Author Archives: BMES PTA

Our next PTA General Meeting will be on Tuesday March 5, before Bingo Night begins. We will vote to Amend the PTA’s Bylaws, Section XII, Council Membership to correct an error in the number of delegates.

Paragraph a currently reads, “This local PTA/PTSA shall be represented in meetings of the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations by the president or alternate, the principal or alternate, and by __6___ delegates or their alternates. All representatives to the council must be members of this local PTA/PTSA.”… Read Full Post

Save some time and don’t make dinner plans for tonight! The 5th grade fundraising committee organized a restaurant night at Ledo’s in Westlake on Thursday, Feb 22 from 5-9PM. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to BMES to support 5th grade promotion activities, including a picnic and field trip. The school community is invited to support them! Order in-person (mention Bells Mill) or online at order.ledopizza.com. Enter the code “Fundraiser” in the coupon/fundraiser code area on the checkout page.… Read Full Post

Bells Mill Elementary School PTA is holding a Read-a-thon this year! Read-a-thons actually get your reader excited about reading and it gives friends and family the opportunity to encourage your child to read even more. Our Read-a-thon starts Monday February 26, 2024. We encourage you to activate your reader’s account today by clicking on https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/323738333036/1 and following the simple instructions. We’ve chosen Read-a-thon because it will not take much of your time, gives your child a reason to read and helps in the development of stronger reading skills, and is a great fundraiser for the PTA!… Read Full Post

Join the students of Minds in Motion Child Care, Scotland Community, Resnik Elementary and Bells Mill Elementary for a night of dinner, trivia, poetry, step performance and more! See this flyer for information.

Tuesday, February 27 at 7pm at Bells Mill ES. Free Admission.

We are looking for someone who has basic video editing skills to help put together a compilation of all the entries at the at the Reflections Ceremony. Please email [email protected] if you (or have a student in middle or high school) who can help.

BMES Model UN – Spring Session

Model UN (or MUN) is an authentic simulation of the United Nations General Assembly in which students act as country delegates and engage in acts of diplomacy, negotiation, and decision making. The program is offered through Global Minds, LLC, founded in 2021 by former Bells Mill/Cabin John parents, Audré Park and Shreelata Durbhakula. Global Minds offers three 8-week instructional sessions (Fall, Winter and Spring) throughout the year, and serves as instructors and administrators to register students in local Model UN conferences at the U.S.… Read Full Post

Did you know that socks are the #1 most requested item in our shelters? Sponsored by the Kindergarten Team, Kindergarten Room Parents and in partnership with the BMES Green Leader Club, we are accepting all size socks (gently used or new) to support community shelters. There are drop-off baskets in every hall, so please bring your donations by February 16. 

Thank you very much for your generous support to help families in our local communities.