We hope you will join our next PTA meeting, please see all past meeting minutes below.

Please reach out to the PTA Board if you have any questions (board@pbespta.groups.io).  Thank you!

 

November 2022 PTA Meeting Notes

11/10/2022 8:45 am

Here are the notes from our monthly PTA meeting from November 2022.


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October 2022 PTA Meeting Notes

10/12/2022 8:45 am

Here are the notes from our monthly PTA meeting from October 2022.


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September 2022 PTA Meeting Notes

9/12/2022 11:32 am

Here are the news and notes from the joint PBES/TPES PTA meeting from September 2022.


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June 2022 Meeting Notes

6/13/2022 9:28 pm

Read this link to see the June 2022 meeting notes and minutes and click earlier to see prior minutes --

https://tpespta.net/tpes-pta-meeting-minutes-june-2022/ 


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May 2022 PTA Meeting Notes

11/10/2021 7:49 pm

Read this link to see the May meeting notes and minutes and click earlier to see prior minutes --

https://tpespta.net/tpes-pta-meeting-minutes-may-2022/ 


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November 2021 PTA Meeting Notes

11/10/2021 7:49 pm

Read this link to see the November meeting notes and minutes, thanks to the Takoma Park ES PTA.

https://tpespta.net/tpes-pta-meeting-minutes-november-2021/ 


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MCCPTA Delegates Assembly Notes

10/6/2021 8:01 pm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KpwqJowId8Hm2j9HHNTixgaRi4TGqe4awN9rwJMlud0/edit


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October 2021 PTA Meeting Notes

10/6/2021 7:49 pm

Takoma Park Elementary School(TPES)

Piney Branch Elementary School (PBES) 

Parent & Teacher Meeting (PTA)

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 from 7-8pm on Zoom 

Please mark your calendar for our next PTA meeting on Tues, Nov 2 7-8pm when we’ll hear from Ms East and Ms Faulk, our TPES and PBES math specialists about our math curriculum and resources available to students and families 

7:00 Welcome & Introduction of Interpreters 

(Chris Campbell, TPES PTA VP Communications)

Upcoming Dates and Announcements from the MCPS Calendar

Emma Cheuse, PBES PTA VP Communications 

-- PTA is looking for volunteers who speak Spanish or Amharic to assist with   translating and and interpreting PTA notices and events.  Please contact Shellyhill711@gmail.com 

-- Starting in October, TPES and PBES are allowing volunteers in school. Please see Dr Gadsden and Ms Oberdorff’s notices re requirements for volunteers, which include COVID-19 vaccination documentation, a background check and completion of a 1-1.5 hour training around identifying child abuse and neglect. Forms can be found here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/student-leadership/volunteer.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3LcxGTkVE_zgiTrKqzhuFJAXdDsKY5vLdIefhL7Mb5TaP6hnhP0Axjrmg (will include link in meeting chat)

Click Below for more in English, Spanish and Amharic.

Escuela Primaria Takoma Park (TPES)

Escuela Primaria Piney Branch (PBES)

Reunión de padres y maestros (PTA)

Martes, 5 de octubre de 2021 de 7 a 8 p. M. En Zoom

Marque su calendario para nuestra próxima reunión de la PTA el martes 2 de noviembre de 7 a 8 p. M. Cuando escucharemos a la Sra. East y la Sra. Faulk, nuestras especialistas en matemáticas de TPES y PBES, sobre nuestro plan de estudios de matemáticas y los recursos disponibles para estudiantes y familias.

