Takoma Park Elementary School

Newsletter

November 17, 2024

Legal Advice and Vaccines

This Saturday there will be a clinic held to provide free vaccines for flu and Covid for uninsured adults. The Legal Clinic 2 is In collaboration with Catholic University Law School. Please register for the legal clinic using this link.

Event Date: Saturday 11/16/24

Event Time: 9:30am to 1:30pm

Address: Manna Food Center

12301 Old Columbia Pike, Ste 100

Silver Spring, MD 20904

Strathmore Concert for Second Grade

The second grade students will be treated to a concert at The Music Center at Strathmore courtesy of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) on Tuesday, November 19th at 11:30 a.m. The students will be bussed to the venue to enjoy the concert. The students will return to TPES by 2:00 p.m. Students should bring lunch and a heavy snack for that day. Unfortunately, parent chaperones are not permitted.

Free Tutoring

Please use the link to access free tutoring for all subjects.

Tutoring

Open House for Parents/Guardians

TPES will host an Open House for parents of current students on November 11, 2024. On this day parents will have the chance to watch their children learn. parents can join us from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate other family members and this is not a time for parent conferences.

Piano Sale

Schaeffer Piano Sale

Dear Staff, Parents, and Guardians: We are pleased to inform you of an opportunity to purchase a piano for your family. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has an agreement with Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., to provide MCPS with new grand, upright, and digital pianos to be used in schools. Schaeffer’s Piano Co. Inc., located in Rockville, Maryland, is the area’s oldest piano store. This agreement also provides MCPS families and staff an opportunity to purchase these and other pianos for considerably reduced prices at an annual piano sales event. This year’s liquidation sales event will take place November 16–24, 2024 at 105 North Stonestreet Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Sales will be by appointment only to provide an opportunity for you to purchase these pianos before they are offered for sale to the public. All pianos will carry a 15-year transferable warranty. Each piano will come with a bench and one free in-house tuning. For additional information, you may visit the Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., website at www.schaefferspiano.com. To make an appointment for the sale, between November 16–24, 2024, please call the Schaeffer’s Piano Company appointment desk at 301-424-1147. We are grateful to be working with Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., to support our school music programs and help MCPS keep new and well-maintained instruments in our schools each year. If you have any questions, please contact Schaeffer’s Piano Company, Inc., at 301-424-1144.

Parent Conferences

Parent/Teacher conferences will take place on November 25, 2024 and will be virtual unless an in person conference is requested. Each family will be offered one conference for each child attending Takoma Park Elementary School. Unfortunately, we cannot offer more than one conference per child due to time constraints. Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings and Educational Management Team (EMT) meetings will replace the conference if it is held between November 4-26th. You will be contacted by either your child's homeroom teacher or reading teacher to schedule the conference. During the conference, the reading and math data from the district-wide assessments will be shared as well as other information about each child. First and Second grade students will have conferences with their reading teacher, who will share information on the other aspects of the student's day. If you are unsure of when your child's conference is, please contact your child's reading teacher. Please use the links below to prepare for the Parent Teacher Conference.

Preparing for Parent Teacher Conferences