County-Wide Information for Parents (from MCCPTA): GT Info

The following county-wide programs may be of interest to our parents:

1) MCCPTA GT Liaison Training/Parent Information Night –Tuesday, October 147:30-9:30 pm

Location: Carver Educational Services Center Auditorium, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville.

(free parking)

Meet Meredith Casper, Director of MCPS’ Division of Accelerated and Enriched Instruction, and Ruth Green, Director of Enriched and Innovative Programs 

Presentations will include:
  • Overview of the magnet application process and how to support parents at your schools in navigating the process.
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CPK Event — Thurs, Fri — Flyer Attached

Headed to the mall this week? If you dine at California Pizza Kitchen and bring in the attached flyer, your student’s class could win a pizza party! Also, 20% of the check will be donated back to BMES for other community building events. Purchases are for ALL DAY LONG and include dine-in, take-out, catering and all beverages!

Don’t forget to bring the sheet that came home with your child’s teacher’s name.  The class with the most students attending these 3 nights will get a free pizza party!!!

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Reminders: PTA Mtg, Walk to School Day & Last Call for Directory

Please see below for a few important reminders/deadlines this week:

PTA MEETING (TONIGHT!)

Tonight is the 1st PTA meeting of the school year. It is an appetizer social in the APR and then a brief business meeting. Please bring an appetizer to share; and if you can only bring yourself, that’s okay too! The event will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and BAR-T is providing FREE childcare for Bells Mill aged students.

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First PTA Mtg/Mandatory Room Parents Meeting (10/7)

Our first PTA meeting of the year is Tuesday, October 7 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  The meeting will take place in the APR.  Food will be served.  Please bring an appetizer to share. If you can’t bring an appetizer to share, it’s okay, still come to the meeting!

Bar T WILL provide childcare during the meeting.

Room Parents: 6:30 (before PTA) is the room parents meeting.  This meeting will be brief and is mandatory for all room parents.  
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Enrichment Activities — FLES Update & More

You can still register for enrichment.

Interested in FLES?

If you are interested in FLES, please register.  We are still low in several classes….Beginner Spanish needs 4 more, Intermediate Chinese is still in need of students too, French beginner and Intermediate French also need students.  We are still working with the FLES office to see how they want to handle our start date.

Visit https://bellsmill.org/enrichment-activities/ to find a class and register your child.

 

Sign Up Today!

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Students: Have a Favorite BMES Teacher? Tell the Gazette and Enter to Win a Kindle Fire

The Gazette is running an essay contest encouraging Montgomery County students are encouraged to submit a short essay about their favorite teacher now through Monday, October 6th to be entered to win an Amazon Kindle Fire HDX!

Winning teachers will be honored at an awards gala scheduled in December, mentioned in The December issue of The Gazette and receive additional prizes (to be determined) from our sponsors.

Visit the official website for more information and rules: http://www.favoriteteacher.net

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