Bells Mill Elementary School PTA

The PTA is excited to design the yearbook this year! Parents and staff are invited to submit photos to help us remember the school year! If you’ve got great photos of school and community events we’d like to see them! This could include:

   • PTA events, including the back to school picnic, magic & muffins, and movie night

   • Fall festival events and costume parade

   • Spirit days

   • Community service projects at the school

   • Sledding at Bells Mill on snow days

   • Sports teams or clubs associated with Bells Mill 

   • Class projects and other special memories

Please do not submit pictures taken at private events, such as birthday parties or playdates.… Read Full Post

The PTA hosts two sharing libraries – one in front of the school and one at the Scotland Community Center. Both could use some donations of children’s books if you are clearing out your shelves. We’re so excited that the students enjoy the libraries! 

Save the date for our next restaurant night at &pizza (North Bethesda-Pike & Rose location) on Wednesday, April 27 from 11 am to close. &pizza will donate 50% of sales back to BMES so please see here for ordering information.

Mark your calendar for Friday, May 6 from 5-7 for the return of the BMES International Festival. Held outside, the festival will offer displays, performances and food from around the world! If you would like to host a table from a particular country or volunteer for the event, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4ea9af22a5fe3-international

More information is coming soon! 

There’s lots going on this spring! Keep your eyes on the Bear Post each week for more information. Save the dates below:

• Book Fair — April 25-29
• Teacher Appreciation Week — May 3-6
• Restaurant Night & Pizza April 27, 11AM-10PM
• International Night — Friday, May 6, 5-7PM
• STEM Night & Science Fair — May 20, 5-7PM
• Breakfast with Bears — Thursday, June 2, 8:30-9:00AM

Thanks to all the families who updated their information for the 2021/2022 Bells Mill Directory online through A to Z Connect. The Directory is a great way to keep everyone connected.  All Bells Mill families have free access to the Directory online at this link https://bellsmillpta.membershiptoolkit.com/.  Once you log in, click on Directory, and from there you can sort by Grade and/or Teacher.  If you have not gone into A to Z Connect this year, you will need to CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT and Password, even if you used A to Z in previous years.  … Read Full Post

The April PTA meeting will be held tonight April 5, 2022 at 6:30pm on zoom. We’ll discuss our Read-a-thon fundraiser, upcoming events and PTA activities. The agenda is available here and the zoom link will be distributed by the school. If you have any questions, comments or items to discuss, please email [email protected].

We are excited to welcome back after school programs through FLEX academies starting after spring break. There are three programs offered. Enrollment is now open until April 7, 2022 and spots are limited. See this flyer for program offerings and registration.

While the PTA helps coordinate this program, FLEX academies administers the programs and coordinates with the individual providers. For more information about a program, please email [email protected]. 

Our annual read-a-thon has raised more than $13,000 so far and our students have logged more than 59,000 reading minutes! Until Thursday, April 7, students will be able to log reading time and raise money for the PTA. The money raised allows the PTA to make special grants to the school and maintain financial stability into the future. If you haven’t had a chance to register yet, click on the following link to activate your reader’s personal page: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/UEkjWX… Read Full Post

The Scholastic Book Fair returns on April 25-29 with plans for an outdoor fair on April 30, along with some exciting reading themed activities. Proceeds from the Book Fair are directly returned to the school to purchase books and materials for the media center and classrooms.