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Please see mrs-os-spotlight-week-of-september-12 for this week’s news and updates from the front office.

The PTA is hosting a pot-luck breakfast for our teachers and staff on Monday, an non-instructional day at school. We need several food/paper goods. Please consider volunteering at: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0e4caea622a3fe3-teacher1

This year Bells Mill will work with one after school provider to offer a streamlined offering of after school activities Monday-Thursday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. We have partnered with one vendor to provide a consistent offering to fit all grades and interests under one company as PTA-sponsored activities. Registration is NOW OPEN:

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In addition to this PTA-sponsored schedule, other companies (such as but not limited to MSA or Art Escapades) that have historically offered programs at Bells Mill will likely do so again in 2016-2017.… Read Full Post

Please see Mrs. O’s Spotlight Week of September 5 for important updates and news.

Note that MCPS has a new policy for all volunteers in the school. Details are in the first section of Mrs. O’s Spotlight. Please read this section carefully. There is a brief 30 minute online video that all volunteers must complete to volunteer at school (parties, in the classroom, recess, etc.)

Welcome to Bear Post, the weekly PTA Newsletter. You can access the PTA Website for information, but each week (usually on Thursdays) you will receive a newsletter with important information on PTA-sponsored activities.

In addition, you will receive a weekly email from Mrs. O the “Spotlight,” usually between Friday and Sunday evenings, with the upcoming weeks key highlights from the front office.

While there is some overlap in information, both e-newsletters contain a lot of important information.… Read Full Post

The PTA is excited about another amazing year and will kick off with a potluck lunch to welcome our awesome teachers and staff tomorrow, Friday August 26th, 2016!

Parent donations toward this lunch are requested, and there are still plenty of items in need. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caea622a3fe3-teacher for more details and to sign up!

Please see Mrs. O’s Parent Letter August 2016 for important information about the upcoming school year including staff announcements, procedures and upcoming dates of interest.

Please pass on to any neighbors or friends new to the school and encourage them to sign up for Bear Posts on www.bellsmill.org to get PTA updates and Mrs. O’s Spotlight weekly, as well as other information that gets emailed out to parents.

Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!

We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. Please read the July Letter from Mrs. O, which outlines some important updates for our school.

Please see Mrs. O’s Spotlight for the Week of June 13 for important updates about this week at school and news about our school.