Category Archives: PTA

**Thank you to the 175+ families and staff who have already joined PTA!**

Dear BMES families and teachers,

It’s time for another exciting school year to start, and an important part of Bells Mill Elementary is our PTA. We are a stronger community when all families join and actively participate in the PTA.

How much does membership cost? A membership to the PTA costs $25 per family. We invite you to join the PTA For Your Child because increasing our membership, even by one family, helps make a difference.… Read Full Post

The Bells Mill PTA welcomes students, staff and families back to school! It’s going to be a great year! Look for our weekly Bear Post with news and information on activities, programs, and opportunities! We are happy to provide the yard card, which will be up through this afternoon for your pictures.

Harris Teeter’s Together In Education program gives schools a chance to earn funds when you link your VIC card and shop Harris Teeter brands.

– Link your VIC Card https://tie.harristeeter.com/tie/login

– Enter email associated with your VIC account

– Enter the one-time passcode sent to your email

– Search for “Bells Mill Elementary School” and click “add” to link

We continue to be extremely grateful for all of our teachers/staff and their commitment to our students and community! The PTA is kicking off the welcome events with a special breakfast for our teachers/staff on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. We would appreciate your support.

You may bring in anything – please either choose from the list below or bring something else by selecting the “Other Item” option. Examples of what we are requesting include: quiche, breakfast casseroles, bagels, muffins, fresh fruit, coffee pods, etc.… Read Full Post

We’re excited to welcome everyone back to school at the Popsicle Social after each Open House. Students, reconnect with classmates! Parents, look for information on joining PTA, volunteer opportunities and spirit wear sales! See you on the blacktop!

• Head Start, Kindergarten, and Grades 1&2: Open House from 10-11 with popsicles after you meet your teacher
• Grades 3-5: Open House from 11:30-12:30 with popsicles after you meet your teacher

The school has posted the school supply list on its website. Happy shopping!

You are invited to attend the Central Summer Area Advocacy Meeting on July 18 from 6-9PM at Julius West Middle School. It is an opportunity for members of the Winston Churchill Cluster Community to gather with MCPS, elected officials, and MCCPTA advocates to discuss issues affecting our community.  The meeting will also be used to develop MCCPTA’s advocacy priorities for the 2023-2024 school year.  SSL hours can be earned by student participants.

The discussion topics for this meeting are: 1) School Safety; 2) Staffing; 3) Facilities and Boundaries; and 4) Improvement of Instruction/Practices of Teaching and Learning in Heterogeneous Classroom Facilities.… Read Full Post

The PTA is excited to host playdates this summer on the Bells Mill playground (behind the school) to welcome new students! We kindly ask that you sign up so that we may contact you in case of a rain date. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AA9AC22A3F8CE9-bmes

Kindergarteners 

·      Sunday, August 13, 10-11am — final playdate!

New Students in Grades 1-5

Students in Grades 1-5 who are new to Bells Mill are invited to a meet-up on Sunday, August 13 from 11-12.… Read Full Post

Mabel’s Labels are durable, personalized labels for kid’s clothing, equipment and camp supplies. Order from https://mabelslabels.com/en_US/fundraising/support/ by searching for Bells Mill and the PTA will receive 20% of the total of your order! With your support we recently received $60 from the company!

Dear Bells Mill Community,

As we wrap up the school year, I wanted to share my appreciation to the parents, teachers, administrators and broader school community who supported PTA this year. We are lucky to have strong membership, generous supporters, and dedicated volunteers committed to our school.

With your help we were able to support more than 50 programs and activities to support our children’s education and student experience at Bells Mill. To help build community we planned events such as the Back to School Picnic, Outdoor Movie Night, Magic & Muffins, Family BINGO Night, Talent Show, and last week’s Bells Mill Bash.… Read Full Post