Bells Mill Elementary School PTA

The PTA bylaws require us to form a nominating committee to fill next year’s PTA board. We need to identify 2 more volunteers who are current PTA members. The nominating committee will be responsible for formally nominating eligible persons for open PTA board positions and reporting their nominees to the general membership prior to the PTA election at a general membership meeting in May. The estimated time commitment is less than 30 minutes! If you are able to serve on the nominating committee, please email us at [email protected]… Read Full Post

Happy Spring! 

Another busy week for all the Bells Mill Bears as we head into Spring Break! Odyssey of the Mind State finals, preparations for International Night and Breakfast with Bears are going on, and Kindergarten Registration opened!

Before you leave for spring break don’t forget to join us tonight for a Chick-Fil-A fundraiser (tonight is a great night not to cook!) and take a look at the postings for nominating committee and Treasurer.

We want to send a big Congratulations to our Odyssey of the Mind team who had 4 teams compete in the Maryland State Finals this past weekend.… Read Full Post

The Bells Mill PTA received a grant to support wellness activities at school. We are distributing this survey (developed by the National PTA Healthy Minds program) to better understand the needs of the community. All information collected is anonymous and will be used by the PTA Board of Directors as it plans future programming in conjunction with the school. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Please complete the survey by Wednesday, April 3.  … Read Full Post

We are excited to welcome back after school programs through FLEX academies starting after Spring Break. Programs are offered on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons. Enrollment now at this link open through April 1st!

While the PTA helps coordinate this program, FLEX academies administers the programs and coordinates with the individual providers. For more information about a program, please email [email protected].

Each week in Bear Post we will share information from other schools in the cluster or community events that provide opportunities to connect and help each other. If you have anything you would like to add, email [email protected]. While these are not sponsored or endorsed by the BMES PTA, we’re happy to help share information as appropriate.

Boys 3rd Grade Soccer – We are looking for a few more players for the Bells Mill 3rd grade boys MSI rec soccer team.… Read Full Post

Bells Mill ES wants to hear from you about how they are doing. MCPS is inviting ALL students, staff, and parents/caregivers to share your experiences and thoughts on academics, communication, and overall satisfaction with your school and the district and/or experience working at MCPS. Please click this link to access the survey.

Your input and insight are essential in helping us understand what is working well and areas for improvement. Your participation and any identifying information are confidential.… Read Full Post

The PTA is collecting children’s books for the little libraries (BMES, the Scotland Community Center, and soon South Lake ES) and Minds in Motion Childcare. Donation boxes will be available in the front hallway. We’ll also have a bin outside for the vocabulary parade. Books should be appropriate for preschool thru middle school students. Donations accepted until spring break.

Shara Reiter, Michelle Strich, Tiffany MacSlarrow, Jessica Farnsworth, Katie Wang, Asmaa Seifeldin, Lauren Koubek, Patricia Soumoff, Anjali Sehmi, Leslie Ran, Tonya Hughes, Daniela Abeid, Virginia Runko, Allie Dickman and Lindsay Brecher! We appreciate all your help setting up the Winter Wonderland, we loved seeing your smiling faces greeting and handing out pizza and cleaning up. Some of you didn’t even bring your kids to the event! We appreciate you!

We are excited to welcome back after school programs through FLEX academies starting after Spring Break. Programs are offered on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Enrollment will open March 13 and spots are limited. See this flyer for details about the programs.

While the PTA helps coordinate this program, FLEX academies administers the programs and coordinates with the individual providers. For more information about a program, please email [email protected].