እና እርስ በርሳችሁ እንድትደጋገፉ ይጋብዛችኋል። ሩት፣ የምዕራፉ መሪ ስለ “እሺ ወደ መዘግየት” (oktodelay.org) ተማረች እና የአካባቢዋን ምእራፍ ስትመርቅ እንድትተባበሯት ጋብዘሻል። የበለጠ ለመማር፣ ወይም ለመሳተፍ፣ *ወይም ስለ(አልፎ አልፎ!) ክስተቶች ለመማር ዝም ብለው ከቆዩ፣ እባክዎ ይህን ዳሰሳ ያጠናቅቁ፡ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HBX3RPT

 

09.03.25 |

MCPS Technology Platforms – What they are/what they do

Confused about all of the different technology platforms you and your student are using at MCPS?

MCCPTA (the parent organization that we roll up into), developed a cheat sheet to help you understand what they are and what they do.

English Spanish
MCPS Tech Platforms MCCPTA.pdf MCPS Tech Platforms MCCPTA SP.pdf

09.01.25 |

Blue Devil Digest for Week of September 1, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Join today to STRIVE for the PTSA Membership Drive

When you become a member, your child’s TPMS STRIVE house gains a point. STRIVE to show your school spirit by becoming a TPMS PTSA member and donate. (If you cannot donate, this does not prevent your child from gaining a point). We have a record number of members so far; please join today to show STRIVE spirit and be a part of PTSA! 

Our PTSA provides opportunities for parents to connect to each other and to the school through listservers, whats app groups and community events and meetings and committees. We work to enrich your child’s school experience through things like assemblies, supplies, and a whole lot more, for example, we support the work of our teachers and staff through teacher appreciation activities and minigrants.

Above: Based on the numbers for August, the Engage and Inquire houses are currently tied for top membership counts. (Note: We matched all membership entries to a house, so even if you did not enter your student’s house in your membership form, you were still counted.) If you have not already done so, please join today to increase counts for your student’s house and continue to watch these newsletters for membership house updates.

 

PTSA Membership Drive August Raffle Winner

As we head into week 3 of our membership drive, we are pleased to recognize over 100 new PTSA members – thank you for joining. A new PTSA member from the TRIUMPH house is the winner of our August raffle for an annual membership to the Baltimore Museum of Industry. 

 

PTSA Meeting Tuesday, Sept 9, 7-8:30pm, Virtual (Zoom) only

We’ll be kicking off the year with lots of info on what we’re doing and seeking your input, as well as learning more about how the school supports students’ executive functioning skills, and you can too!  The agenda will be added soon.

  • Find out more about the meeting here

 

NAACP Information from TPMS’s NAACP Rep, Ramata Diop

As your NAACP rep, I regularly attend our MCPS NAACP Council meetings.  Those meetings produce notes you may find helpful.  Look for them in this newsletter to follow along with what we are doing. 

  • Read the NAACP Newsletter PDF

 


Únase hoy a STRIVE para la Campaña de Membresía de la PTSA.

Al hacerse miembro, la casa STRIVE de su hijo/a en TPMS gana un punto. STRIVE para demostrar su espíritu escolar haciéndose miembro de la PTSA de TPMS y donando. (Si no puede donar, esto no impide que su hijo/a gane un punto). ¡Tenemos un número récord de miembros hasta la fecha! ¡Únase hoy para mostrar su espíritu STRIVE y ser parte de la PTSA!

Nuestra PTSA ofrece oportunidades para que los padres se conecten entre sí y con la escuela a través de listas de correo, grupos de WhatsApp, eventos comunitarios, reuniones y comités. Trabajamos para enriquecer la experiencia escolar de su hijo/a mediante asambleas, materiales y mucho más. Por ejemplo, apoyamos el trabajo de nuestros maestros y personal mediante actividades de reconocimiento docente y minibecas.

 

Ganador de la rifa de agosto de la campaña de membresía de la PTSA

Al comenzar la tercera semana de nuestra campaña de membresía, nos complace reconocer a más de 100 nuevos miembros de la PTSA. Gracias por unirse. Un nuevo miembro de la PTSA de la casa TRIUMPH es el ganador de nuestra rifa de agosto para una membresía anual al Museo de la Industria de Baltimore.

 

Reunión de la PTSA: martes 9 de septiembre, de 19:00 a 20:30 h, virtual (solo por Zoom)

Comenzaremos el año con mucha información sobre nuestras actividades y solicitando su opinión, además de aprender más sobre cómo la escuela apoya las habilidades de funcionamiento ejecutivo de los estudiantes. ¡Usted también puede hacerlo! La agenda se publicará pronto.

Más información sobre la reunión aquí

 

Información de la NAACP por Ramata Diop, representante de la NAACP de TPMS

Como su representante de la NAACP, asisto regularmente a las reuniones del Consejo de la NAACP de MCPS. Estas reuniones generan notas que pueden serle útiles. Búsquelos en este boletín para mantenerse al tanto de nuestras actividades.

Lea el PDF del boletín de la NAACP.

 


ለPTSA አባልነት Drive ለ STRIVE ዛሬ ይቀላቀሉ

አባል ሲሆኑ፣ የልጅዎ TPMS STRIVE ቤት ነጥብ ያገኛል። የTPMS PTSA አባል በመሆን የትምህርት ቤት መንፈስዎን ለማሳየት ይሞክሩ እና ይለግሱ። (መለገስ ካልቻሉ, ይህ ልጅዎ ነጥብ እንዳያገኝ አያግደውም). እስካሁን ሪከርድ የሆነ የአባላት ቁጥር አለን – STRIVE መንፈስን ለማሳየት እና የPTSA አካል ለመሆን ዛሬውኑ ይቀላቀሉ!

