Category Archives: BMES

3 Volunteers Needed to Complete our Annual Financial Review

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Each year, the Bells Mill PTA wraps up the fiscal year with a required financial review. It’s a quick, straightforward process (not an audit!), and you don’t need to be a financial expert to help out.

We’re looking for three volunteers to join our review committee. The total time commitment is just 1–2 hours and involves reviewing a few documents, like bank statements and the check register, to help us meet the Free State PTA’s guidelines.… Read Full Post

BMES Bylaws

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At the May 6 General PTA Meeting, the Free State PTA Bylaws with Bells Mill PTA’s designations will be presented for approval by those present at the meeting. The Bylaws can be found here from Monday, April 7, and any questions can be emailed to our Secretary, Debbie Fleischer at secretary@bellsmill.org.

Order Your 2024-2025 Bells Mill Yearbook!

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Don’t miss out on preserving this year’s memories! Our 2024-2025 Bells Mill Elementary School yearbook is now available for purchase. Capture all the fun moments, class activities, and special events from this school year. Yearbooks are a wonderful keepsake for students to look back on their time at Bells Mill, so be sure to purchase yours by May 5.

How to Order: Visit this link to place your order today.

Support the Bells Mill PTA Through Our Biggest Fundraiser of the Year – The Read-a-Thon!

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The Bells Mill PTA is on a mission—to support our students in the most fun (and slightly competitive) way possible! But we can’t do it alone… None of this would be possible without the generous financial contributions and volunteer efforts of our families.

That’s why we’re thrilled to launch our BIGGEST fundraiser of the year—the Read-a-Thon! From today through March 24, we’re turning pages and raising funds for awesome school programs, resources, and activities. It’s a win-win: kids get lost in books, and our school gets the support it needs!… Read Full Post

Bells Mill Read-a-Thon Has Begun!

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We’re thrilled to announce that our Read-A-Thon is underway! The annual Read-a-Thon is PTA’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISER and we’re counting on you to make it a success. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to activate your child’s personal reader page and make a donation today. Feel free to share this link with family members as well.

Your support will greatly assist us in meeting our financial goal of $14,000 for the Read-a-Thon. The class from each grade with the most minutes read will earn a popsicle party, and the class with the overall most funds raised wins a pizza party!… Read Full Post

BMES Teachers recommend these school supplies for 2012-13, by grade

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Kindergarten

  • Backpack (no wheels)
  • Small plastic school box (no zip pouches)
  • Box of 24 crayons
  • Sturdy Pocket Folders (no prongs)
  • #2 pencils
  • Round tip safety scissors
  • Glue sticks

Grade 1

  • Box of 24 crayons
  • Glue sticks
  • Erasers-Pink Pearl
  • Red two-pocket folders  (no prongs)
  • Yellow two-pocket folders  (no prongs)
  • Blue two-pocket folders  (no prongs)
  • Purple two-pocket folders  (no prongs)

Grade 2

  • Pencil Box
  • Box of 24 crayons
  • Glue sticks
  • Boxes of sharpened pencils-#2
  • Green pocket folders
  • Red pocket folder
  • Composition book (hard back 150 pg.
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