Author Archives: BMES PTA

MCPS will release new boundary options on December 1, which include the recommendation to utilize Crown High School as a temporary holding school for upcoming projects and the potential use of a hybrid option for local students. These new options will not replace the current options A-D, but will be added as additional options for consideration.

MCPS will host in-person and virtual sessions the first week in December: 12/1 at 7:30pm virtually, 12/2 at 6:30pm at Gaithersburg High School, and 12/4 at 11:30am virtually.… Read Full Post

Join us for Donation Day at Shake Shack in Cabin John Village on Tuesday, November 18th from 10:30 AM to 10:00 PM to support Bells Mill Elementary School! Grab your favorite Shack burger, fries, or shake, and mention Donation Day at the register—or use promo code DONATE when ordering on the Shack App, website, or kiosk. 25% of your total purchase will go directly to our school. It’s an easy (and delicious!) way to give back to the Bells Mill community.… Read Full Post

Last week, two local families with children attending Cabin John Middle School and Bells Mill Elementary School were severely impacted by a devastating fire. As a result, Amanda and her son Michael, as well as Danielle, Kendall, and their four children—including Brycin, a 3rd grader at Bells Mill–have been displaced from their homes.

Both school communities and the CJMS PTSA and BMES PTA are coming together to support these families. Thank you to everyone who has already donated or reached out with help.… Read Full Post

MCPS is conducting a second survey to help guide decisions for the 2026-27 school calendar. Survey responses are due by November 30.

The survey asks about three different options, all of which have the same spring break (March 26 to April 2).
Draft A would start school Aug. 31 and end on June 23.
Draft B would start school Aug. 24 and end on June 15.
Draft C would start school Aug. 24 and end on June 16.… Read Full Post

The Bells Mill 5th Grade is giving you the best reason to indulge in a dozen (or two) Krispy Kreme doughnuts! Until May 31, 2026, 50% of your order will be donated back to 5th Grade when you purchase via our fundraising sales page. Simply buy online, visit your local store & redeem using your code. CLICK HERE to treat yourself or even gift them to friends and family.

The digital codes can be redeemed at almost any Krispy Kreme store so you can have friends and family in other states make a purchase or send it to them as a gift.… Read Full Post

Thanks to everyone who helped make the fall festival a success last week! The kids had a blast—both at the parade and the class parties. A special thanks to our wonderful room parent coordinators, Kendra Epstein and Asmaa Seif-Eldin, as well as to all of our room parents.

Congratulations to our 4th graders—winners of our PTA Membership Drive with an impressive 66.3% of the grade joining the PTA! Thanks to everyone’s support, we surpassed our schoolwide goal with 260 members—and earned a popsicle party for the whole school!