የእኛ PTSA ወላጆች እርስ በርሳቸው እና ከትምህርት ቤቱ ጋር በlistservers፣ whats app ቡድኖች እና የማህበረሰብ ዝግጅቶች እና ስብሰባዎች እና ኮሚቴዎች እንዲገናኙ እድል ይሰጣል። እንደ ስብሰባዎች፣ አቅርቦቶች እና ሌሎችም በመሳሰሉት ነገሮች የልጅዎን የትምህርት ቤት ልምድ ለማበልጸግ እንሰራለን፣ ለምሳሌ፣ የአስተማሪዎቻችንን እና የሰራተኞቻችንን ስራ በአስተማሪ አድናቆት እንቅስቃሴዎች እና ማይግራንት በኩል እንደግፋለን።

 

የPTSA አባልነት ድራይቭ ኦገስት ራፍል አሸናፊ

ወደ 3ኛው ሳምንት የአባልነት ጉዞ ስንሄድ ከ100 በላይ አዲስ የPTSA አባላትን በማወቃችን ደስተኞች ነን – ስለተቀላቀሉ እናመሰግናለን። ከTRIUMPH ቤት የመጣ አዲስ የPTSA አባል ለባልቲሞር ኢንዱስትሪ ሙዚየም አመታዊ አባልነት የነሀሴ እድላችን አሸናፊ ነው።

 

የPTSA ስብሰባ ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 9፣ 7-8፡30 ፒኤም፣ ምናባዊ (አጉላ) ብቻ

እኛ በምንሰራው ነገር ላይ ብዙ መረጃ በመስጠት እና የእርስዎን ግብአት በመፈለግ እንዲሁም ትምህርት ቤቱ የተማሪዎችን የአስፈፃሚ የተግባር ክህሎቶችን እንዴት እንደሚደግፍ የበለጠ እንማራለን እና እርስዎም ይችላሉ! አጀንዳው በቅርቡ ይታከላል።

ስለ ስብሰባው የበለጠ እዚህ ያግኙ

 

የ NAACP መረጃ ከ TPMS NAACP ተወካይ፣ Ramata Diop

እንደ የእርስዎ NAACP ተወካይ፣ በMCPS NAACP ምክር ቤት ስብሰባዎቻችን ላይ በመደበኛነት እገኛለሁ። እነዚያ ስብሰባዎች ጠቃሚ ሆነው ሊያገኟቸው የሚችሉትን ማስታወሻዎች ያዘጋጃሉ። ከምንሰራው ጋር ለመከታተል በዚህ ጋዜጣ ላይ ፈልጋቸው።

የ NAACP ጋዜጣ ፒዲኤፍ ያንብቡ

08.29.25 |

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

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

This meeting is over zoom (not in person).

Find the meeting notes (minutes) and slides presented here

  • 2025.09.09 _ PTSA General Meeting Minutes
  • Meeting slides

Learn more about what our PTSA does,
and what we’ll be doing in the 2025-26
school year.
Plus ways to get involved.

The School will also present information
on how they grows your child’s executive
functioning skills, and how you can too!

Robust Q&A to answer your questions
and gather your insights on what you
hope for the new school year.

08.25.25 |

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

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

PTSA Membership Drive Now Thru October 1st!  

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

Once you join, please make a donation! 

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

Your engagement matters – PTSA supports your engagement!

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

Join TPMS PTSA!

 

Stay Connected with PTSA!

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

 

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

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

 

Welcome Families Picnic Potluck

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

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

 

Teacher & Staff welcome breakfast – Success!

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




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

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

Una vez que se una, ¡haga una donación!

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

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

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

¡Únete a la PTSA de TPMS!

 

¡Manténgase conectado con la PTSA!

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

 

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

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

 

Picnic de bienvenida para familias

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

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

 

Desayuno de bienvenida para profesores y personal: ¡Éxito!

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

 

 


የPTSA አባልነት ጉዞ አሁን እስከ ኦክቶበር 1 ድረስ!

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

አንዴ ከተቀላቀሉ፣ እባክዎን መዋጮ ያድርጉ!

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

የእርስዎ ተሳትፎ ጉዳዮች – PTSA የእርስዎን ተሳትፎ ይደግፋል!

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

TPMS PTSAን ይቀላቀሉ!

 

ከPTSA ጋር እንደተገናኙ ይቆዩ!

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

 

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

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

 

እንኳን በደህና መጡ ቤተሰቦች ፒክኒክ ፖትሉክ

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

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

 

አስተማሪ እና ሰራተኞች ቁርስ እንኳን ደህና መጡ – ስኬት!

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

 

08.24.25 |

What does my donation support?

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

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

Welcome Families Picnic Potluck

6th Grade Outdoor Ed Reptile Man

8th Grade Promotion Dance

8th Grade Promotion Cupcakes

Student Dances

Heritage Month Assembly Performances

International Multicultural Night Event

Books & Basketball Community Building Event

We Shine Night 

Speakers and Presenters

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Activities, Events and Meals

Teacher & Staff Professional Development Augmentation 

Cafecitos

No Device Policy Materials for Safely Storing Devices

…And A Whole Lot More!

08.22.25 |

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

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

2025-25 PTSA Events

2025-25 PTSA Events

 

 

08.21.25 |

PTSA 2025-26 Summer Letter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

04.28.25 |

Teacher Appreciation – Volunteers and Items Needed

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

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

03.16.25 |

Special Education Committee

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

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

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