Author Archives: Shara Reiter

Freed Photography will be at BMES taking photographs of all students outdoors on Wednesday, October 13. All ordering will be completed online only.  See this flyer for more information.

Are you new to the special education process in MCPS?

Has your child been receiving special education services, but you struggle to understand the terminology your child’s IEP team uses?

Do you want to be a strong advocate for your child when it comes to special education services?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then the next MCCPTA Special Education Committee presentation is for you!

Join us on Tuesday, October 12 for our quarterly speaker event with Monica Martinez, Special Education Advocate, from 8:00 – 9:15 p.m.… Read Full Post

Join us on zoom for our first Parent Teacher Association meeting of the year! We will provide a quick overview of the PTA, preview upcoming activities, and address community questions. BMES Principal Dr. Stacy Smith and Assistant Principal Mrs. Brooks Kemp will be available to answer questions during part of our next PTA meeting on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The meeting log-in will be distributed soon. All BMES families and staff are invited to attend. 

To help us develop an agenda, please use the form below to share questions that you would like addressed.… Read Full Post

Model UN (or MUN) is an authentic simulation of the United Nations General Assembly in which students act as country delegates and engage in acts of diplomacy, negotiation, and decision making.

For detailed information, please click here for the Model UN Club Flyer.

Registration opens: September 23 – for 5th Graders only. To request a Fall Session registration form, click here:

BMES Model UN Registration Request Form

Date & Time: Fall Session starts, Thursday, October 7 at 8:00am – 8:55am (8 weeks)

Coordinators: Audré Park and Shreelata Durbhakula

Questions?… Read Full Post

Are you looking for an after school opportunity that helps students use their engineering, artistic, and theatrical skills to conceptualize and create new solutions to intriguing problems?  If so, then Odyssey of the Mind is for you. Please join us for a virtual parent interest meeting on Wednesday, October 6 at 7pm to help us craft the program in this current COVID world.

We need your assistance to make the program work this year!

Fill out the parent interest survey here:  https://bit.ly/OOTMinterest… Read Full Post

Our restaurant night fundraisers kicks off with crowd favorite California Tortilla and Baskin Robbins Scoop Night! 

California Tortilla: Wednesday, September 22nd from 11am – 9:30pm

Orders must be placed online at www.CaliforniaTortilla.com for in store pickup, curbside pickup, or delivery from the Potomac, MD restaurant. 25% of group sales will be donated to the Bells Mill Elementary PTA!

It was great to see everyone at last week’s Back to School picnic! Thank you to Georgia Karamalikis for organizing the picnic, Fayuan Wen for running the craft table, and our PTA board members for helping to set up! We appreciate that the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Pros to You, Bar-T, and Soccer Shots came to share information about their offerings! 

Don’t forget those 1st day of school pictures! We have a printable sign for BMES that we would like to share with you. Please feel free to download and print the form here.

Please find the school supply list posted by Dr. Smith here.

Be on the lookout for upcoming dates for exciting events such as our Newcomer Playdate, Back to School Picnic and The Popsicle Social.