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Due to demand, we’ve re-opened our Spirit Wear store for online orders only through November 15th.  Click here to shop!

Don’t miss an opportunity to join MCPS curriculum leaders and learn more about the new curriculum during a live presentation and virtual conversation beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14. The presentation will discuss curriculum implementation, key highlights, and available resources and supports for parents. During the live program, online questions will be answered.

The conversation will focus on the new elementary curriculum from 6–7 p.m., and the new middle school curriculum from 7:15–8:15 p.m.… Read Full Post

MCPS is undergoing a district wide boundary analysis that could alter school boundaries for all students county wide.  Please click here for more information provided by MCPS on the study as well as the timeline.

The next community meeting being held by MCPS will be on November 18 at 850 Hungerford Road.  All of those interested in engaging and speaking are encouraged to sign up here.

Your PTA believes in the importance of a strong school community. That is why we are participating in the National PTA School of Excellence Program! In your child’s school folder you will notice a letter and survey. Your feedback is an essential part of our application. Please complete the survey by Nov. 8th.

There are two ways to complete the survey. Please pick the option most convenient for you. Only one survey response per household is requested.… Read Full Post

Bells Mill is now part of the Washington Redskins School Program. The Washington Redskins are offering reduced ticket prices for their remaining games through this program. You may go this link and purchase either upper or lower level seats. Bells Mill will receive $10.00 for each ticket purchased.  Promotional code:  Bears

Maryland PTA is joining Maryland Hunger Solutions in collecting individual and organizational sign-ons in support of the federal No Shame at School Act. Click here for the sign-on letter.

When students arrive in the cafeteria without cash in hand or in their school meal accounts, they accrue meal debt. Unfortunately, many school systems – even here in Maryland — utilize practices that shame, stigmatize, or even punish students in an attempt to ensure their families repay their accrued school meal debt.… Read Full Post

The Montgomery County Council is inviting students to a youth town hall on Nov. 13 at Wheaton High School to learn more about the issues impacting them.

The meeting, which will be held in the auditorium, will be from 7 to 8:30 p..m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a pre-meeting pizza reception, during which councilmembers will also visit with students and their family members.

The youth town hall and pre-meeting reception provides students with a chance to meet their local representatives and to ask questions and get information about issues that matter to them.… Read Full Post

Due to the inclement weather today, the Halloween parade will be TOMORROW morning.  Please send your child(ren) to school in their costumes with a change of clothes.  The children will go to class for attendance then will come back out for the parade promptly at 9:30am.

All families are invited to attend and line the parade route on Friday morning (the sidewalk by the kindergarten classes, the basketball court, and the sidewalk leading up to Georgetown Hill path, the path by Georgetown Hill to the stop sign, and the sidewalk coming down to the front entrance of the school.… Read Full Post

Please join Mrs. Jerri Oglesby, Bells Mill Principal and the parents of Second and Third grade students for the 2/3 Principal’s Tea on Tuesday, October 29th at 6:30 PM in the media center.

Principal’s teas are informal ways to discuss grade specific items with the principal and fellow parents of that grade level.   At the 2/3 Principal’s Tea, Mrs. Oglesby plans to discuss Second and Third grade specific topics. She will also provide time to respond to questions you may have.… Read Full Post

Parents sip on unlimited coffee and meet other families while your
children snack on muffins and enjoy an exciting magic show.
Make new friends! Reconnect with the old!

Featuring: Musico the Magnificent show by Drew Owen
Cost: $8 per student

Although this is an event tailored to Kindergarten and 1st grade students, older and younger siblings are welcome.