Bells Mill Elementary School PTA

We are wrapping up our virtual BMES International Festival with two final food trucks this weekend. As always, pre-orders are encouraged! Please join us in thanking Georgia Karamalikis for organizing this for our community – it was such fun and we’ll look to do this again in the fall!

Rocklands BBQ – Friday, May 21, 4:00-7:00

Pre-order at https://rocklands-bbq.square.site/ until May 21 at 12pm. Pre-ordering may not be visible on google chrome, but other web browsers have no problem!… Read Full Post

On May 18, 2021 we approved the of PTA board members for the next school year. We would like to thank the outgoing board members for their support of Bells Mill and look forward to continuing the PTA’s great work next year. We are so grateful for our volunteers! The board members are:

The proposed budget for the next school year was also approved: 2021 – 2022 Budget proposed May 7, 2021.… Read Full Post

Tonya Hughes, our Bells Mill Representative, attended NACCP Parents Council Meeting on May 19, 2021. The agenda, slides, Meeting Video, Jack Smith Tribute Slideshow, MCPS Handout, and Meeting Chat Log are available for all to see!

We have rescheduled our final PTA meeting of this school year due to scheduling conflicts. We will meet on zoom on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. The school will distribute the link on the day of the meeting. Please join us for school updates, a preview of upcoming activities, and VOTING on next year’s board and PTA budget. This is a very important meeting as we need to vote on the board and budget so that the PTA is ready to support the school as they plan for next school year.… Read Full Post

Peruvian Brothers food truck will be serving from 4:30 to 7:30 on Friday at Bells Mill! Here is the pre-order link and menu: https://peruvian-brothers-food-truck-3.square.site/.

Please remember to wear a mask, stay six feet apart, and take your food to go. We have a few more trucks planned – keep an eye on https://bellsmill.org/spring-2021-events/ for updates!

Save the date for Restaurant Night at Potomac Pizza! They will donate 20% of sales to Bells Mill PTA to support our school. See attached flyer for details.

The annual Bells Mill Scholastic Book Fair is right around the corner and this year it will be entirely virtual! Scholastic has developed an interactive virtual fair for families to visit and purchase books for some great summer reading. The Book Fair is not a PTA fundraiser. Profits from sales go directly toward purchasing new materials, such as media center books and curriculum tool kits for the classroom, so students and staff benefit directly from our Fair!… Read Full Post

Our virtual BMES International Festival continues on Friday with a return from Bun’d Up. Pre-order at https://bundup.square.site/?location=11eba0b006842cbaa97d0cc47a2ae124. Please remember to wear a mask, stay six feet apart, and take your food to go!

We have a few more trucks planned – keep an eye on https://bellsmill.org/spring-2021-events/ for updates!

The PTA would like to thank all teachers and staff for the care and commitment they demonstrate daily. We are beyond lucky to have such amazing educators at our school. In honor of teacher appreciation week, we were pleased to provide a breakfast and lunch for staff as a small token of our appreciation. Thanks to Haylie Iseman and Amy Stolker for arranging the meals.

We will hold our next PTA meeting on Tuesday, May 11 on zoom. At this meeting we will vote on our revised by laws, board members, and the budget for next year. Please try to attend to provide input as we look to next school year!