BMES is taking part in OPEN’s National Field Day. The field day module is on your myMCPS PE course. There you will find videos of Mr. Tom and other MCPS PE teachers demonstrating the field day activities! Watch the field day video trailer below.
OPEN NATIONAL Field Day: how to navigate the field day module
Be sure to watch the SPECIAL OPENING CEREMONY on MAY 7TH at 7:30PM by going to this link: https://openphysed.org/fielddayopening… Read Full Post
Check out the Mr. Tom’s “Do Good” challenge!
The Bells Mill parents and students would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Bells Mill teachers, staff, and administrators for their tireless dedication to making Bells Mill a wonderful school. While we miss seeing everyone at school, their positive and helpful attitudes have been so appreciated as we work together to make distance learning as successful as possible. We realize this is a challenging time for all – with everyone juggling demands of work, home, and family – and we cannot thank the staff enough for everything they are doing.… Read Full Post
Members of the Bells Mill community are supporting our local response to COVID-19 as doctors, essential workers, career or volunteer first responders, and more. We would like to say thank you for all they are doing to keep us safe and healthy.
If you would like, ask your student to write a thank you note or draw a picture! Email them to us at [email protected] and we’ll print them and drop them off. We’ll start with the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, a mostly volunteer organization that provides state of the art emergency medical, fire, and rescue services to the local community.… Read Full Post
It is once again time for our next PTA meeting. The next scheduled virtual meeting will be held on May 5th at 6:30pm. We are thrilled to have Mrs. Kanter join us for an important discussion about class formation as well as the emotional implications of this difficult time for our children.
This will be on Zoom and we will be providing closed captioning for this meeting. *REMINDER* You will need to log onto your child’s MCPS account to access this Zoom meeting.… Read Full Post
Thank you to Ben Fielding, Jason Martin and Matt Shaw for forming our Nominating Committee for our 2020-201 PTA Board.
They have put forth nominees for our 2020-201 PTA Board for PTA vote on Tuesday, but are still in search of a Secretary to join the slate.
Please contact [email protected] if you or anyone you know is interested.
With the school building closed, the PTA is looking at how we can do some virtual programs in place of our traditional science fair, international festival, and spring student/parent breakfasts. Stay tuned for details coming soon and feel free to email any suggestions to [email protected].
It’s hard to believe but we need to think about next year already! While we have several current board members who will be running for re-election, there will be a few open positions to fill.
Board Positions
We are looking for PTA board members, particularly the roles of Secretary and Delegate. The descriptions of the roles are below – if you are interested in helping support learning opportunities and build community, please consider joining us!
Maryland PTA Health and Safety in partnership with No Kid Hungry’s “Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry Campaign” is providing Emergency Food Assistance and Toiletries to the 24 Maryland Counties during this COVID-19 Pandemic. Please click on the link below and fill out the information requested to receive the Emergency Food Assistance and Toiletries from Maryland PTA Health and Safety.
This program is not income based, we encourage all families to apply.
We plan to assist as many families as our funding allows.… Read Full Post
On April 14, the PTA met for its first virtual PTA meeting on Zoom! With the transition to distance learning this was an important opportunity for parents and the school to connect. Here are a few key points for those of you who weren’t able to make it. We’ll hold another PTA general meeting in May.