7:00 Bienvenida e introducción de intérpretes

(Chris Campbell, Vicepresidente de Comunicaciones de TPES PTA)

Próximas fechas y anuncios del calendario de MCPS

Emma Cheuse, VP Comunicaciones de PBES PTA

- La PTA está buscando voluntarios que hablen español o amárico para ayudar a traducir e interpretar los avisos y eventos de la PTA. Póngase en contacto con Shellyhill711@gmail.com

- A partir de octubre, TPES y PBES permitirán voluntarios en la escuela. Consulte los avisos del Dr. Gadsden y la Sra. Oberdorff sobre los requisitos para los voluntarios, que incluyen la documentación de la vacuna COVID-19, una verificación de antecedentes y la finalización de una capacitación de 1-1.5 horas sobre la identificación de abuso y negligencia infantil. Los formularios se pueden encontrar aquí: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/student-leadership/volunteer.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3LcxGTkVE_zgiTrKqzhuFJAXdDsKY5vLdIefhL7Mb5TaP6hnmg reunión de chathP0


Haga clic a continuación para obtener más información en inglés, español y amárico.

የታኮማ ፓርክ አንደኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት (TPES)

የፒኒ ቅርንጫፍ አንደኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት (PBES)

የወላጅ እና የአስተማሪ ስብሰባ (PTA)

ማክሰኞ ፣ ጥቅምት 5 ቀን 2021 ከ7-8pm በ Zoom ላይ

ለሚቀጥለው የፒኤቲኤ ስብሰባዎ ማክሰኞ ፣ ኖቬምበር 2 ከ 7 እስከ 8 ከሰዓት ከኤምስት ኢስት እና ከወይዘሮ ፋልክ ፣ የእኛ TPES እና PBES የሂሳብ ስፔሻሊስቶች ስለ ሂሳብ ሥርዓተ ትምህርታችን እና ለተማሪዎች እና ቤተሰቦች ስለሚገኙ ሀብቶች ስንሰማ እባክዎን የቀን መቁጠሪያዎን ምልክት ያድርጉ።

7:00 እንኳን ደህና መጡ እና የተርጓሚዎች መግቢያ

(ክሪስ ካምቤል ፣ TPES PTA VP Communications)

ከ MCPS የቀን መቁጠሪያ መጪ ቀኖች እና ማስታወቂያዎች

ኤማ Cheuse ፣ PBES PTA VP ግንኙነቶች

- PTA የ PTA ማስታወቂያዎችን እና ዝግጅቶችን ለመተርጎም እና ለመተርጎም ለመርዳት ስፓኒሽ ወይም አማርኛ የሚናገሩ በጎ ፈቃደኞችን ይፈልጋል። እባክዎን Shellyhill711@gmail.com ን ያነጋግሩ

- ከጥቅምት ወር ጀምሮ ፣ TPES እና PBES በትምህርት ቤት ውስጥ በጎ ፈቃደኞችን ይፈቅዳሉ። የሕፃናትን በደል እና ቸልተኝነትን በመለየት ዙሪያ የ COVID-19 የክትባት ሰነድ ፣ የኋላ ምርመራ እና የ1-1.5 ሰዓት ሥልጠናን ያካተቱ ለበጎ ፈቃደኞች የሚያስፈልጉትን የዶ / ር ገድስደን እና የወ / ሮ ኦበርዶርፍ ማሳሰቢያዎችን ይመልከቱ። ቅጾች እዚህ ሊገኙ ይችላሉ- https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/student-leadership/volunteer.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3LcxGTkVE_zgiTrKqzhuFJAXdDsKY5vLdIefhL7Mb5TaP6hnhP0Axr


በእንግሊዝኛ ፣ በስፓኒሽ እና በአማርኛ ተጨማሪ ለማግኘት ከዚህ በታች ጠቅ ያድርጉ።


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September 2021 Meeting Minutes

9/21/2021 8:11 pm

PBES PTA Meeting Minutes: September 2021

TPES/PBES PTA Meeting

Monday, September 13, 2021

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FXidVvZc5VT2HMRwnpQY1-Tf8uo3gvEmnyUKZbQyDm8/edit#slide=id.g9bfb622949_0_0

–       Chris Campbell welcomed everyone and shared instructions for Spanish room interpretation and reviewed agenda

–       Welcome and Introductions by TPES and PBES PTA Presidents Margaret McDonnell and Jaslynn Laurence (5 minutes)

