Apr 27th Newsletter

Thank you to all the parents and caregivers who joined us for the April PTO Meet & Greet at TEMS. Your presence made it a warm and meaningful event as we shared more about the PTO and ways to get involved. We look forward to working with you.

If you weren’t able to attend but would like to learn more or find ways to participate, please reach out to us at temspto@gmail.com. There are many ways to contribute—even if you can’t attend meetings in person.

In this edition of the blast:

• PSSA Testing Continues
• Attention 8th Grade Parents
• PTO Nominating Committee
• Spirit Wear
• School Store
• Autism awareness coin challenge
• Community News

Please pay attention to the following letter from TEMS!

Thank you for your support from home in ensuring that our students have a wonderful start to PSSA testing!

As a reminder, testing will continue this week for all grades, with the Mathematics assessment starting on Tuesday, April 29th through Wednesday, April 30^th. The PSSA Science will begin for grades 5 and 8 starting on Thursday, May 1^st, and conclude on Friday, May 2nd.

If your child is testing online (5^th grade both Math/Science and 8^th grade Science only), we are asking for your support from home ensuring that your child brings the following to school on Monday, April 28^th (for 5^th grade) or on Wednesday, April 30^th (for 8^th grade):

·       Their laptop with full charge, labeled with their name on it.

·       Their laptop charger labeled with their name on it.

Students will leave their laptops in their homeroom class, plugged in with their own chargers overnight the days before testing. In addition, reminders that were shared during the letter to parents earlier this month are just as important, including: 

·       Adequate sleep.

·       Eating a healthy breakfast.

·       Reminders to take their time during testing. 

Thank you for your support at home for the PSSA assessment.

T/E Middle School 

Per the TEMS PTO By-Laws, the TEMS PTO is forming a Nominating Committee to build the slate of 2025-2026 Executive Officers.  The vote for Officers will be held at the PTO meeting on May 15.  The Nominating Committee includes members of the current Executive Committee and one PTO member.  If you are interested in joining the Nominating Committee, please contact Executive Vice President Ashley Force at temspto@gmail.com by April 30.

The Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for open 2025-2026 Executive Officer positions.  There are several Executive Officer positions that complete their term at the end of the 2024-2025 year.  These include:

• Executive Vice President (1 year term, which then leads into President the 2nd year)

• Secretary (2 year term)

• Treasurer (2 year term)

• VP Communications (2 year term)

• VP School Services (2 year term)

If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else for one of these Officer positions or if you have questions as to what these roles entail, please contact Executive Vice President Ashley Force at temspto@gmail.com by April 30. 

This is a quick turnaround, but all nominations must be received by this date so that the slate can be considered before and approved at the May meeting.

Join Us:

Conestoga Girls Ice Hockey Informational Meeting – May 8

Conestoga Girls Ice Hockey empowers girls in grades 8–12 to grow on and off the ice through teamwork, resilience, and sportsmanship. Focused on fun, positivity, and growth, we welcome players of all experience levels.

Prospective players and families are invited to join us for our 2025–26 planning meeting on May 8 at 6:30 PM in Room 142 at Conestoga. We look forward to seeing you there!

www.conestogagirlsicehockey.com | chsgirlsicehockey@gmail.com

Tredyffrin/Easttown Middle School PTO

801 Conestoga Road

Berwyn PA 19312