Takoma Park Elementary School
Newsletter
October 3, 2021
George B. Thomas, Sr. Saturday School
The virtual doors of The George B. Thomas. Sr. Learning Academy, Inc. - Saturday School will open for its 35th year of service on Saturday, September 25th. Online registration started on September 1st and we have adequate space for additional students.
Classes will be offered in reading (Benchmarks) and math (Eureka) for grades Pre-K through 5 , from 8:30am - 11:00am through May of 2022. We will also have a special center for our ELL students and families. Our dynamic programming will include weekly Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons, recreational activities and academic acceleration with opportunities for enrichment
Our program fees are $40 for FARMS students and $85 for all other students. These fees cover the ENTIRE year of tutoring. Weekly attendance is strongly encouraged as students that attend regularly outperform students that do not.
For more information please use THIS LINK. To register, please click on the link below
Please click below for notices about asbestos and lead management plans at Takoma Park Elementary School
Walk to School Day is October 6, 2021
This year's Walk to School Day is Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Please consider walking or biking to school with your child on Walk to School Day. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Picture Day is Coming October 20, 2021
School picture day is returning to TPES through Freed Photography. Our scheduled picture day will be October 20th. Students, weather permitting, will be taken to the Azalea Garden adjacent to the school to have their individual pictures taken. Class pictures will not happen this fall but are planned for next spring. Please see the attached flyer for picture day 2021.
Lunch Menu for October
Peek at the Week & Newsletter
From the PTA
Everyone is welcome to join us for our second joint TPES and PBES PTA meeting next Tues, October 5th from 7-8pm. We will share upcoming events and programs, present and vote on our budgets for the 21-22 school year, and most significantly we'll be joined by TPES and PBES counselors Mr Althofer, Ms Johnson and Mrs Coco-Content. They will share what the school offers in terms of socio-emotional learning and how we can all work together to best support our kids' psychosocial development, particularly given the extremely challenging last 18 months during the pandemic.
As a reminder, you need to login using your child's MCPS email account (username: studentID@mcpsmd.net) and password. Spanish, Amharic and ASL interpreters will be provided. We hope you can join us on Tuesday! The link will go out on Tuesday afternoon.
Margaret McDonnell, TPES PTA President
Jaslynn Laurence, PBES PTA President