– Quick overview of PTA and how to “Build an Effective Family and School Partnership”- Jaslynn Laurence and Joyce McDonough (10 minutes)

– Presentation and Q&A with Dr Kawsar Talaat, a Takoma Park parent, PBES PTA Executive Committee member and Infectious Disease and International Health specialist about the latest science on COVID-19, the delta variant, and the approval process/timeline for vaccine approval for kids under 12 (20-25 minutes)

– Principals Dr Gadsden and Ms Oberdorf to share and answer questions re COVID-19 protocols and otherwise (20 minutes)


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June 1, 2021 Meeting Notes

8/13/2021 6:22 pm

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 PTA Meeting Minutes

7:05     Upcoming Dates and Announcements from the MCPS Calendar 

Wed, Jun 16: Last Day of School for students! Virtual half day.

   

Pick-up some new books for summer reading!

Our last book distribution of the school year will be Wednesday June 2nd, 11-3.  We will be in front of Piney Branch Elementary and will have a mix of new and gently used books. Come grab a couple books for summer reading! If you have any last-minute donations of gently used recreational reading books for grades K-7, please drop them off at 841 Linden Circle in Takoma Park before 10am on Wednesday, June 2. There is also  a collection box outside PBES near the entry doors, if it is easier to drop books at the school. Thank you!

 

Kindergarten registration may be completed here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/enroll/kindergarten.aspx

 

Please join us for Sharing Our Stories, Monday, June 7 at 7:00pm on Zoom. 

We invite all our elementary scholars to come with a poem, picture, book, or item around their house (such as a special holiday outfit or decoration, a family picture) to share with each other. Spanish interpretation is provided. Zoom details will be posted on the PTA listservs and in messages from the Principal. If you would like to be a guest storyteller or educator, please email Shana at sabbathshana@gmail.com.  

 

7:15     TPES PTA Summer Budget 

    TPES PTA Treasurer, Kelley Skelton

 

Summer budget will provide for foodbank to continue it’s work for the summer. Budgeted 7,500/mo

Also classroom set up fees for the teachers

And  paypal fees to cover donations

Budget approved.

 

7:25    Vote for 2021-2022 PTA Executive Committee slates

    Lauren Greenberg, Chair, TPES PTA Nominating Committee

 

See slate below. Thanks to those who are termed out and thanks to those continuing on. One vote to approve the slate in its entirety.

Margaret McDonnell gave her greetings. She has a rising 5th, 3rd grader and entering Kindergartner.

 

    Lia Salza, Chair, PBES PTA Nominating Committee

PBES slate – Lia introducing the slate. The slate passed; at least 7 board members present.

Jaslynn Laurence introduced herself. Son is rising 3rd grader.

 

 

Takoma Park Elementary School PTA Executive Committee Slate

 

Positions

2021-2022

President

Margaret McDonnell

Executive Vice President

Joyce McDonough

Treasurer

Stephen Tippett

Executive Secretary

Dianne Kirsch

Membership Secretary

Yelena Breiding

Vice President Communications

Chris Campbell

Vice President Membership

Amanda Wagner

Vice President Fundraising

Kelly Young

Vice President Equity

Chai Shenoy

MCCPTA Delegate

Mercedes Castelo

NAACP Rep

Sharon Gaskins




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piney Branch Elementary School PTA Executive Committee Slate

 

Positions

2021-2022

President

Jaslynn Laurence

Executive Vice President

 

Treasurer

Kate Bauer

Secretary

Kawsar Talaat

Vice President Communications

Emma Cheuse

Vice President Membership

Kathryn Bacon Goldman

Vice President Fundraising

Jocelyne DeHaas

Vice President Equity

Michelle Hill

MCCPTA Delegate

Jaime Koppel

NAACP Rep

 

 

 


Thank you Meg and Sarah, you are AMAZING!!!!


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We hope you will join our next PTA meeting. Please reach out to the PTA Board if you have any questions (board@pbespta.groups.io). Thank you!