Author Archives: Jen Hsin

The PTA board is in search of volunteers to help implement improvements to the monthly PTA meetings in order to increase out-reach and attendance. This includes adopting technical solutions to enable the PTA member families to participate remotely in the PTA meetings and view live broadcast of the PTA meeting presentations. We encourage tech-savvy parents with novel ideas who would be interested to assist to contact Tina Ehtiati at tehtiati@gmail.com

Due to the water main break, we will cancel our planned movie night this Saturday, February 10th.  We will post an alternate shortly.

Join Montgomery Parks arborists and celebrate Arbor Day at your school. The annual Arbor Day Video Contest is underway and is a great way to get students to understand the importance trees play in their environment.

Who: Montgomery Parks’ Arboriculture experts will provide students the opportunity to explore and discover the benefit of trees and how they impact our environment and our lives.

What: The Arbor Day Video Contest is open to third, fourth, and fifth grade students, and the video theme will highlight how trees are superheroes.… Read Full Post

It is only through the efforts of our volunteers that we can continue to have safe and fun activities for the kids and families. We are still in need of some parent and SSL volunteers to help ensure the event runs smoothly. Please consider volunteering to sell tickets, facilitate crafts, and more. Check out the link and come on through!!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409084fadac2fa6ff2-feb3club

Club Bells Mill: It’s Electric Featuring Eric Energy!

Saturday February 3rd, 6:00-8:00pm

This is the chance to drop off your kids for 2 hours of fun with friends, dancing to DJ music, participating at arts and crafts, playing gym games, and more while being supervised by parent volunteers!

Included is an interactive science show by Eric Energy (Eric Krupkin) at 6:30pm!

The kids will get the chance to participate in hands-on science experiments and learn about electricity during an engaging and educational presentation!… Read Full Post

Next general PTA meeting on February 6th: Technical Support Session on New MCPS Student Portal System

PTA general meeting will be held Tuesday February 6th, 6:30-7:30 pm in the Media Center: Bring your laptop and attend an interactive hands-on training session about setting up and using the new MCPS student portal system! Ms. Elise Hawkins from MCPS will share the capabilities of Parent Portal and assist the parent accounts set up on parents portable devices and resolve individual technical issues.… Read Full Post

We have a dangerous situation that is occurring during our arrival procedures.  I need your help in making sure we have safe arrival for all children.  Our parent drop off was designed to have just the outer lane used for drop off in the morning and pick up in the afternoon.  the middle lane in the parking area is not to be used.  When we use the outer lane for drop off it allows for a continuous flow of traffic. … Read Full Post

There is a new Health and Safety Listserv launched at the beginning of school year 2017-18. Please unsubscribe from the old list and subscribe to the new one. Here is the info you need:

To subscribe to the new list, email MCCPTA-health-and-Safety-new-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Yahoo will ask you to confirm your email address. Please make sure to do that.

To unsubscribe from the old list, email MCCPTA_Health_and_safety-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national day of service with
lots of opportunities for people of all ages to serve our community locally
throughout the holiday weekend, most of them preapproved for student
service learning hours. Here are some ways to get involved:

*Montgomery County’s MLK Day of Service Multi-Project Event & Volunteer
Fair*: Monday, Jan. 15, 1-3 pm, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference
Center (5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda). Participate in your choice of
dozens of family-friendly service projects addressing a range of issues,
including packaging food for the hungry, crafting costumes for kids in
hospitals, making dog toys for area shelters, creating hand warmers for the
homeless, and writing letters to seniors and troops.… Read Full Post

The BMES Spirit Wear sale has been EXTENDED until Jan 8!  Check out https://bellsmillelementary.itemorder.com/sale to make purchases, then wear your spirit gear on Spirit Wear Fridays!