Bells Mill Elementary School PTA

Due to spring break, FLEX extended registration for spring programs through tonight! The following programs will start this week: Cartoon Drawing (Tues), Pottery for Kids (Wed), Chess Club (Thur), and Fashion Design (Thur).

The following programs will begin next week IF MINIMUM ENROLLMENT is met: Musical Theatre — 8 more students (Tues), Crazy Chemworks — 6 more students (Tues), Little Pediatrician School — 4 more students (Wed), Earth Science — 7 more students (Wed), and Battle Robots — 5 more students (Thurs).… Read Full Post

The annual event will return on Friday, April 28 from 6-7:30 with country displays, cultural dances, crafts and lots of fun! We’re looking for families to host country tables and perform cultural dances. Sign up here for country tables or performances. If you are able to volunteer on the day of the event, please see this volunteer signup form or email [email protected]

Thank you to families who joined our PTA meeting on Tuesday for a discussion of upcoming PTA activities, volunteer opportunities and the School of Excellence survey results. The minutes will be posted when they are available and the slides are available here. We welcome your thoughts regarding topics covered in the survey, including:

1. Ways to better recognize and respect diversity?
2. Ways the school could be more welcoming?
3. How would families like to be more involved in decision making? 

Join us at 6:30 PM on Tuesday for a PTA meeting to discuss our National PTA School of Excellence Survey results, learn about upcoming PTA activities and opportunities, and hear important school updates. Zoom info and an agenda will be distributed next week.

MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight will share her vision for MCPS and discuss disturbing recent anti-semetic incidents in county schools. This program is open to the public and intended for all MCPS parents and guardians, teachers, and middle and high school students. It is closed to press.

Thursday, March 23, 2023 – 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Congregation Har Shalom, 11510 Falls Road, Potomac

Congratulations to our talented students on terrific talent shows! Thank you to the parents who helped coordinate and volunteer for this event, including: Jennifer Nwadike, Amanda Klueger, Scott Cullum,Ugo Nwadike Teresa Weingart, John Sorrent, Tianying Chen, Jackie Ocasio, Emily Turek, and Mahesh Aiyer.

Congratulations to our National PTA Reflections participants who were honored at this year’s show. Thank you to Holly Cullum and Xiao Xiao Min for coordinating the BMES Reflections program and putting together the art show of the entrants’ work.

BMES is beginning to connect with families who intend to send their child to kindergarten at Bells Mill for the 2023-2024 year.  If you have a child who will turning five “5” by September 1, 2023 (or know someone who does) please complete the Kindergarten Intent Form. BMES will use this information to contact families with important information and updates around registration, family meetings, and orientation!

Incoming Kindergarten ~ Flier

Incoming Kindergarten Intent Form  

Thank you to everyone who has recorded their students reading time, donated and supported this year’s PTA sponsored Read-A-Thon! So far students have read for an impressive 162,886 minutes and raised $17,379 for the PTA! Let’s keep it up for a final reading and fundraising push!

You have until tomorrow, March 7, donate and record your students reading time. Don’t forget! The class in each grade that logs the most reading time will win a popsicle party!… Read Full Post

Last week’s Science Fair and STEM Night was a huge success! Congratulations to all of our Science Fair participants- the experiments were so creative and thoughtfully presented! Thank you to our STEM Night volunteers for arranging fun, engaging activities and demonstrations for our students. A big thank you to our event chair, Helen Maurer, for all of the time and energy she put into making this event fun and educational for all!

Calling all Bells Mill student talent! The BMES PTA Talent Shows are on March 10 (grades K-2) and March 17 (grades 3-5). If your child would like to participate in the Talent Show, please complete the Google Form below. Everyone is invited to participate!

https://forms.gle/ybRusQ7QNBeAQXHz7

We also need parent help to make the talent shows a success and run smoothly. We are looking for:

On Deck Volunteers (K-1 show): fetch the upcoming performer from the “green room” (art classroom) and wait with them before they go on stage

Green Room Volunteers (K-2 show): supervise the children who are waiting to perform in the green room (art classroom)- help coordinate or supervise quiet activities (some provided by the PTA, others brought by individual children)

If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering, please email Jennifer Nwadike at [email protected]… Read Full Post