Bells Mill Elementary School PTA

Thank you to the recess and lunch volunteers for helping out! The Signup Genius has been updated with additional dates — parents and guardians, please sign up to help if you can!

If you are interested in volunteering for lunch and recess, check out the Informational Meeting Slides that were shared at the September 12^th informational session. Make sure you have completed the MCPS Child Abuse and Neglect Training, and you have a copy or screenshot of the grades page before arriving at school.… Read Full Post

The annual Family BINGO Night was a lot of fun – we had more than 300 players and every player ended up with a prize by the end of the night! We appreciate the teachers who volunteered to be our BINGO callers – Mrs. Abramson, Mrs. Lillis, Mrs. Tripodi, Mr. Eifler, Ms. Sanati, Ms. Ginsberg, Mrs. Park, and Mrs. Kemp. We had a full house and it went very smoothly! Thanks to organizers Jessica Farnsworth, Tiffany MacSlarrow, and Amanda Klueger and the many volunteers who pitched in to set up, check-in players, pass out food, and cleanup.

No need to cook tonight! Chipotle in Potomac Village will be donating 33% of its proceeds on Wednesday, January 11 from 5-9pm to Bells Mill! Order online for pickup using Code 96AVDLH or show this flyer in the restaurant.

Join us for Bells Mill PTA Bingo Night on January 19, 2023 at 6:30PM in the APR!

Your favorite teachers will be the Bingo callers and all children will leave with a prize! Pre-order pizza, cookies, and Bingo cards for the whole family. Food and registration are done by pre-order only. Pick up your dinner & Bingo cards at the door.

Let’s go green: please bring your own water as bottled water will NOT be available.  

All pizza, cookie, and Bingo card pre-orders MUST be completed online by noon on Tuesday, January 17. 

We’re excited to bring back the talent show for the first time since 2019! The talent shows will be held on Friday, March 10 (grades K-2) and Friday, March 17 (grades 3-5).

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

–Show Chairs (1 or more per show): keep track of the schedule and emcee the event

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

–AV Technicians (1 or more per show): collect audio files before the show(s), organize the files/put them in order, play all audio files during the show, and mange all AV during the rehearsals and show

–Green Room Volunteers (2 or more per 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)

In addition to the shows on March 10 and March 17, there will be 2 rehearsals per age group immediately after school at 4pm- March 7 and March 9 for K-2 and March 14 and March 16 for 3-5.… Read Full Post

FLEX academies will be offering programs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Enrollment is now open and spots are limited. View flyer here for classes and schedule. Register by January 9. Note that additional enrollment is needed for Mudskippers pottery and the language classes to ensure there are enough students to hold the program.  

While the PTA helps coordinate this program, FLEX academies administer the programs and coordinates with the individual providers, as well as provides a staff person to ensure safe dismissal of students.… Read Full Post

Thank you to the more than 40 families who provided baked goods for the Holiday Cookie Buffet for staff. The selections were amazing and the teachers appreciated taking home a box of baked goods to enjoy of the holidays. Thanks for Jismi Johnson for coordinating the effort as well as the parents who helped set up. In addition, the PTA was happy to provide a catered luncheon by Gregorio’s in Cabin John for teachers before break.… Read Full Post

Spirit wear sales continue! By popular demand, Sports Extra added a winter hat. https://bellsmill.org/order-bells-mill-spirit-wear/. If you have any questions about spirit wear, please email [email protected].

Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA) is comprised of 193 local PT(S)As advocating for students, parents, family members, teachers, staff and administrators of Montgomery County Public Schools. MCCPTA’s priority is to ensure a world-class education for every student, and ensure that all students feel safe, welcome, and valued for being exactly who they are. Each year the Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA) establishes advocacy priorities to guide its activities. They are presented to the MCCPTA delegates for each school for review and comment.… Read Full Post

Are you interested in advocating for BMES at the county level? Have a specific passion that you’d love to champion? Check out the committee opportunities with the Montgomery County Council of PTAS: 

Health and Wellness – advocate for a safe, healthy and secure environment for students and staff, includes environmental, mental health & wellness, school nutrition, school climate & safety, safe technology, and substance use prevention 

Gifted Education – advocate on behalf of children who require accelerated and enriched instruction

Special Education – advocate on behalf of children who require special education services 

Curriculum – advocate for effective and supportive course work for all students

There are many more opportunities to engage at the county level.… Read Full Post