Bells Mill Elementary School PTA

Welcome back Bells Mill families and Happy New Year!!  We hope you had a restful break with family and friends.  See the January calendar below.

Dec 23 – Jan 1: Winter Break
Jan 2: Classes Resume
Jan 20: No School
Jan 22: Restaurant Night
Jan 24: Half Day/End of 2nd Marking Period
Jan 27: No School
Jan 31: STEM Night

Happy holidays, Bells Mill! We were happy to sponsor a staff appreciation lunch catered by Gregarios yesterday and provide a cookie bar today! Thanks to Haylie Iseman for coordinating and the many volunteers who sent in contributions!

See the below letter from Mrs. Park in our Art Room.  Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!!

Dear artist fans,

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. The first marking period has flown by and I can’t believe we’re already halfway through the second marking period. The artists in the art room have been working very hard to produce wonderful original works of art that show their creativity.

I am sending this letter out because I need your help.… Read Full Post

Parents, we are excited to announce the launch of an online forum to provide Churchill parents an opportunity to support their students by asking for recommendations, sharing ideas, asking questions, and generally mentoring each other in our Churchill community. The PTSA board has worked hard on selecting the best platform for this forum, and you may join here. This is the board’s response to all those of you who have been asking how to get in contact with other, and create communities of interest!… Read Full Post

The MCCPTA Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for MCCPTA officer positions for the 2020-2021 school year. The positions are:

President

Vice President for Educational Issues

Vice President for Administration

Vice President for Programs

Vice President for Advocacy

Treasurer

Recording Secretary, Board of Directors

Recording Secretary, Delegates Assembly

Area Vice Presidents

Cluster Coordinators

Timeline-

February 21 – all nominations are due; this will include completion of these two files. (Area VPs and CCs are due later and will be discussed in a separate email)

After February 21, the nominating committee may seek additional nominees for positions if qualified candidates have not been nominated.… Read Full Post

This year, we’re throwing a catered lunch (thank you to Gregorio’s for their generous donations!), and a cookie exchange.  See the Sign Up Genius.

Lunch: December 18

Cookie Exchange: December 19

We need all non-perishable contributions BY DECEMBER 17.

We need all lunch perishable items BY 10:00am on DECEMBER 18.

We need all cookies BY 9:30am on DECEMBER 19.

(If you are donating, please double-check for which day you’ve signed-up.)

We can accept non-perishables, cookies and supplies any day/time leading up to the event.… Read Full Post

We had a wonderful general meeting of the 2019-2010 Bells Mill PTA last night. Thanks to all who attended! We again had a great showing of parents and teachers!

For those who could not make it, here is a quick recap:

• We officially adopted South Lake Elementary as our sister school, after a successful Thanksgiving food drive that exceeded all expectations!
• We also passed two general resolutions at the meeting:
  • Added a budget line item of $200 for expenses related to our new sister school.

For those of you who ordered any Spirit Wear during our second chance sale, get excited!  Orders will be coming home on Friday and Monday!

The elementary parent information night originally scheduled for November 18th has been rescheduled for December 10th at Wheaton High School at 7 p.m. Parents/guardians and community members are encouraged to come learn from MCPS staff about the three-year rollout of new curricular and instructional materials, and supports for elementary English Language Arts and Math. Childcare will be provided for children aged 4 years old and up.

For more information, click here.

The Board of Education adopted the school year calendar for the 2020-2021 school year during its December 3, 2019 meeting. The school year will begin on Monday, August 31, 2020, and the last day of school is scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The calendar includes 182 days of instruction, a 10-day spring break, one full day of planning and professional development at the end of each quarter; and one operational closure in September.  Click here for more info.