Dear parents, In view of the recent about alerts about the lead content of our water, I am providing a few more resources for parents who want to learn more on...
Dear Parents and Staff, At our last PTA meeting of the year last night, we elected new officers for the coming school year. We are still in need of a...
Hi, there, Please do not select a representative of gay or lesbstian in your committee! Are you a teacher to teach our kids to become such ugly ones? Are you...
In response to the previous message, the members of the PTA are not teachers; they are parents of children at TPES, and as such ought to be representative of...
I totally agree with Marjory's message and the efforts of the PTA to have thoroughly inclusive leadership. I want my children to see diverse leadership...
In response to jinz3's message: Are you suggesting it would be better to teach (since both teachers and parents do that) our children to be prejudiced and...
I am very disturbed by this prejudiced comment and do not feel that a public school forum is the place for unacceptable comments such as this. Our children...
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Jun 3, 2004 12:35 pm
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Dear Jin and Max and other TPES parents, grandparents and staff, The Takoma Park area is very diverse economically and ethnically, and is home to a number of...
Dear parents of PTA, Sorry for my previous words to all who may feel uncomforbly? PTA are very important to our school, I appreciate all those efforts they...
I'd like to remind members of the TPES listserve that our list is open to everyone. People who don't bother to identify themselves or who make vague statements...
Jin, I appreciate your willingness to remain in the conversation on the listserv, as we talk through a very important question of the values that we wish to...
My name is Lorenzo Crescini. I am a Captain of the merchant Navy now on retirement. When I was a secular missionary in an African leprosary, I wrote some...
Why has this listserv suddenly become a forum for proselytizing religious doctrines? This development may warrant the group converting to a "moderated" group...
Please forgive this off topic query, but our house cleaner who comes once a week has her Mondays now open and is looking for work. She has been working for us...
For residents of Ray Ave or who use Ray AVe, across from TPMS, here's a petition for a sidewalk for the street, which many of our Takoma Park students use. ...
To our Takoma Park Elementary School Families, Please find attached the notice that the PTA sent out last week asking you to consider an end of year gift in...
Dear Parents, With the loss of the pre-k program the special needs students will be losing benefical outside play equipment. I am hoping that the PTA and...
Okay, I'm going for full disclosure here by telling you that the Plastingos, the band I play in, will be providing the music at this event...Hope you can make...
TPES Parents, The Class Acts organization has supported our school by allowing us to co-sponsor events, such as last year's 'Wild Thing' by Liz Lerman dance ...
For those of you parents who want some vacation reading, see the county PTA's comments regarding the Montgomery County Public School Executive, Dr. Jerry...
Dear TPESers: The Fall is not too far away and I need your help with the Sally Foster Campaign. Last year, with the dedicated efforts of Susie Healy, we...
Diane Singerman
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Jul 7, 2004 6:18 pm
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Hi ! My son (Siddhartha) was selected for the GT lottery program. He will be going to TPES 1st Grade this fall. I'm glad to find this group of parents who are...
The TPES-PTA has a diversity committee that is open to all TPES parents and staff. The committee's mission is to work to decrease barriers to parent...
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Jul 15, 2004 2:41 am
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We don't use the Takoma Park City after school program, but have been sending our sons (entering 1st and 4th grade) to the Takoma Park Child Development...
I purchased 6 general admission tickets to the Bowie Baysox at a charity auction that I can’t use. If you’re interested in them, please let me know. They...
I am also trying to get feedback from parents on the local after-care choices. If you would be so kind as to let me know your feelings on the programs at...
Dear Takoma Park Elementary School Parents, See the note below from Megan Scribner, the outgoing Piney Branch Elementary School PTA president, asking for...
Dear TPES parents, As we go on our August vacations and wind down our summers, I have a couple of questions for you parents. First, I'd like to know who among...