April is Autism Acceptance Month! Bells Mill is honored to be home to an amazing program to support the needs of students with autism. On Thursday, April 15 we invite the Bells Mill community to wear blue to show acceptance of autism and celebrate differences. The class with the highest participation will win a virtual movie party! To learn more about autism and how to support awareness, visit:
Join our virtual BMES International Festival to celebrate the diversity of the Bells Mill Community!
Last Saturday the kindergarten and first grade families marveled at a virtual magic show with Magic Evan while enjoying their homemade muffins! We introduced this event last year to meet the interests of our younger students and allow parents a chance to share in a school event with their children. We are grateful to parent volunteers Amanda Klueger and Jessica McClellan for organizing this great opportunity!
Order from California Tortilla on Wednesday, March 24th from 11AM – 8:30PM. 25% of group sales will be donated to Bells Mill Elementary School! See the flyer and ordering instructions.
The PTA is excited to invite Kindergarten and 1st Grade families to a special virtual event. Bake muffins at home and enjoy a virtual magic show with MAGIC EVAN! Although this event is tailored to kindergarten and 1st grade students, older and younger siblings are welcome. It will be held Saturday, March 20 at 11:00 am. Muffin recipe and zoom link to follow. RSVP to Amanda Klueger by March 15 at [email protected]. See the attached flyer for details.
The upcoming Churchill HS PTSA meeting on March 16 at 7 pm will be a cluster-wide meeting to learn more about MCPS’ School Resource Officer Program. The PTSA board has assembled a panel of six participants to present various viewpoints and research findings on the SRO program and its history, and respond from different perspectives to questions from participants. Panelists will include Churchill SRO Officer Amy Homrock, Principal Heckert, Poolesville Cluster representative Jane Lehrman, MCPS SRO working group member Rob Willcox, and county Student Government Association president Hana O’Looney, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee member Idara Umoh.… Read Full Post
The staff will be in the building Mon-Wed, March 8-10 to prepare classrooms for the return to in-person learning. Let’s welcome them with messages of gratitude, support, and love! Decorate the Bells Mill sidewalks with chalk outside the entrance. The PTA will leave a bucket of chalk at the school entrance on Saturday, but feel free to bring your own.
We’re also working on a few goodies to welcome staff back, as well as supporting additional requests for classroom reimbursements and other needs for the school.
On Saturday evening almost 80 families joined in the PTA’s Virtual BINGO Night. It was great to see the tradition continue and keep the BMES community connection alive! We played 10 rounds of BINGO online, had lots of fun, and a few lucky players won prizes.
The students enjoyed seeing the celebrity callers: Mrs. Webb, Miss Byrd, Mrs. Bedell & Miss Bedell, Mr. Sheets, Ms. Maloney, Mrs. Abramson & Stella, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Ginsburg, Dr. Smith, and Mr.… Read Full Post
We are excited to welcome next year’s kindergarteners to the Bells Mill family. The school will host a virtual kindergarten orientation session on May 12, 2021 @ 6:30 PM on Zoom (information to follow). Call Mrs. Marcoux at (240) 740-0480 to start the registration process! See attached flyer for information.
If you experience technology issues: Families should report technology issues to the MCPS Community Help Desk by phone (240-740-7020) Mon-Fri between 7 am and 8 pm or by email ([email protected]).
If you can’t login to ParentVue: If you are missing your Parent Account Activation Information email, please check your spam/junk/promotions folder for a message from [email protected]. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Marcoux in the office at [email protected].