Author Archives: Greer Bautz

Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade parents – the Geography Bowl is almost here!  This week, your child will bring home an information sheet and schedule for the Geography Bowl, as well as Geography Bowl packets to complete at home (note that participation in the Bowl is entirely voluntary!) Interested students can complete their packets by early May, when teachers will begin the selection process for their class teams.  Teams will compete in the Geography Bowl in early June.  … Read Full Post

Reminder, the April PTA Meeting is Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Mrs. Kanter and she will discuss “How to Talk to Children about Death.” This is also a very important meeting because we will be voting on the slate for the 2017-2018 PTA Board.

Secondly, please see Mrs O’s Spotlight Week of April 3 for information about this school week!

April 4th PTA Meeting at 7pm.

• The next PTA meeting is Tuesday April 4th at 7 p.m. in the media center. We will be proposing the slate of PTA Board members for 2017/2018, and need as many PTA members there are possible to make it official.
• We are still in need of a PTA President for next year in order for PTA to function at full capacity.  We are looking for someone enthusiastic,dedicated, and team oriented. 

Yearbooks are on sale now!  Sales end Monday!

Order your 2016-2017 yearbook online at www.freedpics.com (password: BEARS1617YB).  Cost is $25, and order deadline is Monday, April 3, 2017.   Questions, contact Lina deChiara, [email protected]

Call For Photos

Please send Lina ([email protected]) photos from school events such as the  class parties, Black History celebration, Talent Shows Movie Night, class field trips, winter chorus and band concerts, and more!

Please see Mrs O‘s Spotlight Week of March 27 for important information from the front office for this school week and beyond.

Please see MrsO‘s Spotlight Week of March 20 for important details about this upcoming week at school.

The Churchill Cluster Board of Education Meeting is TONIGHT! Each high school cluster only gets these meetings every few years, so it’s very important to attend and voice your questions, ideas, concerns. These meetings are critical to BOE decisions. The meetings are free and open to everyone in the cluster.

When: Thursday, March 16, 2017  7:00 to 9:00 PM

Where:  Potomac Elementary School, River Road, Potomac, MD

TOPIC:   Churchill Cluster (BOE) Board of Education Community Forum 3/16/2017 at 7pm – SIGN UP 

Parents – Meet YOUR (BOE) Board of Education Members from MCPS on Thursday 16^th March 2017.… Read Full Post

WTOP accepted Bells Mill for participation in WTOP’s Click for Kids Sweepstakes!  The school has a chance to win a grand prize of $15,000, a first place prize of $10,000, or a second place prize of $5,000.  The top three schools that win are based simply on the number of votes received during the voting period.  Voting begins at midnight Monday, March 6, and continues through 5:00 pm Friday, March 17, at http://wtop.com/contests/2017-click-for-kids-voting/ . 

It is extremely important that you vote within the specified voting period or Bells Mill could be disqualified.… Read Full Post

The Talent Show is coming! The K-2 Talent Show is March 24, 6:30 pm.  Gr. 3-5 Talent Show is April 28, 6:30 pm. Please see 2017 Talent Show Information for details and to sign up for the K-2 Talent Show. More info will follow on the 3-5 Talent Show closer to the date.