Takoma Park Elementary School
Newsletter
May 2, 2021
Summer school will be in person at TPES this summer from July 6th-July 30th for incoming kindergarten through second grade students. Students must be registered for the upcoming school year to attend summer school. Summer school will be held Monday through Friday. Each day will start at 9:05 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Students will be given breakfast and lunch at no cost. The focus of summer school will be reading and math. The instruction will build from week to week and therefore it will not work to plan to have your child attend for some weeks and not others. We will work to include art and outdoor games as well. Please use the summer school registration flyer to sign your child up for summer school. Once you have clicked on the flyer, open the slide presentation (click Present) and click on the blue "register here" oval to register your child for in person summer school at TPES. As the flyer states, there is also an option for virtual summer school. Virtual summer school will be managed centrally by the school district and will not be taught by TPES teachers. Registration begins May 3, 2021 and closes on June 4, 2021.
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration began April 26, 2021. Please use this link to register your child for kindergarten: KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
Covid-19 Surveillance Testing for TPES
TPES was scheduled to begin Covid-19 testing last Thursday, april 29, 2021. Unfortunately, the testing supplies were not delivered to the school and therefore the testing did not occur. Unfortunately, if a class does not have at least 5 students to be tested, that class will not be tested. We have contacted the company conducting the testing to secure the necessary supplies and have planned to begin next Thursday, May 6, 2021.
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Sharing Our Stories
Hello Takoma Park and Piney Branch Elementary Schools!
Please join us at Sharing Our Stories, a weekly Zoom PTA event on Mondays at 7:00pm for TPES and PBES families, where we learn about all the amazing identities that make up our school community. Sharing Our Stories feature stories using books, objects, oral traditions, family interviews, and more that are meaningful to families, cultures, and communities.
This week, we are so lucky to have Deepa Iyer and Ahi from PBES, who will share information about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and read Ashok By Any Other Name.
Interested in being a guest storyteller or educator? Email Shana at sabbathshana@gmail.com.
Zoom
To join, you must log in using your child’s MyMCPS credentials or another MCPS account. Zoom details can be found in your child’s MyMCPS/Canvas account in “Announcements” and below.
https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/85120698352?pwd=c242Mk15djVqT3hkdzIzalNCQWNuZz09
Meeting ID: 851 2069 8352
Passcode: stories
Takoma Park 5K
Run the VIRTUAL TKPK5K in May! This year, run any time from May 15 to May 31. Run wherever you like as long as it’s safe and it’s between May 15th and May 31st.
How does the virtual TKPK5K work?
· Sign up! Registration opens on May 1st
· The registration fee is $20 for the 5K and the 1 mile events.
· Plan Your Route – Run anywhere – your neighborhood, your favorite trail, your treadmill.
· Run anytime from May 15 – 31
· Submit your results HERE after you complete your run!
Proceeds from the event fund PTA activities focused on health, fitness, biking, and pedestrian safety at Takoma Park Elementary, Piney Branch Elementary, East Silver Spring Elementary, Rolling Terrace Elementary and Takoma Park Middle School.